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.

Invited commentators:

  • Derek Bunn — Professor of Decision Sciences, London Business School

  • Dirk Helbing — Professor of Computational Social Science, ETH Zurich

  • Hans-Jörg von Mettenheim — Professor of Quantitative Finance and Risk Management, IPAG Business School

  • John P. A. Ioannidis — Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Stanford University

  • Sonia Leva — Professor of Electrical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano

  • Mei-Chih Hu — Professor of Technology Management, National Tsing Hua University

  • Ngai Hang Chan (陳毅恒) — Professor of Statistics, City University of Hong Kong

  • Peter Turchin — Professor of Biology and Anthropology, University of Connecticut

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

Lists updated 2026-03-17