Our current research projects
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Current Research Projects
Interdisciplinary Clusterprojekte UniVie & MedUni Vienna
UNRAVELING THE AESTHETIC MIND IN ANHEDONIA: Insights from pharmacological imaging of the human brain
Period: Starting until 31.12.2021
Principal investigators: Dr. Julia Crone
Co-Principal investigators: Assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Rupert Lanzenberger
Funding program: University of Vienna, Medical University of Vienna
Donau-Universität Krems, FFG, Strategy Sprints
Ein Framework der Organisationalen Improvisation
Period: September 2019 - September 2022
Principal investigators: A.o.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus Peschl
Funding program: Donau-Universität Krems, FFG, Strategy Sprints
WWTF
A novel approach to investigate multi-modal attractiveness in humans and animals
Period: June 2019 - May 2022
Principal investigators: Univ.-Prof. Dott. Leonida Fusani, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Helmut Leder
Funding program: WWTF - Wiener Wissenschafts-, Forschungs- und Technologiefonds
Externe Kooperationspartner: Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien
Involved fields: Cognitive Science, Empirical Aesthetics, Cognitive Biology
Project Website: Comparative Aesthetics
FWF
Die Rolle des Opiatsystems bei Empathie für Schmerz
Period: May 2019 - May 2022
Principal investigators: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Claus Lamm, Mag.Dr. Markus Rütgen, Isabella Wagner, Georgia Silani
Funding program: FWF - Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung
Involved fields: Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Neuropsychopharmacology
WWTF
Urban intervention with art in public space - cognitive attraction, resilience, orsimply positive emotions?
Period: July 2021 - January 2025
Principal investigators: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Helmut Leder, Dr. Elisabeth Oberzaucher
Funding program: WWTF
External partners: Universität Wien
Involved fields: Cognitive Science, Evolutionary Anthropology
FWF
Die Mikrophänomenologie zwischenleiblicher Synergiepraktiken
Period: March 2020 - March 2023
Principal investigators: Mag. Dr. Michael Kimmel
Funding program: FWF - Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung
WWTF
Convergent evolution of the social brain? A comparative dog-human fMRI approach | EVOSOCBRAIN
Period: October 2019 - September 2022
Principal investigators: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Claus Lamm, Mag. Dr. Ludwig Huber, DI Dr. Christian Windischberger
Funding program: WWTF
External partners: Veterinärmedizinische Universität, Medizinische Universität Wien
Involved fields: Cognitive Science, Cognitive Biology, Neuroscience
FWF
Embodied Creativity in Dyadic Interaction
Period: June 2015 - (preliminary December 2017) prolonged and running
Principal investigator(s): Dr. Michael Kimmel
Funding program: FWF Stand-alone Projects
Involved fields: Cognitive Ethnography (Empirical Phenomenology, Joint Action/Interaction, Embodied Cognition)
Past Projects
The Vienna CogSciHub emerged from the former Research Platform Cogntive Science, in which many projects in the field of Cognitive Science were located.
