Digital Datathon From Data to Insight
Exploring Economic, Structural, and Social Indicators through DataSphere


Time & Location
11 Feb 2026, 21:00 – 13 Feb 2026, 06:00
University of Naples Federico II, C.so Umberto I, 40, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy
About the event
Registration & Info
contact: maria.iannario@unina.it
The Datathon
Teams will work with DataSphere, a comprehensive database of economic, structural, and social indicators, to develop analyses and propose data-driven insights and solutions.
Publication Opportunity
The final report will be developed into a publication opportunity for the Management & Marketing Journal (Springer Nature).
Special Issue Title: Data-Driven Insights for Economic Development and Social Impact: Evidence from Complex Socio-Economic Systems
Who can participate: Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD students (teams can be mixed).
Team size: 3–5 participants.
Timeline
11 Feb 2026: Online kick-off (Teams link above)
12 Feb 2026: Datasets released to all teams
30 Apr 2026: Application deadline for the Datathon
2 July 2026: Report submission
15 Aug 2026: The top three teams will be notified and invited to present their work during the final event.
9 Sept 2026 (16:00): Final event, including presentations by the top three teams, team pitches, awards ceremony, and closing session (with catering).
Jury Members
Joerg Osterrieder - University of Twente, The Netherlands
Daniel Traian Pele - Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Codruța Mare - Babeș -Bolyai University, Romania
Belma Öztürkkal - Kadir Has University, Türkiye
Alessandra Tanda - University of Pavia, Italy
Rezarta Perri - University of Tirana, Albania
Alessia Paccagnini - University College Dublin, Ireland
Vlora Berisha -University of Peja “Haxhi Zeka”
Organizers
Maria Iannario (University of Naples Federico II)
Claudia Tarantola (University of Milan)
Albulena Shala (Universiteti i Prishtinës)
Sponsors & Industry Partners
Supported within Erasmus+ KA171 and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) DIGITAL project.


