ASP projects
Students participate to multidisciplinary projects, focusing on real and relevant problems, proposed as a collaboration between universities and external institutions (i.e., firms, governmental or research institutions).
Project teams consist of 7/8 students from different schools and are therefore intrinsically multidisciplinary. Each project team is assisted by tutors with a multifaceted background, selected among the Faculty of Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino as well as among experts of the proposing external institutions. Tutors advice students and periodically review their intermediate results.
Teams are provided with funds that allow them to make study trips, attend conferences, buy books and materials to help develop the project. The project plan and budget is defined by the team and agreed with the tutors.
Projects are focused on four “problem-based learning” tracks:
These projects are based on investigating innovation opportunities in a variety of industries. As an example, they can try to identify the benefits at company level of the new technologies available in the market.
These projects are based on creating and furthering knowledge for companies, public and private institutions for structuring and solving complex problems.
These projects are based on investigating entrepreneurial opportunities with a particular focus on hi-tech start-ups. These projects try to analyse the scenario of high-tech start-ups and evaluate their impacts at different levels.
These projects have the aim of understanding potential positive changes that an organization can implement to address a pressing social issue and favouring people engagement for social and community development.
For more information, please write an email to projects@asp-poli.it.
The results of the projects from the 1st to the 15th ASP cycle are reunited and published in books that can be downloaded here.
Last ASP projects
Industry & Innovation
The ‘Data-Driven Customer Value Systems’ project was conceived as a response to these pressing industry challenges. Our role encompassed a comprehensive examination of the Industry and Market, and the development familias & personas with a specific lens on the 18-30-year-old customer segment, to gain profound insights into customer behaviors, thereby establishing the foundation for innovative service proposals.
The goal of this project is therefore to develop a comprehensive HEMS, including a control algorithm and a user interface, able to operate with a broad range of devices and achieve previously unattainable performance.
Our project addresses critical challenges in greenhouse cooling by aiming to reduce water consumption, improve sustainability, and enhance performance. Stakeholder analysis guided our approach, and research into materials and experimental activities led to promising alternatives. Our goal is to provide an innovative and sustainable solution that meets the diverse needs of stakeholders, ensures water conservation, and secures the economic viability of greenhouse applications. By focusing on these strategies and technologies, we can contribute to the advancement of sustainable practices in the agricultural sector while addressing the pressing issue of water scarcity.
MetaMAPP II – Reloaded aims to develop a metamaterial-based solution to reduce the noise level inside a car cabin, particularly targeting a specific range of medium-high frequencies.
Sanlorenzo’s MILDS project represents a significant step forward in leveraging Digital Twin technology to revolutionize the superyacht industry. By integrating data-driven maintenance, energy efficiency services, and a comprehensive DT infrastructure, the company aims to meet the demands of the emerging userrequirements, while delivering exceptional value to its customers.
The current landscape of Mixed Reality (MR) applications in Education finds common employment in rendering 3D content in digital spaces. We noticed an unexplored area in the development of 3D-based activities that, combined with 3D content, could lead to comprehensive teaching experiences. Our project, in partnership with Vodafone and FifthIngenium, aims to fill this gap.
Next Generation Hospital provides the basis for the new Norma Terminologica UNI, the Italian national industrial terminology standard on healthcare design.
Unlike traditional methods that search for the best model only considering the performance on the downstream task, NebulOS also takes into the energy consumption when training a model on a specific hardware, producing tailored designs on a variety of different devices. This ensures that the final model aligns with the end-user’s unique needs, resources, and preferences.
ORACLE is committed not only to the mitigation of the environmental impact of plastic waste but also to the contribution to the circular economy model
Smart Military District: Urban Rethinking, Energy Efficiency and Smart Things.
