SICSS-Habib

June 8 to June 19, 2026 | Habib University, Karachi, Pakistan

Schedule & Materials

Monday June 8, 2026 - (Tentative Plan)

09:00 - 10:00 Registrations
10:00 - 11:00 Welcome and Networking
11:00 - 12:00 Introduciton: Why SICSS?
12:00 - 01:00 Keynote Speaker (TBD)
01:00 - 02:00 Lunch
02:00 - 03:00 Seminar on Ethics: Principles-based Approach
03:00 - 05:00 Group Exercise

Tuesday June 9, 2026 - (Tentative Plan)

09:00 - 11:00 Tutorial: Extracting Digital Trace Data
11:00 - 01:00 Guest Lecture
01:00 - 02:00 Lunch
02:00 - 03:00 Building apps for Social Science research
03:00 - 05:00 Group Exercise

Wednesday June 10, 2026 - (Tentative Plan)

09:00 - 11:00 Tutorial: Quantitative Text Analysis
11:00 - 01:00 Guest Lecture
01:00 - 02:00 Lunch
02:00 - 05:00 Group Exercise

Thursday June 11, 2026 - (Tentative Plan)

09:00 - 11:00 Tutorial: Network Analysis
11:00 - 01:00 Guest Lecture
01:00 - 02:00 Lunch
02:00 - 05:00 Group Exercise

Friday June 12, 2026 - (Tentative Plan)

09:00 - 11:00 Tutorial: Statistical Analysis and Sampling
11:00 - 01:00 Guest Lecture
01:00 - 02:00 Lunch
02:00 - 05:00 Group Exercise

Monday June 15, 2026 - (Tentative Plan)

09:00 - 11:00 Speed-dating and Group Formation
11:00 - 01:00 Guest Lecture
01:00 - 02:00 Lunch
02:00 - 05:00 Project Work

Tuesday June 16, 2026 - (Tentative Plan)

09:00 - 01:00 Project Work
01:00 - 02:00 Lunch
02:00 - 05:00 Project Work

Wednesday June 17, 2026 - (Tentative Plan)

09:00 - 01:00 Project Work
01:00 - 02:00 Lunch
02:00 - 05:00 Project Work

Thursday June 18, 2026 - (Tentative Plan)

09:00 - 01:00 Project Work
01:00 - 02:00 Lunch
02:00 - 05:00 Project Work

Friday June 19, 2026 - (Tentative Plan)

09:00 - 01:00 Team Presentations
01:00 - 02:00 Lunch
02:00 - 03:00 Feedback
03:00 - 05:00 Closing Remarks

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