Research areas at University of Padua

At the University of Padua, 32 Departments are responsible for both scientific research and teaching activities. The university pursues the broadest field of research in light of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research. The research areas are listed here by Department in order to make the information more accessible. Each Department has been grouped according to its main scientific domain: Life Sciences (LS), Physical Sciences and Engineering (PE), Social Sciences and Humanities (SH).

At the University of Padua, 11 Departments have been selected as Departments of Excellence of Italian universities: they are among the 180 beneficiaries of a national award, which consists of a special five-year funding provided by the MUR to strengthen and improve excellence in research and course unit. This recognition is awarded to those departments that stand out for the quality of the research carried out and the quality of their scientific development project.

A complete list of publications by researchers of the University of Padua is available in the Padua Research Archive.

LIFE SCIENCES

Agronomy and herbaceous crops
General arboriculture and tree cultivation
Horticulture and floriculture
Agricultural Genetics
General and applied entomology
Agricultural Chemistry
Food Science and Technology
Agricultural Microbiology
General Animal Husbandry and Genetic Improvement
Animal nutrition and feeding
Special Zootechnics
Zooculture

See the DAFNAE Research Areas webpage

DAFNAE has been recognized as one of the 180 Italian Departments of Excellence

Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics
Developmental Biology and Morphogenesis
Biodiversity and Evolution
Evolutionary Biology
Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology
Plant Biology
Ecology
Environmental Physiology and Experimental Zoology
Physiology, Genetics and Behavior
Human Genetics and Functional Genomics
Genomics and Bioinformatics

Consult the DiBIO Research Areas web page

DiBIO has been recognized as one of the 180 Italian Departments of Excellence

Veterinary Anatomy
Biochemistry
Veterinary bioethics
Applied Biology
Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
Veterinary Physiology and Ethology
Inspection of Animal Source Foods
Infectious diseases of pets
Microbiology
General Patology and Veterinary Pathological Anatomy
Zoology

See the BCA Research Areas webpage

The BCA has been recognized as one of the 180 Italian Departments of Excellence

Pathological Anatomy

Epidemiology and morphological and molecular characterization of tumors (gastrointestinal tract, liver, soft tissues, thyroid, pediatric tumors, diagnostics of rare diseases and tumors). Inflammatory diseases of the gastro-intestinal tract

Anesthesiology

Anesthesia and pharmacology in obese patients and transplant surgery, acute respiratory failure, extracorporeal treatment of severe cardiorespiratory diseases, mechanical ventilation, sepsis mediators heart-lung interaction, septic shock, infections with multidrug-resistant bacteria, study of anesthesiological aspects in the clinical management of rare diseases

Dermatology

Oncological and immune-mediated dermatological diseases: study of pathogenetic mechanisms and innovative therapeutic approaches. Rare benign and neoplastic dermatological diseases.

Hematology

Onco-haematological diseases with particular reference to chronic lymphoproliferative diseases. Rare hematological diseases, rare hematological tumors; rare disease processes LymphomyIoproliferatives, anemias of genetic origin

Endocrinology

Functional and neoplastic diseases (thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, testicle); bone metabolism. Study of the molecular mechanisms responsible for arterial hypertension and sudden death; andrology and assisted reproduction. Rare diseases of relevance in the pathophysiology of the metabolism of the male endocrine glands and gonads and of bone metabolism.

Hepatology

Acute and chronic liver diseases; cirrhosis and portal hypertension (also in experimental models), hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation. Rare benign and neoplastic hepatological diseases.

Experimental Pharmacology and Oncology

Animal models for the study of oncogenesis and the development of new targeted therapies. Molecular mechanisms of breast and prostate tumorigenesis. Clinical pharmacological aspects in rare diseases and rare cancers.

Geriatrics

Lipid metabolism and cardiovascular complications; neuro-cognitive impairment and dementia; disability, frail elderly, evaluation of physical activity and nutritional aspects of the elderly. Rare diseases with pathophysiological and clinical impact on aging.

