Hi,
I thought, since I've just joined this list, I'd send in an
introduction. My name is Niall Palfreyman. I originally trained as a
mathematical physicist, but have spent the last 15 years spending
increasing time investigating models of problem-solving behaviour. I
currently work as a software designer in Munich looking at how human
experts solve a particular NP-hard problem in the garment industry. The
system we have built uses a design based on artificial immune networks,
which leads me to a related strand of interest of mine. I am also a
qualified health counsellor and work in particular with cancer patients
looking at how they go about solving the problems they are confronted
with in daily life. The idea of this counselling is that by adjusting
their attitude to their daily problem-solving activities they can
improve both their statistical survival chances and also their own
health on a number of measures which in particular include their immune
system functioning.
I've been developing my own home-grown model of everyday emotional
problem-solving over the last 2 years and had already come to the
conclusion that I needed to understand more about game theory. Then this
morning I read the New Scientist article about drama theory, looked at
Nigel Howard's website and decided I must immediately join this list.
I'm not sure how much I can contribute, because I lack any background in
game theory, and I find it increasingly difficult these days to force
myself to remain interested in pure mathematical formulations. However
I'm extremely interested in this topic and I definitely have much to
learn from this list.
Thank you,
Niall.
--
If we gain something, it was there from the beginning.
If we lose something, it is hidden nearby.
Dr. Niall Palfreyman mailto:[log in to unmask]
assyst GmbH, Henschelring 15a
85551 Kirchheim bei Muenchen Tel: ++49-89-90505-230
Germany. Fax: ++49-89-90505-102/3
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