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The Interactive Media Institute

The Interactive Media Institute (IMI) is a 501c3 non-profit organization working to further the application of advanced technologies for patient care.  IMI sponsors national and international workshops, meetings, and continuing education courses.  The Institute is also active in conducting research and clinical trials, and specializes in virtual reality, telehealth, videogame virtual reality, and human-computer interaction research.   IMI is actively working with world leaders who are experts in utilizing virtual reality, multimedia, computer-generated avatars, personal robots and other technologies to treat patients with both mental and physical disorders. 

IMI promotes education for healthcare providers, students, interns, and other trainees in the healthcare field.  In addition, researchers at the Institute collaborate with experts in technical areas such as computer hardware, software, and graphics; biomedical engineering; communication engineering; and others.  It also serves as a source of information, training, and assistance for professionals.  IMI s educational programs seek to offer assistance to those individuals who would benefit from virtual reality and multimedia technical solutions and encourages businesses to develop expanded multimedia solutions to assist a larger segment of the general public in solving a broader range of issues through the use of advanced technologies. 

If you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation, please contact us.

 

Conference Chairs


Brenda K. Wiederhold, Ph.D., MBA, BCIA

The Virtual Reality Medical Center
Interactive Media Institute
6160 Cornerstone Court East, Suite 155
San Diego, CA 92121, USA

E-mail: bwiederhold@vrphobia.com
Web site: https://vrphobia.com



Giuseppe Riva, Ph.D.

Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Casella Postale 1
28900 Verbania, Italy

Department of Psychology
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Largo Gemelli 1
20123, Milan, Italy

E-mail: auxo.psylab@auxologico.it
Web sites: http://www.atnplab.com
http://www.psicologia.net
http://www.psychnology.com
http://www.psico-comunicazione.net

 

Scientific Committee

Mariano Alcañiz Raya, Ph.D.
MedicLab
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Camino de Vera S/N
46020 Valencia, Spain

Cristina Botella Ph.D.
Departamento de Psicología Básica
Clínica y Psicobiología
Universitat Jaume I
Campus Carretera Borriol 12080
Castellón, Spain

Stephane Bouchard, Ph.D.
University of Quebec at Hull
PO BOX 1250, Station B
Hull, Quebec J8X 3X7, Canada

Alex H. Bullinger, M.D., MBA
Managing Director
Head of Visualization and Networking
COAT-Basel
Center of Applied Technologies in Neuroscience
Wilhelm Klein – Str. 27
4025 Basel, Switzerland

Walter Greenleaf, Ph.D.
Greenleaf Medical
261 Hamilton, Suite 409
Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA

Hunter Hoffman, Ph.D.
Box 352142
215 Fluke Hall
University of Washington
Seattle, WA., 98195, USA

Sun I. Kim, Ph.D.
Department of Biomedical Engineering
College of Medicine
Hanyang University
17 Haengdang-Dong, Sungdong-ku
Seoul, Korea 133-791

Patrick Legeron, M.D.
Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne
1 r Cabanis
75104 Paris, France

Gabriele Optale. M.D.
Association of Medical Psychotherapists
Mestre (Venice)
Italy

Albert "Skip" Rizzo, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
3715 McClintock Ave. MC-0191
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191, USA

Mel Slater, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Science
University College London
London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom


Dave Thomas, Ph.D.
Chief, Translational Research Branch
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Blvd., MSC 9555
Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

Erik Viirre, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
3081 Nute Way
San Diego, CA 92117, USA

Dave Warner, M.D., Ph.D.
MindTel LLC & Institute for Interventional Informatics
P.O. Box 8995
Rancho Santa Fe , CA 92067

Mark D. Wiederhold, M.D., Ph.D., FACP
The Virtual Reality Medical Center
6160 Cornerstone Court East, Suite 155
San Diego, CA 92121