Doctoral Colloquium in Risk Analytics

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


The fourth session on Networks and Risk Propagation will be held on January, 18-31, 2026, by:

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


We seek PhD students from Italian or Foreign Universities, who remain affiliated with their Doctoral School. Students 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 (see below).

Up to four 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.

Where

Polo Didattico San Basilio, Venice

We offer

  • an outstanding Faculty of leading researchers;
  • work in a multidisciplinary team with other 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. Students who achieve a Pass obtain 4 ECTS per course.

Applications

Students can apply through the site 

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


Deadline : 14th November 2025


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