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Risk and Security Conference at The Ohio State University

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April 8, 2016
All Day
Mershon Center, 1501 Neil Ave, Room 120

April 9, 2016
All Day
Mershon Center, 1501 Neil Ave, Room 120

In collaboration with the Mershon Center, the Decision Sciences Collaborative will co-sponsor a small conference on Risk and Security. Our goal is to explore both qualitative and quantitative issues in risk and security, especially issues concerning decision making under uncertainty. 

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Preliminary speaker schedule:

Friday April 8
Morning session: Foundations 
    Lara Buchak, Berkeley (Philosophy) 
    Vicki Bier, Wisconsin (Engineering ) 
 
Afternoon session: Decision making
    Paul Slovic, Decision Research and the University of Oregon (Decision Sciences)
    Baruch Fischhoff, Carnegie-Mellon (Decision Sciences)
 
Saturday April 9
Morning session: Political applications
    Robert Jervis, Columbia (Political Science)
    Rose McDermott, Brown (Political Science)
 
Afternoon session: 
    Troy Thomas, NSC
    James H. Baker, Advisor, JCS