This paper presents a platform independent approach to remote experimentation. It addresses a wide area of problems occurring in conjunction with remote laboratory experiments, starting with access management procedures via remote control to networkbased analysis of measured data. It presents the architecture of the remote laboratory at the University of Hagen. Students have access to the exper...

This report explores the challenges and opportunities inherent in developing a retail laboratory. In particular, retail is considered as a feedback phenomenon, and some fundamental limits on learning from data are identified. The small gain theorem is then reviewed, and the unique value of a laboratory enabling controlled, live experimentation is highlighted in light of the theorem’s implications.

Modern experimental science provides more opportunities for yet larger series of experiments. Demand for experimental results also has become more diverse, requiring results that have direct connections to systems outside the laboratory. With this has come an ability to automate many areas of experimental science, not only the experiments themselves but also the larger processes that contribute...

A chasm exists between laboratory and field methods in C2 research. These methods are complementary but used rarely in combination. This expository article describes a research approach that bridges such chasm: computational experimentation. Computational experimentation mitigates the weakness of both laboratory and field research, yet it has its own limitations and appears suited best as a com...

In a recent letter, Plant (2015) reminded us that proper calibration of our laboratory experiments is important for the progress of psychological science. Therefore, carefully controlled laboratory studies are argued to be preferred over Web-based experimentation, in which timing is usually more imprecise. Here we argue that there are many situations in which the timing of Web-based experimenta...