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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2016,

... we focus on institutional collaboration in China and Brazil. European where we focus on student and teacher exchange. In Europe the research is strong so we have special partnerships with e.g. Politecnico di Milano, London College of Fashion and University of Borås. Scandinavian where we are part of a Nordplus network called Cirrus where we focus on student (both one semester exchange and Express ...
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MEET RESEARCHERS TONIGHT! (MEETmeTONIGHT)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2012,

In the context of one of the most powerful and rich economic areas of Europe, Milan and Lombardy Region, MEETmeTONIGHT was born as an initiative of Politecnico di Milano together with the main city universities and for the first time is extended to the entire Regional territory. The project will involve 3 full partners and, as associated partners, a long and various list of public and private enti ...
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APTOS: industrial scale–up of an Advanced tube forming -Process through Thermal Optimization, enabling energy and manufacturing costs Savings (APTOS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

...cess will be set up in Phase 2, which will lead for future pre-production series.A partnership is already supporting MASPERO in Phase 1 and some additional partners will be identified during Phase 1: Politecnico di Milano, Mechanic Department, with great and long experience in advanced forming processes, Fraunhofer IWU of Chemnitz, with a remarkable experience in hot gas forming, and CiaoTech, an ...
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Community Participation in Planning: Learning and Skills Framework

Start date: Dec 31, 2014, End date: Feb 27, 2017,

... while the latter must also be provided with new capacities and skills to improve the quality and objectivity of their participation. The Universities of Ulster (NI) and Aveiro (PT), the Politecnico di Milano (IT) and Community Places (NI) are the proponents of this project, aiming to tackle these needs through an integrated approach that prepares current and upcoming Planning practitioners and s ...
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Demonstration of a cost effective medium size Chemical Looping Combustion through packed beds using solid hydrocarbons as fuel for power production with CO2 capture (DEMOCLOCK)

Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2015,

... at the existing IGCC power plant (WP3 and 4).During development and operation of the 500 kW reactor, information from WP1 to WP4 will be fed into the Technology Implementation Plan, WP5, led by Politecnico di Milano and in collaboration with Foster Wheeler Italiana, an E&C company, that will confirm the industrial and commercial feasibility of the proposed configuration. To ensure that all health ...
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Distribution and Gauging Interconnected Fuel System for the Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor (NGCTR DIGIFuel)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2021,

... to the aerospace industry, proposes to design, develop, test and qualify a high reliability integrated Fuel Gauging and Distribution System (DIGIFuel), providing active CG management, for the NGCTR. Politecnico di Milano will collaborate on new technology developments, especially about power and data transmission over optical fibers.The envisaged, uncommon, proposed system architecture is based o ...
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AH-DEsign: Accessible and Sustainable design

Start date: Sep 1, 2011,

... and sustainability, and promotes intergenerational dialogue in three European countries: Finland (Aalto University School of Art and Design), France (L'Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique), and Italy (Politecnico di Milano). The project explores different forms of sustainable design and how they are perceived by users, consumers, and audiences of different ages. The topic is important and current, ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

Established in 1863, Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) is one of the most outstanding technical universities in Europe, and it is the largest school in Engineering, Architecture and Design in Italy. POLIMI has been ranked among the best technical universities in the country, among the first 10 in Europe and the top‐30 in the world by QS World University Rankings. In 2014 the University received the ...
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UNA RETE TRANSFRONTALIERA PER IL SUPPORTO ALLE CREAZIONE DI IMPRESE INNOVATIVE (INTERSTARTUP)

Interstartup e un progetto nato nel 2004 grazie alle esperienze acquisite dal Politecnico di Milano nella creazione e sensibilizzazione allimprenditoria e nella creazione di start-up innovative nel settore high-tech. Interstartup realizza lobiettivo di fornire il miglior sostegno a giovani imprenditori nella creazione di nuove imprese in comparti innovativi; e stato organizzato in fasi e attivita ...
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Rete delle Universita insubriche (INSUBRINET)

.... In pratica si e realizzato un collegamento telematico in fibre ottiche per la trasmissione di dati fra le Universita che hanno sede a Como, Universita degli Studi dellInsubria e sede distaccata del Politecnico di Milano, e gli Atenei ticinesi dellUniversita della Svizzera Italiana e della Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana. Il collegamento in fibra ottica tra Como e Manno ...
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Environmentally Low Impact Cooling Technology (ELICIT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

...e the collaboration between SMEs (such as Camfridge, PSUtec, Re-gent and IIR), global appliance manufacturers (such as Whirlpool) and draw on the expertise found in Universities and Research Centres (Politecnico di Milano and S.C.I.R.E.)Magnetic refrigeration uses solid refrigerants and so is gas free; in Europe this will remove iso-butane with a GWP of 3.3, but which is flammable; outside Europe ...
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Training for rehabilitation doctors focused on biomechanical assesment methodologies to improve the rehabilitation process

