Events 2023

15 Dec. 2023, 11:00-12:30

SODAS Lecture: The Legacies of the Dead: Using Gravestones to Study the Causes and Consequences of Religiosity

A lecture on how to use information extracted from the gravestone pictures of deceased U.S. citizens to derive ecologically valid insights into religiosity.

1 Dec. 2023, 11:15-12:15

SODAS Data Discussion 1 December 2023

SODAS is delighted to host Fabian Beer and Elisabetta Salvai for our Data Discussion series.

24 Nov. 2023, 11:00-12:30

SODAS Lecture: How Machine Learning can Advance Theory Formation in the Social Sciences

SODAS Lecture with Associate Professor Caspar van Lissa, Tilburg University.

16 Nov. - 17 Nov. 2023

Tech Policy Days

  Tech Policy Days will take place in Copenhagen 16th and 17th of November

10 Nov. 2023, 13:30-17:00

Data Ethics in Europe: Uncovering Pathways and Barriers to Political Influence

Conference on date ethics in Europe hosted by the The Danish Data Ethics Council and Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science (SODAS)

10 Nov. 2023, 11:15-12:15

SODAS Data Discussion 10 November 2023

Data Discussion with Dario Ramon Landwehr and Anders Saabye Møller.

9 Nov. 2023, 10:30-12:00

The Science of the Predicted Human talk series: Phillip Lorenz-Spreen

We are delighted to host Philipp Lorenz-Spreen (Max Planck Institute for Human Development) for a talk in our series on The Science of the Predicted Human.

13 Oct. 2023, 11:15-12:15

SODAS Data Discussion 13 October 2023

Data Discussion with Magnus Lindgaard Nielsen and Jeppe Søndergaard Johansen.

27 Sept. 2023, 11:00-12:00

The Science of the Predicted Human talk series: Keyon Vafa

We are happy to announce that we will be hosting a talk by Keyon Vafa - a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University - as part of the ‘The Science of the Predicted Human’ talk series.

15 Sept. 2023, 11:00-12:30

SODAS Lecture: How State and Protester Violence Affect Protest Dynamics

SODAS Lecture with Professor Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld, UCLA.

22 Aug. 2023, 15:00-17:00

The Science of the Predicted Human talk series: Professor Jon Kleinberg

We are delighted to host Professor Jon Kleinberg (Tisch University) for a talk in our series on The Science of the Predicted Human. 

21 Aug. 2023, 11:00-13:00

The science of the predicted human talk series: David Lazer

We are delighted to host Professor David Lazer for a talk in our series on The Science of the Predicted Human. 

Please join us for this event on August 21, 11am in Goth. Aud. 1, Gothersgade 140

20 June 2023, 16:00-17:30

Future of HumAnIty

Join Future of HumAnIty where experts and innovators discuss how AI, Quantum and other new technologies will impact our future and how we can proactively take charge. The event includes a Keynote Speech by former Under-Secretary-General of the United nations Michal Møller, and a Panel Discussion by Experts and Visioners. It all ends with a glass of cava.  

16 June 2023, 15:00-18:00

PhD defence on ” Discursive Cartography: Computing and Interpreting Maps of Online Communication”

SODAS PhD student Thyge Ryom Enggaard will defend his dissertation " Discursive Cartography: Computing and Interpreting Maps of Online Communication " on Friday 16th June 15.00-18.00 CET.

7 June 2023, 8:45-10:00

Talk Series: Quantum meets society #3

What really happens when quantum technology meet society? In this talk series, quantum scientists and social scientists from the University of Copenhagen meet to explore potentials, challenges, and missing links in the intersection of quantum technologies and social sciences.

In this talk, we explore the opportunities and challenges when it comes to regulating Quantum in an international society.

6 June 2023, 9:00-11:00

The Science of the Predicted Human talk series: Gillian Hadfield

2 June 2023, 11:00-12:30

SODAS Lecture: Personality in your Pocket - How to use Smartphones for Psychological Assessment

SODAS Lecture with Dr. Clemens Stachl, University of St. Gallen

1 June 2023, 15:00-16:30

Talk: Initial Progress on the Science of Science by Dashun Wang

The increasing availability of large-scale datasets that trace the entirety of the scientific enterprise, have created an unprecedented opportunity to explore scientific production and reward. In this talk, I’ll highlight some examples of research in this area, hoping to illustrate the promise of science of science as well as its limitations.

24 May 2023, 15:00-17:00

Talk: Examining Validity of ML Systems in the Public Sphere by Rediet Abebe

We are delighted to host Professor Rediet Abebe (University of California, Berkeley) for a talk in our series on The Science of the Predicted Human. Professor Abebe's research builds a scientific foundation for understanding the interactions of algorithms and inequality.