ÖAW
AI-supported adaptive serious gaming
Period: October 2017 - September 2020
Principal investigators: DI Barbara Göbl, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Slunecko,
Funding program: ÖAW DOC Team
Involved fields: Cultural anthropology, Cognitive science
ÖAW
Difficulty and strategies in emotion regulation
Period: October 2017 - September 2020
Principal investigators: Dayana Hristova, M.Sc., Dr. Michael Kimmel, Univ.-Prof. Thomas Slunecko,
Funding program: ÖAW DOC Team
Involved fields: Cultural anthropology, Cognitive science
FWF
Unalternativen-Bedingungen im S
Period: November 2016 - February 2020
Principal investigator(s): Univ.-Prof. Dr. Daniel Büring
Funding program: FWF
Involved fields: Cognitive Science, Linguistics
FWF
The Cultural Eye / The Gendered Eye
Period: September 2013 - (preliminary Mai 2017) pro-longed until 2021
Principal investigator(s): Univ.-Prof. Raphael Rosenberg
Funding program: FWF Stand-alone Projects
Involved fields: Art History, Psychology
FFG
LMK-MUSE: Modellbildungs- und simulationsgestützte Entscheidungsunterstützung in der Laste-Mile Katastrophenbewältigung
Period: November 2013 - March 2019
Principal investigators: A.o.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus Peschl
Funding program: FFG KIRAS
Involved fields:
FFG
Innovation Lens
Period: October 2014 - (preliminary October 2016) prolonged and closed January 2019
Principal investigator(s): A.o.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus Peschl
Funding program: FFG COIN
Involved fields:
WWTF
Universal aesthetics of lines and colors? Effects of culture, expertise and habituation
Period: July 2016 - June 2019
Principal investigators: Univ.-Prof. Raphael Rosenberg, Univ.-Prof. Helmut Leder
Funding program: WWTF "Cognition" 2015
Involved fields: Art History, Psychology
FWF
Towards an Experimental Narratology of the Image
Period: November 2015 - October 2017
Principal investigator(s): Dr. Klaus-Peter Speidel
Funding program: FWF "Lise Meitner Programme" (M 1944)
Involved fields: Art History, Philosophy, Psychology
PhD Project
An interdisciplinary investigation of the ultimate and proximate causes of empathy
Principal Investigator(s): Jessie Adriaense, MSc
Supervisor(s): Univ.-Prof. Thomas Bugnyar, Univ.-Prof. Claus Lamm
Involved fields: Cognitive Biology, Psychology
PhD Project
Soon the meaning of lines will be revealed to us
Principal Investigator(s): Jane Boddy, MA
Supervisor(s): Univ.-Prof. Raphael Rosenberg, Univ.-Prof. Helmut Leder
Involved fields: Art History, Psychology
PhD Project
Psychometric Investigations of Scientific Methods in Art Research
Principal Investigator(s): Mag. Hanna Weichselbaum
Supervisor(s): Univ.-Prof. Ulrich Ansorge, Univ.-Prof. Helmut Leder
Involved fields: Psychology, Aesthetics
FFG
Development and Evaluation of a Meta-Heuristic for Business Continuity Management (BCM)
Period: December 2013
Principal investigators: Dr. Eva Gatarik
Funding program: FFG Innovationsscheck
Involved fields:
WWTF
Like Me: The evolutionary and neuro-cognitive basis of the link between imitation, empathy and prosocial behaviour in dogs and humans
Period: April 2012 - April 2015
Principal investigators: Univ.-Prof. Ludwig Huber (Messerli - Research Institute, Vetmeduni Vienna), Univ.-Prof. Claus Lamm
Funding program: WWTF "Cognition" 2011
Involved fields: Cognitive Biology, Psychology
WWTF
Modeling Visual Attention as a Key Factor in Visual Recognition
Period: March 2012 - March 2016
Principal investigators: Univ.-Prof. Ulrich Ansorge, Dr. Shelley Buchinger, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ottmar Scherzer
Funding program: WWTF "Cognition" 2011
Involved fields: Psychology, Computer Science, Mathematics
WWTF
Time makes a difference! Uncovering the nature of asthetic experience
Period: March 2012 - July 2015
Principal investigators: Univ.-Prof. Helmut Leder, Univ.-Prof. Raphael Rosenberg
Funding program: WWTF "Cognition" 2011
Involved fields: Psychology, Art History
ERC FP7
Man4Gen: Manual Operation of 4th Generation Airliners
Period: September 2012 - December 2015
Principal investigators: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Claus Lamm; A.o.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus Peschl; Mag. Irene Stepniczka, MSc
Funding program: FP7 - Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union
Involved fields: Cognitive Science, Aviation
FFG
ENA: Event Network Advancement
Period: November 2011 - November 2014
Principal investigators: A.o.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus Peschl
Funding program: FFG BRIDGE
Involved fields:
FFG
Development and Evaluation of a Prototype for Gamification Refinder
Period: July 2011
Principal investigators: A.o.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus Peschl
Funding program: FFG Innovationsscheck
Involved fields: