Large scale experiments and simulations for the second generation of FuturICT
H2020 – FLAG-ERA JTC2016: ICT for Social Sciences
Deliverable 3.3 High-level International Hackatons & Conferences
Due date: M12 – January 2018
Project start date: 1 February 2017 - Duration: 36 months
Workpackage concerned: WP3
Concerned workpackage leader: ETHZ
Lead Beneficiary: ETHZ
Dissemination level: Public ¨ PU: Public (must be available on the website) ¨ CO: Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services) ¨ Cl: Classified, as referred to in Commission Decision 2001/844/EC
High-level International Conference (Organized - POLITO) “Data Science Challenges” Politecnico di Torino, 4-8 July 2017 https://www.computer.org/web/compsac2017/data-science-challenges “ICT for Social Innovation" Smart Data Forum, Berlin 10-11 October 2017 https://www.eventbrite.de/e/ict-for-social-innovation-tickets-38221143469#
Talks / Presentations / Workshop Contributions / Important Meetings / Conference Participation & Networking (ETHZ)
February 7, 2017: Meeting Kathleen Breitman, Tezos Foundation (Blockchain Initiative), ETH Zurich
February 13, 2017: Meeting Monique Morrow, Humanized Internet (NGO), ETH Zurich
February 14, 2017: Meeting Jonas Nakonz, Foraus Digital Platforms (NGO), ETH Zurich
February 20, 2017: Presentation for Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (Ministry), ETH Zurich
February 21, 2017: Meeting with University of St. Gallen, Energieagentur St. Gallen, ETHZ about distributed energy systems on the blockchain, Energieagentur St. Gallen
February 28, 2017: Workshop 1: Climate Ledger Initiative (Blockchain for Paris Agreement); Impact Hub Zurich
March 07, 2017: Meeting with Runner-up Thomson Reuters HackTheValley Hack „Team Smarties“ (Exploring the intersection of blockchain and IoT), Zurich
March 09, 2017: Fintech Awards, Zurich
March 13, 2017: Meeting with Swiss Federal Office of Energy (Ministry) about Blockchain, FOE, Bern
March 14; 2017: Finance 2.0 Conference, Zurich
March 20-23, 2017: CEBIT Hannover
March 27, 2017: Meeting with UBS Innovation about Blockchain / Trust Square, UBS, Zurich
March 28, 2017: Blockchain Meetup Vaduz / Meeting Blockchain Büro Liechtenstein, Vaduz Liechtenstein
March 29, 2017: Meeting UBS Data Privacy Specialists, Zurich
March 30, 2017: Trust Square (Blockchain Hub) Workshop, Canton of Zurich
March 30, 2017: Presentation „Will Democracy Survive Big Data and Artificial Intelligence?“, Neo Network (Innovation Network), UZH; Live Video: https://www.facebook.com/neonetwork.ch/videos/1165687733560816.
April 4, 2017: Presentation „Digitale Revolution“, University of Fribourg
April 10/11, 2017: Conference OECD LEED „Increasing Productivity, Job Creation and Inclusion from the Bottom-up“, Introducing Finance 4.0 at a roundtable, Prague, Czech Republic
April 18, 2017: Meeting Lakeside Partners / Blockchaincompetition, M. Ruch, ETHZ
April 18, 2017: Meeting CEO Digitalfestival / Hack Zurich, ETHZ
April 19, 2017: Meeting Center for Public Impact about AI and future joint events, Skype
April 25, 2017: Meeting Timo Ali-Vehmas, Nokia Technologies Head of Ecosystem Research, Skype
May 8, 2017: Workshop Reinventing Society in the Digital Age, CSH, Vienna, AT Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix7IgbwYbIM&feature=youtu.be Pictures: https://polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/yajQKk5KnRrCugN (FuturICT 2.0 co-organizer with CSH, FuturICT 2.0 financial contribution, FuturICT 2.0 researchers participating)
May 9, 2017: BlockchainX Workshop on E-Identity, ETH, Zurich, CH Pictures: https://polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/b6aDxvqTBg6ixJq Summary: https://polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/BSFKQeorvkSkPIx (FuturICT 2.0 co-organizer, FuturICT 2.0 researchers participating)
May 12, 2017: Meeting Trust Square (Blockchain Hub) Project, Canton of Zurich
May 15, 2017: Meeting Christine Perey, AR & VR Consultant, ETHZ
May 16, 2017: Meeting Sony Joseph, Founder Kalhatti (Blockchain Startup), ETHZ
