Pisa: a melting pot of students, professors and scientists The University and Research System in Pisa

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1 Pisa, Italy

2 Pisa: a melting pot of students, professors and scientists The University and Research System in Pisa Scuola Normale Superiore Established professors 283 students University of Pisa Established in professors students Scuola Superiore Sant Anna Established in professors 220 students Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR National Research Council 15 Research Institutes About researchers National Institute of Nuclear Physics About 300 researchers

3 Scientists who studied in Pisa Galileo Galilei ( ) Scientist, matematician and philosopher Leonardo Fibonacci ( ) Matematician Antonio Pacinotti ( ) Physicist Giosué Carducci ( ) Nobel Prize for Literature in 1906 Enrico Fermi ( ) Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938 Carlo Rubbia (1934) Nobel Prize for Physics in 1984

4 Scientists who studied at Scuola Superiore Sant Anna G. Tononi University of Wisconsin F. Michelassi, Surgeon, Cornell University E. Schipani, Harvard University E. Mugnaini, Northwest University G. De Fraja, Leichester University M. Fabbri, Ohio State University

5 Fabio Mussi (1948) Former Minister of the University and Research Statesman who studied in Pisa Massimo D'Alema (1949) Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Prime Minister Enrico Letta (1966) Former Secretary to the Prime Minister Luciano Modica (1950) Former Secretary to the Minister of University and Research Giovanni Gronchi ( ) President of the Italian Republic from 1955 to 1962 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1921) President of the Italian Republic from 1999 to 2006 Giuliano Amato (1938) Twice Prime Minister

6 Pisa: world record for investments in innovation (3.5% of the GDP) Panorama Economy November ,17 collaborations for each professor 0,68 collaborations for each professor 0,05 collaborations for each professor

7 Scuola Superiore Sant Anna The College of Excellence The main Campus The library

8 Scuola Superiore Sant Anna The Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna is a public university, offering Masters and PhD courses At undergraduate level, it works as the Honors College of the University of Pisa. Potential undergraduates undergo a rigorous public examination, and only the very best are creamed off to combine their studies at the University of Pisa with the additional education received at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. These students are called Honors College Students (Allievi Ordinari) Honors College Students live at the Scuola Superiore Sant Anna and study totally free of charge. They have to get top marks in all their exams and show proficiency in two foreign languages.

9 Scuola Superiore Sant Anna: committed to excellence

10 A few numbers... More than 660 undergraduate, graduate and PhD students 220 undergraduate students More than participants to post-graduate courses and continuous education programmes 1:20 professors/students ratio 30% of foreign students in PhD Programmes Around 20 million euro of research funds in research collaboration in 2008, of which 319 (70%) with foreign institutions 26 Spin-off companies incubated and 47 international patents 100 Faculty and Researcher 131 administrative staff m 2 total surface

11 The International Relations UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH CENTERS

12 The SSSA model: a smooth and systematic transition from high quality education, to frontier research and to the exploitation of educated human resources and research results EDUCATION All SSSA students in history graduated with honours RESEARCH Very high number of national/international research projects Scientific publications in top international journals A policy for IP protection EXPLOITATION Ability to manage large projects Collaborations with industry Centers of Excellence Spin-off companies

13 Training programmes in English INTERNATIONAL MASTER DEGREES Master of Science in Computer Science and Networking, up to 40 positions are reserved to EU candidates and 10 positions are reserved to non-eu candidates Master of Science in Information Science and Technology, reserved to 5 EU candidates and 5 non-eu candidates Master of Science in Innovation Management, reserved to 25 candidates INTERNATIONAL MASTER COURSES International Master in Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Cardioanaesthesia, for 26 worldwide graduates; Master in Information Technology, for 15 graduates from India; International Master in Communication Networks Engineering, ; International Master Virtual Environment Technologies for Industrial Applications Master of Arts in Human Rights and Conflict Management, 28 places for world-wide graduates; Master in Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, 20 places for world-wide graduate Erasmus Mundus Masters - MAsters on Photonic NETworks Engineering (MAPNET)

14 International PhD programmes International Doctoral Scholarships in Agrobiodiversity, 6 scholarships for world-wide graduates; Innovative Technologies of ICT and Robotics, for 12 graduates from EU Countries and from non-eu Countries; Management, Competitiveness and Development, for 4 graduates from EU Countries and 1 for non-eu Countries; International Doctoral Programme in Economics, 8 positions with scholarship and 2 positions without scholarship.

15 PhD programmes for Italian and Foreign students Politics, Human Rights and Sustainability, 5 fellowships available for students from EU Countries and 3 places for non EU Countries; Individual Person and Legal Protections, 6 fellowships available for graduates from EU Countries and 2 places for non EU Countries; Innovative Strategies in Biomedical Research, 4 fellowships for graduates from EU Countries and 3 for non EU Countries; Agriculture, Food and Environment, 3 fellowships available for graduates from EU Countries, 2 for non EU graduates and 3 fellowships for the joint PhD Programmes with the Pisa University.

