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MIT-Italy Seed Funds
MIT-Italy MIT - FVG (Friuli Venezia Giulia) Seed Fund- SISSA-Universita' di Udine-Universita' di Trieste
Uncertainty quantification and reduced order modelling for advanced nuclear reactors deployment
A collaboration between:
- Emilio Baglietto, Associate Professor, Nuclear Science & Engineering
- Gianluigi Rozza, SISSA
Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics of Dissipative Quantum Systems
A collaboration between:
- Paola Cappellaro, Professor, Nuclear Science & Engineering & Physics
- Andrea Trombettoni, University of Trieste
A Bayesian approach for multi-fidelity data assimilation and inverse problems enhanced by ROMs
A collaboration between:
- Youssef Marzouk, Professor, Aeronautics and Astrophysics
- Gianluigi Rozza, SISSA
Coherent magnon spectroscopy with optical and EUV transient gratings
A collaboration between:
- Keith Nelson, Haslam and Dewey Professor, Chemistry
- Filippo Bencivenga, Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
MIT-Italy MIT - UNIPI Seed Fund-Universita' di Pisa
Ecological Macroeconomics for a Resilient & Inclusive Post-Covid Transition
A collaboration between:
- Nicholas Ashford, Professor of Technology and Policy, MIT Sloan School of Management
- Tiziano Distefano, University of Pisa
Quantum Enhanced Techniques for Future Gravitational Wave Detectors
A collaboration between:
- Lisa Barsotti, Principal Research Scientist, Kavli Institute for Astrophysics & Space Research
- Francesco Fidecaro, University of Pisa
Enhancing flow boiling CHF limits with active and passive techniques
A collaboration between:
- Matteo Bucci, Norman C. Rasmussen Assistant Professor, Nuclear Science & Engineering
- Paolo Di Marco, University of Pisa
Transnational networks and cognitive remittances using Big Data and OPAL
A collaboration between:
- Alex Pentland, Toshiba Professor, Media Arts and Sciences
- Gabriele Tomei, University of Pisa
Investigation of Dynamics and Structure of Porous Polymers for Gas Separation Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
A collaboration between:
- Timothy Swager, John D. MacArthur Professor, Chemistry
- Francesca Martini, University of Pisa
MIT-Italy Roberto Rocca Project-Politecnico di Milano
Machine-learning driven diatom-inspired design
A collaboration between:
- Markus Buehler, Jerry McAfee (1940) Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Marco Santambrogio, Politecnico di Milano
Towards the Smart Villages of Italy
A collaboration between:
- Brent D. Ryan, Associate Professor, Urban Studies & Planning
- Giovanna Fossa, Politecnico di Milano
Analysis and Experiments to Explore the Potential of Paraffin and Beeswax as Fuel for Small Satellites
A collaboration between:
- Danielle Wood, Assistant Professor, Media Arts and Sciences & Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Camilla Colombo, Politecnico di Milano
MIT-Italy UNIPI Project
Engineered Bacteriophages As Therapeutics For Targeting Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Within Biofilms
A collaboration between:
- Timothy Lu, MD, PhD; Biological Engineering
- Mariagrazia Di Luca, University of Pisa
Mmwave Massive Mimo For Six-Dimensional Positioning
A collaboration between:
- Moe Win, Director, Director of the Wireless Information and Network Sciences Laboratory, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Luca Sanguinetti, University of Pisa
Protein-Rich Biomass Waste As Resource For More Sustainable Bioplastics (Pro-Bioplast)
A collaboration between:
- Benedetto Marelli, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Maurizia Seggiani, University of Pisa
Quantum Fluctuations In The Paradigm Of The Aubry Transition
A collaboration between:
- Professor Vladan Vuletić, Physics
- Maria Luisa Chiofalo, University of Pisa
Search For Higgs Decaying To Muons
A collaboration between:
- Markus Klute, Physics
- Andrea Rizzi, University of Pisa
MIT-Italy – Progetto Roberto Rocca Project
A Data Intensive Framework To Modelling Human Behaviours In Coupled Human Natural Systems
A collaboration between:
- Dara Entekhabi, Bacardi and Stockholm Water Foundations Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Andrea Castelletti, Politecnico di Milano
Advanced Tracking Of Nociception And Autonomic States In The Operating Room
A collaboration between:
- Emery Brown, Director, Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Computational Neuroscience and Health Sciences & Technology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Riccardo Barbieri, Politecnico di Milano
Freely – Anode Free Lithium Metal Battery
A collaboration between:
- Yang Shao-Horn, PhD; Materials Science and Engineering
- Luca Magagnin, Politecnico di Milano
Interaction Of Sun1 And Nucleoporin153 At The Nuclear Lamina And Its Role In Mechanosensing
A collaboration between:
- Thomas Schwartz, Boris Magasanik Professor, Biology
- Monica Soncini, Politecnico di Milano
Stochastic Models And Simulation Tools For Power Distribution Networks
A collaboration between:
- Professor Luca Daniel, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Giambattista Gruosso, Politecnico di Milano
MIT-Fiuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) Seed Fund
Creating a Sustainability Framework for the Urban Regeneration of Trieste's Old Port
A collaboration between:
- Mary Anne Ocampo, Lecturer of Urban Design, Urban Studies and Planning
- Giorgio Sulligoi, University of Trieste
Data Assimilation, Models for Prediction and Control of Massachusetts Bay Water Acidification
A collaboration between:
- Michael TriantaFyllou, Director, MIT Sea Grant; The Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professor in Ocean Science and Engineering; Director Center of Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- Gianluigi Rozza, SISSA, International School for Advanced Studies
Hydrogen-Assisted Chemical Looping Redox Cycles: Materials Development and Systems Aspects for Contaminant-Laden Co2 Feedstocks
A collaboration between:
- Ahmed Ghoniem, Ronald C. Crane Professor, Mehanical Engineering
- Marta Boaro, University of Udine
Measuring Extreme Mass-Ratio Inspirals with LISA
A collaboration between:
- Scott Hughes, Professor and Astrophysics Division Head, Physics
- Enrico Barausse, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
Sensing Dolce Vita: An Experiment In VR-Storytelling
A collaboration between:
- Gediminas Urbonas, Professor in Art, Architecture
- Andrea Mariani, Università degli studi di Udine
MITOR Project
High-speed Railway New Cities in China: Measuring and Planning Urban
A collaboration between:
- Vibran Siqi Zheng, Associate Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
- Carlo Ratti, Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
- Fábio Duarte, Research Scientist, Urban Studies and Planning
- Rui Du, Postdoctoral Associate, Urban Studies and Planning
- Michele Bonino, Politecnico di Torino
- Valeria Federighi, Politecnico di Torino
Hybrid Discrete/Continuous Models for Synthetic Biological Systems
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Stefano Di Carlo, Politecnico di Torino
Light Harvesting Antenna systems for Solar Applications
A collaboration between:
- Moungi Bawendi, Professor, Chemistry
- Barbara Bonelli, Politecnico di Torino
- Francesca Freyria, Politecnico di Torino
Manufacturing and Urban Innovation
A collaboration between:
- Eran Ben-Joseph, Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
- Matteo Robiglio, Politecnico di Torino
New Perspective on Internal Wave Dispersion in Fluid Flows
A collaboration between:
- Gigliola Staffilani, Professor, Mathematics
- Federico Fraternale, Politecnico di Torino
- Daniela Tordella, Politecnico di Torino
Origins And Propagation Of Noise In Mammalian Cells
A collaboration between:
- Salil Garg, Principal Research Scientist, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
- Carla Bosia, Politecnico di Torino
Passive Solar Cooling via Engineered Optical and Evaporation Phenomena
A collaboration between:
- Svetlana Boriskina, Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering
- Gang Chen, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Matteo Fasano, Politecnico di Torino
- Pietro Asinari, Politecnico di Torino
- Eliodoro Chiavazzo, Politecnico di Torino
Towards Scalable Parameterized Model Order Reduction
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Stefano Grivet, Politecnico di Torino
MIT - FVG (Friuli Venezia Giulia) Seed Fund
Electric Ships Insulation Systems Analysis
A collaboration between:
- Chathan Cooke, Principal Research Scientist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Chryssostomos Chryssostomidis, Professor, Mechanical Engineerin
- Alfredo Contin, University of Trieste
Multi-disciplinary Ship Design by Reduced Order Models and Machine Learning
A collaboration between:
- Michael Triantafyllou, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Luca Bonfiglio, post-doc associate, Mechanical Engineering
- George Karniadakis Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering
- Gianluigi Rozza, SISSA, International School for Advanced Studies
- Marco Tezzele, SISSA, International School for Advanced Studies
- Nicola Demo, SISSA, International School for Advanced Studies
News Reliability Assessment through Rationale and Factual Evidence
A collaboration between:
- Regina Barzilay, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Enrico Santus, Postdoc, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Giuseppe Serra, University of Udine
NV centers for the test of the Quantum Jarzynski Equality (NVQJE)
A collaboration between:
- Paola Cappellaro, Associate Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Stefano Ruffo, SISSA, International School for Advanced Studies
- Andrea Trombettoni, CNR-IOM DEMOCRITOS and SISSA
- Andrea Colcelli SISSA, International School for Advanced Studies
Progetto Roberto Rocca
Adipose Tissue on a Chip
A collaboration between:
- Benedetto Marelli, Principal Research Scientist, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Silvia Fare', Politecnico di Milano
- Nicola Contessi Negrini, Politecnico di Milano
Characterizing Interventions in the Intensive Care Unit
A collaboration between:
- Roger Mark, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Li-wei Lehman, Research Scientist
- Riccardo Barbieri, Politecnico di Milano
Computational Design and Experimental Validation of TRAF6-binding Peptides
A collaboration between:
- Amy Keating, Professor, Biology
- Alfonso Gautieri, Politecnico di Milano
Designing and Optimizing the Control of Integrated Photovoltaic-Powered Des
A collaboration between:
- Amos Winter, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Sergio Savaresi, Politecnico di Milano
Reduced Models for Nonlinear and Multi-Physics MicroSystems
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Alberto Corigliano, Politecnico di Milano
Sedimentation Kinetics and Instabilities
A collaboration between:
- James Swan, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Roberto Piazza, Politecnico di Milano
UNmanned Additive Manufacturing - UNAM
A collaboration between:
- John Hart, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Cem Tasan, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Bianca Maria Colosimo, Politecnico di Milano
VALIDATE: CardioVascuLar Medical Devices: from Images to Bedside
A collaboration between:
- Elazer Edelman, Professor, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
- Francesco Migliavacca, Politecnico di Milano
MIT-UNIPI Project
An In Vitro Model of Pyelonephritis
A collaboration between:
- Roger Kamm, Professor Biological Engineering
- Yu Shrike Zhang, Instructor, Health Sciences and Technology
- Giovanni Vozzi, University of Pisa
- Emilia Ghelardi, University of Pisa
