Dr. Agnis Stibe is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on April 15th. His presentation is titled “Socially Influencing Systems for Behavior Change”.
BIO: Dr. Stibe is a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT Media Lab. His research is focused on persuasive engineering of socially influencing systems (SIS) for behavior change. The foundation of this research is built on an extensive knowledge base deriving from socio-psychological theories that describe various aspects of social influence. Over the past 20 years, Agnis Stibe has gained professional experience in advertising, sales and marketing, web development, IT services and products, and customer relationship management. He has worked for a number of multinational IT companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, and First Data International. In the course of his career, Agnis Stibe has twice been awarded a recognition from the Minister of Education and Science of Latvia for his long-term creative work. He has also received awards from the Nokia Foundation and the Latvian Fund for Education.