Judgement and Decision-making in the Virtual and Real Worlds

11/13/2024 07:00 pm 11/14/2024 09:30 pm Australia/Melbourne Judgement and Decision-making in the Virtual and Real Worlds

How can Virtual Reality (VR) environments help us understand human behaviour, decision-making, emotions, and risk-taking? How can neurophysiological devices be used to measure stress in the workplace and reveal mechanisms behind leadership allocation decisions? How do incentives affect productivity in complex work environments, and what innovative approaches can balance the interests of workers and managers?

These and other topical questions will be discussed at the sixth annual Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory (MBBL) Symposium, a free online event to be held over two evenings on 13 and 14 November 2024.

Registrations are now open for this year’s symposium to feature an interdisciplinary panel of VR, behavioural, and decision science experts who will report on the use of VR and other technologies in consumer behaviour, entrepreneurship, productivity and behavioural economics research.

Topics will include:

Using biometrics to uncover online and offline consumer behaviour.
Developing VR tools for creating experiences in new environments.
Using VR for emotion induction, and examining leadership allocation and stress.

The program will also explore incentive design for productivity improvement, psychological effects of immersive experiences like "Fear on the Plank," and rule-following behaviour using a VR traffic light task.

Attendees will be able to engage with cutting-edge emerging research on the impact of virtual environments, laboratory and field experiments, with discussions, Q&A sessions and collaboration opportunities throughout the event.

Program

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Speakers

Professor Billy Sung, Professor of Consumer Psychology and Neuroscience, School of Management and Marketing; Founding Director, Consumer Research Lab, Curtin University
Prof Sung, an award-winning professor, specialises in consumer research, neuromarketing and consumer biometrics, consulting for many local, international, and multinational industry partners. His research to date has been based on the study of emotion and the application of psychophysiological methodologies in multiple disciplines including psychology, marketing, health, nursing, and robotics. He also leads the Consumer Research Lab at Curtin University, which specialises in the use of biometric measures such as eye tracking, facial expression, and brainwave analyses to conduct consumer research.
Professor Charmine Hartel, Director, Opportunity Tech Lab (OTL) and Associate Dean Research Impact, Monash Business School
Distinguished Professor Hartel is acknowledged as a preeminent scholar-practitioner in inclusive employment and entrepreneurship, and emotions and wellbeing at work. Her current research aims to use digital technologies and the digital economy to break down systemic and structural barriers, promoting equitable and inclusive participation in the economy. She is the Director of the OTL, Associate Dean of Research Impact, a member of the Steering Committee for the Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory, and affiliated with the Department of Management, Monash Business School.
Dr Lars Kooijman, Opportunity Tech Lab (OTL), Monash Business School
Dr Koolijman is a postdoctoral research fellow at the OTL, and has an engineering background. His primary research focuses on the utility of VR applications in neuropsychological assessment and workplace interventions. His cross-disciplinary research topics involve human-computer interaction, human sensory processing, and VR simulator design, and his research methods involve mixed methods, crowdsourcing, psychophysiology, multivariate statistics, and machine learning. He has received various awards and scholarships, and has been published in over 15 scientific journals.
Associate Professor Anna Kralj, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith Business School
A/Prof Kralj is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a member of the Griffith Institute for Tourism (GIFT) and the Council of Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE). A/Prof Kralj's research interests include the tourism and hospitality workforce, cognitive psychology as applied to tourism marketing, and tourism development in regional and remote destinations. Since 2022, A/Prof Kralj has been the GIFT Biosensor Lab Manager - a role that promotes the use of GIFT's biosensor hardware and software for triangulating research on human behaviour.
Dr Lee Lawrence, Lab Research Manager and Adjunct Research Fellow, Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory, Monash Business School
Dr Lawrence has a background in psychology and neuroscience, having worked with numerous multi-disciplinary teams across various disciplines to investigate and interpret biological underpinnings of and from various psychological states. Dr Lawrence’s research interests
Assistant Professor Wei Huang, CUHK Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Asst/Prof Huang is a microeconomist specialising in behavioural and experimental economics and behavioural contract theory. He is dedicated to exploring the economic insights of human behaviour and cognition using microeconomic theory and experimental methodologies. His research works have been published in journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Management Science, European Economic Review, and the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
Rebecca Heath, University of Cambridge
Ms Heath is an Early Career Research Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. Her work uses online experiments to test and formulate policies to address global challenges, including cybercrime and gender inequality.
Professor Erte Xiao, Department of Economics and MonLEE Lab, Monash Business School
Prof Xiao’s research aims to understand the motivational and behavioural consequences of extrinsic incentives and social preferences on decisions. She is currently the Asia-Pacific Vice President of the Economic Science Association. She serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Judgement and Decision Making, and is on the editorial boards of Experimental Economics, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, and The Leadership Quarterly.
Zhongwen Chen, Department of Economics and MonLEE Lab, Monash Business School
Ms Chen’s research interest lies in behavioral and experimental economics, with a focus on motivated beliefs together with its associated economic decisions primarily through the application of game theory and experimental methods. In particular, she adopts information technology to study human cognition and behavior, utilizing modern tools such as digital nudging, virtual reality and machine learning. Ms Chen has been the manager of the MonLEE (Monash Laboratory of Experimental Economics) from 2022 to 2024, and is now coordinating the BET (Behavioural, Experimental, and Theory) research group meetings at the Department of Economics. In education, Ms Chen received the Department of Economics Teaching Award for Teaching Associates in 2022.
Ana Lleo-Bono, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
Ms Lleo-Bono is a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Cambridge, UK. She holds an MPhil in Economic Research from the University of Cambridge (UK) and a BSc in Economics from the University of Valencia (Spain). She specialises in Behavioural, Experimental, and Organisational Economics. Her research focuses on topics such as productivity, incentives, and team dynamics.

