Doctoral Colloquium in Risk Analytics

https://landing.cafoscarichallengeschool.it/docra/

Aims and scope

The Colloquium caters to Doctoral students interested in analytical (both theoretical and applied) methods for measuring, managing and mitigating risks. It is organized over four two-week sessions along one year. The risks considered range from standard economic, financial or insurance applications, to emerging ones, such as environmental, climate and cyber risks. The approach is in-depth and multidisciplinary, with lectures, assignments and discussion of the results.  Outstanding international scholars with long-standing PhD teaching and supervision experience deliver the courses.

Target

We seek PhD students from Italian or Foreign Universities, who remain affiliated with their Doctoral School. Students may apply for one session at a time, but must attend the whole session. They may get credit for the courses taken within the Colloquium. There are no participation fees; travel and accommodation are covered by the Colloquium.

Up to five additional participants, including further Doctoral Students, Postdocs, Junior Faculty, or PhDs working in the industry, may be admitted at their own travel and accommodation expenses.

Content 

The first session was in January 2025. The fourth one is:

 4) January, 18 - 31, 2026, Networks and Risk Propagation

a)      Week 1: Remco Hofstad, Eindhoven U. of Technology, Random Graphs and Complex Networks: Structure and Function

b)     Week 2: Alireza Tazbah-Salehi, Northwestern University, Production Networks

 

Where

Polo Didattico San Basilio, Venice (Session ).

Polo Didattico San Basilio

 

We offer

• an outstanding Faculty of leading researchers;
• work in a team with several, multidisciplinary doctoral candidates;
• no tuition fees, with
• free accommodation on the Camplus Santa Marta and Istituto Canossiano San Trovaso (walking distance of the San Basilio venue);
• travel expenses reimbursed (up to 200 euro).

Each session includes two courses. Each course is delivered over 20 hours over one week, combining frontal teaching, office hours/discussions, assignments and presentation of research by the students.

Applications

Students can apply for the January 2026 session through the site

https://landing.cafoscarichallengeschool.it/docra/

Acceptance of qualified applicants will be done on a first-in basis.

Deadline 14th November 2025

More Information

For more information, please visit  

https://landing.cafoscarichallengeschool.it/docra/

or get in touch through colloquia.cicf@unive.it. We’ll be happy to organize a zoom session.

 

 

 DoCRA is a joint initiative of  CICF (team leader), IUSS Pavia, IMT Lucca, SISSA Trieste, Scuola di Studi Superiori Carlo Urbani in Camerino, Scuola di Studi Superiori Giacomo Leopardi in Macerata, Scuola Superiore F. Rossi in Torino, Scuola Superiore Universitario Di Toppo Wassermann in Udine