16 Facilities for advanced education SIAF International School for Advanced Education Volterra (Pisa)

17 Research at the Scuola Superiore Sant Anna

18 Average funding per researcher in Italian universities K Scuola Superiore Sant Anna Source: MIUR

19 Research: Social Sciences Law Economics & Management Political Sciences

20 Research: Social Sciences - Laboratories LEM - Laboratory of Economics and Management Research in various areas of economics Organization theory and empirics Management and corporate strategies Public choice and other aspects of public policy Cognitive and artificial sciences MAIN - Management & innovation laboratory Describing the management of innovations Innovation and its management in private firms, research organizations, public administrations and cities/regions Economic, technological, organizational, cultural and political-institutional aspects of change management Empirical orientation and a commitment to theory building

21 Research: Social Sciences - Laboratories MES Management and Health Needs and innovation of public healthcare system Managerial Training for high-potential players Applied research to support the subjects in the process of organizational change and managerial innovation Performance evaluation Wiss - Welfare Innovation Services and Development Health- and Social-care, Horizontal subsidarity Banking institoria and social planning Health society Immigration, disabled people Civilian duties

22 Research: Social Sciences - Laboratories LIDER - International and Comparative Law Research Laboratory Empirical studies in private and comparative law Tort, contract, property, family law, legal issues of the information age, both at the national and international level Private law as a cornerstone of contemporary regulation in order to promote the protection and autonomy of individuals CDG Laboratory - International Research Laboratory on Conflict, Development and Global Politics Conflict prevention and management Human rights Post-war reconstruction Sustainable development Offering scientifical bases to effective decision-making processes

23 Research: Experimental Sciences Microengineering Biotechnology Medicine Telecommunications Virtual Reality Robotics Sustainable Agriculture

24 Scientific Research Laboratories Medicine Laboratory of Physiological Genomics Physiological research - from molecular biology Understanding the mechanisms underlying vascular control in the fetus and the newborn Developing therapeutic tools, being adopted worldwide Central mechanism of fever EXTREME Center The EXTREME Center aims to evaluate the psycho-physical response of human body in extreme conditions. The results of this research would contribute to a better comprehension of the mechanism of many diseases

25 Scientific Research Laboratories Agrobiosciences PLANT LAB - Plant & Crop Physiology Laboratory All aspects of the physiology of higher plants Responses to endogenous stimuli such as hormones and sugars Adaptation to stress Post-harvest physiology (physiology of fruits and flowers) Molecular and post-genomic approach

26 Agrobioscences BIO LABS - BIOlogical LABoratorieS (Polo Sant Anna Valdera ) Interconnected res. units working on Crop Sciences Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology Lab Cryo Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy- Dispersive X-Ray Microanalysis Lab Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture Lab Soil, Water and Plant Analysis Lab; Landscape Entomology Lab

27 Land Lab - Laboratory of Agriculture, Environment and Territory Agricolture, environment, biodiversity, rural territory Cultivation systems with low environmental impact Agricolture-environment relations analysis Research metodologies for biodiversity studies on agro-ecosystems Agricoltural and forest species for non-food purposes High-quality food farming Agrobioscences

28 ARTS Lab Advanced Robotics Technology and Systems Laboratory Coordinator: Paolo Dario Artificial hands Hand prostheses Tactile sensors Neuro-robotics and bionics Neural interfaces Natural interfaces Gerontechnologies Robotics for neuro-rehabilitation Assistive robotics Sensory information processing Humanoid robotics Neurodevelopmental engineering Service robotics Biomimetic robotics Roboethics

29 Robocasa Humanoid Prof. Paolo Dario

30 RoboCasa in Italy: Robot-An Prof. Paolo Dario Official opening: March 23, 2007

31 CRIM Lab Coordinator: Paolo Dario Bio-inspired and/or bio-applied miniaturized and micro-robots and systems Biorobotics MicroMechanics and Control Health, Food and Environment Robotics Systems for Quality of Life MicroRobotics Endoscopy

32 Engineering ReTiS LAB - Real Time Embedded Systems - CEEICP In 2007, the ReTiS Lab (Real-Time Embedded Systems) joined the Centre establishing an even more important Centre for information and telecommunication engineering. ReTiS Lab works in the field of information engineering, especially referring to two main application scopes: the systems dedicated to "real-time" applications and the systems for the modelling, simulation, management and automation of procedures and documentary flows.

