This hybrid round-table and workshop is co-organized between LECTIO, KU Leuven, and the University of Utrecht. Event dates: 11-12 May. Registration deadline: 30 April 2021.

Over two days, participants will have the chance to try a hands-on approach to network analysis, with a mix of practical workshops and presentations of ongoing projects (by LECTIO members). The keynote speakers will be prof. Dirk Van Miert (University of Utrecht), presenting the ERC project “Sharing Knowledge in Learned and Literary Networks – The Republic of Letters as a Pan- European Knowledge Society” and Prof. Bart Thijs (KU Leuven) on “Recognizing Patterns: the application of Deep Learning in Network Analysis”. More information below!

Programme – 11 May (Teams)

16:00-16:10

Welcome session by the workshop organizers

16:10-16:45

Margherita Fantoli, KU Leuven Institute LECTIO
Introduction to network analysis

17:00-18:00

Dirk van Miert, University of Utrecht – Keynote lecture
A network perspective of the Republic of Learning: expectations, problems, solutions, results and recommendations

Programme – 12 May (Teams & in person)

09:30-10:15

Mark Depauw, KU Leuven Institute LECTIO (fully booked*)
From relational databases to network analysis: the case of Trismegistos

10:15-11:30

Yanne Broux, KU Leuven (fully booked*)
Hands-on session: using Gephi

12:00-13:00

Bart Thijs, KU Leuven Institute Leuven.AI – Keynote Lecture
Recognizing Patterns: the application of Deep Learning in Network Analysis

For more information about the event, including registration information and abstracts of each of the talks, check out this link.

*The hands-on portions of the event are full, but it is still possible to get on a waiting list.