Event Extraction For Fake News Detection
A collaboration between:
- Regina Barzilay, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Enrico Santus, Postdoc
- Alessandro Lenci, University of Pisa
- Francesco Marcelloni, University of Pisa
- Lucia Passaro, University of Pisa
- Alessandro Bondielli, University of Pisa
INTENSE: particle physics experiments at the Fermilab
A collaboration between:
- Or Hen, Professor, Physics
- Simone Donati, University of Pisa
- Ornella Palamara, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Microfluidic Fabrication of Bioengineered Microspheres for Tissue Repair
A collaboration between:
- Patrick Doyle, Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Elisabetta Rosellini, University of Pisa
- Maria Grazia Cascone, University of Pisa
Using Graph Compression for Shortest Path Computation in Urban On-Demand Mo
A collaboration between:
- Carlo Ratti, Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
- Paolo Santi, Research Scientist, Urban Studies and Planning
- Paolo Ferragina, University of Pisa
Waves of Globalization Between Tradition and Innovation
A collaboration between:
- Anne McCants, Professor, History
- Ellan Spero, Lecturer, Materials Science and Engineering
- Valeria Pinchera, University of Pisa
MITOR Project
Exploiting the 3rd Mobility Dimension for Smart City Applications
A collaboration between:
- Carlo Ratti, Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
- Amin Anjomshoaa, Visiting Scholar, Urban Studies and Planning
- Giorgio Guglieri, Polytechnic University of Turin
- Elisa Capello, Polytechnic University of Turin
- Alessandro Rizzo, Polytechnic University of Turin
Flexible Sensors Based on 2D-Materials For Wearable Devices In Clinical Environments
A collaboration between:
- Tomas Palacios, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Giovanni Azzellino, Postdoctoral Associate, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Giorgio De Pasquale, Polytechnic University of Turin
Imaging Based PAT device for freeze-drying process of Pharmaceuticals
A collaboration between:
- Richard Braatz, Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Davide Fissore, Polytechnic University of Turin
Perovskite Photovoltaics: Experimental Efforts Towards Commercialization
A collaboration between:
- Tonio Buonassisi, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Ian Marius Peters, PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
- Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, Postdoctoral Associate, Mechanical Engineering
- Titan Hartono, MSc Student, Mechanical Engineering
- Claudio Gerbaldi, Polytechnic University of Turin
- Federico Bella, Polytechnic University of Turin
- Giulia Piana, Polytechnic University of Turin
- Giuseppina Meligrana, Polytechnic University of Turin
Smart Electronic Lot SysTEms for Rehabilitation Sciences - SISTER
A collaboration between:
- Emilio Bizzi, Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Danilo Demarchi, Polytechnic University of Turin
Systems and Data Science to Design, Optimize, and Control Mobility on Demand Systems
A collaboration between:
- Carlo Ratti, Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
- Paolo Santi, Senior Research Scientist, Urban Studies and Planning
- Alessandro Rizzo, Polytechnic University of Turin
- Giuseppe Carlo Calafiore, Polytechnic University of Turin
- Carlo Novara, Polytechnic University of Turin
- Christian Bongiorno, Polytechnic University of Turin
MIT-UNIPI Project
Electromagnetic/Magnetorheological Haptic Devices
A collaboration between:
- Lynette Jones, Senior Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering
- Rocco Rizzo, University of Pisa
Haptic Assistance in Autonomous Walking for Visually Impaired People
A collaboration between:
- Daniela Rus, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Matteo Bianchi, University of Pisa
- Lucia Pallottino, University of Pisa
- Antonio Bicchi, University of Pisa
Increasing Collaboration Among Healthcare Providers
A collaboration between:
- Peter Gloor, Research Scientist, Management
- Thomas Malone, Professor, Management
- Davide Aloini, University of Pisa
- Alessandro Stefanini, University of Pisa
Modeling and Design of Safe and Sustainable Smart Drives for E-vehicles
A collaboration between:
- James Kirtley, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Sergio Saponara, University of Pisa
Optimal Electrification Strategies For Rural Areas Of Developing Countries
A collaboration between:
- Ignacio Perez-Arriaga, Visiting Professor, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
- Reja Amatya, Principal Research Scientist, MIT Energy Initiative
- Pablo Duenas-Martinez, Postdoc Associate, MIT Energy Initiative
- Davide Poli, University of Pisa
- Romano Giglioli, University of Pisa
- Davide Fioriti, University of Pisa
Progetto Roberto Rocca
Disorder-Aware Engineering of Metasurfaces for Advanced Photonics
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Giuseppe Della Valle, Polytechnic University of Milan
Sinha-Barbieri Italy 2017
A collaboration between:
- Pawan Sinha, Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Riccardo Barbieri, Polytechnic University of Milan
Studying the world’s thinnest superconductor with x-ray spectroscope
A collaboration between:
- Riccardo Comin, Assistant Professor, Physics
- Giacomo Ghiringhelli, Polytechnic University of Milan
MIT-FVG Project
A New Probe of Broken Symmetries in Quantum Solids
A collaboration between:
- Riccardo Comin, Assistant Professor, Physics
- Fulvio Parmigiani, University of Trieste
Green Ship Design: reducing ships' energy footprint from early stage
A collaboration between:
- Michael Triantafyllou, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Julie Chalfant, Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering
- Giorgio Sulligoi, University of Trieste
- Gianluigi Rozza, International School for Advanced Studies
