9:00am–5:20pm
Plenary talks @ Queen Mary University
6:30pm
Industry Panel @ Northeastern University
9:20am–5:00pm
Plenary talks & panels @ Queen Mary University
6:30pm
Social Dinner @ Dickens Inn (registration closed)
1:00pm–5:00pm
Plenary talks @ The Royal Institution
Chair: Ginestra Bianconi, Queen Mary University of London
09:10 Luis Rocha, Binghamton University
09:30 Márton Karsai, Central European University
09:50 Dima Krioukov, Northeastern University
10:10 Janos Kertesz, Central European University
Light refreshments served.
Chair: Ronaldo Menezes, Exeter University
11:00 Daniela Paolotti, ISI Foundation
11:20 Marta González, UC Berkeley
11:40 Vittorio Loreto, Sapienza University of Rome
12:00 Brennan Klein, Northeastern University
12:20 Albert-László Barabási (video), Northeastern University
A list of nearby lunch options will be provided.
Chair: Elsa Arcaute, University College London
14:00 Luca Ajello, ITU Copenhagen
14:20 Davide Cassi, University of Parma
14:40 Esteban Moro, Northeastern University
15:00 Christoph Riedl, Northeastern University
Light refreshments served.
Chair: Vincenzo Nicosia, Queen Mary University of London
15:40 Samuel V. Scarpino, Northeastern University
16:00 Jessica T. Davis, Northeastern University
16:20 Marco Ajelli, Indiana University
16:40 Shaun Truelove, Johns Hopkins University
17:00 Chiara Poletto, University of Padova
Moderator: Alessandro Vespignani, Northeastern University
Fabio Ciulla, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Giovanna Miritello, Vodafone
Esteban Moro, Northeastern University
Ana Pastore y Piontti, Moody's
Qian Zhang, Liftoff Mobile
Chair: Paolo Bajardi, Centai
09:20 Alessia Melegaro, Bocconi University
09:40 John Edmunds, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
10:00 Justin Lessler, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:20 John M. Drake, University of Georgia
10:40 Moritz U. G. Kraemer, Oxford University
Light refreshments served.
Chair: Tiziana Di Matteo, King's College London
11:20 Carlos Gesherson, Binghamton University
11:40 Luciano Pietronero, Enrico Fermi Research Center
12:00 M.-Carmen Miguel, Universitat de Barcelona
12:20 Paola Gallo, University Roma Tre
12:40 Filippo Radicchi, Indiana University
A list of nearby lunch options will be provided.
Chair: Vito Latora, Queen Mary University of London
14:10 Jose J. Ramasco, Universidad Illes Balears
14:30 Yamir Moreno, University of Zaragoza
14:50 Adilson Motter, Northwestern University
15:10 Marc Barthelemy, Institute of Theoretical Physics
Light refreshments served.
Moderator: Andrea Baronchelli, City St George’s, University of London
Leo Ferres, Universidad del Desarrollo
Floriana Gargiulo, CNRS
Caterina La Porta, University of Milan
Bruno Lepri, FBK
Marco Quaggiotto, Politenico di Milano
Rossano Schifanella, University of Turin
Michele Tizzoni, University of Trento
Moderator: Matteo Chinazzi, Northeastern University
Alberto Aleta, University of Zaragoza
Ana I. Bento, Cornell University
Francesca Colaiori, CNR
Nicolo Gozzi, ISI Foundation
Sandro Meloni, Universidad Illes Balears
Guillaume St-Onge, Northeastern University
The registration for the social dinner has closed.
The Royal Institution
21 Albemarle St
London W1S 4BS, UK
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Dress code
We recommend business casual attire (no jeans or sneakers).
Chair: Guido Caldarelli, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
13:15 Filippo Menczer, Indiana University
13:35 M. Elizabeth Halloran, Fred Hutch
13:55 Vittoria Colizza, INSERM
14:15 Tina Eliassi-Rad, Northeastern University
Light refreshments served.
Chair: Alessandro Flammini, Indiana University
15:00 Alain Barrat, CNRS
15:20 Stefano Zapperi, University of Milan
15:40 Raffaella Burioni, University of Parma
16:00 Romualdo Pastor Satorras, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
16:20 Alessandro Vespignani, Northeastern University
