Presentation of the new Ph.D. program in Data Science

The increasing interest on data science from both the academic and industrial worlds led to the creation of a brand new Ph.D. Program on Data Science, jointly organized by University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies Pisa, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, CNR and SoBigData.

The Call for Applications has been published in italian and english and the deadline is August 31st 2017.
Many interested students, researchers and professors attended the presentation of the new program, filling the beautiful Sala Stemmi of the Scuola Normale Superiore. The new Ph.D. program in Data Science has been described by:

• Prof. Vincenzo Barone, director of Scuola Normale Superiore
• Prof. Fabrizio Lillo, Scuola Normale Superiore
• Prof. Marcella Aglietti, vice rector of University of Pisa
• Prof. Dino Pedreschi, University of Pisa
• Prof. Pietro Pietrini, director of IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
• Prof. Guido Caldarelli, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
• Prof. Pierdomenico Perata, rector of Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies Pisa
• Dott. Claudio Montani, director of ISTI CNR
• Dott. Fosca Giannotti, ISTI CNR
• Massimo Marini, journalist as moderator

The event was in italian.