Imaging

Anatomical, functional and advanced metabolic. Vascular and interventional radiology. Reference center for catheterization of the adrenal veins. Imaging applied to the diagnosis and management of rare diseases and rare cancers

Immunorheumatology

Immunology, autoimmune and musculoskeletal rheumatic diseases. Immunological and molecular mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis. Rare diseases of the musculoskeletal system and autoimmune rheumatic systems.

High blood pressure

Endocrine mechanisms of primary, secondary arterial hypertension and rare forms. Prevention and treatment of arterial hypertension and its cerebracardio-renal and atherosclerotic complications. Rare diseases of relevance in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases and dyslipidemias

Metabolic diseases

Diabetology, metabolic disorders of pregnancy, obesity and metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia. Rare diseases of relevance in the pathophysiology of glucose, lipid metabolism

Vascular and hemostasis diseases

Congenital and acquired hemorrhagic and thrombotic disorders; platelet diseases, rare diseases of haemostasis. Venous and arterial thrombosis. Rare diseases in the hemostatic and coagulative vascular field

Exercise Medicine

Functional assessment, exercise prescription and motor activity in hospitalization or not in the various chronic diseases. Exercise medicine and rare diseases.

Nephrology

Dialysis and cardiovascular complications; cardiovascular complications of kidney transplantation. Molecular and biochemical mechanisms of rare kidney diseases (Fabry, Gitelman, Bartter, Dent).

Nursing Sciences

Nursing in the management of acute and chronic diseases with particular regard to rare diseases.

Consult the DIMED Research Areas web page

DIMED has been recognized as one of the 180 Italian Departments of Excellence

Molecular Biology
Veterinary Surgical Clinic
Veterinary Medical Clinic
Obstetrics and Veterinary Gynecology Clinic
Infectious diseases of pets
Parasitology and parasitic diseases
Food safety for humans and prevention of foodborne illnesses
Special Animal Husbandry
Zooculture

Consult the MAPS Search Areas web page

General biochemistry and metabolism
Cancer genomics and transcriptomics
Functional genomics
Neurophysiology
Mechanobiology
Computational Medicine
Antiviral drug development
Signal transduction and stem cells

Consult the DMM Research Areas web page

Human Anatomy
Audiology
Maxillofacial surgery
Plastic surgery
Diseases of the visual system
Odontostomatological diseases
Physical and rehabilitation medicine
Neurosurgery
Neurology
Psychobiology and Physiological Psychology
Psychiatry

See the DNS Search Areas webpage

Gynecology and Obstetrics

Pediatrics

Epidemiology
Clinical research
Innovative therapies
Applied Biology
Applied Neuroinformatics
Strategic Cardiovascular Engineering

Genetic

Neurofibromatosis
Cytogenetic
Molecular Biology
Mitochondrial pathophysiology
Model organisms
Clinical teratology

Consult the SDB Research Areas web page

Neuroscience

Formation and function of brain circuits
Illuminating brain mechanisms
Genetics of focal epilepsies
Pathophysiology of migraine
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases
Neuronal network
Neuroparalysis and Neuroregeneration
Pathogenesis of neurological and neuromuscular diseases
Plasticity in Pathology

Cell Signaling

Ca2+ and cAMP signaling in physiology and pathology
Pharmacobiology of natural compounds
Phosphorylation Signaling in Health Diseases
Redox signaling and tumor biomarkers

Mitochondrial pathophysiology

Signalling pathways of ageing
Mitochondria in cell death and cancer
Mitochondrial Calcium Signaling
Mitochondrial medicine
Oxidative Metabolism in Heart Disease
Regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis and function

Muscle physiology in health and disease

Autonomous control of heart function
Muscle contractility and neuromuscular plasticity
Pathophysiology
Signaling pathways that control protein homeostasis in muscles

Medical biotechnology

Pathobiology of the extracellular matrix (ECM)
Immune nanotechnology
Mass spectrometry and proteomics
Nanobiotechnology and nanobiomedicine
Peptides and antibodies
Protein Engineering

