
COSMICA
The COSMICA project is developed within the framework of space architecture, embracing a sustainable, circular design approach for future habitats on the Moon or Mars.
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 5/6 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.
Projects are focused on four “problem-based learning” tracks:




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.
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

The COSMICA project is developed within the framework of space architecture, embracing a sustainable, circular design approach for future habitats on the Moon or Mars.

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 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 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.

Aim of the project is to carry out a comprehensive and multidisciplinary evaluation of the potential to upgrade the plastic sorting plants with such technologies; this will include some preliminary theoretical evaluations, some practical testing on both an experimental facility owned by Corepla and a full-scale sorting plant, an environmental, economic and social assessment, the latter related to the potential loss of work. Finally, the outcome of the work will become inputs for the eco-design of the plastic products that will allow a better sorting and handling at the plants.

The goal of this project is to develop a life cycle assessment to evaluate the environmental impact and costs of a hypothetical OAWE farm. Moreover, the analysis would allow one to identify inefficiencies within the actual AWE systems and understand how to improve performance and sustainability, quantifying the impacts by means of standard and customized indicators and adapting AWE to the harsh marine environment

The project focused on renewable materials originating from forestry, as they are a sustainable building solution and display a favourable market outlook. Two case studies were explored to validate the MIP: a MIP prototype for a bamboo bookcase produced by the NGO Casa Congo in Nicaragua and a web-based platform for the LSB panel industrially manufactured by BNext in Italy.

The Moon Outpost Smart Structures (MOSS) Project has a multidisciplinary research initiative aimed at establishing a sustainable lunar infrastructure using In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) technologies.

The goal of this project is to develop a comprehensive tool that evaluates the competitiveness of sustainable propulsion systems for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), focusing on emerging technologies like Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs).

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.

The uFactory approach not only reduces reliance on global supply chains and lowers transport emissions but also responds to growing market demands for customization, fostering sustainable urban manufacturing ecosystems.

The VisioMAC initiative aims at introducing quality control along the production line of tires. The project was conducted in collaboration with the Michelin site of Cuneo, where we attended to the steps of tire production: mixing and calendaring, extrusion and tissue cutting, carcass assembling, green tire (unvulcanized tire) fabrication, curing, and final inspection.

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 AMSHI project aims at contributing to reduce the urban heat island effect, by designing a self-locking paving block with a low degree of embodied energy for public spaces.

The objective of AppDCO2 is to support enterprises with specific applications either in their decision-making process when choosing their tech partner companies or in assessing the impact of their internal applications and finding ways to reduce it.

The AQUA project aims to create a set of guidelines for Aquaseek to enter the humanitarian water market.

The BIMChain for Site 4.0 project represents a groundbreaking solution, fusing BIM and blockchain technologies to revolutionize communication, transparency and management methods.

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.

The aim of the project is to face bone fractures crisis adopting a twofold approach, considering both fracture prevention and treatment.

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.

OASIS: Optimal Allocation and Sizing of Infrastructure for charging electric
vehicle basing on predictive Simulations.

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

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.

Smart Military District: Urban Rethinking, Energy Efficiency and Smart Things.

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.