May 17, 2017: UNFCCC SB 46 Press Conference and Side Event: How Could Blockchain Technology Contribute to Paris Agreement Implementation?, UNFCCC, Bonn, DE Video Press Conference: https://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/bonn_may_2017/events/2017-05-17- 14-00-iaai-blockchain-for-enhanced-climate-action/iaai-blockchain-for-enhanced-climate-action Video Side Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsQ7LmR7ZdY → FuturICT 2.0 co-organizer, FuturICT 2.0 researchers participating
May 18, 2017: Panel, ÖBU (Sustainability Consultant) Tagung «Digitale Wirtschaft und Nachhaltigkeit» (Video), Basel
May 23, 2017: Digital Society Innovation Manifesto Workshop, Rimini, Italy
June 07, 2017: Meeting Bitsaboutme (Data Privacy Startup), Skype
June 21, 2017: Meeting V. Kolarov, Scientific Liaison Officer Brussels-Wallonia (Government), Zurich
June 21, 2017: Meeting N. Bürer, Managing Director Digitalswitzerland (NGO), ETHZ
June 21, 2017: Presentation Schauraum Basel “Perspektiven einer digitalen Gesellschaft - Steuerung versus Freiraum”, Blaser Architekten, Basel
June 22, 2017: Event NL Embassy “Protoyping the future of innovation”, Dutch Embassy, Berne
June 28, 2017: Presentation at Unternehmerforum Lilienberg, “Was ist neu an 4.0?”, Ermatingen
June 29/30, 2017: Major Transitions Workshop (incl. whitepaper & short video messages) at CRi, Paris, France
July 10, 2017: Meeting M. Badertscher Handelszeitung (Newspaper), Zurich
July 11, 2017: Meeting A. Verdon, Staatslabor (NGO for Tech in Public Institutions), Zurich
July 20/21, 2017: Peer-to-Peer Financial Sytems Conference, UCL, London, UK
August 8, 2017: Meeting V. Kahn, World Food Program, about Blockchain / Finance 4.0, Skype
August 10, 2017: Meeting J. Hucker, President Swissfinte.ch, Zurich
August 18, 2017: Business Lunch, Klimaplattform der Wirtschaft Zürich, Freitag Lab, Zurich
September 5, 2017: Meeting C. Tse, Cardstack (Blockchain Startup), Zurich
September 5, 2017: Meeting D. Heller, Fellow Peterson Institute for International Economics, Skype
September 13-15 2017: Digital Festival Zurich, participation in a number of workshops & Finance 2.0 Crypto, Zurich
September 18, 2017: Meeting Cquadrat, K-Effect (Startups), about Finance 4.0, Konstanz, Germany
September 18-22, 2017: “3rd International Workshop on Data-driven Self-regulating Systems (DSS 2017)”, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, US Program: http://dss2017.inn.ac/#program → FuturICT 2.0 co-organizer, FuturICT 2.0 financial contribution, FuturICT 2.0 researchers participating
September 20, 2017: Workshop Finance 4.0 with Bafin, ECB, Frankfurt School of Finance, KfW and others, Frankfurt, DE Presentation: https://polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/7XF7qW1lpSs7U3D → FuturICT 2.0 organizer, FuturICT 2.0 researchers participating
September 19, 2017: Presentation Finance 4.0 case at European Experts Roundtable “Sustainable Digital Environments”, Bonn, Germany
September 21, 2017: Meeting VQF Cryprocurrencies (Finance Association), FINMA, Zurich
September 26-29, 2017: SSC Conference “Digital Society”, Dublin, Ireland
October 03, 2017: Digital Shapers 2017 Meeting, Post, Bern
October 05, 2017: Presentation to a Japanese Delegation (Prof Terano, Prof. Deguchi ), ETHZ
October 09, 2017: Meeting Vontobel (Bank) Blockchain, ETHZ
October 10, 2017: Meeting European Commission, European Digital Labs, Skype
October 11, 2017: Swiss Fintech Pitches, Landesmuseum, Zurich
October 18, 2017: Presentation Akademie Berlingen “Prognosen mit Datenanalysen (Big Data) – aktuelle Möglichkeiten und Aussichten”, Berlingen
October 19, 2017: Presentation “Blockchain: Potential Impact on Citizen Science”, OECD Global Science Forum, Minsterio degli Affari Esteri, Rome
November 10, 2017: Meeting SPIRE Strategy, Forecasting – Black Swan Events (Startup), Zurich
