AIROYoung, Padua (2026)

02/04/2026

📢 𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

The 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 for the AIROYoung Dissertation Award 2026 are 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!

This year the award will recognize the best PhD thesis on 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 discussed at an 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 between 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

Don't miss this opportunity!

⌛ Application deadline: 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔗 More info at https://airoyoung.airo.org/

30/03/2026

Behind every great workshop is a group of visionary 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀. 🌟

A huge thank you to all our partners for supporting the 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽! ❤️

They didn’t just sponsor an event, they fueled a community! Thanks to their generosity, our participants enjoyed free 𝗴𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 and 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, amazing 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 and 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀.

Thank you for believing in us!🙌

26/03/2026

What an incredible journey at the 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽! 🚀

Even a few weeks later, we’re still looking back at the incredible days spent at the University of Padova.

A huge anniversary celebrating science, connection, and our wonderful community with

✨ The stunning views of Padova and our opening ceremony,

🏛️ The history of science at the iconic Palazzo Bo, and

🏆 The celebration of our talents.

👏🏻 A huge applause to the extraordinary organizers for their hard work.

❤️ Thank you all of you for such an amazing anniversary!

See you soon! 😉

05/02/2026

🎉 Celebrate 𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴'𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 with us!

As part of this milestone, in this edition of the AIROYoung Workshop, we will hold a 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, on 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟳:𝟮𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟴:𝟯𝟬, featuring the founding members of AIROYoung, as well as the members of the previous AIROYoung boards:

✨ Lavinia Amorosi, Sapienza University of Rome

✨ Michele Barbato, University of Milan

✨ Veronica Dal Sasso, Siemens Mobility, former University of Padova

✨ Martina Fischetti, University of Sevilla

✨ Serena Fugaro, Italian National Research Council

✨ Giusy Macrina, University of Calabria

✨ Valentina Morandi, University of Brescia

✨ Lorenzo Peirano, University of Brescia

✨ Alice Raffaele, University of Padova

✨ Alberto Santini, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Join us to know about the origins of the AIROYoung chapter, its growth over the years, and the vision for its future. We will also discuss about what being early-career researchers means and the relevance of building one’s own network.

All the details below👇

📆 February 9-13, 2025
📍 Università degli Studi di Padova
🔗 https://ayw2026.github.io/

03/02/2026

💫 Meet the Keynote Speakers of the 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽!

⭐ 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗪𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻
Professor of Analytics & Operations, Imperial College Business School
Join us for his keynote:
“Large-Scale and Data-Driven Markov Decision Processes”
On Tuesday, February 10th at 14:00!

⭐ 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗥ø𝗽𝗸𝗲
Professor of Operations Research, Technical University of Denmark
Don't miss his keynote on:
“Vehicle Routing Problems”
On Wednesday, February 11th at 10:30!

⭐ 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗯é
Honorary Professor, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Catch her keynote:
“Solving Chance-Constrained (mixed integer) Linear Optimization Problems with Branch-and-Cut”
On Thursday, February 12th at 10:30!

⭐ 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗬𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲
Professor of Operations Research, KU Leuven
Follow her talk on:
“Partitioning a Graph into Connected Components”
On Friday, February 13th at 10:30!

All the details below👇

📆 February 9-13, 2025
📍 Università degli Studi di Padova
🔗 https://ayw2026.github.io/

29/10/2025

📢 The 10th 𝑨𝑰𝑹𝑶𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 is coming to Padova!

To celebrate AIROYoung 10th anniversary, we're going bigger than ever! Join us for a one-day Ph.D. school followed by four days of conference at 📍 the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗮 from 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟵 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 🗓️

🛏️ Thanks to the financial support of AIRO and our sponsors, we are offering 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 to cover accommodation expenses for the entire event. If you are an AIRO member (or become a new member 😉) you can apply for the grant during the registration process.

🗓️ Save the Dates:
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: November 3, 2026, 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟬!
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: January 28, 2026
𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: December 10, 2025

Join us at the 10th AIROYoung Workshop!

🔗 All details at https://ayw2026.github.io/

13/10/2025

🚨 SOUND ON! 🎧

We sat down with the brilliant minds who made it to the final stage of the AIROYoung Dissertation Award 2025 at ODS2025 in Milan. From challenging theorems to real-world applications, listen to what this experience meant to them and the future of their research.

