ICSSI 2026 Speakers
We are excited to introduce the speakers who will be joining us at the ICSSI 2026 conference! These experts represent a wide range of fields related to social sciences and will be sharing their insights and research.
Melinda Baldwin
Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair of History, University of Maryland
Donna Ginther
Roy A. Roberts & Regents Distinguished Professor of Economics Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas
Charles Gomez
Associate Professor, School of Sociology at the University of Arizona
Kevin Gross
Professor, Department of Statistics North Carolina State University
Ryan Hill
Economist and assistant professor of strategy at Northwestern Kellogg
Chaoqun Ni
Associate Professor, School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, University of Wisconsin
Lingfei Wu
Assistant Professor of Information Science, University of Pittsburgh
Panelists
Meet those contributing to ICSSI’s evolving conversations—this preliminary lineup reflects a growing group of voices, with additional participants and details to be confirmed. Please check back as we continue to expand and refine this section.
Daniel Acuña
Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder
Aaron Clauset
Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder
Heather Douglas
Associate Professor in MSU’s Department of Philosophy
Andrew Gerard
Senior Metascience Fellow, Institute for Progress
Matt Hourihan
Associate Vice President for Government Relations and Public Policy
Jessica Hullman
Ginni Rometty, Professor of Computer Science, Northwestern University
Lisa Margonelli
Editor in Chief, Issues in Science & Technology
Cassidy Sugimoto
Program Committee Chair