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MPORTANT NOTICE
Due to the excessive heat, all sessions originally scheduled in the Sala Specchi from the afternoon of June 25 until the end of the conference have been moved to Room A, located next to Room B, in the same building as the Aula Magna.

Wednesday, June 25

8:45 – 9:30

Room “Aula Magna” – Opening ceremony

9:30 – 10.45

Room “Aula Magna” – Contributed session CPS01

“Statistical methods and models for student mobility, performance, and resilience”

Chair: Ambra Macis

C. Usala, G. Lombardi, and A. Priulla – Italian Traditional and Online University Students
V. Tocchioni, S. Milone, G. Lombardi, and A. Petrucci – Navigating Academic Waters: Exploring the Trends of Switching Students in Higher Education
I. Moreschini, N. Brancaccio, I. Sulis, and M.P. Vitale – Evaluating the Impact of Teachers Characteristics and Practices on High School Students' Performance
R. Simone – Optimizing goodness of fit of mixture models with uncertainty for rating data: a case study on academic distress
D. Battagliese and A. Pollice – Bayesian Downscaling of INVALSI Data with Small Area Estimation
A. Pisu, I. Sulis, and M. Porcu – Academic Resilience Among Low ESCS Students in Italy

Room B – Contributed session CPS02

“Statistical modeling for economic and social studies”

Chair: Pietro Belloni

M. Sadko and B. Pawełek – Assessment of the diversity of housing expenditures of households in Polish regions
M. Ćwiek, P. Ulman, and M. Sadko – Linking Income and Housing Poverty: A Comprehensive Analysis Using Integrated Fuzzy and Relative Approach
P. Ulman and A. Wałęga – Disability and Economic Disparities in Europe: A 2023 Comparative Analysis
S.T. Mengesha, E. Stanghellini, and M. Genbäck – Social Protection and Household Food Security: Evidence from Ethiopia's PSNP Program
M.F. Morabito, M. Tosi, and V. Tocchioni – Supportive Obligations among Nuclear and Extended Kin: A Vignette Study
M. Antonicelli – Material deprivation in Europe: a comparative analysis of the phenomenon through demographic parameters

Room “Sala Specchi” – Contributed session CPS03

“Statistical modeling for environmental, social, and economic challenges”

Chair: Nicolò Biasetton

G. Zammarchi and Y. Kawasaki – Model confidence set for air pollution time series models
S. Golia, D. Carrillo, P. Farina, L.E. Ortensi, and E. Ripamonti – Risk map for female genital mutilation/cutting
M. Salierno, A. Donno, and M.L. Tanturri – Is Time Well Spent in Later Life? Understanding Life Satisfaction Through Daily Time Reallocation Across Activities
A. Pacifico – Adaptive Bayesian Spatial Modeling of Economic Resilience to Environmental and Climate Shocks
A. Pacca and G. Giordano – Exploring Peer Effect in Educational Choices: The Missing Tie
S. Nascetti, D. Doglio, F. Ciesa, D. Delvai, and P. Selle – If I say bread… What comes to your mind?

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:15

Room “Aula Magna” – Plenary session: Fabrizio Ruggeri

”Unsupervised Statistical Tools for Anomaly Detection: The Case of Healthcare Frauds”

Chair: Giovanna Boccuzzo

12:15 – 13:15

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS01 – CLADAG

“Advances in statistical modeling of educational data” – Organisers: Michele La Rocca and Rosaria Simone

Chair: Rosaria Simone – Discussant: Diego Battagliese

S. Bacci, E. Dreassi, L. Grilli, and C. Rampichini – Combining multiple imputation and variable selection for the analysis of Invalsi test data
D. Spinelli, F. Pennoni, F. Bartolucci, and G. Vittadini – A latent class model for item responses and response times
M. La Rocca, M. Niglio, M. Restaino, and M.P. Vitale – Exploring factors affecting gender gap in university student performance

Room B – Invited session IPS02 – SIS-ySIS

“Advanced Methods for Assessing Environmental Impact and Green Innovation” – Organiser: Giorgia Zaccaria

Chair: Marco Mingione – Discussant: Federico Pasquale Cortese

M. Bottazzi Schenone and M. Vichi – Clustering Hierarchical Disjoint Principal Component Analysis for Environmental Impact Assessment of Food Products
C. Morelli, P. Maranzano, and P. Otto – Spatiotemporal clustering of GHGs emissions in Europe: exploring the role of spatial component
C. Sartirana, M.L. Mancusi, and B. Baesens – Innovators network and green firms: an analysis on the propensity of becoming a green innovator

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS03

“Evaluation in transportation and mobility: different points of view” – Organiser: Antonello D’Ambra

