International Symposium
Upcoming Milestones
The specific prediction tasks central to this initiative will be hosted on this page following the international symposium on May 22, 2026, 4 pm - 7 pm CEST. These tasks are designed to implement our new framework for systematic evaluation in the social sciences.
Symposium Participation
We welcome engagement from the broader academic community and interested stakeholders. There are two ways to participate in the upcoming symposium:
As a Commentator: Provide formal feedback and academic critique on the draft framework.
As an Attendee: Observe the proceedings and the presentation of the draft. Depending on the amount of comments from the commentators, the floor will open for comments from attendees.
If you wish to join us, either in Stockholm or virtually, please contact our project coordinator for further details and registration. Please note that for logistical reasons, the number of commentator roles as well as on-site seats is limited.
Confirmed commentators:
Duncan J. Watts — Stevens University Professor of Computational Social Science, University of Pennsylvania
Pierre Pinson —Chair of Data-centric Design Engineering at Imperial College London
Matthew J. Salganik - Professor of Sociology, Princeton University
Eva Vivalt — Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Toronto
Stefano DellaVigna — Professor of Economics and Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley
Tom Emery — Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Generations and Gender Programme, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Andrew Gelman — Professor of Statistics and Political Science, Columbia University
Igor Grossmann — Professor of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada
Håvard Hegre — Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway