12th Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology Symposium (BRAGFOST 2022)

12º Simpósio Brasil-Alemanha Fronteiras da Ciência e Tecnologia


Jun.29 - Jul.2, 2022

Maceió, Alagoas - Brazil

WELLBEING

Wellbeing is not only the absence of illness, misery and inefficiencies, but also the presence of health, growth, strengths, values, positive aspects, prevention, and promotion of awareness of sustainability, fairness, accountability, transparency and ethics.

This year, the focus of BRAGFOST is

We aim on transversality connecting researchers from different fields of science and technology under the backbone focus on wellbeing, by addressing and reflecting on different challenges, from small molecules to global behavior.

The pandemic caused negative impacts in all of the areas, from education to health and economy.


We need to face old and new challenges and perhaps in different ways.

In spite of focusing only on the inefficiencies of the planet as well as in the hegemony of misery, we also need to shed the light on the strengths and the positive aspects of the planet and humankind.

4 topics

With a great inspiring atmosphere, we will bring researchers to the beautiful city of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil to connect among four different topics that share the theme of wellbeing as an ultimate goal.

  • Ethics and Epistemology of AI and Machine Behavior
  • Psychopharmacology and Perception
  • Global Human Behavior and Big Data
  • Bioactives & Resources from Remote and Endangered Natural Environments

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Some key questions we should shed light on are:

  • What are the positive and negative implications of artificial intelligence and machine behavior on the sustainable development of the planet?
  • How global human behavior impacts the world and is impacted by machines?
  • How small molecules impact our perception, mind self awareness, and neuronal stimulus processing?
  • How endogenous and exogenous bioactive molecules help in constituting “well-being”?

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Co-Chair:

Ig Ibert Bittencourt

NEES - Center of Excellence for Social Technologies, Universidade Federal de Alagoas - UFAL

Co-Chairs:

Stefan Schiller

Center for Biological Systems Analysis (ZBSA), University of Freiburg

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