Chair: Ida Camminatiello

S.D. Cicala, P. D'Errigo, S. Rosato, D. Catania, F. Gioia, and R. Ciuffreda – Impact of distance to healthcare facilities and hospital quality on healthcare mobility: a study on cardiac surgery units across Italy
R. Santonastaso, R. Macchioni, and A. D′Ambra – Greenhouse gas emissions and audit fees in the transportation and logistic sector
L. Della Ragione and G. Meccariello – The environmental assessment of sustainable vehicular transport through the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) methodology applied to a vehicle
A. Vanacore and A. Ciardiello – Towards a more accurate prediction of aircraft passenger discomfort by integrating temporal analysis of seat-interface pressure with static passenger anthropometric features

13:15 – 14:15

Lunch

14:15 – 15:15

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS04

“Functional data analysis in action” – Organiser: Roberto Rocci

Chair: Tonio Di Battista

A. Carleo and R. Rocci – Fuzzy clustering of NPL recovery curves
G. Loffredo, E. Romano, and F. Maturo – Enhancing survival learning from time-to-event data with functional random survival forest
D. Riccio, F. Maturo, and E. Romano – Leveraging Functional Diversity in Statistical Ensemble Learning for Robust Functional Data Classification
P. Duttilo and F. Lisi – Forecasting carbon emissions from electricity generation: classical vs functional methods

Room B – Invited session IPS05 – SIS-SDS

“Statistics and data science for sustainable science” – Organiser: Leonardo Egidi

Chair: Leonardo Egidi

A. Cappozzo – Learning from Crowds: Model-Based Approaches with a Novel Discriminant Analysis Method
G. Di Credico, V. Gioia, and F. Pauli – Multi-state Markov-switching for extreme summer temperatures modelling
L. Tzai, I. Ntzoufras, F. Taroni, and S. Bozza – Bayesian Modelling for Forensic Evaluation of Handwritten Loop Characters
M. Mingione and F. Lagona – A copula-based hidden semi-Markov model for toroidal data

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS06

“Frailty in Aging Populations” – Organisers: Elisa Cisotto and Giulia Cavrini

Chair: Giulia Cavrini – Discussant: Manuela Scioni

P. Belloni and S. Rebottini – Measuring frailty in the elderly: an indicator based on a combination of classifiers
L. Schiavon and M. Stival – Where to age happily: a quantitative assessment of Age-Friendliness in the districts of three Italian cities
E. Cisotto, A. Donno, G. Cavrini, and G. Boccuzzo – Social Frailty and Healthcare Utilization Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Europe

15:15 – 16:15

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS07

“Well being: humans and algorithms” – Organiser: Fabrizio Ruggeri

Chair: Fabrizio Ruggeri

A. Bodini, A. Brancaccio, C.G. Leo, P. Mincarone, V. Recchia, and M.R. Tumolo – Assessing the impact of Active and Assisted Living technologies on older adults’ psychosocial well-being: there is room for improvement
A. Brancaccio and A. Bodini – RAISE Math: An Adaptive Approach to Middle School Mathematical Proficiency
F.P. Cortese and A. Pievatolo – Thermal Comfort Monitoring of Urban Areas: A Spatio-Temporal Jump Model Approach
E. Raffinetti and A. Spelta – Assessing the SAFEty of Machine Learning Models

Room B – Invited session IPS08

“Advancing Social Sustainability: Approaches and Frameworks” – Organiser: Emma Zavarrone

Chair: Emma Zavarrone – Discussant: Emma Zavarrone

L. Salaris, N. Tedesco, M. Abate, G.M. Milanese, A. Spera, and G. Tricarico – The CARESWELL Project on professional well-being in elderly care
M.G. Grassia, M. Marino, R. Cataldo, S. Paesano, R. Mazza, D. Sacco, and A. Stavolo – Tourism and Economic Growth in Basilicata: The Impact of Matera’s European Capital of Culture
A. Forciniti and E. Zavarrone – SustVIS: bridging Corporate Reporting and actionable sustainability insights

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS09

“Interplay between multimorbidity and frailty: implications for health and aging” – Organiser: Erika Banzato

Chair: Giovanna Boccuzzo

M. Nicolaio, M. Silan, and G. Boccuzzo – Sensitivity Intervals for a Frailty Indicator based on partially ordered set theory
L.H.K. Dang, N. Caranci, G. Roli, R. Rettaroli, and R. Miglio – On longitudinal study of chronic diseases multimorbidity patterns at older ages
E. Banzato and G. Boccuzzo – Measuring frailty through the multimorbidity network
L. Masserini and M. Bini – Labour Productivity and population ageing in OECD countries

16:15 – 16:45

Coffee Break

16:45 – 17:45

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS10

“Assessing Young Students' Academic Performance: Insights from Recent Studies on Digital and Mathematical Competence” – Organiser: Stefania Mignani