November 12-16, 2017: Hack4Climate Bonn, DE Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmoNDjmboPxYDlxOWcVEZAg/videos Aftermovie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOANny6i0QM&list=PLVgRVmQ-AN- 8apRzDHQrIslnpupPc-5hU&index=1 Pictures: https://polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/GWsCF1Ch5qlCSTO → FuturICT 2.0 co-organizer, FuturICT 2.0 financial contribution, Official FuturICT 2.0 challenges, FuturICT 2.0 researchers mentoring and participating
November 20, 2017: Digitaldialog – 1. Nationale Konferenz Digitale Schweiz (Government), Biel
November 21, 2017: Digitaltag, Digitalswitzerland, Zurich
November 22, 2017: Collegium Helveticum Reflecting Privacy “Der Wert von Privacy”, Zurich
November 22, 2017: Crypto Valley Blockchain Competition / Summit; Jury member; Zug
November 24, 2017: Collegium Helveticum Reflecting Privacy “Leaking and Privacy”, Zurich
November 27, 2017: Meeting with ETH BitsToEnergy Lab, ETHZ
November 30, 2017: Presentation “Impact of Blockchain on Society”, START Global, University of St. Gallen
December 5, 2017: Meeting R. Ruttmann, Redesigning Financial Services (Association), HSG, Zurich
December 7, 2017: FET Flagship Strategy Meeting, ETH Zurich, CH Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmoNDjmboPxYDlxOWcVEZAg/videos Pictures: https://polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/JMIc39YeKTyqC5H → FuturICT 2.0 organizer, FuturICT 2.0 financial contribution, FuturICT 2.0 researchers participating
December 13, 2017: Meeting Yetta Foundation (Blockchain Initiative) Blockchain / Finance 4.0, ETHZ
January 21-26, 2018: Future Hack & Panel Talks, Davos, CH Pictures: https://polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/MaISNNuGNbcND5p → FuturICT 2.0 co-organizer, FuturICT 2.0 researchers mentoring and participating
Other FuturICT 2.0 – related events (All partners) https://futurict2.eu/?page_id=90
17.11.2017 Lecture: Learning, Knowing and Remembering in a Digital World, Université catholique de Louvain Naomi Baron (American University, Washington D.C.)
19.10.2017 Presentation: Block-chain and its implications for the conduct of science and citizen science, OECD Global Science Forum in Rome Stefan Klauser (Computational Social Science, ETH Zürich)
18.10.2017 Talk: Prognosen mit Datenanalysen (Big Data) – aktuelle Möglichkeiten und Aussichten, Akademie Berlingen Stefan Klauser (Computational Social Science, ETH Zürich)
11.10.2017 ICT for Social Innovation
25.09.2017 - 29.09.2017 Social Simulation Conference, Dublin, Ireland
20.09.2017 - 28.09.2017
New Advances in Condensed Matter Physics, Khiva, Uzbekistan
22.09.2017 Cesis IT Meetup: FuturICT 2.0 Presentation, Riga Technical University
18.09.2017 - 20.09.2017 I3M Multiconference 2017, Barcelona
03.09.2017 - 08.09.2017 30th Marian Smoluchowski Symposium on Statistical Physics Invited Talk by Anna Carbone, Politecnico of Turin Collegium Novum, Jagiellonian University, Poland
12.07.2017 CAPS (Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation) Community Workshop in Volos, Greece
04.07.2017 - 08.07.2017 'Building Digital Autonomy for a Sustainable World' DASC 2017: The 1st IEEE International COMPSAC Workshop on Data Science Challenges in Algorithm and Complexity Hosted by the Politecnico of Turin, Italy
06.07.2017 - 07.07.2017 Next Generation Internet Summit - FuturICT 2.0 Talk by Anna Carbone, Politecnico of Turin European Parliament, Brussels
23.05.2017 DSI (Digital Social Innovation) Manifesto workshop in Rimini, Italy
16.05.2017 & 17.05.2017 'What next for Digital Social Innovation?' An event in London gathering DSI (Digital Social Innovation) sponsors and practitioners from across Europe, and offering a tour of London's most exciting DSI hubs
11.04.2017 Introduction about FuturICT 2.0 in the WorldCIST'17 - 5th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies at Porto Santo, Portugal by Egils Ginters
04.04.2017 A talk by ETH Zürich's Stefan Klauser under the title: "Digitale Revolution – eine Suche nach dem Menschlichen" at the University of Fribourg
08.03.2017 EU-Japan Workshop on Big Data for Sustainability and Tourism @ Hamburg University Campus - FuturICT 2.0 presentation by Anna Carbone, Politecnico of Turin