Call for papers

Researchers, academics, PhD candidates, and practitioners working in Statistics and Data Science, as well as in related methodological and applied fields, are invited to submit contributions to the Fourth Conference of the Statistics and Data Science (SDS) Section of the Italian Statistical Society (SDS 2026), to be held in Caserta on March 30–31 and April 1, 2026. The conference is jointly organised by the SDS Section of the Italian Statistical Society, the Archivio di Stato di Caserta, and the Department of Mathematics and Physics of the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, and will take place within the monumental complex of the Royal Palace of Caserta.

The interaction between Statistics and Data Science is increasingly central across numerous fields—from machine learning and predictive modelling to the analysis of complex and high-dimensional data; from advanced data visualization techniques to natural language and text analytics. In social sciences, economics, finance, medicine, genomics, natural sciences, and physics, the synergy between statistics and data science enables the development of more effective tools to describe, interpret, and forecast complex phenomena.

Alongside these opportunities, new challenges arise, such as ensuring transparency, fairness, and interpretability of models. True innovation lies precisely in the ability to combine theoretical rigour with computational power to address data-driven challenges responsibly and creatively across diverse fields. The conference aims to promote interactions and interdisciplinary collaborations by encouraging innovative approaches aligned with the listed topics.

Submission guidelines

Authors wishing to present a contribution are invited to submit a short paper of 4 to 6 pages, including abstract, figures, and references.

• The abstract must not be longer than 10 lines (according to the template available below) and should not contain references or formulas.
• The short paper should describe the methodological or applied problem addressed, the data used, the adopted methodology, and the main results and conclusions, ending with the most relevant bibliographic references.

Papers must be submitted through the procedure described on the conference website. After acceptance through a peer-review process, the short papers will be included in the conference program and published in the pre-conference book of proceedings with ISBN in Italian Statistical Society Series on Advances in Statistics (ISSSAS).

Template: Latex template , Word template

At least one conference registration and its corresponding payment is required for each accepted paper to be presented at the conference.

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