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This web site reports all the information regarding the Master Degree in Data Science established at the University of Catania.
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If you are not already enrolled in this programme and you are searching for information, check the pages Course Overview and Course Structure - Graduation Paths. If you are already enrolled in this course, remember to check periodically all the news.
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Guide to choose the Study Plan for the second year of Course
Here are the slides of the short meeting with the first year students of today.
Please read them carefully and do not forget the deadlines!
You may find them here too.
Orientation meeting with first year students to decide Plan of study for Second year
The meeting is scheduled on Monday April 13th at 12:30 in room 'Aula Informatica' Palazzo Fortuna. Thank you to prof. Morana that will guest the meeting inside of the time of his class.
In this occasion the students will be informed about the opportunities and choices that they may do for the next academic year. Students are STRONGLY encouraged to partecipate.
The meeting will NOT be brodcasted on line.
Call for admission of extra-EU students now closed - record in the number of applications
The call to extra-EU students to enroll in the Data Science course is now closed.
The next call will be in February 2027.
This year we got the record number of 870 applications! A great boom that certify the actractiveness of 'Data Science' career world-wide.
Most of the applications come from south-west Asia.
Unfortunately the equally very high number of applications of the last years did lead to very few real enrollmentsl of extra-EU students in pir Course.
The reasons are: students admitted in Catania and at the same time in other Universities in Europe may prefer other bigger cities up North and
Seminars on Computer Vision and Computer Forensics
Here is the schedule. Unfortunately the seminars will be offered only in the Italian language.
18 MARZO 2026 – Aula 2 – ore 11.00-13.00
Prof. Stefano Marrone
Universit? degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Trustworthy Generative AI in Computer Vision, Multimedia Forensics, and Biometrics
08 APRILE 2026 – Aula 2 – ore 11.00-13.00
Prof. Daniele Rav?
Universit? degli Studi di Messina
Challenges and Opportunities of AI in Medical Imaging
22 APRILE 2026 – Aula 2 – ore 11.00-13.00
Prof. Sara Mandelli
Politecnico di Milano
Seeing is not Believing: Inside the World of Deepfakes
06 MAGGIO