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Department of Information and Communication Technology www.dit.unitn.it. Department of Information and Communication Technology. DIT as common denominator. -An integrated approach to Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications.
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Department of Information and Communication Technology www.dit.unitn.it
Department of Information and Communication Technology DIT as common denominator -An integrated approach to Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications. -An interdisciplinary approach, with professors in the Faculties of Science, Engineering, Economics, Cognitive Science, Sociology
Department of Information and Communication Technology Dit Data: people(November 1st 2005) • Academic staff 44 • Research staff 39 • Doctorate Students 182 • Technical and Admin. Staff 12 • Total 277
Department of Information and Communication Technology Mission -Basic and applied research -Technology transfer (Partnerships with companies) -Education (Bachelor, Masters, Doctorate Studies)
-Research organised in Research Programs. Department of Information and Communication Technology Research: organisation -Goal: synthesis of methodological know how and strategic applied research lines.
Distributed Computing Program. Languages & Mobility Telecommunication Networks Databases & Info. Systems Artificial Intelligence Algorithms & Data Structures Combinatorial Optimization Image & Video Processing Data Coding & Compression Mobile & Satellite Comms. Remote Sensing Image Analysis Electromagnetic Diagnostics Antennas & EMC Pattern Recognition Localization & GIS Computer Networks Security Software Analysis & Design Data Mining & Info. Retrieval Formal Methods Digital Systems for Info. Proc. Neural Networks Opto-Eletronic Systems Computing Architectures VLSI Design Electronic Instrum. & Measures Bio Informatics Data Mining and Learning Systems Software Engineering Information and Knowledge Management Distributed Systems and Service Oriented Computing Computer Networks and Mobility Department of Information and Communication Technology Metodological skills
Distributed Computing Program. Languages & Mobility Telecommunication Networks Databases & Info. Systems Artificial Intelligence Algorithms & Data Structures Combinatorial Optimization Image & Video Processing Data Coding & Compression Mobile & Satellite Comms. Remote Sensing Image Analysis Electromagnetic Diagnostics Antennas & EMC Pattern Recognition Localization & GIS Computer Networks Security Software Analysis & Design Data Mining & Info. Retrieval Formal Methods Digital Systems for Info. Proc. Neural Networks Opto-Eletronic Systems Computing Architectures VLSI Design Electronic Instrum. & Measures Multimedia Comm. and Networking Wireless and Satellite Comm. Pattern Recognition and Remote Sensing Industrial Diagnostics and Monitoring Electronic Sensors and Microsystems Embedded Systems and Pervasive Computing Department of Information and Communication Technology Metodological skills
Department of Information and Communication Technology Applied research / technology transfer: funding 2005 -Research, education and mobility projects 3.200 KEuro (EC, MIUR, ASI, ESA…) -Projects with companies 209 KEuro
Department of Information and Communication Technology Applied research / technology transfer: growth Including UniTn direct funding Up to April 2006
Education Department of Information and Communication Technology -Master programs -Internship:-up to eight months of research -ICT International Doctorate School:-Three years (up to five) of research in RP’s and Research Centers.-Strong teaching and research integration with Master’s programs.-Built as a further educational step for Master’s students.
Education - Relevance to industry Department of Information and Communication Technology -Focus courses: courses on (organizational, social,…) impact of technology. Some examples: (Advanced) project management, Organization studies, High tech entrepreneurship, Intellectual property, Italian culture and language, How to do research… -Teaching: Leading professors and lectures from industry and private world -Periods in industry: Stages and theses in industry (co-supervision)
Education - International Dimension Department of Information and Communication Technology -Language: English official language. -Foreign students: 25% (increasing) in Master’s (almost 100% in Erasmus Mundus, 60% in Doctorate), from India,China, Bangladesh, East Europe, Europe, … -Student exchange: key European and non-European universities. (GeorgiaTech, University of California (USA); Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR), IIT, IIsc (India),Bejing University, Hong Kong, … (China)) -Double degrees: University of Edinburgh (UK), RWTH Aachen (D). Soon: Georgia Institute of Technology (USA), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) (India)
Department of Information and Communication Technology Goals -Increase Quality and Quantity of Research. -Increase Technology Transfer. -Increase International Dimension.