Conceived, promoted, and funded by Fondazione CRT, and scientifically coordinated by Fondazione ISI, the Lagrange Project – Fondazione CRT actively supports high-quality research projects and excellence initiatives in the advancement of scientific and technological knowledge. The project also strengthens the link between academic research and the business sector, fostering innovation across Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta while keeping pace with developments in the study of complex systems.
Since 2003, the Lagrange Project has supported more than 800 young researchers, with Fondazione CRT investing over €44 million overall, making it the Foundation’s largest self-managed scientific initiative.
APPLIED RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
The call awards 10 annual research fellowships, each lasting 12 months, focused on data science and artificial intelligence applied to socially relevant challenges such as public health, humanitarian response, the future of cities, and sustainable development.
Research projects are carried out under the supervision of the Institute’s senior researchers. Selected fellows have the opportunity to work in an international environment, collaborating with industrial data providers, non-governmental organizations, and European research centers specializing in data science, networks, and computational social sciences.
- Full details are available on the Lagrange Project website: www.isi.it/lagrange-project
THE LAGRANGE–FONDAZIONE CRT AWARD
The Lagrange–Fondazione CRT Award is the leading international recognition for research on complex systems. Established by Fondazione CRT and coordinated by Fondazione ISI – Institute for Scientific Interchange, it represents one of the flagship initiatives of the Lagrange Project.
Since 2008, the Award has been presented to internationally renowned scientists who have made groundbreaking contributions to complexity science and data science. To encourage younger generations of researchers, the Award is granted only to scholars under the age of 50.
Recipients include:
2008: Yakov Grigorievich Sinai (Mathematics, Russia), William Brian Arthur (Economics, UK)
2009: Giorgio Parisi (Physics, Italy)
2010: James J. Collins (Bioengineering, USA)
2011: Albert-László Barabási (Physics, Hungary/USA)
2012: Lada Adamic (Social Network Science, USA), Xavier Gabaix (Economics, France)
2013: Duncan J. Watts (Sociology and Network Science, Australia)
2014: Mark Newman (Physics, UK)
2015: Panos Ipeirotis (Computer Science, Greece), Jure Leskovec (Computer Science, Slovenia)
2016: John Brownstein (Epidemiology, Canada)
2017: Danielle S. Bassett (Bioengineering, USA)
2018: César Hidalgo (Physics, Chile)
2019: David Gruber (Biology, USA), Iain Couzin (Biology, Germany)
2020: Fondazione ISI researchers involved in the fight against COVID-19
2023: Tina Eliassi-Rad (Data Mining and Machine Learning, USA)
2024: Marta C. González (Urban and Regional Planning, Civil and Environmental Engineering, USA)
2025: Iyad Rahwan (Human–Machine Interaction in Contemporary Society)
THE DATA SCIENCE FOR SOCIAL GOOD CENTER
The Data Science for Social Good Center is a research center that uses data science and artificial intelligence to better identify needs, guide interventions, and evaluate the impact of decisions and policies. The Center is based at OGR Torino, the city’s innovation and technology hub.
Its mission is to generate public value from data, data science, and artificial intelligence through innovative actions aimed at impacting the broader ecosystem at local, European, and global levels, with particular attention to supporting the digital transformation of the nonprofit sector.
Visit data.ogrtorino.it to learn more about the Center’s activities.
