The Lugano Happiness Forum is a two-day forum that aims to bring together scholars, policymakers, and experts to explore the intricate mechanisms and underlying principles of human happiness and well-being.
Laura Marciano is a Research Associate at the Harvard Chan T.H. School of Public Health (Boston, MA, USA), Department of Social and Behavioral Science, Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness and IBSA Foundation advisory board. She is in charge of research projects on digital media and well-being, including the HappyB projects with data collected in Swiss and U.S. adolescents. Together with IBSA Foundation (Silvia Misiti) and USI (Prof. Peter J. Schulz), she is leading the Happiness2.0 science communication project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), to offer science-based communication activities to Ticino adolescents aged between 14 and 18, parents and stakeholders.