Chair: Enrico Ripamonti

S. Ercolanoni and M. Gui – Digitalization and Digital Competences. Towards a Measurement Model at the End of Compulsory Schooling (DIGCOMP.MIS)
L. Bungaro, M. Matteucci, and S. Mignani – Investigating inequalities in digital skills of Italian students based on ICILS data
P. Falzetti, P. Giangiacomo, and R. Ricci – Measuring Digital Competencies in Secondary Education: A First-Phase Investigation of Standardized Assessment and Certification Models
P. Sannino, C. Davino, and R. Romano – Evaluating Student Performance: Unveiling the Impact of School's Economic, Social, and Cultural Status with Regression Discontinuity

Room B – Invited session IPS11

“Advances in Functional Data Analysis and Applications” – Organiser: Ana Maria Aguilera

Chair: Ana Maria Aguilera

C. Yildirim, A.M. Franco-Pereira, and R.E. Lillo – Multivariate functional data analysis to monitor, evaluate and classify engineering failures
M.C. Aguilera-Morillo, M. Durban, and P. Hernández-Amaro – Partially observed functional data: a general model
A.M. Aguilera and M. Vidal – Basis expansion approaches for penalized functional ICA with applications in neuroscience
F. Maturo and A. Porreca – New Perspectives on Explainability Tools for Functional Random Forests

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS12

“Futures Studies and Statistics” – Organiser: Simone Di Zio

Chair: Mario Bolzan

Y. Calleo, M. Scioni, S. Di Zio, M. Marozzi, and M. Bolzan – Policy analysis with generative pre-trained transformers: the future of north-eastern Italian families
Y. Calleo, M. Bolzan, and S. Di Zio – A classification of Delphi outputs in scenario development adopting a network-based fuzzy clustering
E. Zavarrone and A. Forciniti – Predicting and Preventing gender-based violence: A strategic framework for long-term change
L.S. Alaimo, S. Di Zio, and Y. Calleo – A spatio-temporal forecasting model for the State of the Future Index of European countries

17:45 – 18:45

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS13

“Digital Statistics and Official Data: Innovation, Quality, and Challenges” – Organiser: Kozeta Sevrani

Chair: Kozeta Sevrani

E. Dhuli and K. Sevrani – Ensuring Data Quality in Population and Housing Census in Albania: Challenges and Solutions in the Digital Transformation Era
L. Coppola, D. Ichim, and I. Siciliani – Household income and academic outcome: A register-based analysis of Italian students
M.F. Loporcaro – Improving official statistics: the new Audit internal procedure at Istat. Description and findings
S. Letardi and F. Orecchini – Introducing AI in Istat: Responsibility and Innovation

Room B – Invited session IPS14

“Advances in Statistical Learning from High-Dimensional Data” – Organisers: Fabrizio Maturo and Tonio di Battista

Chair: Fabrizio Maturo – Discussant: Fabrizio Maturo

H. Ortiz Alcalà, C. Acal, M. Vidal, and A.M. Aguilera – Different dimension reduction approaches for estimating the functional regression model
F. Maturo and A. Porreca – Augmented Functional Random Forests: Robust Classifier Construction and Conditional Importance of Functional Principal Components
M. De Lucia, E. Romano, and F. Maturo – Functional Clustering for Survival Curves

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS15 – BDsports

“Sport Statistics” – Organisers: Marica Manisera and Ambra Macis

Chair: Paola Zuccolotto

L. Egidi and R. Macrì Demartino – Fitting Bayesian and frequentist football models in R via the footBayes package
G. Fonseca, F. Giummolè, M. Lambardi di San Miniato, and V. Mameli – Improved prediction of 100-meter sprint records
A. Macis, M. Sandri, and P. Zuccolotto – The role of basketball shooting trajectories in predicting shot success
A. Lucadamo, P. Troiani, F. Laterza, C. Savoia, M. Bertollo, D. Pompa, S. Pacillo, P. Amenta, and L. Greco – Exploring the Role of Kinematic Variables in Determining Match Outcomes in Serie A: A Statistical Approach

Thursday, June 26

8:30 – 9:45

Room “Aula Magna” – Contributed session CPS04

“Advances in statistical methodology and computational techniques”

Chair: Erika Banzato

A.I. Cristescu and M. Giordano – A comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms for predicting probabilities of default
R. Simone and F. Benassi – Segmenting the spatial distribution of the adjusted dissimilarity index to detect residential segregation of foreigners in Campania
A. Gatto, S. Perazzini, and F.M.L. Di Lascio – Extreme-value copulas: a note on comparing models for tail-risk events
G. Albano, A. Barrera, V. Giorno, and F. Torres Ruiz – On a generalized stochastic Bass model
M. Angelelli, M. Cefis, E. Ciavolino, and M. Carpita – On CTA-PLS corrections applied on sports performance
M. Forti, A. Nigri, and H. Shang – Skew-normal finite mixture models for change-point detection in time series

