Complex Systems Science represents the benchmark framework to analyze a huge variety of interacting systems in a broad spectrum of disciplines, ranging from Biology and Climate Science to Economics and the Social Sciences.
In recent years, many of such disciplines have witnessed a dramatic increase in the availability of data recorded from the activity of their systems of interest. This is unquestionably a positive development, which however poses a fundamental challenge to empirical research, as the more data become available, the more it becomes difficult to identify the relevant interactions in a complex system.
Purely data-driven approaches can be easily misled by an overabundance of data, as highlighted, for example, by the spectacular failure of the Google Flu Trends predictions in 2014. This, in turn, calls for the development of sophisticated statistical techniques capable of extracting meaningful information and reliable predictions from the data deluge we are exposed to.
This satellite will build on the success of the first edition, which was held at CCS 2018 in Thessaloniki. The goal will be that of bringing back together experts and practitioners from all areas of Complexity Science whose research is focused on the development of statistical methodologies aimed at identifying and validating the relevant interactions in complex systems. The workshop will attract researchers from all areas of theoretical and applied Complexity Science, covering subjects such as time series filtering, link validation and prediction in networks, machine learning, and information theory, with the aim of laying the foundations for a shared research agenda.
Organizers
Fabio Caccioli (University College London & Systemic Risk Centre, London School of Economics & London Mathematical Laboratory)
Giacomo Livan (University College London & Systemic Risk Centre, London School of Economics)
Submission & Important dates
Please submit a one page abstract by email to statistical.validation@gmail.com no later than July 1, 2019
Notification of acceptance: July 10, 2019
Invited speakers
Alain Barrat (Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, CPT, France & ISI Foundation, Turin, Italy)
Javier Borge-Holthoefer (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain)
Rosario Mantegna (University of Palermo, Italy)
Fabio Saracco (IMT Lucca, Italy)
Date & venue
The workshop will take place on the afternoon of October 3, 2019 (Thursday), in room LHN-TR+09