{"id":404,"date":"2023-09-01T19:07:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/me\/?page_id=404"},"modified":"2025-11-25T19:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:25:05","slug":"scent-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/me\/scent-events\/","title":{"rendered":"SCENT Events \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"SCENT<\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

Our Events and News<\/span><\/h2> <\/div> <\/div>

15, 16 January 2026<\/span><\/p>

Organizing the Winter School for Early Career Scholars titled: \u201cThe Role of Generative AI in Research and Education\u201d<\/span><\/h4>

Winter school <\/span>| AiIG Early Career Scholar Lab, Third edition \u2013 Universit\u00e0 di Genova<\/p>Discover more<\/a><\/div> <\/div>

14 January 2026<\/span><\/p>

Official start of the course for PhD students and Post-Docs \u201cEntrepreneurship and Startup\u201d 2025-26<\/span><\/h4>

Course | Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)<\/p>Unipd official page <\/a>

<\/p>Read the instructions (pdf)<\/a><\/div> <\/div>

25 September 2025<\/span><\/p>

Presenting the Conference Paper: Ferrati, F. & Muffatto, M. (2025). Optimizing Startup Team Composition: A Generative AI and Genetic Algorithm\u2013Based Approach. 20th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE)<\/span><\/h4>

Conference paper presentation | 20th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Krakow<\/p>Read the full paper<\/a><\/div> <\/div>

11 October 2024<\/span><\/p>

Presenting the Conference Paper: Ferrati, F. & Muffatto, M. (2024). Exploring the Spectrum of Generative AI Integration in Entrepreneurship Research. XXXV Annual Scientific Meeting \u2013 RSA AiIG 2024.<\/span><\/h4>

Conference paper presentation | XXXV AiIG Scientific Meeting (RSA) \u2013 Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Palermo<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

11 October 2024<\/span><\/p>

Organizing the Conference Track titled: \u201cEntrepreneurship Through the AI Lens: Shaping Research and Practice\u201d<\/span><\/h4>

Conference track | XXXV AiIG Scientific Meeting (RSA) \u2013 Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Palermo<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

9 August 2024<\/span><\/p>

Co-organizing a PDW at the Academy of Managament (AOM) titled: \u201cThe AI Disruption of Entrepreneurship: A Setback or Breakthrough for Innovation? Research Incubator\u201d \u2013 Professional Development Workshops (PDW \u2013 16730)<\/span><\/h4>

Workshop | 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Chicago, Illinois<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

12 October 2023<\/span><\/p>

Presenting the Conference Paper: Ferrati, F., Kim, P.H. & Muffatto, M. (2023). Evaluating Traction in Tech-Driven Ventures: A Deep Learning Approach. XXXIV Annual Scientific Meeting \u2013 RSA AiIG 2023.<\/span><\/h4>

Conference paper presentation | XXXV AiIG Scientific Meeting (RSA) \u2013 Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Palermo<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

12 October 2023<\/span><\/p>

Organizing the Conference Track titled: \u201cThe Data Science Perspective in Entrepreneurship and Management Research\u201d<\/span><\/h4>

Conference track | XXXIV AiIG Scientific Meeting (RSA) \u2013 Politecnico di Milano, Lecco Campus<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

22 September 2023<\/span><\/p>

Presenting the Conference Paper: Ferrati, F., Kim, P.H. & Muffatto, M. (2023). Patterns of successful founding team composition and funding outcomes. 18th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE)<\/span><\/h4>

Conference paper presentation | 18th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Porto<\/p>Read the full paper<\/a><\/div> <\/div>

18 January 2023<\/span><\/p>

Official start of the course for PhD students and Post-Docs \u201cEntrepreneurship and Startup\u201d 2022-23<\/span><\/h4>

Course | Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

12 January 2022<\/span><\/p>

Official start of the course for PhD students and Post-Docs \u201cEntrepreneurship and Technology-based Startups\u201d 2021-22<\/span><\/h4>

Course | Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

16 September 2021<\/span><\/p>

Presenting the Conference Paper: Ferrati, F. & Muffatto, M. (2021). Startup Exits by Acquisition: A Cross Industry Analysis of Speed and Funding. 16th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE)<\/span><\/h4>

Conference paper presentation | 16th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Lisbon\/online<\/p>Read the full paper<\/a><\/div> <\/div>

16 September 2021<\/span><\/p>

Presenting the Conference Paper: Ferrati, F., Chen, H. & Muffatto, M. (2021). A Deep Learning Model for Startups Evaluation Using Time Series Analysis. 16th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE)<\/span><\/h4>