Room B – Contributed session CPS05

“Statistical and computational methods for mobility, tourism, and risk analysis”

Chair: Pierdomenico Duttilo

M. Carbonera, M. Ciavotta, and E. Messina – Generative AI for traffic scenarios: a GCN-VAE model
G. Contu, L. Frigau, M. Ortu, and F. Mola – A Markov chain approach to investigate the Tourists movements: the case of Sardinia
S. Del Sarto, M. Gnaldi, and N. Salvini – Identifying corruption risk profiles in public procurement over emergency periods: a latent class – Item Response Theory approach
R. Rossetti and Y. Sagaert – Classification and Forecasting of Foreign Tourists Using Time Series from Mobile Phone Networks
L. Biazzo and L. Fenga – Denoising and Forecasting Model for Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges: A Case Study in Brescia
G. Zammarchi and P. Mattana – The cost of isolation: how insularity affects European transport cost

Room “Sala Specchi” – Contributed session CPS06

“Advances in text mining and visualization of complex data”

Chair: Riccardo Ricciardi

L. Stracqualursi and P. Agati – A Novel Metric for Enhancing Online Review Relevance in E-commerce
G. Cantaluppi, D. Zappa, M. Rho, and J. Vera Bacigalupo – The APP-LIC-IT data visualization tool
M. Ortu, G. Contu, and L. Frigau – From Self-Perception to Feedback: Mapping Sustainability-Oriented Self-Descriptions to Airbnb Reviews
S. Boi, N. Tedesco, M. Romano, and L. Salaris – Natural Language Processing for Data Analysis: an application on the well-being
A. Cucco, E. del Gobbo, L. Fontanella, S. Fontanella, and L. Ippoliti – Constructing fair and comprehensive dataset of online opinions for human annotations: considerations and challenges dealing with Italian content
M. Bonetti, G. D'Orio, and C. Seghieri – The Impact of Inappropriate Emergency Admissions in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano: Challenges and Insights

9:45 – 10:45

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS16 – ISBIS

“Statistical Modeling for New Economic and Social Insights” – Organisers: Caterina Liberati and Matilde Bini

Chair: Caterina Liberati

M. Vandebroek, J. Xi, and M. Meulders – A Unified Framework for Choice Experiments: Integrating Strict Preferences and Ties
L. Frigau, G. Contu, M. Ortu, and F. Mola – Exploring Spatial Disparities and Gaps in Transportation and Mobility through Airbnb Reviews: A Sardinian Case Study
C. Bottai, L. Crosato, and C. Liberati – Web-Scraped Data for MSMEs Economic Analysis: Insights on Innovation and Bankruptcy
E. Carfagna, G. Di Fonzo, and P.C. Rodrigues – Remote sensing and data science for environmental preservation

Room B – Invited session IPS17

“Sustainable tourism for territorial development” – Organiser: Antonella Massari

Chair: Venera Tomaselli

P. Perchinunno, A. Massari, S. L′Abbate, A.M. D′Uggento, and C. Crocetta – Multidimensional Statistical Indicators For The Analysis Of Sustainable Tourism
L.S. Alaimo, E. di Bella, and S. L'Abbate – Tourism and territories: a multilevel analysis in Italy
A.M. D′Uggento, C. Marin, I. Pepe, and E. Toma – The impact of major sports and music events on tourism: a regional perspective
V. Tomaselli and M.D. Giammanco – Sustainable Tourism Indicators: A Classification Proposal from the SDGs Perspective

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS18

“New methods and applications for the analysis of survey data” – Organisers: Rosaria Simone and Marta Disegna

Chair: Marta Disegna

A. Albano, J.L. García-Lapresta, A. Plaia, and M. Sciandra – A distance-based consensus measure for analyzing ternary preferences
A. Calcagnì, A. Sciandra, and A. Tuzzi – Lost in Noise: When cleaning up clouds the picture. Fuzzy topic modeling and robust low-rank decomposition
P. D'Urso, L. DeGiovanni, L. Federico, and V. Vitale – Assessing Latent Structure in Questionnaire Data: an integrated approach between Consensus Bayesian Networks and Community detection
M. Ranalli, R. Rocci, and A. Maruotti – Composite Likelihood Inference for Simultaneous Clustering and Dimensionality Reduction in the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:15

Room “Aula Magna” – Plenary session: Christophe Ley

“New data science breakthroughs in sports (medicine)”

