Haoliang Wang

A big thank you to my co-authors: @GothoskarNishad, @MITCoCoSci and @realkevinsmith, see us at #CogSci2025 @cogsci_soc!

In ongoing work, we are exploring ways to incorporate more physics knowledge into the inverse-graphics framework to model people’s inference about physical properties, object’s motion under occlusion, etc.

Can you tell if a tower will fall or if two objects will collide — just by looking? 🧠👀 Come check out my #CogSci2025 poster (P1-W-207) on July 31, 13:00–14:15 PT to learn how people do general-purpose physical reasoning from visual input!

I’m excited to share that I will join @UWPsych as an Assistant Professor starting in Fall 2025. 🎇🥳 I feel incredibly fortunate to join such a wonderful department and to have the opportunity to start my own lab!  (1/2)

We'll be presenting this work at #CogSci2022 @cogsci_soc in P5 - Language processing, representation, and use! (July 29, 10:20 - 12:00 ET, P5-25). paper: cogtoolslab.github.io/pdf/wangyang_c… code: github.com/cogtoolslab/ph…

In ongoing work, we are continuing to explore what kind of language is associated with faster learning in other participants who haven’t played the game before.

Do you still remember how your tennis coach taught you to play when you were a kid? Excited to present our paper on how people communicate about their understanding of physical dynamics in natural language! w/ @jane_yt_yang, @rtk254, and @judyefan (see us at #CogSci2022!)

Come by my #CogSci2022 @cogsci_soc poster in P2 - Number, cause, perception, emotion, space, and time to learn more! (July 28, 13:00 - 14:40 ET, P2-26). code: github.com/cogtoolslab/ph…

People are continually challenged to predict how objects will behave in novel settings. We’re excited about this work contributing to our understanding of the cognitive mechanisms that support such generalization!

Golfers can play even on windy days! How do people make physical predictions about how objects will behave even in novel situations? Check out our new paper exploring this question w/ @KelseyRAllen, @EdVul and @judyefan! (see us at #CogSci2022!) paper: cogtoolslab.github.io/pdf/wang_cogsc…