diff --git a/configs/dataset/graph/DAC.yaml b/configs/dataset/graph/DAC.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f146629a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/dataset/graph/DAC.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Dataset loader config
+loader:
+  _target_: topobench.data.loaders.DACDatasetLoader
+  parameters: 
+    data_domain: graph
+    data_type: 4-325-1
+    data_name: 4-325-1
+    data_dir: ${paths.data_dir}/${dataset.loader.parameters.data_type}
+    split_num: 2
+
+# Dataset parameters
+parameters:
+  num_features: 2
+  num_classes: 8
+  num_nodes: 3224
+  task: classification
+  loss_type: cross_entropy
+  monitor_metric: accuracy
+  task_level: graph
+  
+
+#splits
+split_params:
+  learning_setting: inductive
+  # data_split_dir: ${paths.data_dir}/data_splits/${dataset.loader.parameters.data_name}
+  data_split_dir: ${paths.data_dir}/${dataset.loader.parameters.data_name}/processed
+  data_seed: 0
+  split_type: fixed #'k-fold' # either "k-fold" or "random" strategies
+  k: 10 # for "k-fold" Cross-Validation
+  train_prop: 0.5 # for "random" strategy splitting
+  standardize: False
+
+# Dataloader parameters
+dataloader_params:
+  batch_size: 4495 # Fixed
+  num_workers: 0
+  pin_memory: False
diff --git a/test/pipeline/test_pipeline.py b/test/pipeline/test_pipeline.py
index 785987159..f40de75b9 100644
--- a/test/pipeline/test_pipeline.py
+++ b/test/pipeline/test_pipeline.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 """Test pipeline for a particular dataset and model."""
-
 import hydra
 from test._utils.simplified_pipeline import run
 
 
-DATASET = "graph/MUTAG"                                                 # ADD YOUR DATASET HERE
-MODELS   = ["graph/gcn", "cell/topotune", "simplicial/topotune"]        # ADD ONE OR SEVERAL MODELS OF YOUR CHOICE HERE
+
+DATASET = "graph/DAC"                                                 # ADD YOUR DATASET HERE
+MODELS   = ["graph/gcn"]        # ADD ONE OR SEVERAL MODELS OF YOUR CHOICE HERE
 
 
 class TestPipeline:
diff --git a/topobench/data/datasets/dac_dataset.py b/topobench/data/datasets/dac_dataset.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..699642aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topobench/data/datasets/dac_dataset.py
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+"""Dataset class for Dynamic Activity Complex (DAC) dataset."""
+
+import os
+import os.path as osp
+import shutil
+from typing import ClassVar
+
+import torch
+from omegaconf import DictConfig
+from torch_geometric.data import Data, InMemoryDataset, extract_zip
+
+from topobench.data.utils import download_file_from_link
+
+
+class DACDataset(InMemoryDataset):
+    r"""Dataset class for the Dynamic Activity Complexes (DAC) dataset.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    root : str
+        Root directory where the dataset will be saved.
+    name : str
+        Name of the dataset.
+    parameters : DictConfig
+        Configuration parameters for the dataset.
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    URLS (dict): Dictionary containing the URLs for downloading the dataset.
+    """
+
+    URLS: ClassVar = {
+        "4-325-1": "https://zenodo.org/records/17700425/files/4_325_1.zip",
+        "4-325-3": "https://zenodo.org/records/17700425/files/4_325_3.zip",
+        "4-325-5": "https://zenodo.org/records/17700425/files/4_325_5.zip",
+    }
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        root: str,
+        name: str,
+        parameters: DictConfig,
+    ):
+        # Load processed data (created in process())
+        self.name = name
+        super().__init__(root)
+        self.data, self.slices, self.splits = torch.load(
+            self.processed_paths[0]
+        )
+
+        split_num = parameters.split_num
+        self.split_idx = self.splits[split_num]
+
+    @property
+    def raw_file_names(self):
+        """Return the raw file names for the dataset.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        list[str]
+            List of raw file names.
+        """
+        return [
+            "all_edges.pt",
+            "all_x.pt",
+            "y.pt",
+            "split_0.pt",
+            "split_1.pt",
+            "split_2.pt",
+            "split_3.pt",
+            "split_4.pt",
+        ]
+
+    @property
+    def processed_file_names(self):
+        """Return the processed file name for the dataset.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        str
+            Processed file name.
+        """
+        return ["data.pt"]
+
+    @property
+    def processed_dir(self) -> str:
+        """Return the path to the processed directory of the dataset.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        str
+            Path to the processed directory.
