ICT Talks

For those who are interested in knowing more about  Information and Communication Technology (ICT), here are some workshop to attend:  

Friday, April 13 - ICT Days preview 

  • ICT for Smart Cities, Roberto Saracco
    The meeting will offer a panoramic view of ICT as a fundamental element in the structure of a SMART CITY. There will be presentations of futuristic – and already carried out - examples of Smart Cities (Songdo and Masdar) and Smart Buildings. A “behind the scene” look will show the enabling technologies used. There will be discussions on elements such as energy efficiency, electric transportation, and virtual communities. The closing remarks will focus on the expected evolution that will take place during the next few years, and how it will affect Trento and its Province, in terms of digital infrastructure as backbone for Smart Cities, specifically with regards to fiber optic infrastructures that enable extremely wide bands, and wireless LTE for the Internet of Things.
    Download presentation slides SmartCities.ppt »
    17:00
    Facoltà di Economia, via Inama 5, I-38122 Trento

Wednesday, April 18

  • Crash Course on Android programming, Pietro Molini e Aaron Ciaghi, ICT4g Unit - FBK ICT 
    Introduction to app development for Android devices. We will show you how to build apps which exploit the features of smartphones and some popular online services with simple examples and short tutorials.
    14:00
    Room A102, Polo F.Ferrari
  • Technology Trends, Alberto Sangiovanni Vincentelli - for InnovAction Lab 
    Developing systems, specifically products and services that integrate information, electrical, and mechanical elements, is the key competitive advantage that will drive the aerospace, automotive, energy, and much of the defense segments. The IT enablers that drove major economic development worldwide in the past few decades now need to be used to realize system capabilities, but in a cost effective and timely manner - this is the critical next step in economic development.       
    15:00
    Room A102, Polo F.Ferrari
  • Cybersecurity: il ruolo delle Istituzioni, delle Aziende e della Ricerca
    Nowadays many aspects of society are critically dependent on the proper operation of ICT infrastructures; for this reason, their protection is included among the priorities of all research agendas by the European Commission and the United States. Aware of the fact that its effects go far beyond the pure field of computer science, cyberspace protection may not be assigned to a single institution, but requires active participation of all the parties involved: institutions, businesses, and the world of research. The purpose of this conference is to present the problems of cyber-security and introduce the major challenges we are facing today.
    15:00
    Sala Stringa, FBK

Thursday, April 19

  • Mind the Bridge Italy Tour  
    Mind the Bridge Italy Tour 2012 will stop at Trento Co-Location Centre. The morning session (MtB Start-up School) is aimed at providing education on entrepreneurship, business planning, venture capital market and Silicon Valley eco-system. Business school style, with a pragmatic approach (we give you the “nuts and bolts”). The modules are provided by Alberto Onetti, Chairman of MtB Foundation, and other top notch experts. In the afternoon (MtB Gym) a panel of Italian investors and entrepreneurs provide comments and feedbacks to selected start-ups that present their ideas. 5 groups will be admitted to the afternoon session. Each will have 10 minutes to pitch their business plan with a catchy slide show and 10 more minutes to answer questions from a Mind the Bridge commission.   
    Download the slides
    10:00 - 18:00
    Aula Magna (A101), Polo F.Ferrari
  • Design with and for People, by Experimental Design Lab, Università degli Studi di Trento e progetto Smart Campus, Trento RISE .  
    Usability issues in the last 20 years are emerging as an important consequence of the ICT revolution, and they are the reason of the success of companies like Apple Computers®. We are psychologists, cognitive scientists, graphic designers, and computer engineers, working within multidisciplinary teams in order to design technologies with the people that will use them. In the presentation we will tell you how we work and you will have the chance to experience some of our methodologies.

    The morning talk will be held in Italian. In the afternoon the talk will be in English

    10:00
    14:30
    Room A108, Polo F.Ferrari

  • A smarter planet needs smarter ideas - a walk through IBM approach for the planet to be and to become,  Nicola Palmarini
    After 100 years of history IBM is considered one of the five brands of the future close to other younger companies with less than 20 years of its history. How a genetic trend to look forward helped IBM to be still on the edge. 
    11:00
    Room 102, Trento RISE
  • Start-up success stories, Evertale & GoWar 
    Nicola Brisotto and Francesco Mancusi – GoWar’s CEO and VP – together with Matteo Danieli – Evertale’s CTO – will share their experiences as start-uppers, highlighting the paths that led them to the creation of their businesses and to their success.    
    Download Evertale's slides
    13:15
    Aula Magna (A101), Polo F.Ferrari
  • Post Bachelor Opportunities
    Possibilities after Bachelor graduation.
    - presentation of all the ICT master courses offered by UniTN.
    - presentation of the doctoral program at the ICT International Doctoral School.
    - doing business, the Evertale case.
    14:00
    Room A102, Polo F.Ferrari

Friday, April 20

  • Formazione universitaria in ambito ICT - Aspettative professionali e necessità del mercato 
    In the knowledge society, higher education – especially in ICT – is one of the key factor for the development of a territory and for its Institutions and Organizations. A good and excellence education needs a close collaboration between University, Research, Business, Associations, Schools and Institutions in order to better understand the market’s needs and match them with research projects and technological knowledge.  The workshop will be attend by all the above mentioned actors.
    Agenda »
    9:00
    Room 102, Trento RISE
  • The ICT role in the future cities 
    By Ericsson 
    10:00
    Aula Magna (A101), Polo F.Ferrari
  • The innovationa debate: come far decollare le imprese innovative. Tavola rotonda sull'innovazione
    Moderator: Emil Abirascid, journalist and innovator 
    Partecipating: Trentino Sviluppo, H-Farm, M31, TIS
    Innovation. The mantra for our times. Everyone can see that the only way out of this crisis is to embrace innovation. In order to remain competitive, Italy needs innovative enterprises that can offer the world new products and services. What can we do then to help with the birth and growth of these new companies? What the respective roles of the public and private sectors? The discussion will see 4 Italian players whose activities are based on innovation. The moderator will be journalist and innovator Emil Abirascid.
    11:00
    Aula Magna (A101), Polo F.Ferrari
  • Tra Tecnica e Tecnologia: il futuro dell'innovazione
    Combining technique and technology. Craftsmanship and science. Local knowledge and global economy. The objective? Create innovation to make Italy ever more competitive. The discussion will be led by Stefano Micelli, professor of Economics and Business Management, author of “Futuro artigiano” (Craftsmanship for the future), and Jacopo Barigazzi, managing editor of the newspaper Linkiesta.it, who is always on the lookout for issues of innovation and new technologies.
    12:00
    Sala Stringa, FBK
  • Networked Society - Redefining Urban Life 
    By Ericsson   
    14:00
    Room 102, Polo F.Ferrari
  • A stroll in the future: ICT and much more to simplify your life, Roberto Saracco
    What if the future, instead of being larger or smaller, will simply be … different?
    From information highways to robots, from bio-engineering to smart materials, we will be able to envision a typical day, where technology is hidden, while changing our way of life. We will observe how technological progress is actually bringing us closer to what Nature has been doing for hundreds of millions of years, and how some of the rules that regulate natural ecosystems will start to characterize modern economical systems as well, moving from bacteria to cell phones. 
    15:00
    Aula Magna (A101), Polo F.Ferrari