{"id":1627,"date":"2025-11-04T12:10:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mat.uab.cat\/web\/mcs\/?page_id=1627"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:10:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:10:52","slug":"xxv-dia-de-lestadistica-a-catalunya-summary-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mat.uab.cat\/web\/mcs\/en\/xxv-dia-de-lestadistica-a-catalunya-summary-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"XXV Dia de l\u2019Estad\u00edstica a Catalunya \u2013 Summary of the day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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XXV Dia de l\u2019Estad\u00edstica a Catalunya \u2013 Summary of the event<\/h1>\n

On Monday, October 20,\u00a02025<\/strong>, the 25th edition of the Dia de l\u2019Estad\u00edstica a Catalunya<\/strong> was held in the Assembly Hall of the Faculty of Sciences at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), convened by the Societat Catalana d\u2019Estad\u00edstica (SoCE)<\/strong> and organized by the Servei de Consultoria Matem\u00e0tica (MCS-UAB)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This year, the celebration coincided with World Statistics Day (which is observed every five years), a date dedicated to highlighting the crucial role of statistics in the development of knowledge and decision-making.<\/p>\n

The event saw wide participation from professionals, students, and researchers in the fields of statistics and data science. The day was inaugurated by the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, Dr. Juan Jes\u00fas Donaire<\/strong>; the Deputy Director of MCS-UAB, Dr. Lloren\u00e7 Badiella<\/strong>; the President of SoCE, Dr. Isabel Serra<\/strong>; and the UAB Rector, Dr. Javier Lafuente<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Dr. Isabel Serra (President of SoCE), Dr. Javier Lafuente (UAB Rector), Dr. Juan Jes\u00fas Donaire (Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, UAB), Dr. Lloren\u00e7 Badiella (Deputy Director of the Mathematical Consulting Service, UAB)<\/p>\n

One of the highlights of the day was the lecture by Dr. Daniel Pe\u00f1a<\/strong> (Emeritus Professor, Carlos III University of Madrid), titled \u201cThe Contribution of Statistics to Artificial Intelligence<\/em>\u201d, in which he reflected on the evolution of statistical learning in the era of big data and the potential synergies between explainable statistical methods and modern artificial intelligence techniques. The session was introduced and moderated by Dr. Montserrat Guill\u00e9n<\/strong> (Professor at the University of Barcelona)<\/p>\n

Link to the presentation slides<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dr. Montserrat Guill\u00e9n (Professor at UB) and Dr. Daniel Pe\u00f1a (Emeritus Professor at UC3M) during the speaker\u2019s presentation<\/p>\n

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Lecture by Dr. Daniel Pe\u00f1a<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

After the coffee break, the day continued with the Recreational Activity<\/p>\n

Buscant el\/la millor \u00abStatistician &
\nData Scientist of Catalonia\u00bb<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A two-stage competition led by Dr. V\u00edctor Navas<\/strong>. The award for \u00abBest Statistician & Data Scientist<\/strong>\u00bb was given to Dr. Pedro Delicado<\/strong>, who stood out for demonstrating knowledge across all the areas covered in the challenges.<\/p>\n

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Finalists of the Recreational Activity<\/p><\/div>\n

Next, the awards for the XXIII Student contest were presented, recognizing the best undergraduate, master\u2019s, and biostatistics projects:<\/p>\n

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Photograph of the winners (or their representatives) of the Student Contest along with those who presented the certificates<\/p><\/div>\n

Link to resolution of the XXIII Student contest of Applied Statistics<\/a><\/p>\n

The event was closed by Dr. Llu\u00eds Quer<\/strong>, coordinator of the Applied Statistics degree at UAB, who reviewed all the activities carried out throughout the day and expressed sincere thanks to all collaborators.<\/p>\n

The lunch at the Faculty of Sciences\u2019 restaurant allowed participants to continue exchanging ideas and contacts in a more relaxed atmosphere.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, the annual Assembly of the Societat Catalana d’Estad\u00edstica was held.<\/p>\n