The Dr. Mohammed Sallam, Post Doc Researcher at the medical laboratory of the PRISMA team, at the ICAROS center, received the first prize for best presentation at the twelfth edition of CRAS (Conference on New Technologies for Computer and Robot Assisted Surgery) with the paper "Towards a Robotic Surgical Needle Holder with Needle Rolling Capabilities".
Dr. Munyque Mittelmann, post-doc at the DIETI ASTREA laboratory, directed by professor Aniello Murano, won the international award "The KR Early Career Award".
The prestigious award was presented to her on 6 September 2023 at the International Knowledge Reasoning Conference (KR 2023) which, this year, was held in Rhodes, Greece. The Knowledge Reasoning community deals with foundational aspects of computer science and in particular Artificial Intelligence. The most important works of the reference community are presented at the annual KR conference, a highly prestigious and selective conference, among the main ones in Computer Science and for this reason rated A*.
The motivations for the award are based on the highly significant work done by Dr. Mittelmann in the field of formal strategic reasoning, during the PhD and during the postdoc period. In practice, formal methods and logics for strategic reasoning were used for the first time to define, analyze and solve Mechanism Design problems, thanks to the synergy with the research work of prof. Murano. In fact, a particular mention was attributed to the use of Strategy Logic, a formalism developed by Professor Aniello Murano, in collaboration with several students and colleagues, which has been attracting enormous attention from the artificial intelligence community for over a decade.
Dr. Mittelmann obtained her PhD from the University of Toulouse in 2022 obtaining the prize from the French National Artificial Intelligence Association AIFA as the best thesis of the year 2022 (https://afia.asso.fr/les- prix-de-these-en-intelligence-artificielle/). Throughout the PhD period, Dr. Mittelmann worked in synergy with the ASTREA laboratory, also thanks to an internship carried out in the DIETI in the autumn of 2020. Since 1 October 2022, Dr. Mittelmann has been a post-doc researcher at the ASTREA laboratory, first at apply to the PRIN 2020 project of which the prof. Murano is the head of the research unit of the University and, from 1 August 2023, as part of a two-year research project H2020 Marie Curie, SEAL, which Dr. Mittelmann won together with prof. Murano (https://sites.google.com/view/mittelmann/seal).
Bruno Siciliano has been appointed Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association – AAIA, an academic, non-profit and non-governmental organization, whose mission is to promote the development and application of AI through academic research and scientific education .
The prof. Siciliano, full professor of automation and robotics at DIETI, Fellow of the scientific associations IEEE, ASME, IFAC, winner of the Engelberger Award for Education, obtains the prestigious nomination as "high-level scientist with outstanding results in the area of human-robot cooperation" .
Man-robot cooperation is a fundamental theme of his research, explored also thanks to the numerous European projects won at the helm of the PRISMA Lab. Among the first, PHRIENDS, for the development of key components of a new generation of robots designed to share the environment and physically interact. SAPHARI, for the study of all essential aspects of the safe and intuitive physical interaction between humans and robots. SHERPA, a ground and air robotic platform to support search and rescue activities in a hostile environment such as the Alpine scenario.
Projects that have paved the way for research lines such as aerial, assistive, cognitive, industrial, service robotics and have brought the team an average annual funding of 1.4 million euros over the last ten years.
The recognition of the AAIA to the professor Siciliano joins those already obtained by Leopoldo Angrisani, Antonio De Maio, Marco Lops and Carlo Sansone.
Below is the link to the news on the UniNa website: http://www.unina.it/-/42494547-bruno-siciliano-fellow-della-asia-pacific-artificial-intelligence-association
Competition for the Awarding of 1 Degree Prize to the Memory of Ing. LUCIO GOGLIA" funded by ADVANCED SYSTEMS S.p.A., for Graduates, from the three-year or Master's Degree, in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
The competition aims to collect the cultural and scientific heritage of Ing. Lucio Goglia on the conception and design of Data Base Management System (DBMS).
Deadline for submitting applications: 18/12/2023 at 11.59 pm
To view the announcement: http://www.unina.it/documents/11958/34960148/Goglia_2023-07-18_bando.pdf
Editable application form: Form application Goglia_2023-07-18.docx
Ten Awards for the best Master's Degree theses on the history of the University (founder, development over the years, influences on society and importance on local culture).
The initiative is promoted by the Lions club "Campi Flegrei-Cuma", in collaboration with the Lions Foundation of District 108ya.
All the information and the announcement are available on the website https://www.fondazionelions108ya.org/blog/index.php?bando-s Selezione-premio-lions-licterae-generales-tesi-laurea-magistrale-storia-universita-napoli-federico-ii
As part of the activities of the China-Italy Laboratory on Advanced Manufacturing (CI-LAM), which sees the University of Bergamo, the University of Naples Federico II and Tsinghua University as sponsor universities, the fifth edition of the CI-LAM Summer School 2023 is organised.