Host

Associate Professor Kristian Rotaru, Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory, Monash Business School

A/Prof Rotaru is a decision scientist working across a variety of business disciplines, including accounting information systems, finance, economics, and operations management. He also conducts research in cognitive psychology, with a focus on impulsive and compulsive behaviours, emotional regulation and wellbeing.

He is the Chair of the Steering Committee at the Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory, Associate Director at the Opportunity Tech Lab, and Graduate Research Program Director in the Department of Accounting, Monash Business School.

Event Details

Date:: 13 November 2024 at 7:00 pm – 14 November 2024 at 9:30 pm
Venue:: Online – Zoom
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Categories:: Alumni; General

Description

Topics will include:

Using biometrics to uncover online and offline consumer behaviour.
Developing VR tools for creating experiences in new environments.
Using VR for emotion induction, and examining leadership allocation and stress.

Program

View the symposium program

Speakers

Professor Billy Sung, Professor of Consumer Psychology and Neuroscience, School of Management and Marketing; Founding Director, Consumer Research Lab, Curtin University
Prof Sung, an award-winning professor, specialises in consumer research, neuromarketing and consumer biometrics, consulting for many local, international, and multinational industry partners. His research to date has been based on the study of emotion and the application of psychophysiological methodologies in multiple disciplines including psychology, marketing, health, nursing, and robotics. He also leads the Consumer Research Lab at Curtin University, which specialises in the use of biometric measures such as eye tracking, facial expression, and brainwave analyses to conduct consumer research.
Professor Charmine Hartel, Director, Opportunity Tech Lab (OTL) and Associate Dean Research Impact, Monash Business School
Distinguished Professor Hartel is acknowledged as a preeminent scholar-practitioner in inclusive employment and entrepreneurship, and emotions and wellbeing at work. Her current research aims to use digital technologies and the digital economy to break down systemic and structural barriers, promoting equitable and inclusive participation in the economy. She is the Director of the OTL, Associate Dean of Research Impact, a member of the Steering Committee for the Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory, and affiliated with the Department of Management, Monash Business School.
Dr Lars Kooijman, Opportunity Tech Lab (OTL), Monash Business School
Dr Koolijman is a postdoctoral research fellow at the OTL, and has an engineering background. His primary research focuses on the utility of VR applications in neuropsychological assessment and workplace interventions. His cross-disciplinary research topics involve human-computer interaction, human sensory processing, and VR simulator design, and his research methods involve mixed methods, crowdsourcing, psychophysiology, multivariate statistics, and machine learning. He has received various awards and scholarships, and has been published in over 15 scientific journals.
Associate Professor Anna Kralj, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith Business School
A/Prof Kralj is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a member of the Griffith Institute for Tourism (GIFT) and the Council of Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE). A/Prof Kralj's research interests include the tourism and hospitality workforce, cognitive psychology as applied to tourism marketing, and tourism development in regional and remote destinations. Since 2022, A/Prof Kralj has been the GIFT Biosensor Lab Manager - a role that promotes the use of GIFT's biosensor hardware and software for triangulating research on human behaviour.
Dr Lee Lawrence, Lab Research Manager and Adjunct Research Fellow, Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory, Monash Business School
Dr Lawrence has a background in psychology and neuroscience, having worked with numerous multi-disciplinary teams across various disciplines to investigate and interpret biological underpinnings of and from various psychological states. Dr Lawrence’s research interests
Assistant Professor Wei Huang, CUHK Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Asst/Prof Huang is a microeconomist specialising in behavioural and experimental economics and behavioural contract theory. He is dedicated to exploring the economic insights of human behaviour and cognition using microeconomic theory and experimental methodologies. His research works have been published in journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Management Science, European Economic Review, and the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
