Research

A dialogue between scientific disciplines, to enhance the social impact of data

ISI Foundation is a nonprofit research institution committed to interdisciplinary data-driven science and scientific knowledge at the service of society.

The Foundation operates globally, leveraging decades of expertise in computational sciences, complex systems, data science, and aiming to impact domains spanning sustainable development, public health, economic inequality, and humanitarian response.

LATEST

Latest publications

Social interactions in isolated, confined, and extreme environments: A study of Antarctic winter teams using wearable sensors

Andrea Cantisani, Jan B. Schmutz, Pedro Marques-Quinteiro, Lorenzo Dall’Amico, Ciro Cattuto, Mirko Antino, Walter J. Eppich, Katharina Stegmayer, Sebastian Walther
PNAS123 (22), e2533420123 (2026)

Global approaches to infectious disease surveillance and modeling

Mark P. Khurana, Joseph L -H Tsui, Bernardo Gutierrez, Ayush Chopra, Neil Scheidwasser, Harrison Bo Hua Zhu, Serina Y. Chang, David A. Duchêne, Cathal Mills, Rhys P D Inward, Benjamin Reddy, John Brittain, Abhishek Dasgupta, James Sheldon, George Githinji, John S. Brownstein, Mélodie Monod, Luca Ferretti, Sivan Bershan, Simon Tietze, Leonardo Adrian Ferres, Silvia Argimón, Timothy J. Dallman, Etien Koua, Oliver Ratmann, Simon Cauchemez, Lauren Ancel Meyers, Lili Su, Alessandro Vespignani, Paul Pronyk, Áine O’Toole, Andrew Rambaut, Nicholas J. Loman, Edward C. Holmes, Seth Flaxman, Nicola Mulder, Oliver W. Morgan, Houriiyah Tegally, Manuel Gomez-Rodriguez, Nigel Shadbolt, Christian Happi, Meera Chand, Sofonias K. Tessema, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Marc A. Suchard, Oliver G. Pybus, Samuel V. Scarpino, Samir Bhatt, Moritz U. G. Kraemer
Nature Medicine32, 1646–1660 (2026)

Nontraditional Data in Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Identifying and Addressing First- and Last-Mile Challenges

Mattia Mazzoli, Irma Varela-Lasheras, Sònia Namorado, Constantino Pereira Caetano, Andreia Leite, Lisa Hermans, Niel Hens, Polen Türkmen, Kyriaki Kalimeri, Leonardo Adrian Ferres, Ciro Cattuto, Daniela Paolotti, Stefaan G. Verhulst
Journal of Medical Internet Research28, e85540 (2026)

Small-world scale-free brain networks from EEG with application to motor imagery decoding and brain fingerprinting

Mohammad Davood , Vahid Abootalebi, Hamid Saeedi-Sourck, Andrea Santoro, Harry H. Behjat
Computers in Biology and Medicine206, 111606 (2026)

Mapping regional disparities in discounted grocery products

Antonio Desiderio, Alessia Galdeman, Franziska Bäuerlein, Sune Lehmann
npj Science of Food10, Art. No. 112 (2026)

Language-Agnostic Modeling of Source Reliability on Wikipedia

Jacopo D’Ignazi, Andreas Kaltenbrunner, Yelena Mejova, Michele Tizzani, Kyriaki Kalimeri, Mariano Gastón Beiró, Pablo Aragón
ACM Transactions on the Web20, Art. 2, pp- 1-29 (2026)

Social Structure of Sheep Flocks at Points of the Production Cycle and Relationship to Disease Spread, Using a Simulated Epidemic of Footrot

Katharine E. Lewis, Emily Price, Darren P. Croft, Joss Langford, Laura Ozella, Ciro Cattuto, Rachel Clifton, Laura E. Green
Animals16(4), 587 (2026)

Social interactions in isolated, confined, and extreme environments: A study of Antarctic winter teams using wearable sensors

Andrea Cantisani, Jan B. Schmutz, Pedro Marques-Quinteiro, Lorenzo Dall’Amico, Ciro Cattuto, Mirko Antino, Walter J. Eppich, Katharina Stegmayer, Sebastian Walther
PNAS123 (22), e2533420123 (2026)

Global approaches to infectious disease surveillance and modeling

Mark P. Khurana, Joseph L -H Tsui, Bernardo Gutierrez, Ayush Chopra, Neil Scheidwasser, Harrison Bo Hua Zhu, Serina Y. Chang, David A. Duchêne, Cathal Mills, Rhys P D Inward, Benjamin Reddy, John Brittain, Abhishek Dasgupta, James Sheldon, George Githinji, John S. Brownstein, Mélodie Monod, Luca Ferretti, Sivan Bershan, Simon Tietze, Leonardo Adrian Ferres, Silvia Argimón, Timothy J. Dallman, Etien Koua, Oliver Ratmann, Simon Cauchemez, Lauren Ancel Meyers, Lili Su, Alessandro Vespignani, Paul Pronyk, Áine O’Toole, Andrew Rambaut, Nicholas J. Loman, Edward C. Holmes, Seth Flaxman, Nicola Mulder, Oliver W. Morgan, Houriiyah Tegally, Manuel Gomez-Rodriguez, Nigel Shadbolt, Christian Happi, Meera Chand, Sofonias K. Tessema, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Marc A. Suchard, Oliver G. Pybus, Samuel V. Scarpino, Samir Bhatt, Moritz U. G. Kraemer
Nature Medicine32, 1646–1660 (2026)

Education

Data talent to face complexity

The ISI Foundation offers high-profile postgraduate and postdoctoral research opportunities, including the decade-long Lagrange Scholarships program. Its research emphasizes collaborative partnerships with universities, industry, and public sector actors, providing a training environment that is closely linked to impact stakeholders.

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Community

Building collaborative communities for transforming knowledge into action

Leveraging its global and cross-disciplinary scientific network, the ISI Foundation is a hub for fundamental and applied research in complex systems, data science and their application to address societal challenges. Through partnerships and collaborative projects, the Foundation serves as a vital link, bridging the gap between academic research and practical impact stakeholders in data science. Committed to fostering a culture that is informed by data and nurturing valuable relationships, the ISI Foundation aims at driving positive societal change.

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