Growth Matters
A collaboration between:
- Rohan Abeyaratne, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Eric Puntel, University of Udine
Learning the Potential Energy Landscape and Beyond with Deep Graph Convolut
A collaboration between:
- Alexie Kolpak, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Stefano de Gironcoli, International School for Advanced Studies
Nanofriction Emulation - Theory and Experiments with Trapped Cold Ions
A collaboration between:
- Vladan Vuletic, Professor, Physics
- Giuseppe Santoro, International School for Advanced Studies
- Erio Tosatti, International School for Advanced Studies
- Andrea Vanossi, Institute for Materials Manufacturing of the National Research Council (CNR-IOM)
Negative Capacitance Field Effect Transistors for Energy Efficient Electronics
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- David Esseni, University of Udine
New Approaches To Quantum Many-Body Systems Via Entanglement
A collaboration between:
- Hong Liu, Professor, Physics
- Erik Tonni, International School for Advanced Studies
ROM2S Reduced Order Methods at MIT and International School for Advanced Studies
A collaboration between:
- Anthony Patera, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Gianluigi Rozza, International School for Advanced Studies
MITOR Project
Application of Graphene to Increase Machine Reliability, Safety and Efficiency
A collaboration between:
- Jing Kong, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Andrea Mura, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino
Development of Efficient Numerical Tools for Parametric Design and Virtual Prototyping of Photonic Nanosurfaces
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Giuseppe Vecchi, Professor, Politecnico di Torino
From Tradition to Innovation: Exploring Ancient Structures and Technologies of Italian Baroque Architecture
A collaboration between:
- Admir Masic, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Mauro Volpiano, Ph.D. in History of Architecture, Confirmed assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino
Graphene Based Membranes for Water Purification
A collaboration between:
- Jeffrey C. Grossman, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Candido Fabrizio Pirri, Professor, Politecnico of Torino
NANOBUBBLE: Nano-Engineered Surfaces for Enhanced Boiling Heat Transfer
A collaboration between:
- Evelyn Wang, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Pietro Asinari, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino
MIT-UNIPI Project
Development of Nanocomposite Piezoelectric Materials for Cochlear Sensory-Neural Stimulation (NANO-SPARKS)
A collaboration between:
- Markus Buehler, McAfee Professor of Engineering, Department Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Serena Danti, Assistant Professor in Materials Science, Ph.D., M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Pisa
Project Dynamic Characterization of POGO Instabilities in Cavitating Turbopumps
A collaboration between:
- Zoltán Spakovszky, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Director of Gas Turbine Laboratory, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Angelo Pasini, Assistant Professor, University of Pisa
Electrochemical and Optical Sensors based on Functional Carbon Nanotubes
A collaboration between:
- Timothy Manning Swager, Professor, Chemistry
- Tarita Biver, Ph.D., University of Pisa
Global Value Chains and the Socio-Environmental Challenges of Local Development Processes
A collaboration between:
- Matthew Amengual, Associate Professor, Sloan School of Management
- Elisa Giuliani, Associate Professor, University of Pisa
Hybrid Multi-Scale Turbine-to-Ocean Modelling for Efficient and Sustainable Farms of Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbines
A collaboration between:
- Pierre Lermusiaux, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Stefania Zanforlin, Dr., University of Pisa
Physics-based Reduced Order Model of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Enhanced Battery Management
A collaboration between:
- Martin Bazant, E. G. Roos Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Federico Baronti, Assistant Professor, University of Pisa
Progetto Roberto Rocca
Characterizing Hypotensive Episodes in the Intensive Care Unit
A collaboration between:
- Roger Mark, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Riccardo Barbieri, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Multimodal and Multiscale Experimental and Modeling Approach to Explore the Role of Microstructural Organization in Biomineralized Complex Materials
A collaboration between:
- Admir Masic, Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Flavia Libonati, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Predictive Model of Urban e-Mobility Integrated with Renewable Energy Sources
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Michela Longo, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Tailor-Made Composites: Using Engineered Design & Manufacturing, Modeling and Experiments to Create New Functional Materials
A collaboration between:
- Markus Buehler, McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Laura Vergani, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
MITOR Project
Energy Profiling and Structuring of Future Distribution Infrastructure - Framework for a Self-sustaining Community of Electricity Prosumers
A collaboration between:
- Carlo Ratti, Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
- Marguerite Nyhan, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Urban Studies and Planning
- Rex Britter, Principal Research Scientist, Urban Studies and Planning
- Ettore Bompard, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino
- Francesco Profumo, Professor, Politecnico di Torino
- Federico Boni Castagnetti; Technical Development Engineer, IREN S.p.A.
