Overview

This half-day training session, led by Prof. Dani Gamerman, is designed to support faculty in developing effective interdisciplinary collaborations. The session combines a keynote-style presentation with contributions from experienced researchers, followed by a structured and interactive roundtable. Additional contributions from invited participants will provide complementary perspectives based on their own interdisciplinary research experiences. The focus is on providing participants with practical guidance on how to initiate, structure, and sustain interdisciplinary research, with particular emphasis on the role of statisticians and data scientists in collaborative settings.
 

Motivation

Interdisciplinary research is increasingly central to addressing complex real-world problems. However, successful collaboration across disciplines requires specific skills: communicating across fields, aligning methodological approaches with domain knowledge, and navigating institutional and incentive structures. This training session, led by Prof. Dani Gamerman and enriched by contributions from invited experts, aims to make these challenges explicit and to provide concrete strategies, drawing on both high-impact research and lived experience from established collaborations.
 

Programme

 

1st Session (Chair: Prof. Dae-Jin Lee)

• 09:30 -- 09:40: Welcome and introduction
• 09:40 -- 10:10:  Prof. Dani Gamerman: Position talk based on recent Science publication (https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade2541)
• 10:10 -- 11:10: Contributions from invited participants - experiences in interdisciplinary collaborations
• 11:10 -- 11:30: Questions and discussion
• 11:30 -- 12:00: Coffee break (Fourth Floor Foyer)

Roundtable Session (Chair: Prof. Manuele Leonelli)

• 12:00 -- 13:20: Roundtable Discussion - Developing interdisciplinary research: practical strategies, challenges, and the role of statisticians and data scientists
• 13:20 -- 13:30: Closing remarks

Invited Participants

• Prof. Dani Gamerman (UFRJ)
• Prof. Rosa Elvira Lillo (UC3M)
• Prof. Ana Justel (UAM) (tbc)
• Prof. Luigi Ippoliti (University of Chieti-Pescara)
• Prof. Jonas Gregorio de Souza (Barcelona Supercomputing Centre)

Roundtable Structure

• Short moderated segments organised around key themes
• Initial brief interventions from each panelist (2--3 minutes per theme)
• Moderated discussion among panelists
• Moderated audience discussion in each block
• Emphasis on practical recommendations and transferable lessons

The event is partially funded by PID2023-153222OB-I00 granted by MCIU / AEI / 10.13039/501100011033 / FEDER, UE.

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