Agents and humans, a necessary paradigm shift

KeyNote 1 - Dr. Christoph Hanisch

Independent Consultant

Short Biography - Christoph Hanisch studied Mathematics and Applied Physics at the University of Düsseldorf. His PhD on basic aspects of ferromagnetism laid the foundation for his work for research in material testing and in sensor technology, MEMS devices and functional materials. His industrial experience focused on research of new technologies relevant for future applications in automation. He worked at the research department of the family owned enterprise Festo in Germany. He has many years of experience in doing industrial research and applying the results to factory technology and factory organization. Since the 1st of January he is retired and works as an independent consultant.

Symbiotic Systems - New Challenges for Researching in Human Computer Interactions

KeyNote 2 - Dr. Luciano Gamberini

Università degli Studi di Padova - HiT, Human Inspired Technology Research Center

Short Biography - Luciano Gamberini is Associate Professor at the University of Padova and Director of the HIT Research Centre. He is vicecoordinator of the PhD school in Brain, Mind and Computer Science. Gam-berini holds a master degree in general psychology (cognitive ergonomics) and a Ph.D. in experimental psychology (Human Computer Interaction). Since 2000 he has taught several courses in the area of work and organizational psychology as well as in the area of social and cognitive ergonomics and mediated communication in Padua and Trento. He is a member of the scientific board and chair of International conferences and journals, including The International Workshop on Presence, Persuasive Technology, Cybertherapy, Symbiotic Interaction, ACM CHI, CHItaly ACM SIG, PsychNology Journal, Cyberpsy-chology, Behavior and Social Networking, Cybertherapy and Rehabilitation and the Emerging Communi-cation Series by IOS press. He is author of more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and conference presentations in the area of human-computer interaction. More detailed information is available on http://htlab.psy.unipd.it.