17 May 2023, 8:30-10:00

Talk Series: Quantum meets society #2

What really happens when quantum technology meet society? In this talk series, quantum scientists and social scientists from the University of Copenhagen meet to explore potentials, challenges, and missing links in the intersection of quantum technologies and social sciences.

In this talk, we explore the challenges and opportunities of quantum technology related to international politics and security.

12 May 2023, 11:00-12:30

SODAS Data Discussion 12 May 2023

Data Discussion with Hjalmar Bang Carlsen and August Lohse 

8 May 2023, 10:00-12:00

The Science of the Predicted Human talk series: Dean Eckles

We are delighted to host Professor Dean Eckles (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) for a talk in our series on The Science of the Predicted Human. Professor Eckles's work examines how interactive technologies affect human behavior, especially by mediating social influence.

4 May 2023, 10:00-12:00

The Science of the Predicted Human talk series: Johan Ugander

We are delighted to host Professor Johan Ugander (Stanford University) for a talk in our series on The Science of the Predicted Human. Professor Ugander's empirical and methodological work leverages the unique measurement opportunities created by the internet and digitization to study social networks and human behavior in previously unprecedented ways.

28 Apr. 2023, 14:00-16:00

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Roberta Sinatra

To celebrate her appointment as Professor at the Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science at the University of Copenhagen, Roberta Sinatra will give her inaugural lecture on 28th April at 14:00 PM, followed by a reception

27 Apr. 2023, 15:00

Talk with Vito Latora: Dynamical processes in systems with higher order interactions

Complex networks have been successfully used to describe the spread of diseases in populations of interacting individuals. Professor Vito Latora will discuss the use and implications of such systems with higher order interactions.

26 Apr. 2023, 8:30-10:00

Talk Series: Quantum meets society #1

What really happens when quantum technologies meet society? In this talk series, quantum scientists and social scientists from the University of Copenhagen meet to explore potentials, challenges, and missing links in the intersection of quantum technologies and social sciences.

In the first talk of the series, we explore quantum technology in a societal context; What exactly is quantum? And how can we expect society to relate to the new quantum technologies?

21 Apr. 2023, 11:00-12:30

SODAS Lecture: Immigration and Social Distance - Evidence from Newspapers during the Age of Mass Migration

SODAS lecture with Dr. Gloria Gennaro, University College London

19 Apr. 2023, 13:30-15:00

The Science of the Predicted Human talk series: Joshua Blumenstock

We are delighted to host Joshua Blumenstock (UC Berkeley) for a talk in our series on The Science of the Predicted Human. His research combines econometrics, machine learning and network science to explore the application of predictive algorithms for improving social programs, the spread of information online and much more.

17 Apr. 2023, 10:00

The Science of the Predicted Human talk series: Professor Shannon Vallor

We are delighted to host Professor Shannon Vallor (University of Edinburgh) for a talk in our series on The Science of the Predicted Human in collaboration with DTU Compute and the Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence

14 Apr. 2023, 11:00-12:00

SODAS Data Discussion 14 April 2023

Data Discussion with Jonas L. Juul and Louis Boucherie

31 Mar. 2023, 15:30-18:30

PhD defence on "Biases in Natural Language Processing"

SODAS PhD student Terne Sasha Thorn Jakobsen will defend her dissertation "Biases in Natural Language Processing" on Friday 31st March 15.30-18.30 CET

31 Mar. 2023, 11:00-12:30

SODAS Lecture: Estimating the replicability of research findings in psychology - From manuscript text

SODAS Lecture with Dr. Youyou Wu, University College London

24 Feb. 2023, 14:00-18:00

PhD defence on "Research in the Era of Social Media"

SODAS PhD student Yangliu Fan will defend her dissertation "Research in the Era of Social Media: Communities, Methodologies & Author Trajectories" on Friday 24th February 

23 Feb. 2023, 10:30-12:00

Talk with James Evans: Designing Diversity for Sustained Innovation

We at SODAS are very exited to welcome James Evans, Max Palevksy Professor of Sociology, to give this very interesting talk on "Designing Diversity for Sustained Innovation"

10 Feb. 2023, 11:00-12:30

SODAS Data Discussion 10 February 2023

Data Discussion with Natalia Umansky and Jeremy Spater

9 Feb. 2023, 10:00-13:00

The Science of the Predicted Human talk series: Professor César A. Hidalgo

We are delighted to host Professor César A. Hidalgo (Universities of Toulouse, Manchester, and Harvard) in collaboration with DTU Compute and the Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence

20 Jan. 2023, 11:00-12:30

SODAS Lecture: The Effects of Social Movements - Evidence from #MeToo

SODAS Lecture with Ro'ee Levy, Tel Aviv University School of Economics