Congratulations again to all the finalists! 🏆

Swipe up to hear their voices!

04/04/2025

🥁 Applications for the AIROYoung Dissertation Award 2025 are now open!

This year we'll recognize the best PhD thesis on Operations Research topics discussed at an Italian University between July 1, 2024, and May 31, 2025.

Don't miss this opportunity!

⌛ Application deadline: April 30, 2025

🔗 More info at https://airoyoung.airo.org/

11/03/2025

The 9𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝑰𝑹𝑶𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 wouldn't have been possible without the help of our partners and organizers 🔥

Huge thanks to our incredible 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: SeaVision, ArgoVision, Fedegari, FICO, Gurobi, MultiProtexion, DaisyLabs, beSharp, OPTIT, AgileLab, CargoFul, Actor, d-fine, Circle, and to ITIR, Compmat and CompOpt groups from the Università degli Studi di Pavia 👏🏻

And a massive thank you to our amazing 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿𝘀 Davide Duma, Simone Milanesi, Eleonora Vercesi, Ambrogio Bernardelli, Claudio Tomasi, Sara Cambiaghi, Bernardo Forni, and Gabor Riccardi for their hard work! 🥰

Thanks to everyone who contributed to making this event such a memorable experience!
We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! ❤️

06/03/2025

🔥 The 9𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝑰𝑹𝑶𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 was a success!

Three days of exciting discussions, inspiring talks and great networking opportunities.

Check out some of our favorite moments! 😍

2. The stunning Aula Scarpa was the perfect setting for our workshop.

3. Ruth Misener inspired us with her talk on Baesyan optimization for mixed feature spaces.

4. Conference workout: the coffee breaks were worth the hike! 😅

5. Poster session debut at the AIROYoung workshop.

6. Exploring Pavia’s historical spots during the social event.

7. Luca Maria Gambardella shared his experience with AI in academia and industry.

8. Local food? We loved it! 😋

9. Neil Yorke-Smith captivated the audience with his presentation on Branch-and-Bound and Machine Learning.

10-11. The closing session wrapped up the event in the best possible way, celebrating talents with awards for the most outstanding presentations and posters.

12-13. Thank you all for making such a record-breaking workshop! 👏🏻

14. Huge thanks to our amazing organizers! Couldn't have done it without you! ❤️

06/03/2025

🔥 The 9𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝑰𝑹𝑶𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 was a huge success!

Three days of exciting discussions, inspiring talks and great networking opportunities.

Check out some of our favorite moments! 😍

2. The stunning Aula Scarpa was the perfect setting for our workshop.

3. Ruth Misener inspired us with her talk on Baesyan optimization for mixed feature spaces.

4. Conference workout: the coffee breaks were worth the hike! 😅

5. Poster session debut at the AIROYoung workshop.

6. Exploring Pavia’s historical spots during the social event.

7. Luca Maria Gambardella shared his experience with AI in academia and industry.

8. Local food? We loved it! 😋

9. Neil Yorke-Smith really captivated the audience with his presentation on Branch-and-Bound and Machine Learning.

10-11. The closing session wrapped up the event in the best possible way, celebrating talents with awards for the most outstanding presentations and posters.

12-13. Thank you all for making such a record-breaking workshop! 👏🏻

14. Huge thanks to our amazing organizers! Couldn't have done it without you! ❤️

21/02/2025

📢 Meet the Keynote Speakers of the 9𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝑰𝑹𝑶𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑!

💡 𝗥𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿
Ruth Misener is a Professor in the Computational Optimization Group and the BASF/RAEng Research Chair in Data-Driven Optimization.
Join us for her keynote:
“𝘉𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘒𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩 𝘒𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘴”
On 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬:𝟯𝟬!

💡 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮
Luca Maria Gambardella is Pro-Rector for Innovation and Corporate Relations, Full Professor at the Faculty of Informatics and member of Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence USI-SUPSI.
Don't miss his keynote:
“𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢: 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦?”
On 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬!

💡 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲-𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵
Neil Yorke-Smith is an Associate Professor of Socio-Technical Algorithmics in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science at the Delft University of Technology.
Catch his keynote:
“𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨Machine”
On 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟰:𝟭𝟱!

All the details below 👇

📆 February 26-28, 2025
📍 Università degli Studi di Pavia
🔗 https://mate.unipv.it/ayw2025/

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