SICSS-Milano [POSTPONED]

June 29 to July 11, 2020 | Bocconi University | Milan, Italy

Schedule & Materials

Sunday June 28, 2020 - Participants arrive ()
  • 7:30pm

    Opening aperitivo and dinner

Monday June 29, 2020 - Introduction to CSS & Research Ethics ()
  • 9:00am

    Opening remarks by Francesco Billari

  • 9:15am

    Housekeeping announcements

  • 9:30am

    Introductions

  • 11:15am

    Coffee Break

  • 11:30am

    Introduction to computational social science

  • 1:00pm

    Lunch (TBD)

  • 2:30pm

    Research ethics

  • 3:15pm

    Coffee break

  • 3:30pm

    Research ethics workshop

  • 5:30pm

    Research ethics group exercises

Tuesday June 30, 2020 - Collecting Digital Trace Data ()
  • 9:00am

    Housekeeping announcements

  • 9:15am

    Digital trace data

  • 11:15am

    Coffee break

  • 11:30am

    Digital trace data

  • 1:00pm

    Lunch

  • 2:00pm

    Research Talk, TBD

  • 3:15pm

    Coffee break

  • 3:30pm

    Digital trace data workshop, led by Jorge Cimentada

  • 5:30pm

    Digital trace data group exercises, led by Jorge Cimentada

Wednesday July 1, 2020 - Automated text analysis ()
  • 9:00am

    Housekeeping announcements

  • 9:15am

    Automated text analysis, by Taylor Brown

  • 11:15am

    Coffee break

  • 11:30am

    Automated text analysis, cont’d

  • 1:00pm

    Lunch

  • 2:00pm

    Research Talk, TBD

  • 3:15pm

    Coffee break

  • 3:30pm

    Automated text analysis workshop

  • 5:30pm

    Automated text analysis group exercises

Thursday July 2, 2020 - Surveys in the age of big data ()
  • 9:00am

    Housekeeping announcements

  • 9:15am

    Surveys in the age of big data, by Nicolò Cavalli

  • 11:15am

    Coffee break

  • 11:30am

    Surveys in the age of big data, cont’d

  • 1:00pm

    Lunch

  • 2:00pm

    Research Talk, TBD

  • 3:15pm

    Coffee break

  • 3:30pm

    Surveys in the age of big data workshop

  • 5:30pm

    Surveys in the age of big data group exercises

Friday July 3, 2020 - Machine learning ()
  • 9:00am

    Housekeeping announcements

  • 9:15am

    Machine learning, by Nicolò Cavalli

  • 11:15am

    Coffee break

  • 11:30am

    Machine learning, cont’d

  • 1:00pm

    Lunch

  • 2:00pm

    Research Talk, TBD

  • 3:15pm

    Coffee break

  • 3:30pm

    Machine learning workshop, by Friedo Merhout

  • 5:30pm

    Machine learning exercises, by Friedo Merhout

Saturday July 4, 2020 - Experiments ()
  • 9:00am

    Housekeeping announcements

  • 9:15am

    Experiments, by Sonke Erhet

  • 11:15am

    Coffee break

  • 11:30am

    Experiments, cont’d

  • 1:00pm

    Lunch

  • 2:00pm

    Research Talk, TBD

  • 3:15pm

    Coffee break

  • 3:30pm

    Experiments workshop, by TBD

  • 5:30pm

    Experiments exercises, by TBD

Sunday July 5, 2020 - Day off
Monday July 6, 2020 - Weird day ()
  • TBD

Tuesday July 7, 2020 - Groups projects ()
  • 9:00am

    Housekeeping announcements

  • 9:15am

    Groups form

  • 11:30am

    Research talk (former SICSS participant)

  • 1:00pm

    Lunch

  • 2:00pm

    Groups work on projects

  • 4:15pm

    Coffee break

  • 4:30pm

    Groups work on projects

Wednesday July 8, 2020 - Group projects ()
  • 9:00am

    Housekeeping announcements

  • 9:15am

    Groups work on projects

  • 11:30am

    Research talk (former SICSS participant)

  • 1:00pm

    Lunch

  • 2:00pm

    Groups work on projects

  • 4:15pm

    Coffee break

  • 4:30pm

    Groups work on projects

Thursday July 9, 2020 - Group projects ()
  • 9:00am

    Housekeeping announcements

  • 9:15am

    Groups work on projects

  • 11:30am

    Research talk (former SICSS participant)

  • 1:00pm

    Lunch

  • 2:00pm

    Groups work on projects

  • 4:15pm

    Coffee break

  • 4:30pm

    Groups work on projects

Friday July 10, 2020 - Group presentations ()
  • 9:00am

    Housekeeping announcements

  • 9:15am

    Groups prepare presentations

  • 1:00pm

    Lunch

  • 2:00pm

    Groups present

  • 4:15pm

    Coffee break

  • 4:30pm

    Groups present

  • 7:00pm

    Closing dinner

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