AI-Enhanced Knowledge Synthesis: Systematic Literature Review, Content Analysis and Text Mining

The 4th Summer School in Science Mapping (SSSM 2026) will take place in Naples, Italy, from May 25 to May 29, 2026, at the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II.

The School is organized by the academic spin-off K-Synth and the Department of Economics and Statistics, and is scientifically directed by Prof. Massimo Aria and Prof. Corrado Cuccurullo.

The 2026 edition introduces an integrated AI-Enhanced Knowledge Synthesis framework, designed to overcome methodological fragmentation by combining quantitative and qualitative approaches within a unified workflow for systematic and reproducible research synthesis.

Main Topics

• AI-enhanced Systematic Literature Review workflows
• Bibliometric analysis and science mapping
• Network analysis and knowledge structures
• Text mining, embeddings, and semantic networks
• Qualitative and automated content analysis
• Integration of quantitative and qualitative research methods

The Summer School is delivered in Italian and is aimed at PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, researchers, and research professionals from public and private research institutions.

Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Attendance (40 hours) and an official Open Badge issued by the University of Naples Federico II (UNINA) via the Bestr platform (Link: https://bestr.it/badge/show/5667)

Application

Pre-registration is required by April 30, 2026.
Further information on the program and registration procedures is available at: https://www.bibliometrix.org/sssm