Hacking Collective Behavior
Politecnico di Torino, Turin — 2-3 July, 2026
Workshop overview
The workshop will gather researchers for two days of presentations and debates around different aspects of collective behavior from an interdisciplinary perspective. A series of plenary lectures from renowned scholars is planned, while PhD students and young researchers will have a dedicated session to present their research activity in an effective and appealing way. Social events will foster interaction and creation of collaboration opportunities.
Keynote speakers
The workshop features a series of 11 plenary lectures by renowned local and international speakers. Check out the link below to find out who they are and the details of their talks!
Detailed Schedule
- 8.30-9:00 Registration and Opening
- 9:00-9.45 Maurizio Porfiri
- 9:45-10.30 Philip Coatsworth
- 10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
- 11.00 -11.45 Mario di Bernardo
- 11.45 -12.30 Heiko Hamann
- 12.30 -14:00 Lunch Break
- 14:00 -14:45 Luiz Pessoa
- 14:45 -15:30 Leonardo Cianfanelli
- 15:30 -16:00 Coffee Break
- 16:00 – 16:45 Yu Kawano
- 16:45 -18:00 Junior Researchers Session
- 20:00 – 23:00 Social Dinner
- 9.00 -9.45 Lorenzo Zino
- 9.45 -10:30 Chiara Ravazzi
- 10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
- 11.00 -11.45 Angela Fontan
- 11.45 -12.30 Barbara Franci
- 12:30-13:15 Fabrizio Dabbene
- 13.15 -13:20 Final Remarks
Venues
Conference
The workshop will be held at the Maxwell Conference Room at Politecnico di Torino: https://www.polito.it/mappe?bl_id=TO_CIT11&fl_id=XP05&rm_id=044
Social Dinner
The social dinner will be held at Circolo dei Lettori. You can register to it by taking the ticket “with social dinner” in the registration website
Social Dinner cost: €66 (4 meal courses, wine pairing included), paid directly at the restaurant
Organizers
Alessandro Rizzo
General Chair
alessandro.rizzo@polito.it
Lorenzo Zino
Program Chair
lorenzo.zino@polito.it
Giulia Brusadin
Registration Chair
giulia.brusadin@polito.it
Looking forward to seeing you in Turin!
For more information, do not hesitate to contact us:
lorenzo.zino@polito.it
Supported by
This workshop is supported by Fondazione CRT and Politecnico di Torino via the “Bando Internazionalizzazione della Ricerca 2025” (CUP: E13C25002890005)