HST - Human Science and Technologies

HST
Kind of infrastructure
Platforms/Labs
Typology
Testing /metrology/ processes
University
Torino (UNITO)
Application / Industrial sector
Agrifood
Cultural heritage
Financial & banking
Health
Mobility & transportation
Smart technologies
Location
Department
Psychology; Law; Cultures, Politics and Society; Economics and Statistics; Philosophy and Education Sciences; Computer Science; Management; Neuroscience; Historical Studies; Humanities; Foreign Languages, Literatures and Modern Cultures
Features
Equipment list
LAB-0170 HST Laboratories - Human Science and Technologies
- CAVE - Laboratory equipped with the system CAVE system with 4 backlit walls for the study of behavior in immersive virtual reality environments. Location: CIM4.0
- DATA VIZUALIZATION - Laboratory for the visualization of complex data for exploratory and communicative purposes and for the study of internal Data Visualization dynamics, addressed to companies, users and customers. Location: CIM4.0
- WELLBEING SPACE - Laboratory equipped with dynamometric platforms, force sensors and vertical multi touch interface for quantitative assessment of cognitive abilities and movement of workers. Location: CIM4.0
- EYE-TRACKING - Two laboratories equipped with desktop and portable eye trackers for the study the cognitive and behavioral dimension of decision making processes. Location: CIM4.0 and Vicolo Benevello
- VIRTUAL REALITY - Laboratory equipped with audio and video projection system, 3D glasses and virtual reality viewers for the study of behavior. Location: Vicolo Benevello
- MEETING ROOM - Laboratory equipped with a high frequency camera system of sampling, for recording the interaction dynamics in a room, used to simulate business meetings. Location: Vicolo Benevello
- MOTION TRACKING - Laboratory equipped with video and optoelectronic systems for study of the forces and kinematics of human movement in individual contexts and of interaction. Location: Vicolo Benevello
- PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY - N. 5 laboratories equipped with instruments for neuromodulation (TMS and tDCS) and for the recording of psychophysiological signals (EMG; EEG; fNIRS) aimed at studying physiological correlates of human behavior. Location: Vicolo Benevello
- BEHAVIORAL - Multifunctional laboratory for the study of behavioral responses to sensory stimulations of various kinds. Location: Vicolo Benevello
Available measurements
APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES
The research infrastructure provides companies with a multidisciplinary team of programmers, linguists, philosophers, economists, psychologists and neuroscientists for the study of human behavior, both in real contexts set up ad hoc and in contexts of immersive virtual reality.
The services are manifold:
- Carry out a broad spectrum behavior analysis thanks to the integrated system monitoring, equipped with movement tracking systems, audio-video systems, mobile devices, eye-trackers and recognition of facial expressions
- Conduct usability tests on individual products (objects, apps, etc.)
- Implement simulations and experimentation in virtual reality:
- Test on prototypes; Validation of architectural projects;
- Usability test; Assessment;
- Training for the use of specific systems, work tools, etc.
- Training for the acquisition of specific skills and in every area
- Maximize experimental control for the study of complex social situations
- Integrate the recording of electrophysiological signals in decision making contexts and nudging
- Modulate brain connectivity and verify its impact on decision-making processes
- Provide companies with a multidisciplinary team made up of programmers, linguists, philosophers, economists, psychologists and neuroscientists
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
Francesca GARBARINI
Email
francesca.garbarini@unito.it