A machine-learnig based microwave sensing approach to real-time food contaminant detection, localization and classification
Academic research
A damper is a device that suppresses vibrations and dissipates their energy in the form of heat. The aim of
Motorway service areas are generally seen as fast transit place, where to stop only if strictly needed. TNA(A22)MSA aims to
The aim of this project is to explore how the power of generative technologies can support the design of new products or services to help people in a shift toward more environmentally sustainable behaviors
The FutureHome project aims to revolutionize the smart home market by developing an innovative business model and digital platform that allows users with low expertise level in automation in implementing their smart solution. FutureHome will offer a fair and objective comparison among different smart home devices and suggestion tailored to costumers’ needs. The prominent goal is optimizing energy consumption, promoting significant economic savings, and ultimately improving the overall quality of life for its users.
Fans can invest directly in their favorite artists’ music production (or other activities), receiving a return based on their success. This model allows emerging artists to self-finance without long-term, often unfair, contracts with labels, and enables established artists to fund new or independent projects with direct support from their fanbase. Quarkk’s goal is to provide artists a space for expressing themselves freely and financing their projects with direct support from their fans.
OASIS: Optimal Allocation and Sizing of Infrastructure for charging electric
vehicle basing on predictive Simulations.
Unlike traditional methods that search for the best model only considering the performance on the downstream task, NebulOS also takes into the energy consumption when training a model on a specific hardware, producing tailored designs on a variety of different devices. This ensures that the final model aligns with the end-user’s unique needs, resources, and preferences.
Rising sea levels are tearing more and more coastlines from the earth, submerging cities, ecosystems and entire cultures. F.U.S.S. (Floating
Social media has set the stage to a complex, quickly changing and hyper-connected environment in which people interact with each
Nowadays, the textile industry has a massive environmental impact, involving depletion of resources in the production of garments and a
The project presentations of #AltaScuolaPolitecnica offered an important opportunity to show the work developed by ASP students across a broad range of topics, including energy, sustainability, social challenges, and digital innovation.
The project presentations of #AltaScuolaPolitecnica offered an important opportunity to show the work developed by ASP students across a broad range of topics, including energy, sustainability, social challenges, and digital innovation.
The MI AMI BEATs project, developed within the Alta Scuola Politecnica program and in collaboration with MI AMI Festival organizers in Milan, addresses the challenge of designing a transparent, accessible, and data-driven sustainability evaluation framework for music festivals. It aims to bridge the gap between rising environmental expectations and the lack of standardized tools for sustainability assessment in the music industry.
The ISOLAx project is an innovative urban regeneration initiative designed to tackle the intertwined issues of housing inadequacy, social fragmentation, and economic decline in Taranto’s historic Old City, an area plagued by vacant buildings and precarious living conditions.
RECycled Pavilion is a temporary architectural installation realized in the city of Concepción (Chile) as part of the 10th anniversary of the largest free music festival in the country, REC Festival. The project was developed by an international team of students and teachers from the Alta Scuola Politecnica in collaboration with the Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD, Chile) and was realized in March 2025.
The FoSCHe project represents an innovative advancement in the field Children’s Palliative Care, by proposing to integrate a design-driven methodology in such a delicate healthcare environment. At the core of this initiative is the Liber- meta-design framework, which serves as a comprehensive tool for developing innovative and inclusive design projects: it emphasizes a holistic approach, addressing the emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of children and their families, trying to promote human connections and interpersonal relationships.
The ZeCRoCo project aims to enhance the environmental sustainability of a 28-storey social housing building by focusing on two main areas: reduction of Embodied Carbon and reduction of Operational Carbon.
The AQUA project aims to create a set of guidelines for Aquaseek to enter the humanitarian water market.
In the wake of increasing incidents of violence against women, the ‘Signal for Help’ (SFH) has surfaced as an invaluable silent beacon. Developed as a discrete hand gesture for women under duress to indicate their plight, its importance became even more pronounced during the pandemic when virtual communication surged. The S2CITIES project seeks to amplify the efficacy of this signal through technology.
Groma study deals with the creation of a Cultural Pole in Ivrea devoted to the valorization of the city and
Host2026 is a research project that originates from the challenge of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games (OPGs) in Valtellina.