In Vitro Modelling of Nanoparticle-Mediated Drug Delivery to the Central Nervous System by a Microfluidic Platform Mimicking the Biological Barriers (NANOCAB)
A collaboration between:
- Roger Kamm, Professor, Biological Engineering
- Valeria Chiono, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino
- Gianluca Ciardelli, Full Professor, Politecnico di Torino
Moving from Batch to Continuous Freeze-Drying of Biopharmaceuticals
A collaboration between:
- Bernhardt L. Trout, Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Roberto Pisano, Politecnico di torino
Nanoparticles From Food Waste: The Future "Green" Concrete in Smart Cities
A collaboration between:
- Franz Josef Ulm, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Giuseppe Andrea Ferro, Professor, Politecnico di Torino
- Luciana Restuccia, Ph.D. student, Politecnico di Torino
Simulation of Boiling Flows with Computational Fluid Dynamics and Population Balance Models
A collaboration between:
- Emilio Baglietto, Associate Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Daniele Marchisio, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino
- Antonio Buffo, Research Assistant, Politecnico di Torino
Wave Energy Prize
A collaboration between:
- Stefano Brizzolara, Principal Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering
- Giuliana Mattiazzo, Professor, Politecnico di Torino
MIT-UNIPI Project
A Novel Physical Representation for Boiling in CFD
A collaboration between:
- Emilio Baglietto, Associate Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Walter Ambrosini, Associate Professor, Università di Pisa
Development of Advanced Micro-Engineered Surfaces to Improve Heat Transfer in Space Applications
A collaboration between:
- Jacopo Buongiorno, Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Paolo Di Marco, Professor, Università di Pisa
- Giacomo Saccone, Ph.D. student, Università di Pisa
From Micro to Macro: The Role of Microbial Biofilms in Regulating the Fitness and Competitive Ability of Subtidal Habitat-Forming Macroalgae
A collaboration between:
- Martin Polz, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Fabio Bulleri, Associate Professor, University of Pisa
Progetto Roberto Rocca
Advanced Model Order Reduction for Analysis and Control of Flexible Structures
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Gianni Ferretti, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
SAMM - Smart Additive Manufacturing for Metals
A collaboration between:
- John Hart, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Bianca Maria Colosimo, Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano
MITOR Project
Metal-Organic Frameworks for Safe and Sustainable Energy Storage
A collaboration between:
- Mircea Dinca, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
- Claudio Gerbaldi, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino
Non local and Symmetry Protected Topological Phases in Low Dimensional Strongly Correlated Fermionic Systems
A collaboration between:
- Xiao-Gang Wen, Professor, Physics
- Arianna Montorsi, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino
Self-Awareness App for Low-Carbon Cities
A collaboration between:
- P. Christopher Zegras, Associate Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
- Rocco Curto, Full Professor, Head of Department, Politecnico di Torino
- Luca Caneparo, Assistant Professor, Director of LAQ-TIP, Politecnico di Torino
Spectral Analysis of the Solar Wind beyond the Termination shock - Interstellar Medium/Heliosphere Interactions
A collaboration between:
- John Belcher, Professor, Physics
- John Richardson, Principal Research Scientist, Physics
- Michele Iovieno, Politecnico di Torino
- Daniela Tordella, Professor, Politecnico di Torino
- Enrico Magli, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino
MIT-UNIPI Project
Bio-inspired Microneedles with Self-Anchoring and Self-Actuation Capabilities for Transdermal Biosensing Applications
A collaboration between:
- Nicholas Fang, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Qimin Wang, Postdoc Associate, Mechanical Engineering
- Pierre Sphabmixay, Graduate Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering
- Giuseppe Barillaro, Assistant Professor, Università di Pisa
- Letizia Ventrelli, Postdoc researcher, Università di Pisa
- Chiara Cozzi, Ph.D. Student, Università di Pisa
Coil Design and Optimization for MRI of Medical Implants
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Simone Genovesi, Assistant Professor, Università di Pisa
Functional Nanomaterials for the Detection of Volatile Amines (FUNDUS)
A collaboration between:
- Timothy Swager, Professor, Chemistry
- Fabio Di Francesco, Professor, Università di Pisa
MEMS Sensors for Wind Measurement for UAVs in the Urban Canyon
A collaboration between:
- Nicholas Roy, Associate Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Jake Ware, PhD Student, Robotics, Vision, and Sensor Networks Group (RVSN)
- Paolo Bruschi, Associate Professor, Università di Pisa
- Massimo Piotto, External Professor, Università di Pisa
Stigmergic Footprint of Radical Innovations for Smart Specialisation in North-American and European Regions: The Case of the Key Enabling Technologies
A collaboration between:
- Scott Stern, Professor, Management
- Scott Stern, Professor, Management
- Antonella Martini, Associate Professor, Università di Pisa
- Mario Cimino, Assistant Professor, Università di Pisa
- Francesco Appio, Research Fellow, Università di Pisa
The Neurobiological Basis of the Linking Mechanism of Concepts with Grammar: The Case of Noun/Verb Distinction
A collaboration between:
- Edward Gibson, Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Evelina Fedorenko, Senior Research Scientist, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Kyle Mahowald, Graduate Student, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Domenica Romagno, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in Linguistics, Università di Pisa