Chair: Marica Manisera

12:15 – 13:15

Room “Aula Magna” – Plenary session: Fortunato Pesarin

“A unifying approach to the Behrens-Fisher problem”

Chair: Maurizio Carpita

13:15 – 14:15

Lunch (Meeting CS-O SVQS)

14:15 – 15:15

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS19 – Luxembourg Statistical Society

“Statistically Enhanced Learning” – Organiser: Christophe Ley

Chair: Christophe Ley

K. Szczerba, C. Ley, D. Theisen, and L. Malisoux – AI-Enhanced Cox Model: Integrating Non-Linear Relationships with Interpretable Machine Learning
F. Felice – Statistically Enhanced Learning and Explainable AI: Applications in Data Science and Sports Analytics
H. Bartmann, A. Groll, and R. Michels – Estimation of match abilities for tennis players via a maximum likelihood approach
F. Giordano, M. Niglio, and M. Restaino – Variable ranking and data reduction in GLM domain

Room B – Invited session IPS20

“Advances in multivariate permutation methods” – Organisers: Luigi Salmaso and Marta Disegna

Chair: Marta Disegna

E. Barzizza, N. Biasetton, and R. Ceccato – Advances in Cluster Analysis: a permutation approach to cluster validation
E. Barzizza and R. Ceccato – A Nonparametric Approach for Robust Product Ranking
E. Barzizza, N. Biasetton, and R. Ceccato – Comparing Multiple Samples under Heteroscedasticity: a Multivariate Permutation Solution
G. Feo, F. Giordano, and S. Milito – Nonparametric Time Series Screening for Bitcoin and Gold Volatility

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS21

“Measuring latent traits and perceptions for social innovation” – Organiser: Enrico Ciavolino

Chair: Enrico Ciavolino

M. Angelelli, O.C.G. Gelo, and E. Ciavolino – Streaming entropy for dynamic modelling in psychological measurement
A. Calcagnì – Low-Rank Analysis of Topic Quality: Comparing LDA, CTM, and Fuzzy-LSA methods
D. Battagliese, A. Pollice, S. Arima, and B. Liseo – A Penalized Complexity Prior for the Measurement Error of Covariates in Small Area Models
C. Valentino, M. Aria, M. Angelelli, and E. Ciavolino – Patient satisfaction and healthcare quality perception: an explorative textual analysis

15:15 – 15:45

Coffee Break

15:45 – 16:45

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS22

“Advances in the Modelling of Spatio-Temporal Data” – Organiser: Andreas Groll

Chair: Andreas Groll

T. Kneib, N. Klein, N. Umlauf, and S. Lang – Modular Regression – A Lego System for Building Structured Additive Distributional Regression Models with Tensor Product Interactions
N. Umlauf and R. Stauffer – Transition Models for Precipitation Climatology Estimation
P. Otto, O. Doğan, S. Taşpinar, W. Schmid, and A.K. Bera – Spatial and Spatiotemporal Volatility Models: A Review
A. Mohaddes, F. Iafrate, and J. Lederer – Signature Lasso for Fractional Brownian Motion Processes

Room B – Invited session IPS23

“Reporting violence against women: statistical tools and some pitfalls” – Organisers: Alessio Pollice and Serena Arima

Chair: Serena Arima – Discussant: Cristina Mollica

C. Calculli, L. Cefalo, and A. Pollice – A Territorial Analysis of Factors Affecting Access to Support Centers for Violence Against Women in Apulia
S. Polettini, S. Arima, and A. Farcomeni – A Bayesian dynamic model for the analysis of 1522 helpline data
G. Panunzi, S. Polettini, and S. Arima – Under-reported data: a simulation study about parameter sensitivity

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS24 – SIS-DIAS

“Data science to measure environmental sustainability” – Organiser: Francesca Bassi

Chair: Francesca Bassi – Discussant: Leonardo Alaimo

A. Piscitelli and I. Camminatiello – PLS time series analysis of climate actions for a sustainable future
M. Ciommi, F. Mariani, G. Polinesi, and M.C. Recchioni – Working with composite indicators to measure environmental sustainability
M. Bertolini, P. Duttilo, and F. Lisi – Assessing CO2 emissions from electricity generation: a methodological review and comparative analysis

16:45 – 17:45

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS25 – BDsports

“Sport statistics: methods and applications” – Organiser: Mattia Cefis

Chair: Eugenio Brentari

M. Cefis, R. Metulini, and M. Carpita – A New Dataset for Exploring Actions of Italian Football Matches
G. Dello Ioio and M. Cefis – A Financial Instrument Indexed to Football Players Performance
G. Fantuzzi, L. Egidi, and N. Torelli – Towards Smarter Player Scouting: Learning Football Player Embeddings with Variational Autoencoders (VAEs)
R. Ievoli, L. Palazzo, R. Rondinelli, and G. Ragozini – On the relationship between passing-related features and the result of offensive actions in football

