CCDA 2026 - A Review

    39 participants. 18 universities and research institutions. 7 countries. A shared passion for Categorical Data Analysis!

    On 22–23 October 2026, AUEB-Stats welcomed academics, researchers, PhD students and industry professionals to the Athens University of Economics and Business for “Challenges for Categorical Data Analysis” (CCDA 2026).

    From Bayesian modelling and latent variable models to variable selection and complex high-dimensional data, the workshop explored methodological and computational advances in categorical and multivariate data analysis, with applications across the social sciences, economics and technology.

    The scientific programme featured:

    Keynote speakers: Ioanna Manolopoulou (UCL) and Dimitris Mavridis (University of Ioannina).

    Invited speaker: Max Welz (University of Zurich).

    Talks and speed talks: Jon Forster (University of Warwick), Fabio Rapallo (Università degli Studi di Genova), Marco Doretti (Università degli Studi di Firenze), Sabrina Giordano (University of Calabria), Silvia Cagnone (Università di Bologna, Maria Iannario (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II), Melanie Wall (Columbia University), Ioannis Kosmidis (University of Warwick), Claudia Tarantola (University of Milan), Dimitris Karlis (Athens University of Economics and Business), Wicher Bergsma (The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)), Sara Geneletti (The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)), Irini Moustaki (The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)), Maria Kateri (RWTH Aachen University), Despo Theocharous (RWTH Aachen University) and Ioannis Ntzoufras (Athens University of Economics and Business).

    Discussants: Maria Iannario (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II), Gerhard Tutz (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) and Elena Stanghellini (Università degli Studi di Perugia).

    Beyond the presentations, CCDA 2026 offered space for thoughtful discussion, new connections and ideas for future research, bringing together colleagues from the international academic community, Deutsche Bundesbank, EY and Accenture.

    The workshop was organised by Professors Maria Kateri (RWTH Aachen University), Irini Moustaki (The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)), Vassilis Vasdekis (Athens University of Economics and Business) and Ioannis Ntzoufras (Athens University of Economics and Business).

    A warm thank you to all speakers and participants for their contributions, and to our sponsors, EY and Accenture, for their support in connecting academic research with business practice!

    More about the workshop here.

    Press Release for the event can be found here (in Greek) and here (in English)