# Persuasive Technology Lab

**Source**: https://wp.unil.ch/persuasivelab/
**Parent**: https://wp.unil.ch/persuasivelab/courses/

## **We research technology that can improve people’s lives**

We focus on techniques that can help people adopt healthy behaviours (e.g. exercising, having quality time, meditating, etc.) and getting rid of negative behaviours (e.g., smoking, procrastinating essential tasks, etc.).

[Our research](https://wp.unil.ch/persuasivelab/research-projects/)

[About Lab](https://wp.unil.ch/persuasivelab/the-lab/)

## **News**

- [Report on the Digital Transformation of the Democratic Discourse intensive week](https://wp.unil.ch/persuasivelab/2026/01/report-on-the-digital-transformation-of-the-democratic-discourse-intensive-week/)30 January 2026

  The CIVIS BIP course “Digital Transformation of the Democratic Discourse” was organised in Lausanne on the week 26-30 of January 2026. Overview of the Onsite Intensive WeekThe onsite intensive week …
- [SwissRN News](https://wp.unil.ch/persuasivelab/2025/05/swissrn-news/)29 May 2025

  Save the Date: SwissRN Annual Meeting 2025 – 05 December 2025 We’re excited to announce that the fourth SwissRN Annual Meeting will take place on 05 December 2025 at the …
- [SwissRN Events Newsletter](https://wp.unil.ch/persuasivelab/2025/05/swissrn-events-newsletter-2/)29 May 2025

  Upcoming Events Computational Reproducibility HackathonDate & Time: June 6, 2025, 09:30-17:00 Location: In person at FernUni Schweiz, Brig, SwitzerlandOrganizers: SwissRN Working Group “Computational Reproducibility”Registration Link: hereRegistration Deadline (Extended): May 31, 2025More Info: here Contact: Daniel …
- [Reflections on DIS 2024](https://wp.unil.ch/persuasivelab/2024/07/reflections-on-dis-2024/)15 July 2024

  While it can be a pleasure to present one’s work to the broader research community, undoubtedly, attending these conferences in person can be supremely beneficial for researchers of any level. …
- [Presentation at DIS’24](https://wp.unil.ch/persuasivelab/2024/07/presentation-at-dis24/)10 July 2024

  This year’s Designing Interactive Systems conference (DIS’24), which took place in Copenhagen, included a presentation on a PET Lab experiment by James Arnéra entitled “Digital, Analog, or Hybrid: Comparing Strategies …

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