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!

Keynote Speakers

Detailed Schedule

8.30-9:00 Registration and Opening
9:00-9.45 Maurizio Porfiri
9:45-10.30 Angela Fontan
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 Philip Coatsworth
11.45 -12.30 Barbara Franci
12.30 -13:00 Final Remarks

Registration

Participation in the workshop is free, but registration is compulsory. Registration includes the possibility to attend all the talks and coffee breaks. Social dinner is not included in the standard registration. When registering, you can select two options (with or without social dinner). If you select the option with social dinner, you will have to pay for the dinner directly at the restaurant, receiving a receipt. More details can be found at the link below.

Registration Deadline: June 26

Registration

Junior Researchers Session

Students and Early Career Researchers are invited to share their research results to the other participants and the audience at large in a dedicated session on Thursday afternoon. If you are interested in this opportunity, click the link below.

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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