Giuseppe Riva

Prof. Giuseppe Riva, Ph.D., is Director of the Interactive Communication and Ergonomics of NEw Technologies (ICE-NET) Lab. at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, and Head Researcher of the the Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Laboratory - ATN-P Lab., Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania Italy. He also is a full professor of General Psychology and Communication Psychology and a member of the steering committee of the Ph.D. programme in Psychology at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy. According to the scientific databases of the ISI Web of Science, PubMed/Medline and PsycInfo, Riva is the scholar who authored the highest number of peer-reviewed scientific publications in the fields of “Virtual Reality” in the world (as of November 2012). He is also 1st in the field of “Interreality” worldwide and within the top 10 in the field of “ambient intelligence” and “telepresence” research. Giuseppe Riva is currently the President of the International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, and Rehabilitation (http://iactor.ning.com/). Riva is also the Scientific Committee Chair of the CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology Conference (http://www.e-therapy.info/), Workshop Organizer at UbiHealth: The International Workshop on Ubiquitous Health and Wellness (http://www.e-therapy.info/) and Organizing Committee Member for the NextMed – Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference (http://www.nextmed.com/mmvr_committee.html).

Publications

Positive Technology for Helping People Cope with Stress
Positive Technology for Helping People Cope with Stress
Daniela Villani, Pietro Cipresso, Andrea Gaggioli, Giuseppe Riva. © 2021. 28 pages.
The emerging convergence of new technologies and health care is offering a new approach to support effective interventions. This chapter aims to describe how Positive Technology...
An Emerging Model of Pregnancy Care: The Introduction of New Technologies in Maternal Wellbeing
An Emerging Model of Pregnancy Care: The Introduction of New Technologies in Maternal Wellbeing
Claudia Carissoli, Daniela Villani, Giuseppe Riva. © 2020. 40 pages.
Pregnancy is a very special time in a woman's life, a time of important and complex step that can lead to the fall the previous personal balances and looking for new. This...
Integrating Technology in Positive Psychology Practice
Integrating Technology in Positive Psychology Practice
Daniela Villani, Pietro Cipresso, Andrea Gaggioli, Giuseppe Riva. © 2016. 447 pages.
Most research on the psychological impact of computers and the Internet has focused on the negative side of technology – i.e. how the use (abuse) of interactive systems and...
Positive Technology: The Use of Technology for Improving and Sustaining Personal Change
Positive Technology: The Use of Technology for Improving and Sustaining Personal Change
Giuseppe Riva, Daniela Villani, Pietro Cipresso, Andrea Gaggioli. © 2016. 37 pages.
This chapter describes and discusses the “Positive Technology” approach: the scientific and applied approach for the use of technology in improving the quality of our personal...
An Emerging Model of Pregnancy Care: The Introduction of New Technologies in Maternal Wellbeing
An Emerging Model of Pregnancy Care: The Introduction of New Technologies in Maternal Wellbeing
Claudia Carissoli, Daniela Villani, Giuseppe Riva. © 2016. 31 pages.
Pregnancy is a very special time in a woman's life, a time of important and complex step that can lead to the fall the previous personal balances and looking for new. This...
Positive Technology for Helping People Cope with Stress
Positive Technology for Helping People Cope with Stress
Daniela Villani, Pietro Cipresso, Andrea Gaggioli, Giuseppe Riva. © 2016. 28 pages.
The emerging convergence of new technologies and health care is offering a new approach to support effective interventions. This chapter aims to describe how Positive Technology...
Virtual Reality as an Experiential Tool: The Role of Virtual Worlds in Psychological Interventions
Virtual Reality as an Experiential Tool: The Role of Virtual Worlds in Psychological Interventions
Alessandra Gorini, Andrea Gaggioli, Giuseppe Riva. © 2010. 20 pages.
The present chapter illustrates the past and the future of different virtual reality applications for the treatment of psychological disorders. After a brief technical...