Physical Activity and Health

Inflammation and Immunity

Structural and Computational Biology

BioComputing UP
Protein interactions and dynamics
Macromolecular complexes and membrane contact sites
Structural biochemistry

Adaptive immunity

Reactive oxygen species and cytotoxic immunity

See the DSB Research Areas webpage

The DSB has been recognized as one of the 180 Italian Departments of Excellence

Pathological Anatomy

Structural and molecular basis of sudden cardiac death
Etiopathogenesis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
Cardiac Transplant Pathology
Medicine and molecular pathology
Pathological Basis of Structural Heart Disease
Cardiac innervation
Study of biomarkers and microenvironment in chest tumors
Morphological and molecular basis of interstitial lung diseases
Lung Transplant Pathology

Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health

Machine Learning Techniques (MLT) and Data Mining
Clinical epidemiology
Clinical studies
Nutraceuticals and nutrition
Pharmacoepidemiology

Cardiology

Hemodynamic structural therapy of valvulopathies: clinical-hemodynamic correlations
Functional evaluation of coronary artery stenosis
Percutaneous Treatment of Common Trunk Disease
Antithrombotic therapy in acute coronary syndromes
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: clinical and instrumental evaluation, genotype-phenotype correlation, arrhythmic risk stratification
Sudden death in athletes: clinical-instrumental study
Inflammatory diseases of the myocardium and pericardium
Ischemic heart disease: study of pathophysiological mechanisms by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Cardiac Pathology of Microcirculation in Systemic Diseases and Cardiac Transplantation
Standardization of myocardial strain assessment by echocardiography
Use of Advanced Cardiovascular Hybridization to Optimize the Use of Implantable Defibrillators for the Primary Prevention of Sudden Death in Patients With Structural Heart Disease and Reduced Left Ventricular Function
Evaluation of the pathophysiology and hemodynamic severity of functional tricuspid insufficiency and its implications in structural interventional cardiology
Prognostic value of the quantitative analysis of the geometry and function of the right ventricle and its functional adaptations to different hemodynamic overloads
Mitral valve geometry in functional failure and its implications for the development of a transcatheter implantable biological prosthesis
Thrombophilias and cardiovascular diseases

Cardiac Surgery

Development of a bioengineered heart
Development of bioengineered valve substitutes
Development of bioengineered arterial substitutes
Clinical Outcomes in the Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure: Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Assistance
New technologies in surgical and transcatheter therapy (minimally invasive cardiac surgery) for the correction of cardiovascular diseases

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Decellularized valves
Pulmonary valve preservation in Tetralogy of Fallot
Evaluation of biochemical markers of neurological and pulmonary damage during extracorporeal circulation and clinical correlations
Cardiac surgery in patients with complex congenital heart disease in adulthood
Clinical outcomes in patients operated on for complex congenital heart disease in children

Thoracic Surgery

COPD and lung cancer
Surgery of the trachea, bronchi and tracheoesophageal fistulas
Thymic disorders and robotic surgery
Lung transplantation and ex vivo organ preservation techniques
Locally Advanced Lung Cancer Surgery
Multimodal Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Vascular Surgery

Aneurysmal and post-traumatic pathology of the thoracic aorta: new treatment solutions and management of complications
Arteriopathy obliterans of the aortoiliac and peripheral axes: pathophysiology and new therapeutic solutions
Aneurysmal pathology of the peripheral arteries
Abdominal aortic pathology: therapeutic solutions, management of complications
Supra-aortic trunk pathology and pathophysiology of cerebrovascular insufficiency
Pathophysiology, hemodynamics and operative solutions in vascular accesses for hemodialysis
Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic dissection

Hygiene and Public Health

Epidemiology of chronic and diffuse diseases, prevention of infectious diseases in the nosocomial and community context
Population studies
Health Services Evaluation and Health Promotion
Hygiene and applied microbiology