33 Engineering PERCRO LAB - Perceptual Robotics - CEEICP In 2009 activities were further expanded with the confluence of the PERCRO Lab (Perceptual Robotics), including the subject of Perception Engineering (perceptual robotics). PERCRO s mission is to conceive and develop Advanced Interaction Concepts and Technologies for improving the communication between the humans and the reactive environment, with special attention to Virtual Environments and Tele-Robotic Systems.

34 Research Centers CEIICP - Centre of Excellence for Information, Communication and Perception Engineering PSV - Polo Sant'Anna Valdera Advanced Robotics and Microtechnology laboratories Biological Laboratories

35 Research Centers Centre of Excellence for Information, Communication and Perception Engineering CEIICP The Centre was established in The Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and its InReTe Lab in collaboration with Marconi Communications SpA (now Ericsson) and in partnership with CNIT (National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications), signed a ten-year agreement for the creation of a research centre for photonic networks and technologies, signal optical processing and communication systems and optical fibre sensors. The integrated ensemble of InReTe (Telecommunication Network Engineering) lab with CNIT National Photonic Network Laboratory (LNRF) jointly presents itself as the IRCPhoNeT Integrated Research Centre on Photonic Networks and Technologies.

36 Research Centers Research Center in Pontedera - Polo Sant Anna Valdera Polo Sant Anna Valdera (PSV) is the Sant Anna School of Advanced Studies research park, an advanced structure that provides an ideal environment where research and university level education in high-tech sectors are conducted. The goals that the Sant Anna School hopes to attain through PSV can be ascribed to three main intervention policies: - to boost research by creating an environment capable of stimulating cross-fertilisation between the various disciplines; - to exploit research results and build a bridge with international centers of learning; - to support local development policies through: collaboration with local and national partners, incentives for the birth of and start-up assistance for new high-tech companies and the offer of educational training and consulting.

37 Polo Sant Anna Valdera: few figures m 2 of surface 4 Laboratories and 1 research centre 2 clean rooms class CAD laboratories for electronic and mechanical design 1 precision machine shop 4 schoolrooms for a total of 184 seats 25 offices for the faculty Guest house with 10 bedrooms and 20 beds for students and researchers 250 m 2 devoted to meeting rooms and teaching labs

38 PSV: few figures 4 laboratories and 1 research centre People: Average age: ,5 30,9-30 Total: people Permanent staff: 7,5% Foreign researchers: 8,2% Women: 30,7 % Average age: 32 years ,5 34,5-34, ,5 31, ,5 34,5-34

39 ISI Papers Source: ISI Web of Knowledge December 31, 2009

40 Research Centre on Sea Technologies and Marine Robotics MRC Livorno, Italy

41 Floating Sensorised Networked Robots for Water Monitoring HydroNet ( ) Objective: to design and develop a new technological platform for improving the monitoring of water systems, based on a netwrok of sensorized floating robots and buoys, integrated in an Ambient Intelligence infrastructure. EU Programme: ENV Technologies for measuring and monitoring networks

42 Examples of industrial collaborations Collaboration with STMicroelectronics, sponsoring one PhD fellowship and service robotics projects Collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation in humanoid robotics Collaboration with SIEMENS VDO Continental on a piezoelectric injector Collaboration with Pirelli Tyres on energy scavenger Creation and training of the Azimut-Benetti Research & Development Team sensors Optical mirror fibres Programming bus

43 An example of collaboration with a large company: creation and training of the R&D Team of Azimut-Benetti creation and training of the R&D Team of Azimut-Benetti (15 researchers) 4 research grants by Azimut- Benetti, from 2005 to today Research personnel recruited by the Scuola Superiore Sant Anna 8 patents

44 Collaboration with Azimut-Benetti Examples of products developed 1

48 Patents 49 patents 2 design 46 patents since the opening of PSV 2 new brands Fonte: UVR Ufficio Valorizzazione Ricerche Scuola Superiore Sant Anna

49 Technology transfer

50 Spin Off Companies From 1991 to Spin-off Companies Scientia Machina le s.r.l SYNAPSIS s.r.l PRAGMA s.r.l. I.D.E.A s.r.l HUMANWARE s.r.l. TechnoDeal s.r.l. ICUBE s.r.l DOMOTICA 2000 s.r.l. MicroTech s.r.l. MINT Publishing s.r.l. AEDIT s.r.l. AMIC s.r.l. VR Media s.r.l EVIDENCE s.r.l PhoTrix s.r.l. DEDALO s.r.l. ENCREA s.r.l ERA ENDOSCOPY s.r.l. ROBOTECH s.r.l ERGO s.r.l. MEDEA s.r.l. Henesis s.r.l. FST s.r.l Fastenica FiberSens s.r.l. Prensilia WIN 2009 Club of the Spin-off Companies of the Scuola Superiore Sant Anna

51 Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa For further information please visit our website or contact: International Relations Office Scuola Superiore Sant Anna