SAVE THE DATE – 10th AIROYoung Workshop and Ph.D. School, February 9-13, 2026 @Padova, Italy

[Alice Raffaele]

Dear all,

We are very happy to announce that the next edition of the AIROYoung Workshop, the main annual event of AIROYoung (https://airoyoung.airo.org), will be held in Padova, Italy, from February 9 to 13, 2026.

Next year marks a special occasion: Our 10th anniversary! And given that at the last edition in Pavia (https://mate.unipv.it/ayw2025/) there was a massive participation, with more than 110 people from Italy and abroad, we decided to enlarge it and hold a one-day Ph.D. school plus four days of conference.

Lecturers of the Ph.D. School – February 9:

- Marco Di Summa, University of Padova

- Matteo Fischetti, University of Padova

- Francesco Rinaldi, University of Padova

- Domenico Salvagnin, University of Padova

Plenary speakers of the Workshop – February 10-13:

- Martine Labbé, Université Libre de Bruxelles

- Stefan Ropke, Technical University of Denmark

- Hande Yaman Paternotte, KU Leuven

- Wolfram Wiesemann, Imperial College London

Special roundtable – February 12:

During the workshop, we will have a special session with AIROYoung's founders and members of former and current boards, who will share with the audience the origin of AIROYoung, its mission and growth through the years, what it meant for each of them, and how it affected their career paths.

Other relevant information:

- The event is open to national and international Ph.D. students, postdoctoral researchers, and young practitioners working mainly in Operations Research, but also in Machine Learning and Data Science.

- As usual, no registration fees for participants, thanks to the support of our national and international sponsors.

- There will be a limited number of accommodation grants for some participants.

- There will be one plenary session only, some industrial talks, and social events.

- We plan to open registration and abstract submission at the beginning of November. More details will be coming soon, before the end of October.

For now... SAVE THE DATE! If you want to know more or have questions, you can write to us at airoyoungw...@gmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you in Padova to celebrate with us!

The Organizing Committee

Manuel Aprile, University of Padova

Francesco Cavaliere, FICO

Martina Galeazzo, University of Padova

Dario Palasgo, University of Padova

Anthony Palmieri, University of Padova

Lorenzo Perinello, University of Padova

Matteo Pernini, ESSEC Business School

Alice Raffaele, University of Padova

Gabriele Sanguin, University of Padova