Occupational Medicine

Environmental lung diseases
BIOAGE in Environmental and Occupational Exposures: Telomeres and Telomerase
Gene-environment interaction in the development of environmental and occupational cancers
Arthroprosthetic Cobaltosis and Cobalt Toxicity
Neurofibromatosis type 1
Evaluation of chemical markers for exposure to wood dust
Forensics
Diagnostics and monitoring of acute, chronic and lethal xenobiotic intoxications
Application of omics technologies in the medical and forensic field
Microradiology in Forensic Anthropology and Pathology
Histopathology, toxicology and biology in the post-mortem diagnosis of occupational diseases

Pneumology

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Pathogenetic Mechanisms and Clinical Outcomes
Bronchial asthma: pathogenetic mechanisms and natural history of the disease
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, and other interstitial lung diseases
Respiratory disorders associated with neuromuscular diseases and non-invasive ventilation

See the DCTV Research Areas webpage

Basic and translational oncology and tumor immunology

Cell replicative potential: telomeres/telomerase
Metabolic profile and redox homeostasis of cancer cells
Targeted therapies in lymphoid neoplasms through proteomic approaches
Viral oncology
Angiogenesis and tumor metabolism
Development of innovative strategies for the study and monitoring of neoplastic diseases

Immunology and Tumor Immunology

Cancer Immunotherapy
Human Tumor Immunology
Tumor microenvironment
Synthetic Immunology

Clinical Oncology

Breast cancer
Lung cancer
Gynecological cancer

Orthopedics

Orthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology
Hip and knee surgery
Spine surgery
Foot and ankle surgery
Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Musculoskeletal Pathology and Oncology Laboratory

Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine

Kidney and pancreas transplantation
Liver transplantation
Regenerative medicine

Surgery

Colorectal surgery
Endocrine diseases
Endocrine surgery
Surgery and gastroesophageal diseases
Liver surgery
Pancreatic and digestive endocrine surgery
Inflammatory bowel disease surgery
Development and exploitation of three-dimensional tissue models

Urology

Oncological Surgery

Surgical oncology of soft tissue, peritoneum and melanoma
Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Liver cancer
Esophagogastric Cancer Surgery
Gastric Cancer Surgery
Soft tissue sarcoma surgery

Radiotherapy

Digestive and liver diseases

Liver disease of alcohol
Autoimmune and cholestatic liver diseases
Cirrhosis, portal hypertension and vascular liver disease
Clinical and translational intestinal immunology
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders
Functional gastrointestinal disorders
Gastrointestinal and hepatic oncology
Metabolic diseases of the liver
Microbiota in health and disease
Transition in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation
Hepatitis

Computational Medicine

See the DISCOG Research Areas webpage

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacognosy

Neuropharmacology
Gastrointestinal pharmacology
Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Oncology Pharmacy
Environmental Pharmacognosy and Toxicology
Peptide receptor pharmacology

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Drug Design and Synthesis
Molecular mechanisms of action of drugs
Nutraceuticals

Pharmaceutical Technology and Drug Delivery

Biopharmaceutical
Galenic and cosmetic formulations and pharmaceutical processes

Biochemistry

Pharmaceutical Biology

Regenerative Medicine

Consult the DSF Research Areas web page

Economics, appraisal and law

Agri-food, forestry and natural resources economics. Estimation, law and policies of the territory and the environment

Agricultural, forestry and biosystems engineering

Agricultural hydraulics and hydraulic-forestry arrangements
Agricultural and forestry mechanics, mechanization and plant engineering

Plant pathology

Plant pathology and phytopathological technologies

Science and Technology of Tree and Forest Systems

Ecology and sustainable forest management
Wood technology and forestry

Topography and Cartography

Geomatics

Consult the web page of the TESAF Research Areas

PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

Experimental Physics of Fundamental Interactions

Particle and high-energy physics
Astroparticle physics and astrophysics
Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics
Development of experimental techniques for future experiments

Theoretical Physics of Fundamental Interactions

Strings, gravity, and quantum fields
Theoretical Physics at the Energy Frontier
Theoretical Physics at the Intensity Frontier
Astroparticle Physics
Theoretical Nuclear Physics

