11th Cycle

ECOFRONT: Exploring the Frontiers of Cold Spray

The aim of the project is to draw the next frontiers of cold spray (CS), a new, solid-state coating deposition technology. At first, the process and its advantages and disadvantages have been assessed. Then, current equipment, materials and applications have been studied, in order to outline present technological limits from the study of recent innovations […]

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E-MOD: Electric MObility Development in Italy, a multidisciplinary evaluation

Climate change concerns, urban air pollution and new regulations in the transport sector are shifting the attention to Electric Mobility, recognised as the most sustainable solution to alleviate these environmental problems. However, technological and infrastructure problems are limiting its scale-up only to few countries, and Electric Vehicles in Italy still represent a niche market. The

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ADAMO3: MEMINI, a Watch to remember – Wearable technologies for elderly care

Nowadays in the western world, two main trends are giving birth to several opportunities and threats from social, political, legal, environmental and economical perspectives: the aging population and the third wave of the digital revolution. IoT and wearable devices in particular are technologies that enable new products and services for wellness and for elderly. This

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MEP-WEAR: Data logging about cities

The proposed solution is a wearable device ecosystem, called IOM (Internet of Mobility), consisting of: a wearable device, which exploits a set of different sensors to collect several environmental data; a multiplatform application delivered both on mobile and web platforms, for an intuitive and appealing visualization of the collected information. Around the wearable device, however,

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MUSEUM CLUSTERS ICT: New digital and interactive spaces for new museum clusters

In the 21st century, changes in economy, politics, culture and social life caused changes in the role of museums. This project aims to respond to the contemporary and future needs of museums, considering digital technologies as important tools in communication between all users. Our interpretation of possible solution is reflected in MemoMapp project, that is

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MO.MO: MOving MOzambique – from freights to passengers


What does it mean to build a national railway that can switch from freights to passengers in a developing country? Which relations and connections have to be taken into account? Is it possible to enhance the potentiality of a growing nation taking into account both needs of local population and stakeholders’ perspective? How to develop

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The Age of Smart Factories: New ICT for the Automotive Supply Chain of the future

The ASP project “The Age of Smart Factories: New ICT for the Automotive Supply Chain of the Future” was commissioned to the group by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Centro Ricerche Fiat with the aim of presenting the students with some concrete and specific issues affecting a complex automotive supply chain, in order to analyse the

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BUZZWORD: Sensing fashion brands through social networks

In the Digital Era, social media provide to the fashion industry a powerful tool to stimulate discussion and build brand awareness, along with improving consumer relationships through interactivity and networking. As a result, social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are mostly exploited to promote engagement but also to develop digital marketing strategies to increase

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OPEN BUILDING: Open Building for Future Healthcare Environments

In recent years, many studies have revealed the increasing rate of hospital obsolescence. This fact is a reflection of the fast pace at which contemporary society and medicine evolve. Therefore, each part of the hospital should be designed to adapt to fast changes without having a big impact on the daily routine of patients and

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E-AdaSt: Environment-driven Adaptive Structure

Thermal, acoustic and lighting comforts are fundamental aspects in the design of sustainable or resource efficient buildings. The need for low-impact structures is compelling in a world dominated by power demand and threatened by energy shortage. In order to respond to this need, our work has focused on a performative, environment-responsive structure that exploits rigid

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