Mathematics and Cognition Seminar
Spring 2008
Tuesdays 12:15 PM
PSA 206
Seminar Series Schedule:<http://math.la.asu.edu/~tom/cognition/math+cogsched.html>
Cookies and Coffee Starting at 12:00
Note the New Location! <http://math.la.asu.edu/~tom/cognition/maps.html>

On Tuesday, April 8, at 12:15 in PSA 206
the Mathematics and Cognition Seminar
will present a discussion with

Dan Rivera,
Department of Chemical Engineering

on the topic

"Engineering Control Approaches for the Design and

Analysis of Adaptive Behavioral Interventions"

Abstract:

 Control engineering examines how to transform the behavior of systems over time from undesirable conditions to desirable ones. Cruise control in automobiles, the home thermostat, and the insulin pump are just some examples of control systems at work in our daily lives. The last half-century has seen the extensive application of control engineering concepts to physical systems; however, control engineering has yet to substantially impact the field of behavioral health. An increasing interest by government and community agencies for developing comprehensive systems solutions to the prevention and treatment of chronic disorders (among them drug and alcohol abuse, HIV/AIDS, cancer, mental health, diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular health) has created new opportunities for novel approaches to these important public health problems that rely on control engineering principles.