COMPASS
Programme
A comprehensive one-day schedule featuring international keynotes and doctoral-led panels in a unified scientific setting.
- 18 May 2026
- Single-room schedule
- Aula 3, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa
- Sequential session flow from morning keynotes to afternoon thematic panels.
- Single-room format designed to maximize interdisciplinary dialogue and shared context.
- Dedicated time for roundtable discussion and informal networking during breaks.
09:30 - 09:45
Opening
Opening Remarks
Salvatore Ruggieri and Francesca Chiaromonte open the workshop day and frame the agenda.
09:45 - 10:30
Keynote
Keynote 1
Keynote lecture by Prabhani Kuruppumullage Don (Pennsylvania State University).
10:30 - 11:00
Break
Coffee Break 1
Morning pause before the first panel.
Break
This block is reserved for informal discussion and transition within the day.
11:00 - 12:00
Panel
Panel 1: AI for Modeling and Forecasting
Foundations and applications of AI in predictive modeling, spanning from statistical methods to socio-economic forecasting.
Session chairs Alice Musso , Biancamaria Bombino
Session lineup
- 11:00 Alice Musso University of Pisa and ISTI-CNR
- 11:15 Biancamaria Bombino University of Pisa and IIT-CNR
- 11:30 RAwR: Role-Aware Rewiring via Approximate Equitable Partition Riccardo Porcedda · Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and University of Pisa
- 11:45 Model Readability and Explanatory Alignment Corentin Lobet · Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
- 11:55 Roundtable
12:00 - 12:45
Keynote
Keynote 2
Keynote lecture by Guido Germano (University College London).
Session lineup
12:45 - 13:45
Lunch
Light Lunch
Shared lunch break for speakers and participants.
Lunch
This block is dedicated to the networking lunch for invited speakers and attendees.
13:45 - 14:30
Keynote
Keynote 3
Keynote lecture by Federica Casarosa on disinformation, democracy, and the role of courts.
14:30 - 15:30
Panel
Panel 2: AI for Legal & Legal for AI Ethics
Exploring the relationship between AI and the legal sector: predictive justice and normative frameworks.
Session chairs Roberta Romano , Roberta Savella
Session lineup
- 14:30 From Risk to Protection: Vulnerability as a Benchmark for European AI Governance Roberta Romano · University of Pisa and Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
- 14:45 Regulation vs Innovation? Unpacking the dichotomy to foster responsible research Roberta Savella · University of Pisa and CNR-ISTI
- 15:00 Significant Harm in EU Law: When Voice-Based Virtual Assistants Are Prohibited Vittoria Caponecchia · Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and University of Pisa
- 15:15 Acting without action: Ethics and responsibility in AI systems (online) Elio Grande · University of Pisa
- 15:25 Roundtable
15:30 - 16:00
Break
Coffee Break 2
Afternoon pause before the final panel.
Break
This block is reserved for informal discussion and transition within the day.
16:00 - 17:15
Panel
Panel 3: AI for Complexity and Economic Systems
Analyzing social and innovation networks combined with AI to extract value from complex systems.
Session chairs Lorenzo Emer , Stefano Blando
Session lineup
- 16:00 The hidden structure of innovation networks Lorenzo Emer · Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and University of Pisa
- 16:15 Stefano Blando Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and University of Pisa
- 16:30 Giuseppe Squillace (online) Giuseppe Squillace · Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and Université Paris-Saclay
- 16:45 Unveiling Signed Complexity: A Statistically Validated Bipartite Projection Anna Gallo · Enrico Fermi Research Center (CREF)
- 17:00 Roundtable
17:15 - 17:45
Closing
Closing Remarks
Final workshop takeaways by Andrea Vandin.
20:00 - 22:30
Social
Social Dinner
Closing dinner for speakers and invited guests.
Social
This block is the closing dinner for speakers, panelists, and organizers.