Below is the call for LM students/doctorates/scholarship holders/research fellows of the University of Naples Federico II and the University of Bergamo: CI-LAM_SS_2023 Bando_FED II_e_UNIVBERGAMO.pdf
Below is the call for LM students/doctorates/scholarship holders/research fellows of non-Federico II and Bergamo universities:CI-LAM_SS_2023 Bando_NO_FII_NO_BERGAMO.pdf
CI-LAM Summer School 2023 programme: CI-LAMSummerSchool2023.pdf
Final Outcome of the Evaluation: Evaluation Summer School 2023.pdf
Approval of Deeds: Approval of Deeds Summer School 2023 CI-LAM.pdf
AI FOR WELL-BEING is the event organized by SIMAR Labs and by the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies (DIETI) of the Federico II University which was held on 1 June 2023 at 11 am, at the Congress Center in via Partenope .
The event symbolically kicked off the consultancy activities which see SIMAR Labs, a company active in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Smart Robotics and the Environment, and DIETI committed to the creation of an "intelligent session" capable of analyzing non-invasively the state of the subjects, improving various aspects of their well-being.
The kick off event was introduced by Francesco Montervino, historic former captain of Napoli and moderated by journalist Toni Iavarone. During the event, leading figures in the sector came to share their skills and knowledge. The President Marco Valle and Giacomo Bartoloni were present to represent SIMAR Labs, while Federico II was represented by the director of DIETI Fabio Villone, Bruno Siciliano, Carlo Sansone and Stefano Marrone.
The "intelligent seat" will represent an innovative device designed and built with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and robotic techniques. This cutting-edge technology will enable an accurate and personalized assessment of the state of subjects, opening the door to numerous applications in the field of human well-being. Crucial aspects will be improved such as monitoring physical, mental, sleep health, stress management and enhancing cognitive performance, as well as monitoring all potentially risky situations such as, for example, falling asleep while driving and incorrect posture.
Link YouTube for the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1-RfFjvtQY
Event Program:
11:00 – Institutional greetings by prof. Fabio Villone, director of DIETI, and introduction to the event by Francesco Montervino, ex-captain of Napoli
11:10 – Presentation of DIETI (prof. Bruno Siciliano)
11:20 – Presentation of SIMAR Labs (Giacomo Bartoloni)
11:30 – Presentation of “smart sitting” and its potential applications in the field of human well-being (Dr. Stefano Marrone)
11:45 – Speech by the President of SIMAR Labs, Marco Valle
11:55 – Presentation by prof. Bruno Siciliano, scientific manager of the consultancy, on the collaborations with SIMAR Labs and DIETI
12:05 – Speech by prof. Carlo Sansone, professor of machine learning, on the potential and challenges of artificial intelligence for well-being
12:15 – Question and answer session moderated by journalist Toni Iavarone
12:30 – Conclusions and closing of the event
Controlling complex networks with complex nodes is the title of the article published in the prestigious international journal Nature Reviews Physics, written by Mario di Bernardo of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies of the University of Naples Federico II and coordinator of the PhD in Modeling and Engineering Risk and Complexity from Southern High School with Raissa D'Souza of the University of California at Davis, and Yang-Lu Liu of Harvard.
4 Research awards on issues relating to the protection of public health in relation to traditional and innovative industrial activities in the energy sector.
The call is aimed at professionals of various qualifications and/or researchers under 40 (born after 1 January 1983) in possession of a master's degree or similar qualification (Master), who reside and work in Italy in sectors and contexts pertaining to the following reference thematic areas:
The research award consists of a financial contribution of € 5,000.00 (gross of legal withholdings) for each of the winners of the 4 thematic areas.
The deadline for submitting applications, in Italian or English, is set for Monday 17 April 2023, no later than 11.59 pm CET – Central European Time.
For further information, please visit the web page dedicated to the call below link
For information and/or support necessary to start the application process, contact the following email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The OMC, in co-operation with Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and the Union for the Mediterranean, is pleased to launch the 2023 Call for Ideas – Mediterranean Region, which is addressed to young researchers, born in or after the year 1982, of nationality and citizenship of one of the following countries belonging to the Mediterranean Area: Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Southern Italy, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, in possession of a Master’s Degree and who have developed a well-defined project idea or a project either at a university, a university spin-off, or a research institute of the abovementioned Mediterranean Area addressing one of the themes covered by the following Technical Streams: Operational Excellence, Technologies, Carbon Neutrality and Circular Economy.
The winners will be invited to present their projects at the Innovation Room that will be held on May 25th, 2023 during the OMC – MED Energy Conference in Ravenna and all visa, travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the OMC organization.
Please, note that the candidature procedures are totally free of charge and easily managed by sending the documents required by the Official Announcement at the following e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Registration deadline March 20th, 2023 (No later than 5 pm CET – Central European Time)
For more information regarding the requirements, the registration procedure and deadlines, please consult the Official Announcement at www.omc.it
Fourth annual meeting organized by the ANSA.it Artificial Intelligence Observatory.
This year's Conference entitled "Humanity augmented by artificial intelligence", held in Rome on November 9, was organized in collaboration with Deloitte Italia, the main partner of the event, and the partnership of Alexa, Almaviva and Lenovo Italy .
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