APPLIED CAUSAL GRAPHS
Workshop 2026
| Date | Friday, May 22nd 2026 |
| Times | 10:00-18:00 CET |
| Location | Wissenschaftsetage im Bildungsforum Potsdam |
| Organizers | Sofia Faltenbacher, University of Potsdam |
| Alexandrine Lanson, University of Potsdam | |
| Urmi Ninad, University of Potsdam | |
| Oana Popescu, University of Potsdam | |
| Advisors | Jessica Rohmann, Charité |
| Will Lowe, Hertie School | |
| Patrick Klösel, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research | |
| Support | University of Potsdam |
| Registration | Registration form |
Welcome to the 2026 Applied Causal Graphs workshop. The workshop aims to bring together scientists from diverse applied fields who share an interest in causal graphs and causal mechanisms. It seeks to connect applied researchers with method developers to strengthen dialogue, foster collaboration, and broaden perspectives. We look forward to welcoming the interdisciplinary applied causal graphs community to Potsdam in 2026.
Applications
Abstract submission is now closed.
Registration
The deadline for registration is April 30, 2026.
Schedule
| 10:00 | Welcome and coffee |
| 10:15 | Zoe Wang: Birch Pollen Exposure and Healthcare Utilization: Causal Evidence from German Administrative Data |
| 10:30 | Miquel Serra-Buriel: Using Graphs for Negative Controls – A case study for difference-in-differences |
| 10:45 | Sarah Myers: Social Support and Postnatal Depression: A Causal Inference Workflow for Disentangling Cause and Effect with Longitudinal Data |
| 11:00 | Johan de Aguas: Causal Inference amid Missingness-Specific Independencies and Mechanism Shifts |
| 11:15 | Break |
| 11:25 | Keynote 1: Mats Julius
Stensrud Causal Effects Conditional on Post-treatment Variables |
| 12:15 | Hüseyin Küçükali: Open Causal: a FAIR platform for causal graphs |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Keynote 2: Karoline Wiesner Causality in Complex Systems: Variables, Levels, and What We Explain |
| 14:20 | Break |
| 14:30 | Vassilis Sitokonstantinou: Evaluating Agricultural Recommendations with Causal Graphs and PU Learning |
| 14:45 | David Strahl: Causal Analysis for Hypothesis Generation and Model Evaluation in Large Sample Hydrology |
| 15:00 | Adrian Santonja: Air Pollution and Avoidance Behavior |
| 15:15 | Break |
| 15:30 | Keynote 3: Naftali Weinberger Causation, Time-Ordering and Time-Scale |
| 16:20 | Break |
| 16:30 | Lauren Henn: Media-Driven Mechanisms in Urban Climate Policy under Limited Attention and Competing Shocks |
| 16:45 | Luca Bergen: Causal Discovery on Cohort Data with Latent Confounding using Kernel-Based CI Tests |
| 17:00 | Merim Bilalic: The Elite Collider: How Selection on Success Warps Evidence in Research on Expertise |
| 17:15 | TBA |
| 17:30 | Wrap-up |