Submission guidelines

To be considered for the conference, please submit an extended abstract of up to 500 words or less with up to one figure (two pages or less).

We are looking for papers and presentations that advance the state of the art in economic complexity. These are papers focused on economic complexity, relatedness, and the use of machine learning methods to explore questions of economic geography, economic growth, and development.

Submitted abstracts will be evaluated by the scientific committee.

Scientific Committee

  • Semanur Soyyiğit | Kırklareli University, Department of Public Finance

  • Bogang Jun | Research Center for Small Business Ecosystem, Inha University

  • Balázs Lengyel | ANETI Lab, Corvinus University of Budapest & HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

  • Flávio L. Pinheiro | NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS), Universidade Nova de Lisboa

  • Viktor Stojkoski | Faculty of Economics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

  • Johannes Wachs | ANETI Lab, Corvinus University of Budapest & HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

  • Neave O'Cleary | Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London (UCL)

  • Zoltán Elekes | ANETI Lab, HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

  • Philipp Koch | EcoAustria

  • Johannes Dahlke | Department of High Tech Business and Entrepreneurship, University of Twente

  • César A. Hidalgo | Center for Collective Learning, Toulouse School of Economics & Corvinus University of Budapest

Local Organizing Committee

  • Professor Murat Donduran | Yıldız Technical University, Department of Economics

  • Assoc. Prof. Semanur Soyyiğit | Kırklareli University, Department of Public Finance

  • Assis. Prof. Demet Topal Koç | Kırklareli University, Department of Health Management

  • Assoc. Prof. Hale Kırer Silva Lecuna |

  • Assoc. Prof. Serçin Şahin | Yıldız Technical University, Department of Economics

  • Assoc. Prof. Seçkin Sunal | Yıldız Technical University, Department of Economics

  • Professor Yasemin Asu Çırpıcı | Marmara University, Department of Economics

  • Res. Assis. İbrahim Başaran | Türkisch – Deutsche University, Department of Economics

Abstract submission starts in December 2025.

Key dates

  • February 15 2026 - Deadline for abstract submission

  • Mid-March 2026 - Notification about acceptance

  • June 30 2025 - Registration deadline

For any questions, please contact us at contact@centerforcollectivelearning.org