The Code project final workshop at CREF

13 February 2026. The Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi” (CREF) in Rome hosted the CODE project (Coupling Opinion Dynamics with Epidemics) concluding workshop: a day dedicated to unpacking how the viral spread of ideas influences the viral spread of disease. The CODE project was born from a simple but profound observation: an epidemic is not […]

Complexity in economic and technological development

the research Complexity theory provides a powerful conceptual and methodological framework for analyzing emergent phenomena in social and economic systems. These systems, characterized by multiple interconnected actors and nonlinear dynamics, require approaches that can capture complex relationships and emergent patterns. Since traditional approaches aren’t sufficient to grasp this complexity, this project is divided into three […]

Echo-chambers: a method to identify them

In today’s society, where a large part of the information passes through social platforms, the phenomenon of echo chambers is well known. These are homogeneous and closed discursive communities in which users are exposed only to news and opinions that align with their previous beliefs, excluding different views and interpretations. However, one of the open […]

Entropy-based detection of Twitter echo chambers

Title: Entropy-based detection of Twitter echo chambers Authors: Manuel Pratelli (IMT Lucca) Fabio Saracco (CREF, IMT, CNR) , Marinella Petrocchi (Istituto di Informatica e Telematica, CNR) Abstract: Echo chambers, i.e. clusters of users exposed to news and opinions in line with their previous beliefs, were observed in many online debates on social platforms. We propose […]

CODE – Coupling Opinion Dynamics with Epidemics

CODE – Coupling Opinion Dynamics with Epidemics Coordinator Stefano Guarino CNR CREF Referrer: Fabio Saracco Partner Marco Brambilla, Politecnico di Milano Project Code: P2022AKRZ9 The CODE (Coupling Opinion Dynamics with Epidemics) project aims to investigate the coupling between virtual interactions, leading to opinion formation, and physical interactions, which cause the spreading of epidemics. We will […]

Bow-tie structures of twitter discursive communities

In che modo le persone discutono su Twitter? È possibile rintracciare delle costanti nel modo di interagire degli utenti? Possiamo capire come si diffondono le informazioni? In questo articolo, pubblicato su Nature, un gruppo di ricerca di CREF, CNR,  Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca, Università di Venezia e Universitat Rovira i Virgili di Terragona, ha […]

Sustainable development goals as unifying narratives in large UK firms’ Twitter discussions

To achieve sustainable development worldwide, the United Nations set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for humanity to reach by 2030.