Experimental Physics of Matter

Biophysics
Advanced Semiconductor and Crystal Physics
Physics of nanostructures and metasurfaces
Physics of surfaces and interfaces, and hybrid materials
Physics of disordered systems
Experimental developments in quantum technologies

Theoretical Physics of Matter

Statistical Physics of Complex and Biological Systems
Numerical Theories and Simulations for Condensed Matter and Quantum Sciences
Theory and Methods of Information and Quantum Computing

Astrophysics and Cosmology

Exoplanets
Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology
Evolution of galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei
Stellar populations
Solar System

Didactics and History of Physics

History of Physics

Multi-disciplinary physical applications

Research and development for new detectors
Physics of vision
Plasma physics

Consult the DFA Research Areas webpage

The DFA has been recognized as one of the 180 Italian Departments of Excellence

Sediments, Life and Climate over Time

Geological and digital cartography and regional geology
Biodiversity and the evolution of life
Integrated stratigraphy and geochronology
Multidisciplinary paleoclimatic, paleoenvironmental and paleoceanographic reconstructions
Sedimentary environments: from processes to products
Tectono-sedimentary interactions and basin analysis

Terrestrial and planetary dynamics

Deep Earth Volatile Cycle and Diamonds
Earthquake geology and fault mechanics
Metamorphism, crustal anatexis and magmatism
Mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry of the crust and mantle
Geology of the Solar System
Structure and dynamics of the Earth's interior
Tectonics and thermochronology

Archaeometry and Geoarchaeology

Archaeometry and vulnerability and protection of cultural heritage
Geoarchaeology
Geoheritage and geosites

Natural resources, raw materials and sustainability

Characterization, evaluation and protection of groundwater resources
Development of sustainable binders and cements
Geothermal systems
Raw materials, mineral resources and industrial minerals
Recycling of urban and industrial waste for sustainable development
Remediation and stabilization of contaminated land
Sustainable energy systems

Geomorphological processes, geological risks and hazards

Artificial intelligence in geological hazards and risk analysis
Evolution of Quaternary landscapes
Flood risk and extreme events
Geomorphological processes and landscape dynamics
Landslides: monitoring and mechanics
Observation and modeling of river and coastal processes
Radon Risk Assessment
Reactive transport in porous media
Risk, vulnerability and resilience

Geophysics

Applied geophysics for the environment, engineering, applied geology and georesources
Applied seismology
Atmosphere and climate dynamics
Hydrogeophysics
Physics of earthquakes
Physics of elastic waves
Seismic tomography

Consult the web page of the Research Areas of the Department of Geosciences

The Department of Geosciences has been recognized as one of the 180 Italian Departments of Excellence

Applied Thermodynamics
Architectural and Urban Design
Architectural and Urban Composition
Building Innovation
Climate Change, Territories, Diversity
Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering
Dynamic river networks
Economics, Resource and Project Evaluation
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Geomechanics
Geomatics
Geotechnical
Hydraulic
Hydrology
Numerical Methods for Civil and Environmental Engineering
Statistics
Structural Mechanics and Structural Engineering
Technical Architecture
Transport Systems Engineering

Consult the web page of the Research Areas of the ICEA Department

The ICEA Department has been recognized as one of the 180 Italian Departments of Excellence

Applied optics

Laser processing
Generation and manipulation of optical beams with orbital angular momentum
Pointing, acquisition, and tracking for optical and quantum communications in free space

Automation

Industrial Control Applications
Control networks
Control Systems Theory
Machine learning, identification and estimation
Quantum information and control
Robotics and mechatronics
Smart Environments
Systems Biology

Bioengineering

Data Analysis, Learning, and Control for Biology and Medicine
Research on functional and anatomical imaging for neuroscience
Bioengineering of human movement
Biomedical Image Analysis
Modeling of biological and physiological systems

Computer Engineering

Advanced IT paradigms
Artificial intelligence
Bioinformatics and computational biology
Computer Engineering for Music and Multimedia (CSC)
Security
Data Mining, Machine Learning, and Data Science
Information technology and information technology for health and well-being
Intelligent interactive access to information
Intelligent robotics and autonomous systems
Operations Research

