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MIT-Italy Past Seed Fund Winners

MIT-Italy seed funds support new collaborations between faculty and research scientists at MIT and their counterparts. Learn more about MIT-Italy seed funds here.

MIT-Italy Seed Funds

MIT-Italy Friuli Venezia Guilia Seed Fund

Advanced computations anD experiments on boiling heAt transfer (AIDA)

  • Professor Matteo Bucci, Nuclear Science and Engineering
  • Alfredo Soldati, University of Udine

Revealing and exploiting quantumness via quasiprobabilities: from quantum thermodynamics to quantum sensing

  • Seth Lloyd, Mechanical Engineering
  • Stefano Gherardini, CNR-INO

MIT-Italy Roberto Rocca Project - Politecnico di Milano

AMBItiOuS – Additive Manufacturing for BIOlogy and life Sciences

  • Professor Anastasios John Hart, Mechanical Engineering
  • Bianca Maria Colosimo, Politecnico di Milano

I_AMSPACE – In-situ Additive Manufacturing for SPACE

  • Professor Cem Tasan, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Marco Grasso, Politecnico di Milano

MIT-Italy Universita' di Pisa Seed Fund

Improving estimates of seismic risk associated with geothermal energy exploitation operations

  • Dr .Camilla Cattania, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • Francesco Grigoli, University of Pisa

Quantum Structures and Enumerative Geometry

  • Davesh Maulik, Mathematics
  • Andrea Maffei, University of Pisa

sMall-caliber vAscular Grafts in pulsed-flow microfuidiCs (MAGIC)

  • Gareth McKinley, Professor of Teaching Innovation, Mechanical Engineering
  • Mario Milazzo, University of Pisa

Partially ordered soft systems: from prediction to application

  • Dr. Giuseppe Romano
  • Valentina Domenici, University of Pisa

MIT-Italy Roberto Rocca Project-Politecnico di Milano

GAP: image-Guided computational and experimental Analysis of fractured Patients

  • Markus Buehler, McAfee Professor of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering 
  • Laura Maria Vergani, Politecnico di Milano

Advanced Safety Assessment of Nuclear Batteries for a Novel Paradigm of Low-Carbon Energy

  • Jacopo Buongiorno, Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering 
  • Enrico Zio, Politecnico di Milano


MIT-Italy Universita’ di Pisa Seed Fund

Learning-Symbolic Programming

  • Dimitris Bertsimas, Professor, Mathematics
  • Antonio Frangioni, Università di Pisa

Hybrid Metamaterials for Enhanced Diagnosis and dIsease Treatment

  • Luca Daniel, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
  • Simone Genovesi, Universita di Pisa

New genetic tools to study the role of serotonin in neuropsychiatric disorders

  • Guoping Feng, Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
  • Massimo Pasqualetti, University of Pisa

Carving spaces for energy efficient urban micro-farms using visualAI and IoT

  • Carlo Ratti, Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
  • Aldo Bischi, University of Pisa

Advancing Responsible State Behavior in Outer Space

  • Danielle Wood, Professor, Media Arts and Sciences
  • Claudia Cinelli, University of Pisa


           

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 Engineering
  • 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