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August 4 - 8, 2025

Hybrid - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA USA
Gates/Hillman Center, 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Room 4405, 4th floor

The CASOS and IDeaS Summer Institute is an introduction to network science and how network science is enabled by artificial intelligence (AI).  Topics that will be covered include identification of key actors and groups, stance, network comparison, and network dynamics.  AI will be used to generate synthetic network data, label groups, and identify missing links in networks. Summer Institute will provide an overview of how network science can be used to overcome limitations in AI systems and how AI can be used to overcome limitations in network data and support analysis.  Much of the training will be hands-on and participants will be given data and technologies to analyze.  The data provided will be organized in scenarios that the participants will review during the week and produce insights related to these scenarios given the use of the AI enabled network science methods. 
The Summer Institute is a five day workshop, Monday August 4th through Friday August 8th. Each day's instruction will be from 8:30am to 5:30pm US Eastern. In person attendance is strongly preferred, however, there is a remote training option.  Tools will be provided to the trainees with trial licenses to use during Summer Institute. In person attendees will work in small 2-3 person groups to produce a final presentation (slides, ie. powerpoint). Groups will not be coordinated for those working remotely. Summer Institute is a certificate program. Participants who attend at least 80% of the sessions, follow along in the hands-on sessions, and generate a final presentation showing learned results will get a certificate.

Curriculum: [Agenda - subject to change, 7/23/25]

The hands-on curriculum builds on both social network and computational analysis techniques, and illustrates how to use these techniques to study social, organizational and policy issues. Final agenda will be distributed to registered participants in advance of instruction on August 4th.

Tools:

All participants will be given trial software for use during Summer Institute and a trial period following the event.

Faculty:

  • Kathleen M. Carley, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, Director of CASOS and IDeaS Centers

How to Register:

Registration is now open using Regpacks. Registration fees for 2025 Summer Institute are posted below. Participation is open to graduate students, faculty, and personnel from industry, education, and government. Those who attend in person will have an opportunity to receive personalized help with loading software onto machines and network with CASOS and IDeaS Center faculty, staff and students as well as other participants. Virtual attendees can participate while sessions are in progress live or review recordings and materials remotely after sessions. We will be using zoom for remote instruction.

Registration fees: In-person or virtual attendance

Industry: $2,500.00

Government/Military (with ID): $1,250.00

Faculty: $1,250.00

Students/Postdocs: $950.00

Register entering your information below or going to the 2025 Summer Institute registration page, https://www.regpack.com/reg/summerinstitute2025

Additional information for in-person participants: 

CMU Visitor Information (Parking and Campus Maps):  https://www.cmu.edu/visit//visitor-information

Local Hotel Accommodations

We have a room block availble at our University rate through the Hilton Garden Inn less than a mile from campus. Please use the below link to reserve your rooms. Other eligible discounts may be available at other hotels in the area. Please reach out to casos@cmu.edu for any suggestions on acocmodations.

BOOK HOTEL

Carnegie Mellon University has many local hotels in the area around campus that offers amenities like free WiFi and transportation to and from campus as well for you to choose from. While making your reservations, mention that you are here for a workshop at Carnegie Mellon University to get our corporate rate. If you have any additional questions on lodging, please contact the us at 412-268-3163. 

Food and Refreshments

Breakfast and lunch options as well as coffee, water and other refreshments and snacks will be provided during the instruction days and is included ith your registration. Following sessions on Monday August 4th, we will have a welcome reception featuring a poster session from our CASOS and IDeaS Center graduate students. If you have any food allergies, we can accomodate. Please note any allergies or restrictions during registration.

For all participants: 

Computer Requirements:

You will need to use your own machine:

    • Due to the virtual format you will need to use your own laptop.

  • Warning: Please make sure that your laptop is running Windows 10 or 11. The software may not run properly under  older versions of Windows. If using a MAC OS laptop please load Windows or a functional emulator since not all the software will run on a Mac OS. Here is a suggested list of emulators:
    1. Parallels Desktop for MAC: [Link]
    2. VMware Fusion: [Link]

Data:

Data will be provided to all participants for the sessions.