Digital Datathon From Data to Insight

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.