+        """
+        self.processed_root = osp.join(self.root)
+        return osp.join(self.processed_root, "processed")
+
+    def download(self):
+        r"""Download the dataset from a URL and saves it to the raw directory.
+
+        Raises:
+            FileNotFoundError: If the dataset URL is not found.
+        """
+        # Step 1: Download data from the source
+        self.url = self.URLS[self.name]
+        download_file_from_link(
+            file_link=self.url,
+            path_to_save=self.raw_dir,
+            dataset_name=self.name,
+            file_format="zip",
+        )
+
+        # Step 2: extract zip file
+        folder = self.raw_dir
+        filename = f"{self.name}.zip"
+        path = osp.join(folder, filename)
+        extract_zip(path, folder)
+        # Delete zip file
+        os.unlink(path)
+
+        # Step 3: organize files
+        # Move files from osp.join(folder, name_download) to folder
+        folder_name = "4_325_" + self.name.split("-")[2]
+        for file in os.listdir(osp.join(folder, folder_name)):
+            shutil.move(osp.join(folder, folder_name, file), folder)
+        # Delete osp.join(folder, self.name) dir
+        shutil.rmtree(osp.join(folder, folder_name))
+
+    def process(self):
+        r"""Handle the data for the dataset.
+
+        This method loads the DAC raw data, creates one object for
+        each graph, and saves the processed data
+        to the appropriate location.
+        """
+        # Load raw tensors
+        relations = torch.load(os.path.join(self.raw_dir, "all_edges.pt"))
+        all_x = torch.load(os.path.join(self.raw_dir, "all_x.pt"))
+        y = torch.load(os.path.join(self.raw_dir, "y.pt"))
+
+        data_list = []
+        for i in range(len(all_x)):
+            # Create PyG Data object
+            data = Data(
+                x=all_x[i],
+                edge_index=relations[i],
+                y=y[i].unsqueeze(0) if y[i].ndim == 0 else y[i],
+            )
+
+            data_list.append(data)
+
+        # Save to processed dir using slicing format
+        data, slices = self.collate(data_list)
+
+        splits = []
+        for s in range(5):
+            split = torch.load(os.path.join(self.raw_dir, f"split_{s}.pt"))
+            splits.append(split)
+
+        torch.save((data, slices, splits), self.processed_paths[0])
diff --git a/topobench/data/loaders/combinatorial/__init__.py b/topobench/data/loaders/combinatorial/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..672e4c3cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topobench/data/loaders/combinatorial/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+"""Init file for combinatorial dataset load module with automated loader discovery."""
+
+import inspect
+from importlib import util
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, ClassVar
+
+
+class CombinatorialLoaderManager:
+    """Manages automatic discovery and registration of combinatorial dataset loader classes."""
+
+    # Base class that all combinatorial loaders should inherit from (adjust based on your actual base class)
+    BASE_LOADER_CLASS: ClassVar[type] = object
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def is_loader_class(obj: Any) -> bool:
+        """Check if an object is a valid combinatorial dataset loader class.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        obj : Any
+            The object to check if it's a valid combinatorial dataset loader class.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            True if the object is a valid combinatorial dataset loader class (non-private class
+            with 'DatasetLoader' in name), False otherwise.
+        """
+        return (
+            inspect.isclass(obj)
+            and not obj.__name__.startswith("_")
+            and "DatasetLoader" in obj.__name__
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def discover_loaders(cls, package_path: str) -> dict[str, type[Any]]:
+        """Dynamically discover all combinatorial dataset loader classes in the package.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        package_path : str
+            Path to the package's __init__.py file.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Dict[str, Type[Any]]
+            Dictionary mapping loader class names to their corresponding class objects.
