Mara Soncin is a Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (since 01/02/2024), focusing on data analysis, digital transformation, and performance in the education sector. She earned her PhD in Management Engineering in 2020 with a dissertation on performance evaluation of digital learning in higher education. Since 2015, her work spans performance management in public administrations, with a focus on schools and universities; her interests include school management and leadership and quantitative models for evaluating education policies, alongside university teaching and executive training.