Electronics

Advanced solid-state devices
Optoelectronic devices
Photovoltaic devices
Integrated circuits for analog and radio frequency microsystems
Human health care and the effects of radiation
Power electronics
Instrumentation and measurement

Telecommunications

Antennas and microwaves
Digital communications and cellular systems
Optical and quantum communications
Photonics
Safety and navigation
Signal processing and multimedia
Signal Processing and Networking

See the DEI Research Areas webpage

Aerospace Systems

Aerodynamics
Aerospace Facilities
Computational Mechanics and Virtual Testing
Design and qualification of flight systems in the lower and upper atmosphere
Design, implementation and qualification of tools and mechanisms for space applications
Dynamics of atmospheric and space flight
Personal protection in the aerospace environment
Measurements, instrumentation and technologies for aerospace applications
Modeling of multiphysics phenomena
Propulsion and magneto-thermo-fluid dynamics
Structural integrity monitoring

Bioengineering, Biotechnology and Health Technology

Biological and Biochemical Engineering
Biomaterials
Biomechanics
Health technologies
Innovative processes for the processing of food products
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Electrical systems

Electric machines and drives
Electromagnetic compatibility
Industrial electronics
Modeling, Simulating, and Optimizing Electromagnetic Devices and Systems
Photometry, spectrometry and lighting technology
Safe and sustainable e-mobility
Smart grids and electricity systems
Electricity storage and generation systems
Technical-economic evaluations of electricity storage systems

Energy

Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Energy of buildings
Electrochemical energy systems
Energy systems
Energy economics and policy
Energy storage
Fluid machines for energy conversion and propulsion
Nuclear fusion
Refrigeration Engineering
Renewable

Environmental and industrial safety

CO2 capture and utilization
Dynamics and restoration of water bodies
Environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology and water treatment
Environmental quality assessment and decision support tools (LCA and risk analysis)
Sustainability assessment in industrial and recycling processes
Process and plant reliability
Machinery Safety
Safety of land vehicles

Industrial processes and products

Big Data Analytics
CO2 capture and utilization
Engineering of chemical reactions: synthesis, reactivity and catalysis
Chemical and Manufacturing Process Engineering
Image Processing
Innovative processes for the processing of food products
Manufacturing Engineering
Powder technology
Process modeling and optimization

Entrepreneurship and management

Entrepreneurship for economic growth and the development of new businesses
New project management methodologies
Organizational and management systems

Materials

Advanced ceramics and glass
Biomaterials
Coatings and surface treatments
Electromagnetic processes of materials
Material Characterization
Mechanics of materials
Multiscale and multiphysics modeling
Nanomaterials, nanocomposites and nanostructured films
Polymers & Composites
Porous materials
Treatments for the recovery of materials from industrial waste
Wear, corrosion and damage during operation of metallic materials
Welding and joining processes

Mechanical systems

Advanced design of machines and mechanical components
Advanced technologies for the diagnostics and monitoring of mechanical systems
Digitization of production processes
Industrial & Service Robotics
Mechanical technologies for industrial production
Mechanical vibrations: control and use
Automatic mechanisms and machines
Methods and technologies for quality in production
Operation and control of mechanical systems
Robotic systems that interact with humans
Sports Equipment Engineering
Structural integrity of machine components
Land vehicles

Consult the DII Research Areas webpage

Algebra
Analysis and EDP
Geometry and Number Theory
History of Mathematics
Mathematical Logic
Mathematical Physics and Dynamical Systems
Mathematics for Economics and Finance
Numerical Analysis
Operations Research
Chance
Analysis of the social impact of new technologies and the digital revolution
Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
Systems and Cybersecurity
Computer Science Theory

Consult the web page of the Research Areas of the DM

Chemistry for Energy, Environment and Cultural Heritage
Chemistry for Life Sciences
Materials and nanomaterials, surface science
Supramolecular chemistry and nanochemistry
Synthesis, reactivity and catalysis
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

See the DISC Research Areas webpage

The DISC has been recognized as one of the 180 Italian Departments of Excellence

Energy

Applied acoustics, energy management, energy analysis of industrial plants and buildings, heat recovery, absorption systems, two-phase heat exchange, thermophysical properties of refrigerants, nanofluids, refrigeration, alternative fuels, hydraulics, hydromechanical transmissions for vehicular applications, industrial fans, combustion instability.

