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been in contact with Prof. Conte's group in order to explore the possibility that they can use
our platform to carry out experiments probing into different questions related to their FLAGERA proposal. We believe that this is indeed an excellent possibility to carry out world-class
research. One of the goals of IBSEN is to improve and enhance our experimental and
analytical platform through continued interaction with the best groups of researchers outside
our own team, and it is clear that for us it would be a great opportunity to have the input of
these highly qualified researchers. On the other hand, for the FLAG-ERA proposal itself,
having access to the IBSEN platform, with a volunteer database in excess of 10 000 subjects in
five European countries (at the time of writing) and able to carry out a wide variety
experiments involving 1 000+ subjects simultaneously means the possibility of putting their
ideas to test with large groups of people. The combination of the strengths of the two groups
can be very benefitial towards dramatically increasing the impact of IBSEN's research and the
transfer of the knowledge generated during the project to the society at large.
For the above reasons, I am happy to write this support letter for the FLAG-ERA proposal led
by Profs. Helbing and Conte in my capacity of Coordinator of the IBSEN project. Our team is
very enthusiastic by the above Proposal and looks forward to discussing possible opportunities
joint research with the FLAG-ERA team, as proposed activities are more fully developed. In
particular, we would be happy to work together with them in the design and analysis of
experiments intended to inform their research on complex global systems. We fully endorse
their proposal and hope it can be chosen for funding as it constitutes a great research
opportunity with potentially important societal consequences.
Best regards,