Summer School

 

“Collective Intelligence: Theories and Applications”


9-13 September 2019

Bari - Italy

 

The last decade has seen a rapid growth of the number of studies on the collective intelligence of complex systems. It concerns a form of distributed intelligence, which emerges from collaboration and competition of many interconnected entities, whose behavioral rules are often also very simple. From groups of animals, such as schools of fishes, colonies of ants, flocks of birds, to human groups, such as teams and organizations, to networks such as economies, neuronal networks, scientist networks, and financial systems, all these systems show the ability to reach higher performance than single entities, exploiting the power of social relationships and multiple connections.

Research has currently proposed theories to understand the building blocks and the basic mechanisms of collective intelligence as well as developed applications of intelligent artificial systems, inspired by this property. What emerges is that the topic spans beyond the borders of single fields of study and embraces multiple disciplines, such as biology, cognitive science, physics, computer science, management, and economics. Applications refer to different contexts, from robotics to industrial optimization, politics, and artificial intelligence.

The main aim of this Summer School is to provide an updated overview of the topic, both on theories and applications, according to this multidisciplinary perspective. To pursue this goal, the School offers a collection of topical lectures in multiple fields, given by leading international scholars from high-ranked academia and research centers.

The Summer School is mainly addressed to PhD students and young researchers, who would like to improve their knowledge about mechanisms and dynamics of collective behaviors of complex systems, from animals to individuals, to economies.

PhD students attending the school will receive 6 ECTS certification.

 

Speakers (Bios)

Carbone Giuseppe, Polytechnic University of Bari

Castellano Claudio, Institute for Complex Systems, National Research Council

Couzin Iain, Max Planck Institute

Fagiolo Giorgio, S. Anna School of Advanced Studies

Gambardella Luca, Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence, USI

Garnier Simon, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Gloor Peter, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence

Gonzalez Cleotilde, Carnegie Mellon University

 

Lectures (Abstracts)

“Criticality and Collective intelligence in Groups”, G. Carbone

“Of Robots and Ants - A Brief Interdisciplinary History of Swarm Intelligence”, S. Garnier

“Ant Colony Optimization from research to business”, L. Gambardella

“Emergence of Collective Behavior and Networks from Individual Choices”, C. Gonzalez

“Collective Sensing and Decision-Making in Animal Groups: From Fish Schools to Primate Societies”, I. Couzin

“Statistical physics approach to social dynamics”, C. Castellano

“Individual behaviors, interactions and collective efficiency. What economists can learn from network science and complex-system theory”, G. Fagiolo

“Measuring Happiness, Creativity, and Performance in Individuals and Organizations by Analyzing Collective Consciousness”, P. Gloor

 

Chair

Giannoccaro Ilaria, Politecnico di Bari

 

Scientific Committee

Afferrante Luciano, Politecnico di Bari

Albino Vito, Politecnico di Bari

Bottiglione Francesco, Politecnico di Bari

Carbone Giuseppe, Politecnico di Bari

De Tullio Marco, Politecnico di Bari

Galesic Mirta, Sante Fe Institute

Giannoccaro Ilaria, Politecnico di Bari

Stramaglia Sebastiano, Università degli studi di Bari

 

Organization Committee

Aguglia Angela, Politecnico di Bari

Carbone Giuseppe, Politecnico di Bari

Giannoccaro Ilaria,  Politecnico di Bari

Massari Giovanni Francesco, Politecnico di Bari 

 

Program Schedule

 

9 september

10 september

11 september

12 september

13 september

 

 

 

 

 

9.00 - 11.00

Welcome & School presentation                                Ilaria Giannoccaro

Luca Gambardella

Iain Couzin

Claudio Castellano

Peter Gloor

11.00 - 11.15

Coffee break

Coffee break

Coffee break

Coffee break

Coffee break

11.15 - 13.00

Giuseppe Carbone

Luca Gambardella

Iain Couzin

Claudio Castellano

Peter Gloor

13.00 - 13.15

 Q & A

 Q & A

 Q & A

 Q & A

 Q & A

13.15 - 14.30

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

14.30 - 16.30

Simon Garnier

Cleotilde Gonzalez

Faculty meeting

Giorgio Fagiolo

Closing remarks

16.30 - 16.45

Coffee break

Coffee break

Coffee break

 

16.45 - 18.30

Simon Garnier

Cleotilde Gonzalez

Visit

Giorgio Fagiolo

 

18.30 - 18.45

 Q & A

 Q & A

 

 Q & A

 

19.30 - 22.30

 

 

Social dinner

 

 

 

 

 

Venue

Palace Hotel, via F. Lombardi, 13, 70122 Bari, Italy.

 

Fee

The registration fee is 350 €. The fee includes coffee breaks, lunches, and social dinner. The fee is waived  for PhD students at Politecnico di Bari.

 

Registration

Registration should be made within the end of August fulfilling the registration form.

Please send the registration form together with a copy of the bank transfer to collective.intelligence@poliba.it.

 

Back transfer details

Account name: Politecnico di Bari (Dipartimento di Meccanica, Matematica e Management) PARTITA IVA IT04301530723 - CODICE FISCALE 93051590722

Account address: Via Orabona, 4- 70125 Bari, Italia

Bank name:  UBI Banca Carime - Bari  Agenzia 1- Via G. Toma, 12-70125-Bari

IBAN: IT 37 P 03111 04001 000000004225

BIC/SWIFT: CARMIT31002

Reason of the payment: Name Surname & Summer School Collective Intelligence 

 

For information

Prof. Ilaria Giannoccaro

email: ilaria.giannoccaro@poliba.it