CLOSER – Center for Laboratory Simulations and Experimental Research

CLOSER
Kind of infrastructure
Platforms/Labs
Typology
Advanced data / calculation
University
Torino (UNITO)
Application / Industrial sector
Circular & Bioeconomy
Cultural heritage
Electromagnetic properties
Financial & banking
Health
Mobility & transportation
Smart technologies
Space
Description of equipment

APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES 
Through controlled experiments, programmed on the computer and incentivized through monetary compensation, in CLOSER it is possible to analyze the behavior of people, their choices, how they respond to different external stimuli, how much they are willing to pay for a possible scenario or to avoid it, their preferences about real and virtual objects, situations, interpersonal interactions, etc. 
The variety of applications makes the experimental methodology underlying the center a versatile tool for public and private subjects interested in testing policies that can have a significant impact on individuals and groups (private citizens, workers in the public, private and third sector, individually or in group interaction). 
In addition to access to the laboratory, CLOSER offers professional skills in social, political, psychological sciences, marketing, decision theory and economics and statistics. It is possible to associate physiological measurements with behavioral and choice studies, thanks to previous collaborations with the Department of Chemistry.

Location
Department
Departments of: Economics and Statistics "Cognetti de Martiis"; Cultures, Politics and Society; Economics, Social Studies, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Features
Equipment list
The research infrastructure has the following endowment:
1) Hardware
- 24 laptops and one server computer for in-lab research activities;
- Full-person dividers and mobile chairs, which allow for a broad range of experimental customizations;
- 30 iPads and three mobile cabinet chargers, which would enable lab-in-the-field experiments;
- One projector and audio system
- Wifi connection (through UniTo guest credentials)

2) Softwares:
- Z-tree
- Inquisit 6 Web; 1 Inquisit 6 Lab Primary + 24 Inquisit 6 Lab Additional.
- E-Prime® 3.0, composed by:
License E-Prime® 3.0 for single users
1 USB installation key
1 USB HASP license key
3 years of Silver Support
Qualtrics CoreXM Enterprise Advanced - Academic Research User Based 40000 Responses and up to 8 Users (from Sept. 2022 until June 2027).
Price list
Rates are defined according to specific requests.
Possibility of on-site measurements
It is possible to access the infrastructure by reservation, accompanied by authorized staff, and / or send samples for analysis (without directly accessing the structure). The technical feasibility of the request is evaluated and the experiments.
Contact
Person name
Pierluigi CONZO
Email
bless@unito.it