Keynote Speaker Announcement at WIRE 2024 in Budapest, Hungary On 13th November 2024, WIRE 2024 (Week of Innovative Regions in Europe) will feature an invited keynote speech in Budapest, Hungary, addressing critical themes shaping the future of European regional development. The event, organized under the Hungarian...

Prof Igor Calzada evaluates highly-profiled ongoing Horizon Europe projects by providing constructive scientific advise in topics related to AI, digital transformations, Web3, blockchain, DAOs, data cooperatives, and social innovation, among many other public policy challenges. Here with a consortium of a funded project after the...

From May to October 2024, I had the honor of being a selected resident at the SOAM Network Sovereignties Residence Programme, held at Ammersee, Germany. The programme focuses on the emerging framework of network sovereignties. This concept, explored under the ERC Consolidator BlockchainGov project led...

On 13 September 2024, I had the opportunity to present my research on Trustworthy AI at a workshop held in Eindhoven, Netherlands, under the auspices of the Enfield EU project. The workshop brought together scholars and practitioners to address one of the most pressing challenges...

On 4-6 September 2024, I had the honor of presenting my research titled Data-In-Flux: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in the Study of Data On Move at the Data Power Conference in Graz (Austria) and Bangalore (India). The panel, organized by Anu Masso, provided a stimulating...

On 2-3 September 2024, I had the honor of directing the Summer Course AI for Social Innovation (AI4SI) in Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain. This unique event brought together participants from diverse backgrounds to discuss the transformative potential of AI in fostering social innovation. The course explored...

I recently had the opportunity to present my latest paper at the RGS-IBG (Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers) Annual Meeting, as part of the Panel on Digital Territories, held in London from August 27-30. The presentation, titled "PostWestphalian Datafied Network States",...