Economic and Management Engineering

Operations and supply chain management, new product development management, knowledge management, product customization management, risk management, service management, information and knowledge management, marketing, economics and innovation management, economics of business systems, strategy and business models, lean management, project management.

Mechanical Design and Machine Construction

Mechanics of materials. Mechanics of damage. Analysis of stress and strain states, even in operation, of mechanical components. Development and implementation of fatigue and fracture design methodologies for innovative building materials, with particular reference to polymer matrix composite materials. Development of methodologies for monitoring structural integrity using multifunctional materials.

Mechanics Applied to Machines

Functional design of automatic mechanisms and machines; study of vibratory phenomena in machines, aimed both at the control of unwanted vibrations and at the optimization of systems for the generation of vibrations; kinematic and dynamic modeling of mechanisms, mechatronic systems and robots, also operated by cables; planning and control of the motion of both rigid and deformable mechanical systems; synthesis of state estimators for multibody systems using integer or reduced-order models; applications of robotics in the industrial and medical fields.

Statistics and Operations Research

Experiment design, big data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, nonparametric statistics, conjoint analysis, ranking and selection, simulation and optimization in industrial and healthcare environments, biostatistics.

Electrical and Information Engineering

Power Electronic Devices and Systems, Electrical Machines and Drives, Electrical Engineering and Industrial Applications of Plasmas, Industrial Informatics, Electrical Measurements and Electromagnetic Compatibility, Automation and Robotic Systems for Rehabilitation, Conversion Systems for Renewable Energies.

Industrial Mechanical Plants

Design of production and service systems and logistics systems; management of production-logistics systems; ergonomics and safety; Maintenance; industrial logistics and supply chain network; automatic, integrated and flexible logistic-production systems.

Mechanical Technology

Production and measurement technologies of precision products, Metal and polymer forming, Competing product and process design, Additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping, Dimensional metrology for industrial production, Micromachining technologies and systems.

Mathematical Analysis and Geometry

Remarkable algebraic varieties on finite fields, general combinatorial structures or immersed in projective spaces, harmonic analysis on manifolds, study of multipliers and spectral projectors associated with Laplacians on spheres and nilpotent groups, study of finite-dimensional quantum models: controllability for networks with symmetries and minimum time problems.

Metallurgy

Industrial metallurgical processes (steel, foundry, welding, powder metallurgy) and their simulation, ferrous alloys (carbon and stainless steels, cast irons) and non-ferrous alloys (aluminum, magnesium, titanium alloys), innovative materials (metal matrix composites, semi-solid cast alloys).

See the DTG Research Areas webpage

SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Theatre, Music and Cinema
Theory, methods and criticism of Cultural Heritage
History, Art and Material Culture
Territorial planning, protection and enhancement of Cultural Heritage
Technologies applied to Cultural Heritage
Landscapes, settlements and architecture from prehistory to the contemporary age

See the DBC Research Areas webpage

Consult the DPCD web page

Consult the DIPIC web page

History of philosophy
Moral and political philosophy
Aesthetics and theoretical philosophy
Philosophy of Logic, Language and Science
Sociology of Culture and Social Change
Science, technology and media studies
Sociology of Work Processes
Sociology of Religion and Spirituality
Pedagogical and educational sciences
Instructional and Instructional Technologies
Epistemology, research methodology and evaluation
Research on inclusion, well-being and sustainability in education
Mental health and clinical intervention
Psychological assessment, measurement tools and formal models in psychology
Individuals, groups and organizations: psychosocial processes, work and well-being
Social sustainability, inclusion and Life Design

Consult the FISPPA Research Areas webpage

Consult the DPSS Research Areas webpage