COMPASS Workshop 2026: AI, Complexity and Social Systems

May 18, 2026·
Stefano Blando
Stefano Blando
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COMPASS Workshop Highlights
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On Monday, May 18th, 2026, the workshop “COMPASS: Complexity, Markets, Policy, and AI in Social Systems” took place at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa.

The event brought together international scholars to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping our understanding of complex social and economic dynamics. Highlights included keynote addresses by Prof. Guido Germano (UCL), Prof. Prabhani Kuruppumullage Don (Penn State), and Dr. Federica Casarosa (SSSA).

I had the pleasure of co-organizing the workshop and contributing to the panel on AI for Complexity and Economic Systems, where we discussed agent-based modeling, network science, and computational policy design.

We extend our sincere thanks to all speakers, attendees, co-organizers, and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna for hosting the initiative, as well as the University of Pisa (UniPi) for the grant supporting high-impact doctoral scientific events.

This workshop represents a significant step forward in strengthening interdisciplinary connections between artificial intelligence and the social sciences.

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Stefano Blando (he/him)
PhD Student in Artificial Intelligence
Stefano Blando is a PhD student in the National PhD Program in Artificial Intelligence at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and the University of Pisa. His research lies at the intersection of AI, agent-based modeling, and economics. He studies adaptive multi-agent systems, differentiable agent-based models, LLM-based generative agents, and robust quantitative methods for financial and socio-economic data.