Room B – Invited session IPS26

“Advanced methods in Labour Market” – Organiser: Andrea Marletta

Chair: Andrea Marletta

P. Mariani, A. Marletta, D. Pirotta, and M. Zenga – Dynamics of IT and Digital Professional Profiles in Italy: An analysis of the trajectories of required soft skills
P. Mariani and M. Zenga – Hospitality and Tourism Activities in the Italian Provincial Labour Market
L. Benedan, C. Colapinto, P. Mariani, L. Pagani, and M. Zenga – Gender Diversity in Life Sciences Firms: A Data Integration Approach
A. Gattulli, M. Antonicelli, I. De Turi, and M. Posa – Gender inequality in the workplace: a comparative analysis of Italian companies through the definition of composite indicators

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS27

“New methods for university assessment in teaching and research” – Organiser: Salvatore Ingrassia Chair: Filomena Maggino – Discussant: Filomena Maggino

M. Malgarini and S. Sarlo – Research assessment in Italy: the recent experience and the way forward
I. Camminatiello and R. Lombardo – Insights into the Italian university system: analyzing standardized teaching indicators
A.M. D′Uggento, V. Ricci, and E. Toma – Can the dimension of a university affect the assessment of the performance?

17:45 – 18:30

Meeting SVQS members

17:45 – 19:45

Guided tour of Bressanone-Brixen

17:45 – 18:45 Groups I: ENG ITA

18:45 – 19:45 Groups II: ITA ITA

20:00

Social Dinner

Grünerbaum Hotel, Via Stufles, 11, 39042 Bressanone BZ

Friday, June 27

9:00 – 10:00

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS28 – ENBIS

“Handling uncertainty and complexity in modern decision-making and smart applications” – Organiser: Amalia Vanacore

Chair: Amalia Vanacore

F. Pennecchi and W. Bich – A Bayesian model for measurements by counting
Y.N. Marmor – The benefits of classification: a system operational perspective
J. Cugliari and S. Weinberger – User-adaptive control on smart devices using reinforcement learning
A. Vanacore, A. Ciardiello, L. Uccello, G.P. Auricchio, and A. Izzo – A Scalable and Cost-Effective Approach for Disease Detection in Smart Agriculture: the case of Xylella Fastidiosa

Room B – Invited session IPS29

“Statistical modelling for finance and commodities” – Organiser: Roy Cerqueti

Chair: Roy Cerqueti

A. Ravagnani, F. Lillo, P. Deriu, P. Mazzarisi, F. Medda, and A. Russo – Machine learning methods to support insider trading detection in financial markets
G. Dhesi, B. Shakeel, P. Kaur, V. Ficcadenti, R. Mattera, and M. Ausloos – Reviewing the origins of the Irrational fractional Brownian Motion model
R. Mattera, A. Balzanella, G. Borrata, and R. Verde – Determinants of sustainable financing: evidence from Italian green SMEs
A. Argentiero, M. Cesareo, M. De Simone, and J. Riccioni – Behavioral economics, psychological dimensions, and financial incentives in natural resource conservation: an observational study

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS30

“High dimensional data analysis for evaluating sustainable development” – Organisers: Ida Camminatiello and Rosaria Lombardo

Chair: Rosaria Lombardo

R. Lombardo, M. Musella, and I. Camminatiello – Identity spline and LASSO Regression for Analysing Italian Poverty
A. Botezat and C. Incaltarau – Understanding the Determinants of Global Migration of Scholars: A Gravity Model Approach
L.S. Alaimo, F. Fortuna, and A. Naccarato – Evaluation of Synthetic Indicators: a new method based on functional data analysis
M. Aria, C. Cuccurullo, L. D’Aniello, M. Spano, and C. Alabiso – From Data Collection to Knowledge in Health: Turning Scientific Production into Practical Decision-Making Tools

10:00 – 11:00

Room “Aula Magna” – Round Table

“Innovation and New Technologies for Official Statistics: Insights from INSTAT and ISTAT”

Chair: Maurizio Vichi – Coordinators: Fabio Crescenzi, Matteo Mazziotta (ISTAT)

Panelists: Fabio Crescenzi, Matteo Mazziotta (ISTAT), Giulia De Candia (ISTAT), Elsa Dhuli (INSTAT), Helda Mitre (INSTAT), Monica Perez (ISTAT), Kozeta Sevrani (University of Tirana)

Room B – Invited session IPS31

“Statistical methods for measuring the sustainability” – Organiser: Carlo Cavicchia

