en.Wedoany.com Reported - Italy's Anas company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Italian Statistical Society (SIS), aiming to leverage data culture to drive innovation in road safety and infrastructure management, and to apply data in predictive model development during a hackathon. Anas is the road management company under the FS Group, while SIS is the leading national scientific society in the field of statistics, bringing together scholars and researchers dedicated to disseminating data and evidence analysis methods.
The collaboration was concretely realized in the scientific hackathon "Stats under the Stars – SUS 2026." Young researchers and scholars engaged in discussions centered on developing a theoretical predictive model capable of supporting the analysis of road network phenomena. The 9th edition of this event was organized by young-sis and held at the Library of the Department of Statistical Sciences at Sapienza University of Rome.
The award ceremony took place at the SIS-FENStatS 2026 Joint Conference. This conference combines the 53rd Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society with the first meeting of the European Statistical Society. Within this scientific context, SIS awarded Anas a special mention prize, "Data Culture Pioneer – Special Recognition," in acknowledgment of its use of data culture as an innovative tool to integrate analysis, strategic communication, and corporate reputation focus in public infrastructure development. Marco Ludovico, Anas' Director of Communications, accepted the award on behalf of the company.
"The collaboration with the Italian Statistical Society represents another step forward for Anas on its innovation path, aimed at making road network management more efficient, sustainable, and safety-oriented," said Claudio Andrea Gemme, CEO of Anas. "Today, data has become a strategic resource for understanding traffic phenomena and supporting timely decisions based on objective evidence. Collaborating with academia and the research community allows us to fully leverage information resources and experiment with new predictive models to anticipate critical issues and find innovative solutions. The recognition from SIS makes us proud and confirms Anas' commitment to spreading data culture as a lever for development and continuous improvement. Our goal is to transform knowledge and innovation into tangible benefits for citizens, contributing to increasingly safe, efficient, and modern mobility."
The challenge of the scientific hackathon was constructed using aggregated data provided by Anas, including traffic flow, accident rates on main roads, and contacts with the public relations office, the latter serving as an indicator of the perceived state of the network. The objective was to evaluate the ability of advanced statistical models to correlate this information to identify critical issues, predict potential risks, improve traffic planning, and guide more effective, data-driven decisions.
Under the supervision of Massimo Carlini, Head of Advertising, Brand Strategy, and Digital Communication, his department provided full support and coordinated the organizational structure and event management on behalf of Anas. Massimo Carlini oversaw the work of the scientific jury for the hackathon, delegating Giuseppina Anatriello, Head of Statistical Analysis and Reputation Management, and Elisabetta Cicchiello, Statistical Analysis and Reputation Management, to participate.
After hours of analysis, the scientific jury recognized university teams with outstanding solutions: the University of Padua team "La fittata è fatta" won the Best Prediction Award; the University of Trieste team "Bayesian Chainsaw" won the Best Overall Award; the Sapienza University of Rome team "StayimBRUTTIti" won the Best Report Award; and another Sapienza University of Rome team "RCS" received the Anas Special Mention Award.
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