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Merim Bilalic is a Professor in the Psychology Department at Northumbria University. He holds a DPhil in Psychology awarded in 2016. His research focuses on cognitive science, neuroscience, and expertise development, particularly in domains like chess, sports, and AI collaboration. Key interests include decision-making processes, cognitive biases, and the neural mechanisms underlying expert performance. Recent work explores the impact of the pandemic on sports dynamics, AI's role in transforming human expertise, and survey methodology improvements. Bilalic collaborates internationally on projects analyzing home advantage in sports, perceptual-cognitive expertise, and educational rankings. His research bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications, often employing large datasets and Bayesian modeling.
Education: DPhil in Psychology (2016–Present).
Research Interests: Cognitive processes in expertise, perceptual decision-making, AI-human interaction in sports, pandemic effects on behavior, and methodology in education surveys. Notable contributions include studies on working memory-fluid intelligence relationships and the role of grit in athletic success.
Recent Articles Highlight Trends: Analysis of cognitive reflection in experts, AI-driven performance enhancements, pandemic-driven behavioral shifts, and methodological critiques in survey binning. These studies emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, combining neuroscience, behavioral economics, and computational methods.
Advising/Grants: Supervised one doctoral student (details unavailable). Collaborations span institutions globally, focusing on elite performance and cognitive modeling. No specific grants mentioned.
Labs/Teams: Involved in interdisciplinary teams studying perceptual expertise in sports and radiology, leveraging neuroimaging and big data analytics.
