Keynote talk at opening of Dronehub at EMPA in Zurich Dr van Zalk was an invited keynote speaker at the opening ceremony for DroneHub, EMPA (Zurich), on 20th of November 2024. Together with keynote panellists Philipp Eder (Head of Drones & Robots at Swisscom Broadcast Ltd) who discussed the need for an infrastructure to test drones,…
Talk at Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland, USA On November 13, Anna Caltabiano delivered a talk at the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland, a US-based outpatient treatment center. She discussed VR-delivered exposure therapy and shared insights from her research in the field. The session included an engaging conversation with clinicians about…
Our research featured in the media Jianan Zhou, PhD Candidate at the Design Psychology Lab, just published her first study examining how people interact with what they think are AI chatbots. Jianan’s study shows that humans are prone to treating AI bots similar to other humans when they believe the bots are being ostracised by…
Virtual Reality transforming health At the 2024 Great Exhibition Road Festival (15th of June), we had a successful demonstration of our research on VR for health. This event takes place every year across all of the Great Exhibition Road, and we had the pleasure showcasing our research at the Science Museum this year. We had…