The Mershon Center presents a Conference on Risk and Security

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April 8 - April 9, 2016
12:00 am - 12:00 am
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2016-04-08 00:00:00 2016-04-09 00:00:00 The Mershon Center presents a Conference on Risk and Security The Mershon Center for International Security Studies and the Ohio State Decision Sciences Collaborative Present  The First Annual Conference on Risk and Security  OrganizersAllan Silverman, Professor of Philosophy, The Ohio State UniversityEllen Peters, Professor of Psychology and Director of Decision Science Collaborative, The Ohio State UniversityChristopher Gelpi, Chair of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, The Ohio State UniversityPurposeThe Mershon Center for International Security Studies in collaboration with the Decision Sciences Collaborative at The Ohio State University present the first annual conference on Risk and Security. The goal of the conference is to explore both qualitative and quantitative issues in risk and security, especially issues concerning decision making under uncertainty. ParticipantsJames H. Baker, Director, Office of Net Assessment, U.S. Department of DefenseVicki Bier, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-MadisonLara Buchak, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of California-BerkeleyScott de Marchi, Professor of Political Science, Duke UniversityRobert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Columbia UniversityBaruch Fischhoff, Howard Heinz University Professor, Social and Decision Sciences and Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon UniversityRose McDermott, David and Mariana Fisher University Professor of International Relations, Brown UniversityPaul Slovic, Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon, and President, Decision ResearchMark Stewart, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Newcastle, AustraliaTroy S. Thomas, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, National Security CouncilMore information including a conference schedule and registration instructions can be found on the conferece webpage. Mershon Center for International Security Studies America/New_York public

The Mershon Center for International Security Studies and the Ohio State Decision Sciences Collaborative Present
 

 

The First Annual Conference on Risk and Security

 

 

Organizers

  • Allan Silverman, Professor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University
  • Ellen Peters, Professor of Psychology and Director of Decision Science Collaborative, The Ohio State University
  • Christopher Gelpi, Chair of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, The Ohio State University

Purpose

The Mershon Center for International Security Studies in collaboration with the Decision Sciences Collaborative at The Ohio State University present the first annual conference on Risk and Security. The goal of the conference is to explore both qualitative and quantitative issues in risk and security, especially issues concerning decision making under uncertainty.
 

Participants

  • James H. Baker, Director, Office of Net Assessment, U.S. Department of Defense
  • Vicki Bier, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Lara Buchak, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley
  • Scott de Marchi, Professor of Political Science, Duke University
  • Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Columbia University
  • Baruch Fischhoff, Howard Heinz University Professor, Social and Decision Sciences and Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Rose McDermott, David and Mariana Fisher University Professor of International Relations, Brown University
  • Paul Slovic, Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon, and President, Decision Research
  • Mark Stewart, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Newcastle, Australia
  • Troy S. Thomas, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, National Security Council

More information including a conference schedule and registration instructions can be found on the conferece webpage.