Program & Abstract Book - EPFL Latsis Symposium 2009

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EPFL Latsis Symposium 2009: Understanding Violence 16 Jaap M. Koolhaas February 11-13 2009 Professor in Behavioral Physiology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands http://www.onderzoekinformatie.nl/en/oi/nod/onderzoeker/PRS1237036/ His research aims to unravel the behavioral and physiological mechanisms by which animals (rodents) adapt to challenges in their social environment. Specifically, his group studies both the causes and the consequences of intermale aggressive behavior. The research tries to understand the interaction between social environmental demands and the individual capacity to cope with these demands in terms of behavior and physiology (coping style). The results of his studies are relevant for understanding the interaction between personality and environmental factors in the development of violence and depression. Abstract Title: ag g r e s s i o n a n D vi o l e n c e in a n i m a l s; r o l e o f p e r s o n a l i t y f a c t o r s Carmen Sandi Professor, Head of Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics Brain Mind Institute EPFL, Switzerland http://lgc.epfl.ch/ Carmen Sandi is interested in understanding how stress affects brain function, behavior and cognition. Her work has implicated stress hormones and associated pathways in the modulation of learning and memory. Her recent work focuses on the impact of stress on social dominance hierarchies and aggressive behaviour. Her lab is also devoted to develop cognitive enhancers and new drug treatments for stress-related mood and anxiety disorders. Abstract Title: st r e s s a s a g e n e r a t o r o f s o c i a l i m b a l a n c e Carmen Sandi, M. Isabel Cordero, Cristina Marquez, Marjan Timmer Mark Levine Professor of Psychology at the Lancaster University, UK http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk/people/MarkLevine.html Mark Levine’s research, in the behaviour of bystanders in emergencies has integrated classic work on bystander intervention with more recent developments in the social psychology of group behaviour. His research uses a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods to explore bystander behaviour at the group level, with a particular interest on analysing ‘real life’ behavioural data, or at least trying to study behaviour in ‘real time’. Recently, he has been working on an analysis of CCTV footage of violent incidents in the night-time economy. Abstract Title: gr o u p s , by s t a n D e r s a n D t h e in f o r m a l re g u l a t i o n o f vi o l e n c e
EPFL Latsis Symposium 2009: Understanding Violence Speakers, Discussants and Round Table Panelists Abstract Title: ?? Mel Slater Professor of Virtual Environments Department of Computer Science University College London, UK http://www.event-lab.org Mel Slater carries out research in immersive virtual reality - systems that incorporate a participant into a virtual space that is created by computer displays. His research covers both the technical aspects, such as creating new display methods, and new forms of interaction, and also the scientific side, in order to understand how people respond to being inside a virtual reality. His main application interests are in the use virtual reality in aspects of neuroscience and psychotherapy. In 2005 he was awarded the Virtual Reality Career Award by IEEE Virtual Reality. Lee Alan Dugatkin Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, Department of Biology, University of Louisville, USA http://louisville.edu/~laduga01/dugatkin.htm Prof. Lee Alan Dugatkin’s main area of research interest is the evolution of social behavior. He is currently studying the evolution of cooperation, the evolution of aggression, the interaction between genetic and cultural evolution, the evolution of disease virulence, the evolution of antibiotic resistance and the evolution of risk-taking behavior. He is the author of seven books on evolution and behavior, and has published over 120 articles in highly regarded scientific journals. Abstract Title: wi n n e r s , l o s e r s a n D b y s t a n D e r s : t h e s t r u c t u r e o f D o m i n a n c e h i e r a r c h i e s Albert Rizzo Professor, Institute for Creative Technologies University of Southern California, USA http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/cell_neurobiology/research/isnsrrizzo_pres.htmll Albert Rizzo conducts research on virtual applications that use 360 Degree Panoramic video for exposure therapy (social phobia), role-playing applications, anger management, etc.), journalism studies and digital media art creation. He also conducts research to study of how virtual reality simulation technology can be usefully applied to serve the needs of the user/client/ patient in a manner that goes beyond what is available with traditional 20th Century tools and methods. His latest project has focused on an exposure therapy application for combatrelated PTSD with Iraq War veterans. Abstract Title: re-e X p o s u r e t o co m b a t in vi r t u a l re a l i t y a s a tr e a t m e n t f o r ptsD 17
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