Current research projects

A selection of current projects:

• Spatial scale invariants as early markers of cognitive decline
  The project is implemented with the support of UL patron SIA Mikrotīkls, the project is administered by the University of Latvia Foundation.
• Impact of fatigue as a multidimensional variable on the performance of office workers in relation with psycho-emotional risks at work
  Fundamental and Applied Research project “Impact of fatigue as a multidimensional variable on the performance of office workers in relation with psycho-emotional risks at work” (project No. lzp-2024/1-0098)
• Innovations, methodologies and recommendations for the development and management of the sports sector in Latvia 
  (no. VPP-IZM-Sports-2023/1-0001)
• Visuospatial processes as indicators of neurodegenerative and mental disorders
  The project is implemented with the support of UL patron SIA Mikrotīkls, the project is administered by the University of Latvia Foundation (no. 2318).
• Development of an integrative approach to the assessment of cognitive abilities in patients with neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system 
  Fundamental and Applied Research project “Development of an integrative approach to the assessment of cognitive abilities in patients with neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system” (project No. lzp-2022/1-0100)
• Perception in diversity of modalities and valence
  Foundation of the University of Latvia & Andrejs Eglīte (research project in memory of Jānis Eglīte)

Recent and past projects:

• MSCA ITN Early Language Development in the Digital Age (e-LADDA)
  This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions grant agreement No 857897
• Holistic computing within socio-technical systems to design energy efficiency policy tool (HOTSPOT)
  Post-doctoral Research Aid Programme in Latvia for individual researchers
• Human-Medical　interface　for　detection of the early mental illness through telemedicine　system
  Post-doctoral Research Aid Programme in Latvia for individual researchers
• Cognitive and formal representation of spatial and temporal structures
  Post-doctoral Research Aid Programme in Latvia for individual researchers
• Topological Modelling of Structural Alignment: A Topological and Experimental Analysis of Information Visualisation
  Foundation of the University of Latvia & Mikrotīkls Ltd. project
• Neural Networks for Processing of Inflected Natural Languages
  ERAF project in collaboration between UL & Tilde SIA
• Research on usability of e-services
  Project in collaboration with the faculty of Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
• UX analysis of UL home page interface and information architecture

Further, we also work on

• Spatial Relations in Language and Non-Lingustic Spatial Representation
• Representation of Cognitive Maps
• Impact of Spatial Skills on Learning
• impact of Visuo-Spatial and Linguistic processes on neuro-degenerative processes
• Visual Cognition of Color
• Perception of emotion