- Marta Capano, Graduate Student, Università di Pisa
- Michele Bianconi, Graduate Student, Università di Pisa
Roberto Rocca Project
Bioactive Coating for Accelerated Bone Regeneration: A Pathway to Enhance Implant Fixation
A collaboration between:
- Ming Dao, Principal Research Scientist, Materials Science and Engineering
- Mario Guagliano, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Development of Efficient Stochastic Simulation and Modeling Techniques for Photonic Design Automation
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Andrea Melloni, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Exploring and Modelling Interacting Cracks: Toward a Crack Network Model
A collaboration between:
- Ken Kamrin, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Mario Guagliano, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Milano
MITOR Project
Heat and mass transport through nano-systems: Efficient approaches to link disparate scales
A collaboration between:
- Evelyn Wang, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Pietro Asinari, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino
- Eliodoro Chiavazzo, Politecnico di Torino
Laboratory Simulation Of Planet-Solar Wind And Interstellar Medium/Heliosphere Interactions
A collaboration between:
- John Belcher, Professor, Physics
- John Richardson, Principal Research Scientist,
- Dario Borgogno, Politecnico di Torino
- Daniela Tordella, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino
- Enrico Magli, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino
- Marco Belan, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Mission Planning and Technology Development for Lunar Exploration
A collaboration between:
- Jeffrey Hoffman, Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Nicole Viola, Politecnico di Torino
- Paolo Maggiore, Professor, Politecnico di Torino
Multimaterial Optical Fibres for Advanced Performance
A collaboration between:
- Yoel Fink, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Daniel Milanese, Politecnico di Torino
Supported gold nanoparticles: a fundamental study on the substrate role and implications in gas sensing and nanocatalysis applications
A collaboration between:
- Jeffrey C. Grossman, Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Giancarlo Cicero, Politecnico di Torino
MIT-UNIPI Project
Assessing the Effect of Biota on Coastal Rock Surfaces: a Quantitative Approach
A collaboration between:
- Markus Buehler, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Zhao Qin, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Marta Pappalardo, Associate Professor, Pisa University
Critical Slowing Down And Early Warning Indicators Of Regime Shifts: From Laboratory Tests To Manipulative Experiments In Real Ecosystems
A collaboration between:
- Jeff Gore, Assistant Professor, Physics
- Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi, Associate Professor, University of Pisa
Energy Storage Devices and Actuators based on Composites of Liquid Crystal Elastomers
A collaboration between:
- Alexie Kolpak, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Yang Shao-Horn, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Valentina Domenici, Università di Pisa
Mechanical Models for Masonry Walls under Seismic Actions
A collaboration between:
- John Ochsendorf, Professor, Architecture
- Riccardo Barsotti, Assistant Professor, University of Pisa
- Stefano Bennati, Full Professor, University of Pisa
Roberto Rocca Project
Bone-Inspired Materials
A collaboration between:
- Markus J. Buehler, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Laura Vergani, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Correlating Grain Boundary Crystallography to the Onset of Localized Corrosion
A collaboration between:
- Michael Demkowicz, Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Matteo Seita, Postdoctoral Associate, Materials Science and Engineering
- Maria Vittoria Diamanti, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
- Marco Ormellese, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Development of Macromodeling and Simulation Techniques for Uncertainty Quantification and Noise Analysis in Oscillatory Devices
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Paolo Maffezzoni, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Dynamic Modelling for Surgery
A collaboration between:
- Dava Newman, Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Guido Baroni, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Nonlinear Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
A collaboration between:
- Sang-Gook Kim, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Corigliano Alberto, Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano
MITOR Project
Computationally Optimized "All Carbon" Based Blends for Photovoltaic Applications
A collaboration between:
- Jeffrey C. Grossman, Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Giancarlo Cicero, PhD - Researcher, Politecnico of Torino
- Elena Tresso, Associate Professor, Politecnico of Torino
Development of Innovative Cements for the Building Sector: The Environmental Perspective in Material Science
A collaboration between:
- Franz-Josef Ulm, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Bruno De Benedetti, Professor, Politecnico di Torino
- Paolo Tecchio, PhD candidate, Politecnico di Torino
Increasing Resilience of Communities to Earthquakes through Smart Phones after the 2012 Emilia Event
A collaboration between:
- John Ochsendorf, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Gian Paolo Cimellaro, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino
- Tommaso Giovine, M.S. student, Politecnico di Torino
Laboratory Simulation of Planet-Solar Wind and Interstellar Medium/Heliosphere Interaction
A collaboration between:
- John Richardson, Principal Research Scientist, Politecnico di Torino
