Daniel Souza

Assistant Professor

I’m an assistant professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan. My research interests lie broadly at the intersection of economics, science & technology studies, focusing on topics such as university-industry collaboration, open science and the dynamics of scientific collaborations.

Email: danielfernando.desouza [at] polimi [dot] it

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Interests

Science & Innovation
Network Analysis
Economic Complexity

Education

PhD in Economics, 2022
University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto
MSc in Development Economics, 2017
Federal University of Paraná
BSc in Economics, 2015
Federal University of Minas Gerais

Recent Publications

Daniel Souza, Aldo Geuna, Jeff Rodríguez (2025). How Small is Big Enough? Open Labeled Datasets and the Development of Deep Learning. Industrial and Corporate Change, 34(6) - Forthcoming.

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Daniel Souza, Aldo Geuna, Cornelia Lawson (2025). Building a Scientific Community? The WOEPS Workshop and the Evolution of the Economics of Science, 1994–2023. Economics of Innovation and New Technology - Forthcoming.

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Pierre Pelletier, Aldo Geuna, Daniel Souza (2024). AI research in Canadian hospitals: The development of metropolitan competencies. Healthcare Management Forum, 37(6).

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Work in Progress

Massimo Colombo, Lena Füner, Massimiliano Guerini, Hanna Hottenrott, Daniel Souza (2025). The State of European Entrepreneurship: Trends in Quantity and Quality in France, Germany, and the UK (2009–2023). Submitted - European Economic Review.

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Massimo Colombo, Lena Füner, Massimiliano Guerini, Hanna Hottenrott, Simone Sasso, Daniel Souza (2025). High-potential Entrepreneurship in European Rural Areas.

Martina Iori, Pierre Pelletier, Daniel Souza, Magda Fontana, Aldo Geuna (2025). Mapping new knowledge: Using novelty measures critically.

Contact

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Email

danielfernando.desouza [at] polimi [dot] it

Address

Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering
Polytechnic University of Milan
Via Lambruschini, 4b, 20156
Milan, Italy