Chair: Pasquale Sarnacchiaro – Discussant: Pasquale Sarnacchiaro

F. Fortuna, A. Naccarato, and A. Trezzini – Toward a Sustainable Society: assessing legal progress of LGBT rights with functional data analysis
V. Distefano and S. Deiaco – Advanced multidimensional spatial clustering for sustainable transport assessment
B. Foroni, L. Merlo, L. Petrella, and N. Salvati – Quantile-Based Hidden Markov Graphical Models for PM10 Pollution Analysis: A Perspective on Air Quality in Northern Italy

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30

Room “Aula Magna” – Plenary session: Werner G. Müller

“Recent challenges in optimal design of experiments (dedicated to the memory of H.P. Wynn)”

Chair: Luigi Salmaso

12:30 – 13:30

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS32 – Austrian Statistical Society

“Effectively Using Relevant Information for Statistical Inference” – Organisers: Andreas Futschik and Arne Bathke

Chair: Werner G. Müller

G. Zimmermann – How to efficiently analyse data in rare diseases research: Accounting for individual variability of the primary outcome over time
S. Pauli and A. Futschik – Random Reward Phase-Type Distributions with Applications in Employee Development
S.L. Grüninger, R. Furrer, and F. Frommlet – How to best analyze randomized experiments with very small samples
M. Kiefel and D. Lahnsteiner – Nonparametric Analysis of Tourism Data for Optimizing Sustainable Transport Services at Airport Salzburg

Room B – Invited session IPS33

“Statistics and geometry with applications” – Organiser: Roberto Fontana

Chair: Roberto Fontana

R. Fontana and M. Guerra – An improved TDA-based algorithm for the isomorphism problem of orthogonal arrays
B. Cappelletti-Montano, S. Columbu, S. Montaldo, and M. Musio – A geometrical approach to research assessment
R. Fontana, E. Perrone, and F. Rapallo – Impact of zero-patterns in the dependence of three-way binary tables
R. Fontana and P. Semeraro – Three dimensional Bernoulli generators and their dependence structure

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS34

“Nonparametric methods and applications” – Organiser: Stefano Bonnini

Chair: Luigi Salmaso

M. Giacalone, G. Piscopo, S. Marra, and C. Marciano – Statistical Analysis of the Italian pension system: a nonparametric approach
M. Borghesi – Impact assessment of big music events with a focus on the food service industry: a nonparametric test for linear models
G. Cattani, M. Scholz, and S. Sperlich – Local Inference for Data Giants
S. Bonnini and M. Borghesi – Time series comparisons with application to electricity market

13:30 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 15:30

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS35

“Statistics and AI to support sustainability in agro-ecosystems” – Organiser: Anna Simonetto

Chair: Anna Simonetto

M. Tonni, P. Donna, M. Donna, I. Ghiglieno, L. Valenti, and G. Gilioli – Quantitative Tools for Evaluating Biological Processes in Vineyard Agroecosystems: BIOPASS® and QBS-ar
S. Carlin, I. Ghiglieno, G. Cola, U. Vrhovsek, L. Valenti, M. Garcia−Aloy, and F. Mattivi – Impact of meteorological conditions, canopy shading and leaf removal on yield, must quality, and norisoprenoid compounds content in Franciacorta sparkling wine
G. Tariku, I. Ghiglieno, A. Simonetto, I. Serina, and G. Gilioli – Leveraging Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence to Monitor Biodiversity in Wine-sector and Semi-Natural Urban Environments
F. Demaria, F. Bertacchini, U. Kocollari, and M. Cavicchioli – Measuring supply chain sustainability: a structured multilevel framework

Room B – Invited session IPS36

“Business Intelligence for Official Statistics: Tools for Improving Quality” – Organiser: Matteo Mazziotta

Chair: Matteo Mazziotta.

G. Ascari – Artificial intelligence and methodological innovations in the statistical process: a GSBPM perspective
A. Dentini and M. Mazziotta – Business Intelligence for assessing Istat HR processes
S. Demofonti and S. Pifferi – The Importance of Business Intelligence in Monitoring Organizational Effectiveness: Analysis of some organizational structures in Istat
G. Cinquegrana, R. Fantozzi, and I. Screpante – Statistical indicators on public administration employees: what support from Business Intelligence?