- Dario Borgogno, Politecnico di Torino
- Daniela Tordella, Professor
Smart Meter Square Infrastructures for the Cities of Tomorrow
A collaboration between:
- Carlo Ratti, Associate Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
- Roberto Pagani, Full Professor, Politecnico di Torino
- Daniela Bosia, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino
Wearable Smart Fabrics for Harvesting Power from Human Body Motion
A collaboration between:
- Sang-Gook Kim, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Giorgio De Pasquale, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino
MIT-UNIPI Project
2-Much (TWO-dimensional Materials as Unconventional CHannel in next-generation devices)
A collaboration between:
- Tomas Palacios, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Fiori Gianluca, Assistant Professor, University of Pisa
- Francesco Forti, Associate Professor, University of Pisa
A Gripper Based on Controllable Wet Adhesion by a Magnetorheological Fluid
A collaboration between:
- Karl Iagnemma, Principal Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering
- Michele Lanzetta, Professor, PhD, and MEng (Associate professor), University of Pisa
- Andrea Rossi, PhD and MSc (Research fellow), University of Pisa
Design of Multifunctionalized Scaffolds Mimicking Native Cardiac Tissue
A collaboration between:
- Ali Khademhosseini, Associate Professor, Health Sciences and Technology
- Elisabetta Rosellini, University of Pisa
- Maria Grazia Cascone, Professor, University of Pisa
Interface Dynamics in Liquid Emulsions
A collaboration between:
- Ruben Juanes, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Roberto Mauri, Professor, University of Pisa
Singularities of the Mean Curvature Flow and Applications
A collaboration between:
- Tobias Holck Colding, Professor, Mathematics
- Matteo Novaga, Associate Professor, University of Pisa
- Bruno Martelli, Researcher, University of Pisa
Progetto Roberto Rocca
Coupled Flow and Geomechanics of Faults — Application to CO2 Sequestration
A collaboration between:
- Ruben Juanes, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Luca Formaggia, Professor of Numerical Analysis, Politecnico di Milano
MITOR Project
Deep Space Exploration Including Human Mission to Asteroids: Scenarios, System Architectures, Technologies
A collaboration between:
- David Miller, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Professor
- Jeffrey Hoffman, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Professor
- Paolo Maggiore, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Nicole Viola, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Design and Implementation of RFID for Location-Based Services
A collaboration between:
- Carlo Ratti, Urban Studies and Planning, Professor
- Anwar Al-Khateeb, Politecnico Di Torino, Italy
- Luciano Lavagno, Professor, Politecnico Di Torino, Italy
Development of an Electrical Micropropulsor for the ARAMIS Modular Architecture for Small Satellites
A collaboration between:
- Paulo Lozano, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate Professor
- Alvar Saenz Otero, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Research Scientist
- Leonardo Maria Reyneri, Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Electro Hydrostatic Actuation for Precision Motion Control
A collaboration between:
- David Trumper, Mechanical Engineering, Professor
- Andrea Tonoli, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Nicola Amati, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Insights into Cell Migration: Computational Analysis of Actin Assemblies
A collaboration between:
- Roger Kamm, Biological Engineering, Professor
- Franco Montevecchi, Professor, Politechnic of Tourin
Surface Coatings by Carbon Nanotubes for High Heat Transfer Efficiency
A collaboration between:
- Evelyn Wang, Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor
- Pietro Asinari, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Eliodoro Chiavazzo, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Theoretical and Experimental Study of ZnO Nanostructure Based Energy Harvesting Systems
A collaboration between:
- Jeffrey C. Grossman, Materials Science and Engineering, Associate Professor
- Nicola Ferralis, Matierals Science and Engineering, Research Scientist
- Giancarlo Cicero, PhD - Researcher, Politecnico of Torino, Italy
- Elena Tresso, Associate Professor, Politecnico of Torino, Italy
Progetto Roberto Rocca
Collision Avoidance in Large Transportation Networks
A collaboration between:
- Domitilla Del Vecchio, Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor
- Alessandro Colombo, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Stochastic Dynamics of Wind Turbines
A collaboration between:
- Konstantin Turitsyn, Mechanical Engineering, Assistant Professor
- Carlo Luigi Bottasso, Professor, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
MITOR Project
Multidisciplinary Framework for Morphing Wing Design
A collaboration between:
- Karen Willcox, Associate Professor, MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Qiqi Wang, Assistant Professor, MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Laura Mainini, PhD Candidate, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Paolo Maggiore, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Multi-scale Analysis of the Cytoskeleton Machinery
A collaboration between:
- Roger Kamm, Professor, MIT Department of Biological Engineering
- Franco Montevecchi, Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Guiding L’Aquila Reconstruction after 2009 Earthquake: Rebuilding a Resilient City to Multiple Hazards
A collaboration between:
- John Ochsendorf, Associate Professor, MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Gian Paolo Cimellaro, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Vincenzo Arcidiaco, Ph.D. Student, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Advanced Macromodeling Techniques for Micro-, Nano-, and Bio-Systems
