Academic research

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FARMER

2025, 20th Cycle, Academic research, ASP projects

In the contemporary urban context, where cities face mounting pressures from rapid population growth and climate change, food security emerges as a critical challenge requiring innovative solutions. By 2030, nearly 60% of the global population will live in cities, placing new pressures on already vulnerable food systems. In this context, vertical farming emerges as a highly promising solution. However, it still requires deeper investigation, particularly with respect to effective implementation strategies. FARMER was
established in response to this metropolitan imperative. Its mission is to develop a research-driven project focused on analyzing urban food security challenges and formulating effective methodologies to
address them through vertical farming technologies.

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GORSE

2025, 20th Cycle, Academic research, ASP projects

In the Italian context, where mountains and remote valleys suffer from limited accessibility and inadequate infrastructure, depopulation naturally emerges as a consequence for villages and towns located in those areas. This, in turn, makes efforts to revive local communities increasingly challenging. To reverse this trend and ensure the long-term viability of local economies, a deep understanding of the issue and well-informed decision-making are essential. GORSE was established in response to this challenge. Its mission is to develop a research-driven project focused on analyzing the various causes of depopulation and formulating effective methodologies to address them, ultimately aiming to repopulate these areas and revitalize local communities.

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Making@Clinics

2025, 20th Cycle, Academic research, ASP projects

The Making@Clinics project explores the integration of advanced digital fabrication technologies, particularly 3D printing, into clinical environments to enable on-demand production of patient-specific devices. While applicable to diverse healthcare solutions such as hearing aids or orthotics, the project’s main case study focuses on sensor-equipped orthodontic aligners. These smart aligners enhance personalization, monitor wear compliance, and help prevent dental damage. The overarching goal is to develop compact “3D printing corners” that merge cutting-edge technologies with structural sensing, giving healthcare professionals direct control over design and production.

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MoStA22Hubs

2025, 20th Cycle, Academic research, ASP projects

The project addresses the strategic transformation of motorway toll stations into advanced multimodal hubs. With the implementation of the free flow system, which removes physical toll barriers, these
infrastructural nodes can evolve from simple transactional points into gateways connecting the motorway network with public transport, rail, micro-mobility, and logistics. The overarching vision is to reduce
traffic congestion and enhance regional accessibility through smoother and more integrated connections.

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PNRelay

2025, 20th Cycle, Academic research, ASP projects

Peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs) interrupt the transmission of motor and sensory signals between the brain and body, causing both physical disability and severe psychological consequences. Patients with PNIs
are eight times more likely to develop anxiety and depression, while the healthcare burden, including surgery, rehabilitation, and disability support, can exceed two million dollars per case. With incidence
expected to rise due to aging populations and the growing prevalence of hypertension and diabetes, new therapeutic approaches are urgently needed.

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VinPRO

2025, 20th Cycle, Academic research, ASP projects

Today, vineyard pruning still relies heavily on skilled human labor. To address this, an increasing number of research initiatives are exploring the transition from traditional manual practices to fully autonomous robotic systems. The VinPRO project contributes to this effort by developing an integrated robotic pruning platform composed of a custom-designed gripper for vineyard environments, an advanced computer vision system to detect branches, a control algorithm to optimize cutting actions, and a virtual reality (VR) tool to model vines and simulate pruning strategies. At its core is a Kinova Gen3 Lite robotic arm, mounted on a mobile rover that serves as the physical backbone of the system.

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Sunglasshut.OPCJ

18th Cycle, 2023, Academic research, ASP projects

With the digital boom disrupting traditional retail paradigms, Sunglass Hut, part of the Italian-based Luxottica Group, recognized the imperative to adapt to the new trend asking the Alta Scuola Politecnica team to develop a strategy that could seamlessly merge the attributes of both virtual and physical realms, fulfilling the customers’ desires for an encompassing user experiences.

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DEUHR – Digital Exergame for Upper limb and Hand Rehabilitation

17th Cycle, 2022, Academic research, ASP projects

The increase of life expectancy, together with a greater occurrence of many illnesses (such as stroke), has caused a huge demand for rehabilitation of chronically ill patients. In this context, therapists have a limited amount of time and resources available, thus impacting on the quality of care. On top of this, many dismissed patients tend

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