University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

24-26 August 2015

Decepticon brings together researchers and practitioners in the detection and prevention of deception. Previously, deception research has been fragmented across conferences in many different disciplines, sub-disciplines and countries. To cover the great diversity of approaches to deception research, our scientific committee has members covering domains such as:

Psychology (e.g., forensic, social, cognitive, neuro, evolutionary, developmental, marketing/consumer)

Behavioral economics (e.g., preventing and deterring deception, deception in companies)

Law (e.g., police interviewing, polygraph use, malingering, deception in court)

Computing (e.g., using technology to detect deceit, machine learning)

Security (e.g., fraud, cybercrime, border control, lying about intentions)

Communication (e.g., interactional dynamics, verbal and nonverbal cues to deceit)

Anthropology (e.g. cultural differences in both the acceptability of deceit and the display of cues)

Philosophy (e.g., self-deception, what is and is not deception)

Knowledge of the detection and prevention of deceptive behavior is widely applicable to both theory and practice in a range of different fields. So we encourage both academics and practitioners to attend; submit an abstract if you want to give a talk or present a poster, or just come along and join in!

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Special sessions

We have organized four special sessions for you, two panels in which prominent deception researchers will discuss their view on future directions in the field and on the role technology should play in such directions. These sessions will be followed by a discussion during which the audience can actively engage, ask questions and stir up discussions with the speakers. This is the perfect opportunity to ask those questions you never dared to ask, and to get inspired! The other two special sessions are more practical and provide an intriguing insight into the world of deception in the streets, from pickpocketers and other con artists to the use of magic and suggestion to openly mislead people.

Future directions in lie detection research

Aldert Vrij Dan Ariely Steve Porter Timothy R.Levine

Hosted by: Nicholas Humphrey

Technology assisted lie detection

Jeff Hancock Judee Burgoon Bruno Verschuere Giorgio Ganis

Hosted by: Ross Anderson