Conference paper presentation | 16th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Lisbon\/online<\/p>Read the full paper<\/a><\/div> <\/div>

9 June 2021<\/span><\/p>

Organizing the workshop titled: \u201cLeveraging Machine Learning and Big Data for Research in Entrepreneurship\u201d<\/span><\/h4>

Workshop | Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference \u2013 BCERC 21<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

20 January 2021<\/span><\/p>

Official start of the course for PhD students and Post-Docs \u201cEntrepreneurship and Technology-based Startups\u201d 2020-21<\/span><\/h4>

Course | Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

8 July 2020<\/span><\/p>

Presenting the Conference Paper: Ferrati, F., & Muffatto, M. (2020). Setting Crunchbase for Data Science: Preprocessing, Data Integration and Feature Engineering. 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research Methods and Analytics<\/span><\/h4>

Conference paper presentation | 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research Methods and Analytics. Valencia\/online<\/p>Read the full paper<\/a><\/div> <\/div>

27 November 2019<\/span><\/p>

Official start of the course for PhD students and Post-Docs \u201cEntrepreneurship and Technology-based Startups\u201d 2019-20<\/span><\/h4>

Course | Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

12 March 2019<\/span><\/p>

Official start of the course for PhD students and Post-Docs \u201cEntrepreneurship and Technology-based Startups\u201d 2018-19<\/span><\/h4>

Course | Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

13 February 2019<\/span><\/p>

SCENT Technology Labs \u2013 Kick-off meeting<\/span><\/h4>

Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Lecture Hall \u201cA. Lepschy\u201d, Via Gradenigo 6, Padova<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

28 September 2018<\/span><\/p>

Researchers\u2019 Night \u2013 Veneto Night 2018<\/span><\/h4>

Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Palazzo Bo, Padova<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

21 March 2018<\/span><\/p>

Official start of the SCENT Ventures Program 2018<\/span><\/h4>

Course | Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

31 May 2017<\/span><\/p>

I Love Startup in New York
\nWorkshop on technology-based startups and local ecosystems
\nMain speaker: Clifford Schorer \u2013 Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Columbia University, New York<\/h4>

Event | Centro Culturale Altinate San Gaetano, Padova<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

24 March 2017<\/span><\/p>

Official start of the SCENT Ventures Program 2017<\/span><\/h4>

Course | Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

3 March 2017<\/span><\/p>

Official start of the DILab 2017<\/span><\/h4>

DII \u2013 Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

22 November 2016<\/span><\/p>

The Startup Night \u2013 Regional final phase of the \u201cStartup Europe Awards Italy\u201d<\/span><\/h4>

Event | Centro Conferenze della Camera di Commercio, Piazza Zanellato, Padova<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

3 May 2016<\/span><\/p>

Assessing and Managing a Regional Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
\nPerspective Lecture
\nProf. Jonathan Levie, University of Strathclyde<\/h4>

Aula Magna, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

15 April 2016<\/span><\/p>

Official start of the SCENT Ventures Program 2016<\/span><\/h4>

Course | Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

18 March 2016<\/span><\/p>

Official launch of the third edition of SCENT Ventures Program<\/span><\/h4>

Course | Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

26 June 2015<\/span><\/p>

Start up innovative: il mosaico prende forma\n
Presentation of the report \u201cNuove Imprese Innovative Italia 2014\u201d<\/span><\/h4>

Event | Centro Conferenze della Camera di Commercio, Piazza Zanellato, Padova<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

8 May 2015<\/span><\/p>

Official launch of the second edition of SCENT Ventures Program<\/span><\/h4>

Course | Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

20-21 April 2015<\/span><\/p>

Young Innovators Under 35<\/span><\/h4>

Event | Aula Magna \u201cGalileo Galilei\u201d, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

26 March 2015<\/span><\/p>

Presentation of the report \u201cGlobal Entrepreneurship Italia 2014\u201d<\/span><\/h4>

Event | Centro Cultuale Altinate San Gaetano, Padova<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

20 February 2015<\/span><\/p>

Official start of the Design and Innovation Lab \u2013 DiLab 2015<\/span><\/h4>

DII \u2013 Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova<\/p><\/div> <\/div>

February 2014<\/span><\/p>

Official launch of the first edition of SCENT Ventures Program<\/span><\/h4>

Course | Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)<\/p><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>

Contact us<\/h2>

For more information about SCENT projects, research activities and educational programs, please send us an email<\/p> info@scentproject.org<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

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