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS37

“Statistical methods for traffic and the environment” – Organiser: Rodolfo Metulini

Chair: Mattia Cefis

S.S. Guerini and R. Metulini – Assessing Predictive Performance of Time Series Copula Models in Traffic Flow Analysis
R. Adam, F. Biancalani, and R. Metulini – Traffic Restrictions and Air Quality: A Counterfactual Matrix Completion Analysis of Milan’s Area C
M. Carpita, R. Metulini, and M. Migliorati – Characteristic-based clustering of traffic flow time series with complex seasonality
G. Cantaluppi, J. Lin, G. Valena, and D. Zappa – Graph Neural Networks for Traffic Accident Risk

15:30 – 16:30

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS38

“Quality and Evaluation Across Life Stages: Education, Work, and Aging” – Organiser: Claudiu Herteliu

Chair: Claudiu Herteliu

A.C. Sîrbu and M. Asandului – Well-Being in Aging: A Comprehensive Index for Individual-Level Assessment
S.I. Ceptureanu – Individual learning ambidexterity and job performance in R&D organizations
E.G. Ceptureanu and S.I. Ceptureanu – Does education matter when taking over the family business? Evidence from Romanian SFBs on the succession process
C. Herteliu – Some effects of having a test of mathematics within the admission process for the candidates to faculty of economic cybernetics, statistics and informatics

Room B – Invited session IPS39 – MICS Project (Made in Italy Circolare e Sostenibile)

“Data-Driven Strategy, Management, and Technical Development for 'Made in Italy' Products” – Organisers: Nicolò Biasetton and Riccardo Ceccato

Chair: Luigi Salmaso

N. Biasetton, R. Ricciardi, and N. Arghistani – The VABSA framework: a Value- and Attribute-Based Sentiment Analysis of consumer perceptions
F. Alberti, R. Ricciardi, and M. Manisera – Group-specific document embeddings: An application to User-Generated Content
M. Ventura, J. Jacques, and P. Zuccolotto – Model-Based Clustering of Multivariate Rating Data to Evaluate Consumer Perceptions on Sustainability
M. Disegna, A. Fanesi, and L. Salmaso – Permutation-Based Multivariate Chi-Square Test: A Case Study

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS40

“Advancing Sustainability in Healthcare” – Organiser: Marika Vezzoli

Chair: Marika Vezzoli

M. Vezzoli, M. Sandri, S. Renzetti, F. Doglietto, and S. Calza – A numerical optimization-based method for general sizing system development: an application to the reconstruction of the clivus bone
L. Altieri and G. Gagliardi – Early dementia recognition with Digital Linguistic Biomarkers
M. Arcaio, A. Allotta, S. Scondotto, and M. Ferrante – Inequalities in adherence to the diabetes guidelines in the migrant population at the regional level
A. Gnasso, D. Sacco, L. Celardo, M.A. Smecca, C. Alabiso, and M. Spano – Research excellence and patient perception: investigating the impact of AHSCs’ scientific output

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee Break

17:00 – 18:00

Room “Aula Magna” – Invited session IPS41

“Multivariate tools for Sustainability” – Organiser: Michele Gallo

Chair: Violetta Simonacci

K. Hayashi and R. Inose – Identifying optimal candidate models of classification trees with a weak bias
P. Galfrascoli, E. Ossola, and G.S. Monti – A Synthetic Green Indicator and Its Role in Green Bond Pricing
L. Palazzo, T. Menini, V. Simonacci, and M. Gallo – Sustainability in sports: a three-decade scientific review
A. Sarra, B. Iannone, M. Di Giampietro, A. Evangelista, and T. Di Battista – Do SMEs really walk the talk? A textual analysis of sustainability reporting in Italy

Room B – Invited session IPS42

“Tourism and sustainability” – Organiser: Pasquale Sarnacchiaro

Chair: Luigi D’Ambra

V. Santarcangelo, M. Giacalone, A. Romano, and G. Piscopo – New approaches for innovative tourism promotion among artificial intelligence and the metaverse
S. Cervellera, M. Giacalone, M. Longobardi, G. Piscopo, and C. Cusatelli – A proposal for daily mortality indices related to the official measurement of pollutants
I. Ariante and P. Sarnacchiaro – An ultrametric composite indicator for ranking the environmental sustainability performance of Italian provinces
S.D. Cicala, R. Ciuffreda, L. Saya, F. Amabile, and B. Simonetti – How Does Tourism Impact the National Healthcare System in High-Tourism Regions? An Exploratory Study on the Seasonal Efficiency Needs of Healthcare Facilities

Room “Sala Specchi” – Invited session IPS43

“Data Analytics for Mobility Domains” – Organisers: Rosa Arboretti and Elena Barzizza

Chair: Riccardo Ceccato

S. Porcu and F. Marcello – Quality Key Factors in the Public Transportation Scenario
R. Arboretti and A. Molena – A review and future directions in big data subsampling
M. Cederle, M. Fabris, and G.A. Susto – Regulating Spatial Fairness in a Tripartite Micromobility Sharing System via Reinforcement Learning
X. Chou, L. di Marco, and E. Messina – Overcoming Computational Challenges in Two-Stage Multi-path Traveling Salesman Problem via Neural Networks