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New AIM-3D Team Paper Published in the Proceedings of Machine Learning Research<\/strong> as Part of the 43rd International Conference on Machine Learning<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Valya Kuskova<\/strong><\/a>, Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong><\/a>, and Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a>
October 05, 2026
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AIM-3D team presentation at the APSA Conference<\/strong>: AIM-3D: A Prototype Neural Network for Modeling Democratization<\/em> \u2013 Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a>, Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong><\/a>, and Valya Kuskova<\/strong><\/a>
September 03, 2026
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AIM-3D team presentation at the KDD Conference<\/strong>: From Causal Discovery to Dynamic Causal Inference in Neural Time Series<\/em> – Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong><\/a>, Valya Kuskova<\/strong><\/a>, and Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a>
August 10, 2026
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AIM-3D team presentation at the Sunbelt<\/a> Conference<\/strong>: Modeling Democratic Development and Decline with Social Network Analysis<\/em> \u2013 Valya Kuskova<\/strong><\/a>, Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong><\/a>, and Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a>
June 27, 2026
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AIM-3D Research Presented at Keeping the Republic Conference 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>: AI-based Modeling of Democratic Development and Decline (AIM-3D)<\/em> – Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a>, Valya Kuskova<\/strong><\/a> and Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong><\/a>
May 21, 2026
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AIM-3D Team Presentation at the FLAIRS<\/a> Conference<\/strong>: Beyond Coefficients: Forecast-Necessity Testing for Interpretable Causal Discovery in Nonlinear Time-Series Models<\/em> – Valya Kuskova<\/strong><\/a>, Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong><\/a>, and Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a>
May 20, 2026
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9th Computational Political Science for Democracy Working Group seminar<\/strong>: AIM-3D: A Prototype Neural Network for Modeling Democratization: Causal Sequences in Long-Term Democratic Development<\/em> – Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a>, Valya Kuskova<\/strong><\/a> and Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong><\/a>
May 07, 2026
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8th Computational Political Science for Democracy Working Group seminar<\/strong>: Forecasting Shifts in Democratic Governance: A Review of the Democratic Space Barometer Project<\/em> – Andreas Beger<\/strong><\/a>
April 27, 2026
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The AIM3D Panel Session at the MPSA<\/a> Conference<\/strong>: Modeling Democracy with AI: Computational Approaches to Democratic Development and Decline<\/em> – Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a>, Valya Kuskova<\/strong><\/a> and Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong><\/a>
April 24, 2026
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7th Computational Political Science for Democracy Working Group seminar<\/strong>: Adaptive Transmission: How Dialogues Developed After the U.S.\u2019s Proposal to Ban TikTok<\/em> – Ziyi Wu<\/a><\/strong>
April 09, 2026
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6th Computational Political Science for Democracy Working Group seminar<\/strong>: Computational Democracy: How Deliberative Technologies Work<\/em> – Lisa Schirch<\/a><\/strong>
March 26, 2026
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AIM4D Conference<\/strong>: International Conference on AI-driven Modeling & Forecasting for Democratic Development and Decline<\/em>, University of Notre Dame, October 15-17, 2026
Conveners: Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a> and Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong><\/a>
Extended Submission Deadline: March 16, 2026<\/strong>
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5th Computational Political Science for Democracy Working Group seminar<\/strong>: CPS4D Launches Spring Semester with Talk on Spatial Technologies and Human Rights in Mexico<\/em> – Jorge Ruiz Reyes<\/strong><\/a>
February 05, 2026
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Notre Dame Democracy Initiative Awards Democracy Catalyst Grants to AIM-3D and 23 Other Projects<\/strong>
Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a> will lead the creation of the Public Portal Prototype for AI-based Modeling of Democratic Development and Decline (AIM-3D Portal), together with Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong>,<\/a> Valya Kuskova<\/strong>,<\/a> John Behrens<\/strong><\/a>, and Rick Johnson<\/strong><\/a>
December 15, 2025
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4th Computational Political Science for Democracy Working Group seminar<\/strong>: Patronage Power-Sharing and Rebel Group Splintering<\/em> – Matthew Hauenstein<\/strong><\/a>
November 20th, 2025
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3th Computational Political Science for Democracy Working Group seminar<\/strong>: AI-based Modeling of Democratic Development and Decline (AIM-3D) Project Presentation<\/em> – Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a>, Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong><\/a>, Valya Kuskova<\/strong><\/a>, and Rick Johnson<\/strong><\/a>
October 30th, 2025
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2nd Computational Political Science for Democracy Working Group seminar<\/strong>: Research Project Lightning Round<\/em> – Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a>, Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong><\/a>, Valya Kuskova<\/strong><\/a>, Matthew Hauenstein<\/strong><\/a>, Tom Mustillo<\/strong><\/a>, and Gessica de Freitas<\/strong><\/a>
September 25th, 2025
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1st Computational Political Science for Democracy Working Group seminar<\/strong>: Roadmap to the main techniques that fall under the heading of “computational methods”<\/em> – Valya Kuskova<\/strong><\/a>, and Dmitry Zaytsev<\/strong><\/a>
September 4th, 2025
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Kellogg Launches Four New Working Groups this Fall<\/strong>
The Working Group on Computational Political Science for Democracy<\/a><\/strong> is led by professor of political science and Kellogg faculty fellow Michael Coppedge<\/strong><\/a> with Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society<\/a> colleagues Dmitry Zaytsev<\/a><\/strong> and Valya Kuskova<\/a><\/strong>
August 19, 2025
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