Rebecca Heath, University of Cambridge
Ms Heath is an Early Career Research Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. Her work uses online experiments to test and formulate policies to address global challenges, including cybercrime and gender inequality.
Professor Erte Xiao, Department of Economics and MonLEE Lab, Monash Business School
Prof Xiao’s research aims to understand the motivational and behavioural consequences of extrinsic incentives and social preferences on decisions. She is currently the Asia-Pacific Vice President of the Economic Science Association. She serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Judgement and Decision Making, and is on the editorial boards of Experimental Economics, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, and The Leadership Quarterly.
Zhongwen Chen, Department of Economics and MonLEE Lab, Monash Business School
Ms Chen’s research interest lies in behavioral and experimental economics, with a focus on motivated beliefs together with its associated economic decisions primarily through the application of game theory and experimental methods. In particular, she adopts information technology to study human cognition and behavior, utilizing modern tools such as digital nudging, virtual reality and machine learning. Ms Chen has been the manager of the MonLEE (Monash Laboratory of Experimental Economics) from 2022 to 2024, and is now coordinating the BET (Behavioural, Experimental, and Theory) research group meetings at the Department of Economics. In education, Ms Chen received the Department of Economics Teaching Award for Teaching Associates in 2022.
Ana Lleo-Bono, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
Ms Lleo-Bono is a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Cambridge, UK. She holds an MPhil in Economic Research from the University of Cambridge (UK) and a BSc in Economics from the University of Valencia (Spain). She specialises in Behavioural, Experimental, and Organisational Economics. Her research focuses on topics such as productivity, incentives, and team dynamics.

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Associate Professor Kristian Rotaru, Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory, Monash Business School

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Judgement and Decision-making in the Virtual and Real Worlds

Program

Speakers

Professor Billy Sung, Professor of Consumer Psychology and Neuroscience, School of Management and Marketing; Founding Director, Consumer Research Lab, Curtin University

Professor Charmine Hartel, Director, Opportunity Tech Lab (OTL) and Associate Dean Research Impact, Monash Business School

Dr Lars Kooijman, Opportunity Tech Lab (OTL), Monash Business School

Associate Professor Anna Kralj, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith Business School

Dr Lee Lawrence, Lab Research Manager and Adjunct Research Fellow, Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory, Monash Business School

Assistant Professor Wei Huang, CUHK Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Rebecca Heath, University of Cambridge

Professor Erte Xiao, Department of Economics and MonLEE Lab, Monash Business School

Zhongwen Chen, Department of Economics and MonLEE Lab, Monash Business School

Ana Lleo-Bono, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

Host

Associate Professor Kristian Rotaru, Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory, Monash Business School

Event Details

Description

Program

Speakers

Professor Billy Sung, Professor of Consumer Psychology and Neuroscience, School of Management and Marketing; Founding Director, Consumer Research Lab, Curtin University

Professor Charmine Hartel, Director, Opportunity Tech Lab (OTL) and Associate Dean Research Impact, Monash Business School

Dr Lars Kooijman, Opportunity Tech Lab (OTL), Monash Business School

Associate Professor Anna Kralj, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith Business School

Dr Lee Lawrence, Lab Research Manager and Adjunct Research Fellow, Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory, Monash Business School

Assistant Professor Wei Huang, CUHK Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Rebecca Heath, University of Cambridge

Professor Erte Xiao, Department of Economics and MonLEE Lab, Monash Business School

Zhongwen Chen, Department of Economics and MonLEE Lab, Monash Business School

Ana Lleo-Bono, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

Host

Associate Professor Kristian Rotaru, Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory, Monash Business School

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