Research activity
HSS is engaged in empirical researches, theoretical studies and simulation activities on behavioural and neurocognitive models of problem solving, reasoning, decision making in the following areas:
- Models of bounded rationality
- Simple heuristics and decision making
- Behavioural finance
- Problem solving and creativity in science and innovation
- Entrepreneurial and innovative behaviour
- Organizational and social behaviour
- Conflict and negotiation in and between organizations
- Trust in the market, society and organizations
- Creativity in art and design
- Robot behaviour
- Machine learning and human behaviour
- Consensus building for large infrastructures
- Insurance behaviour
Research Units (and their Coordinators)
- Risk Literacy Unit: Coordinator Laura Martignon (Ludwigsburg University)
- Psychology of Communication Unit: Coordinator Laura Macchi (University of Milano-Bicocca)
- Behavioral Welfare Policy Unit: Coordinator Matteo Maria Galizzi (LSE, UK)
- Behavioral Finance Unit: Coordinator Umberto Filotto (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”)
- Behavioral Entrepreneurship Unit: Coordinator Saras D. Sarasvathy (University of Virginia, US)
- Decision Trees (Transparent Decision Aids) Unit: Coordinators Kostantinos Katsikopoulos (University of Southampton) and Niklas Keller (Simply Rational, Max-Planck Berlin)
Associated researchers
They are academic researchers working on behalf of Herbert Simon Society in some of the fields target of their research activity.
- Enrico Maria Cervellati (LINK Campus University)
- Fabio Paglieri (ISTC-CNR)
- Davide Pietroni (Università degli studi “Gabriele d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara)
- Giacomo Sillari (LUISS)
- Martina Barjaková (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca)
- Veronica Cucchiarini (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca)
Silvia Felletti (ISTC-CNR)