Cultural and opinion dynamics:

Modelling, Experiments and Challenges for the future

CODYM, One-day Satellite Meeting of for ECCS'13, Barcelona, 16-20 September 2013

The workshop aims at:

−   drawing collectively the “state of the art” of the currently available main families of hypotheses (models) and the applicability domains, the corresponding set of emergent dynamics (results) and the – possible -  role of the different hypotheses about the type of network of interactions.

−   reducing the gap with social experiments and to go beyond the disciplines borders, by interacting with social-psychologists to learn about the current state of experiments. To find a common framework to design new experimental techniques based on modern technologies (sensor devices, smartphones apps, internet interfaces).

−   discussing the model validation with real data and analyze which kind of stylized fact of reality are reproduced.

−   fostering the research by exchanging knowledge concerning methods for abstract models, for the set of emergent phenomena.

−   discussing the main challenges to address by the field in the years to come, both theoretically and experimentally, with a particular emphasis to web collected experimental data.

Call for abstracts, selection standards and agenda

Original works should be submitted using the easychair platform by the 1st of May, only extended abstracts, i.e. not longer than two A4 pages using 11pts Times New Roman fonts (or equivalent ones), will be considered. We encourage you to include in your submission the following sections :

·         State of the art;

·         Aim;

·         Method;

·         Results ;

·         Conclusions .

The authors of the selected paper will be informed by the 1st of June.

Each paper, made anonymous, will be reviewed by two reviewers among the program committee members. Each paper will be ranked on several dimensions such as clarity, quality of the review, innovation, quality of the analysis.

A selection of the best papers should be envisaged for a topical issue of Advances for Complex Systems (published during 2014).

Preliminary agenda of the meeting

We expect 40 minutes talks plus 5 minutes for questions/answers/discussions. The schedule will be organized according to the number of papers selected by the program committee. The timetable will contain some slots to general discussions.

For the organizing committee of CODYM 2013:

Timoteo Carletti, Guillaume Deffuant, Sylvie Huet, Floriana Gargiulo and Katarzyna Sznajd-Weron