On May 7–8, 2026, over 40 researchers, practitioners, and doctoral students from across Europe gathered at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (UNICAS) for the fourth annual DATS & STATS Workshop. Organized by UNICAS and hosted on its campus in Cassino, Italy, the event brought together members of the European University of Technology (EUt+) network, including TU Dublin (Ireland), Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da, Germany), Riga Technical University (Latvia), University of Technology of Troyes (UTT, France), and Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania). It also included external participants from Columbia University (USA) and Rutgers University (USA), further enriching the scientific exchange.
The two-day workshop served as a vibrant platform for knowledge exchange, featuring a keynote presentation, discussions, and networking opportunities. It continued the tradition of strengthening collaboration within the EUt+ Data and Stat Group, building on previous editions in Darmstadt (2023), Cartagena (2024), and Dublin (2025).
The workshop focused on on a variety of statistical and data science topics:
- Advances in statistical theory, inference, uncertainty quantification, and computational statistics
- Innovative approaches to analyzing high-dimensional, complex, and structured data
- Real-world applications in health, environmental science, finance, social sciences, engineering, and network analysis
- The synergy between classical statistics and modern machine learning — with a focus on interpretability, robustness, and trustworthy AI
- Reproducible, transparent, and ethically grounded data science practices
A highlight of the event was an invited talk given by Prof. Javier Cabrera, a prominent data scientist from Rutgers University (USA), who talked about the relationship between AI and statistical methodology. The workshop also featured many contributions from early-career researchers and concrete plans for future collaboration.
All accepted contributions will be included in the EUt+ Workshop Proceedings, published via the EUt+ Academic Press in the Conference Proceedings series. The next meeting is scheduled to take place in May 2027.
