Dissemination of knowledge and societal outreach stand as fundamental undertakings at Open Lab, featuring the ideas put forth by its resident researchers and guest scholars. The organized events provide an excellent platform for participants to acquire insights into state-of-the-art research, methodologies, and best practices around the topics of economic and digital resilience.

Workshop: "Machine Learning for Data & Algorithm-Sharing in Social Science."

The workshop, organized by the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, provides a unique opportunity for researchers and practitioners to delve into the transformative power and challenges of algorithm-sharing methods.

Dates: May 27-28, 2024.

Location: IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy.

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Seminar: "Digital communication in the lab and in the field: anonymity, nonverbal content, and prosociality"

Speaker: Assistant Professor Adam Zylbersztejn.

Assistant Professor Zylbersztejn (University of Lyon 2), will deliver a seminar within the Open Lab/AXES seminar series.

Dates: Apr 24, 2024 - 2pm - 4pm.

Location: IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy, S. Francesco complex.

Seminar: "Anticipating Climate Change Across the United States"

Speaker: Assistant Professor Adrien Bilal.

Assistant Professor Bilal (Harvard University), will deliver a seminar within the Open Lab/AXES seminar series.

Dates: Apr 10, 2024 - 2pm - 4pm.

Location: online.

Open Lab: Peer Discussion Session

Following the kickstart introductory day, it's now time to assess the progress of the projects during a peer session. This session presents an excellent chance for research teams to gather valuable feedback on their projects.

Dates: Apr 3, 2024; 2pm - 4pm.

Location: IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy; S. Francesco complex, aula Sagrestia, and online.

Seminar: "Imperfect (Re)allocation in Imperfect Markets: Evidence from China’s Pilot Carbon ETS"

Speaker: Professor Jo Van Biesebroeck.

Professor Van Biesebroeck (KU Leuven), will deliver a seminar within the Open Lab/AXES seminar series.

The seminar explores and contrasts the efficacy of absolute and intensity-based emission regulations in advancing carbon mitigation within the Chinese carbon emission trading scheme (ETS) pilots. 

Dates: Mar 27, 2024 - 2pm - 4pm.

Location: IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy, S. Francesco complex.

Seminar: "University-to-Industry knowledge transfers and firms’ resilience during the Great Recession: Evidence for Spanish firms."

Speaker: Professor Maria Dolores Añón Higón.

Professor Dolores Higón (University of Valencia), will deliver a seminar within the Open Lab/AXES seminar series. This session will delve into the exploration of how the transfer of knowledge from universities to industries affects the performance of firms amidst economic downturns. By analyzing a group of Spanish manufacturing firms, the study seeks to reveal how collaboration with universities contributes to enhancing competitive advantage.

Dates: Feb 21, 2024 - 2pm.

Location: IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy, S. Francesco complex.

Seminar: "Investment in Digital Technologies and Firms' Labor Demand"

Speaker: Professor Andrea Fracasso.

We are glad to announce our next seminar as part of the AXES seminar series. Professor Andrea Fracasso from the University of Trento will deliver a seminar on the effects of investment in robots and other 4IR digital technologies (specifically big data, Internet of Things, virtual reality, and cybersecurity) on firm employment, firms' training and firms' hiring strategies.

Dates: Feb 14, 2024 - 2pm.

Location: IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy, S. Francesco complex.

Open Lab: Introduction Day

This session hosted the presentations of the projects that secured funding through the Call for Ideas selection process. The aim of the session was not only that of giving visibility to the projects within the IMT community, but also of capturing the interest of potential collaborators.

Dates: Feb 1, 2024; 10.00am - 12.00noon.

Location: online.

Download the program here.