+        """
+        loaders = {}
+
+        # Get the directory containing the loader modules
+        package_dir = Path(package_path).parent
+
+        # Iterate through all .py files in the directory
+        for file_path in package_dir.glob("*.py"):
+            if file_path.stem == "__init__":
+                continue
+
+            # Import the module
+            module_name = f"{Path(package_path).stem}.{file_path.stem}"
+            spec = util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, file_path)
+            if spec and spec.loader:
+                module = util.module_from_spec(spec)
+                spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+
+                # Find all combinatorial dataset loader classes in the module
+                new_loaders = {
+                    name: obj
+                    for name, obj in inspect.getmembers(module)
+                    if (
+                        cls.is_loader_class(obj)
+                        and obj.__module__ == module.__name__
+                    )
+                }
+                loaders.update(new_loaders)
+        return loaders
+
+
+# Create the loader manager
+manager = CombinatorialLoaderManager()
+
+# Automatically discover and populate loaders
+COMBINATORIAL_LOADERS = manager.discover_loaders(__file__)
+
+COMBINATORIAL_LOADERS_list = list(COMBINATORIAL_LOADERS.keys())
+
+# Automatically generate __all__
+__all__ = [
+    # Loader collections
+    "COMBINATORIAL_LOADERS",
+    "COMBINATORIAL_LOADERS_list",
+    # Individual loader classes
+    *COMBINATORIAL_LOADERS.keys(),
+]
+
+# For backwards compatibility, create individual imports
+locals().update(**COMBINATORIAL_LOADERS)
diff --git a/topobench/data/loaders/combinatorial/dac_dataset_loader.py b/topobench/data/loaders/combinatorial/dac_dataset_loader.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37ed2a9aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topobench/data/loaders/combinatorial/dac_dataset_loader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+"""Loaders for Mantra dataset as simplicial."""
+
+from omegaconf import DictConfig
+
+from topobench.data.datasets import DACDataset
+from topobench.data.loaders.base import AbstractLoader
+
+
+class DACCombinatorialDatasetLoader(AbstractLoader):
+    """Load Mantra dataset with configurable parameters.
+
+     Note: for the simplicial datasets it is necessary to include DatasetLoader into the name of the class!
+
+     Parameters
+     ----------
+     parameters : DictConfig
+         Configuration parameters containing:
+             - data_dir: Root directory for data
+             - data_name: Name of the dataset
+             - other relevant parameters
+
+    **kwargs : dict
+         Additional keyword arguments.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, parameters: DictConfig, **kwargs) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parameters, **kwargs)
+
+    def load_dataset(self, **kwargs) -> DACDataset:
+        """Load the DAC Combinatorial dataset.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        **kwargs : dict
+            Additional keyword arguments for dataset initialization.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        DACCombinatorialDataset
+            The loaded DAC Combinatorial dataset with the appropriate `data_dir`.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        RuntimeError
+            If dataset loading fails.
+        """
+
+        dataset = self._initialize_dataset(**kwargs)
+        self.data_dir = self.get_data_dir()
+        return dataset
+
+    def _initialize_dataset(self, **kwargs) -> DACDataset:
+        """Initialize the Citation Hypergraph dataset.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        **kwargs : dict
+            Additional keyword arguments for dataset initialization.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        CitationHypergraphDataset
+            The initialized dataset instance.
+        """
+        return DACDataset(
+            root=str(self.root_data_dir),
+            name=self.parameters.data_name,
+            parameters=self.parameters,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
diff --git a/topobench/data/loaders/graph/dac_dataset_loader.py b/topobench/data/loaders/graph/dac_dataset_loader.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c65f42b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topobench/data/loaders/graph/dac_dataset_loader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+"""Loaders for US County Demos dataset."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from omegaconf import DictConfig
+
+from topobench.data.datasets import DACDataset
+from topobench.data.loaders.base import AbstractLoader
+
+
+class DACDatasetLoader(AbstractLoader):
+    """Load DAC dataset with configurable year and task variable.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    parameters : DictConfig
+        Configuration parameters containing:
+            - data_dir: Root directory for data
+            - data_name: Name of the dataset
+            - year: Year of the dataset (if applicable)
+            - task_variable: Task variable for the dataset
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, parameters: DictConfig) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parameters)
+
+    def load_dataset(self) -> DACDataset:
+        """Load the DAC dataset.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        DACDataset
+            The loaded DAC dataset with the appropriate `data_dir`.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        RuntimeError
+            If dataset loading fails.
+        """
+
+        dataset = self._initialize_dataset()
+        self.data_dir = self._redefine_data_dir(dataset)
+        return dataset
+
+    def _initialize_dataset(self) -> DACDataset:
+        """Initialize the DAC dataset.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        DADataset
+            The initialized dataset instance.
+        """
+        return DACDataset(
+            root=str(self.root_data_dir),
+            name=self.parameters.data_name,
+            parameters=self.parameters,
+        )
+
+    def _redefine_data_dir(self, dataset: DACDataset) -> Path:
+        """Redefine the data directory based on the chosen (year, task_variable) pair.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        dataset : DACDataset
+            The dataset instance.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Path
+            The redefined data directory path.
+        """
+        return dataset.processed_root