- Luca Daniel, Associate Professor, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Stefano Grivet-Talocia, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Development of New Cellular Materials by Gel-Casting Technique: Optimisation of Production Process and Functional Simulation of the Microstructure
- Lorna Gibson, Professor, MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jean-Marc Tulliani, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Marta Fornabaio, Ph.D Student, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
MITOR Project
International Cooperation to Build Small Satellites for Earth Observation
A collaboration between:
- David Miller, Professor, MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Alvar Saenz-Otero, Research Scientist, MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Leonardo Reyneri, Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Design and Characterization of SWCNTS-Polymer Photopolymerizable Nanostructured Coating with Near Infrared Fluorescence for Biosensor Applications
A collaboration between:
- Michael Strano, Professor, MIT Department of Chemical Engineering
- Marco Sangermano, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Reflections on Distance: A Point of View on Globalization in Architecture and Urban Design
A collaboration between:
- Yung Ho Chang, Professor, MIT Department of Architecture
- Ana Mijacki, Assistant Professor, MIT Department of Architecture
- Carlo Olmo, Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Michele Bonino, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Macromodeling Techniques for Complex Interconnects in Next-Generation Mixed-Signal Systems
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Associate Professor, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Stefano Grivet-Talocia, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Mechanics and Collapse of "Microscopic Framed Buildings": From Nanoscopic Processes to Microstructural Failure of Colloidal and CSH Gels
A collaboration between:
- Franz-Josef Ulm, Professor, MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Bernardino Maria Chiaia, Full Professor of Structural Mechanics, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Surface Wave Tomography for Multi-Scale Exploration of Earth's Crust
A collaboration between:
- Robert van der Hilst, Professor, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
- Laura Valentina Socco, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Long Term Interaction in Flow Systems
A collaboration between:
- Rodolfo Ruben Rosales, Professor, MIT Department of Mathematics
- Daniela Tordella, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Graphical Models and Distributed Inference Techniques for Cognitive Radio and Localization
A collaboration between:
- Moe Win, Associate Professor, MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Roberto Garello, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Green Design of Communication Networks
A collaboration between:
- Eytan Modiano, Associate Professor, MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Emilio Leonardi, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Marco Mellia, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Kinetic Structures for Cultural Heritage
A collaboration between:
- John Ochsendorf, Associate Professor, MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Mario Sassone, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Dario Parigi, PhD Candidate, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Low Cost Contactless Levitation for Energy Saving Devices
A collaboration between:
- David Trumper, Professor MIT, Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Andrea Tonoli, Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Nicola Amati, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Superstrong and Supertough Bioinspired Hierarchical Nanomaterials
A collaboration between:
- Markus J. Buehler, Associate Professor, MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Nicola Pugno, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
LINGERCAST - The Persistence of User-Created Information
A collaboration between:
- Federico Casalegno, MIT Department of Architecture
- Claudio Ettore Casetti, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Progetto Roberto Rocca 2009-2010
Movement Ecology at the Microscale: Experiments and Models with Predator-Prey Bacteria
A collaboration between:
- Roman Stocker, Associate Professor, MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Marino Gatto, Professor of Ecology, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Renato Casagrandi, Associate Professor of Ecology, Politecnico di Milano
Mathematical Modeling and Signal Processing for Integrative Patient Monitoring
A collaboration between:
- George Verghese, Professor, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Giuseppe Baselli, Professor, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Chalcogenide Glass Micro-Resonators for Advanced Low-Power Nonlinear Optics
A collaboration between:
- Lionel Kimerling, Professor, MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Anuradha Agarwal, Research Scientist, MIT Department of Matierals Science and Engineering
- Andrea Melloni, Professore Associato, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Francesco Morichetti, Integrated Optics Lab Supervisor, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Computational Modeling of Controlled Drug Release and Arterial Uptake from Biodegradable Material Implants
A collaboration between:
- Elazer R. Edelman, Professor, MIT Department of Health Sciences and Technology
- Vijaya Kolachalama, Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Department of Health Sciences and Technology
- Luca Formaggia, Full Professor of Numerical Analysis, Politecnico di Milano, Italy