workshop
Bridging Social, Ecological and Digital Systems Science for transformative change
April 16th, 2026
@ Ateneu Barcelonès
about the workshop
The SE3DS Lab was officially launched at a transdisciplinary journey at the Ateneu Barcelonès. This workshop explored the complex relationality between human societies, ecological health, and the rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Our sessions were designed to address how digital infrastructures mediate our relationship with nature and how these tools can be leveraged for systemic resilience.
speakers
Dr. Luca Rossi
Associate Professor, Head of the Data Science Section, IT Univestity of Copenhagen
Dr. Mollie Chapman
Group Leader, Environmental Values and Food System Transformation
TdLab
ETH Zurich
Dr. Christopher Raymond
Director of the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS),
University of Helsinki
Claudia Misteli
Associate Director, TNOC-Europe NetworkNaturePLUS / TNOC Festival
Diana Urquiza
Product Designer
Earth System Services Group, Earth Sciences Department
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Dr. Arjen Buijs
Associate Professor
Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group,
Wageningen University
Dr. Matteo Bruno
Associate Researcher
Sony CSL – Rome
Jonas Schneider
Executive Director,
Protect Our Winters Europe
SE3DS Lab speakers
Principal Investigator, BIG-5 Project, SE3DS Lab
Postdoctoral Researcher at ICTA-UAB / Environmental consultant at the Climate Office of the City of Rome
PhD Researcher, ICTA-UAB / VUB
PhD Researcher, ICTA-UAB
Alba Ortiz
PhD Researcher, ICTA-UAB
Incoming PhD Reseracher, ICTA-UAB
hosting the panels
Postdoctoral Researcher, ICTA-UAB
David Camacho Caballero
Postdoctoral Researcher, ICTA-UAB
agenda
09:30h – 13:00: The Socio-Ecological-Digital Reality of Cities
We analyzed the digital layer of urban environments with international experts from Sony SCL and Helsinki University.
14:00h – 17:30: Relationality in the Face of Transformative Change
A deep dive into how digital platforms reconfigure value creation and nature perception, featuring speakers from the University of Zurich, Wageningen, and IT University of Copenhagen.
detailed agenda
Session 1
The Socio-Ecological-Digital Reality of Cities
Reception and networking session
9:30 AM — 10:30 AM
Introduction to the SE3DS Lab Identity, vision and ongoing research
10:30 AM — 10:55 AM
Q&A
11:05 AM — 11:20 AM
Panel and Post doc Presentation
11:20 AM — 12:00 PM
by Postdoc speakers: Giulia Benati (SM Justice Roma/PPGIS), Matteo Bruno (Sony SCL – Rome) and Christohper Raymond (University of Helsinki)
Experts Panel and Questions from the audience
12:00 PM — 01:00 PM
Hosted by David Camacho with participation from Claudia Mistelli (TNOC), Diana Urquiza (BSC), Matteo Bruno (Sony SCL – Rome) and Christopher Raymond (University of Helsinki)
Session 2
Social-ecological-digital relationality in the face of transformative change
Introduction
02:00 PM — 02:05 PM
Q&A
02:15 PM — 02:30 PM
Panel Presentation
02:30 PM — 03:15 PM
Hosted by Fulvia Calcagni with participation from Mollie Chapman (University of Zurich), Arjen Buijs (Wageningen University), Luca Rossi (It University of Copenhagen) and Jonas Schneider (Protect Our Winters)
Experts Panel and Questions from the audience
03:15 PM — 04:30PM
Hosted by Fulvia Calcagni with participation from Mollie Chapman (University of Zurich), Arjen Buijs (Wageningen University), Luca Rossi (It University of Copenhagen) and Jonas Schneider (Protect Our Winters)
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