...essional skills.This knowledge in biomechanical assessment already exists and is commonly used in research centers. The Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia (IBV) and Dipartimento di Bioingegneria - Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) have been working for years in the biomechanical field and have also provided several training courses in this area to bioengineers and medical doctors in Spain and Italy ...
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Cheaper, faster, less power-hungry embedded systems, by exploiting the potentials of thread- and data-level parallelism hybridisation (VILFREDO)

Start date: Aug 1, 2007, End date: Jul 31, 2009,

... (dozens of papers). The system design technology group has the right background to tackle this challenging research and to provide the right training context.The candidate is finalizing his PhD from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) in the field of performance estimation for embedded software, and he has recently cooperated with IMEC, exposing the potential of the proposed research. These experiences ...
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Non classical rarefaction shock-waves in molecularly complex vapours (NSHOCK)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

...t non classical gasdynamics phenomena are indeed possible in the vapour region of a fluid with high molecular complexityTo this purpose, a modification to the blow-down wind tunnel for dense gases at Politecnico di Milano is proposed to use mixtures of siloxane fluids. Measurements are complemented by numerical simulations of the expected flow field and by state-of-the-art uncertainty quantificati ...
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Social Platform identifying Research and Policy needs for Sustainable Lifestyles (SPREAD)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

...(REC), EuroHealthNet (Belgium), the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University (ULUND, Sweden), Demos Helsinki (Finland), Ecoinstitut Barcelona (ECOI, Spain), Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and Ashoka France (ASHOKA, France).
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Manoeuvring Noise Evaluation Using Validated Rotor State Estimation Systems (MANOEUVRES)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: May 31, 2016,

...ying low noise procedures with improved awareness and effectiveness. Preliminary testing will be carried out to assess compliance of this noise indicator with piloting requirements. The team involves Politecnico di Milano technical university; University of Roma Tre; Vicoter, a SME specializing in mechanical design, analysis, and testing; and Logic, a SME specializing in the design, implementation ...
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Patterning Spin-Wave reconfIgurable Nanodevices for loGics and computing. (SWING)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

...is carried and processed due to their multiplexing capability and absence of Joule losses. By bringing together the complementary expertise of “CUNY Advanced Science Research Center” (USA) and “Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi)” (Italy), the ‘SWING’ project addresses two major issues of current nanoscale magnonics: the efficient guidance of spin-waves in nanostructured materials and the study of spin ...
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IMS2020: Supporting global research for IMS 2020 Vision (IMS2020)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jul 31, 2011,

...arch centres and universities coming from all IMS Regions (EU, Switzerland, USA, Korea, Japan). The IMS2020 project will benefit from the heritage of the successful initiative IMS NoE, coordinated by Politecnico di Milano.
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Confronting Wicked Problems: Adapting Architectural Education to the New Situation in Europe

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

... of Architecture in Prague, Czech Republic -The Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands -The Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, -The Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism in Bucuresti, Romania The project is organized in three different think tanks each dealing with aspects of the new situation: (1) Ar ...
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Engine Mount System for Ultra High Pass Engine (EMS UHPE)

Start date: Mar 15, 2016, End date: Feb 14, 2022,

...of aerospace structures, HEGGEMANN3. an Italian consulting SME in the field of structural mechanics, Vicoter4. an Italian University, one of the leading science & technology universities in Europe, Politecnico di MilanoThis consortium set up a Work Plan starting in 3Q 2015 for a duration of 72 months, which is divided into 7 Work Packages:• WP1: Management & reporting • WP2: Concept Studies & EMS ...
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A.dditive MA.nufacturing for T.iltrotor HO.using (AMATHO)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2021,

AMATHO (A.dditive MA.nufacturing T.iltrotor HO.using) is aimed to design, assess and manufacture a novel tiltrotor drive system housing exploiting the features of additive manufacturing techniques. Preliminarily, functional, structural and technological peculiarities of rotorcraft main gearbox housings are analysed and relevant requirements are issued. In the meantime, viable AM processes are revi ...
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Structured Reactors with INTensified ENergy Transfer for Breakthrough Catalytic Technologies (INTENT)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2021,

Critically important heterogeneous catalytic reactions for energy conversion and chemicals production have been run for several decades in fixed bed reactors randomly packed with catalyst pellets, whose operation is intrinsically limited by slow heat removal/supply. There is urgent need for a new generation of process equipment and chemical reactors to address the current quest for process intensi ...
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Data-Driven Genomic Computing (GeCo)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2021,

Next-generation sequencing technology has dramatically reduced the cost and time of reading the DNA. Huge investments are targeted to sequencing the DNA of large populations, and repositories of well-curated sequence data are being collected. Answers to fundamental biomedical problems are hidden in these data, e.g. how cancer arises, how driving mutations occur, how much cancer is dependent on env ...
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Control for Orbit Manoeuvring through Perturbations for Application to Space Systems (COMPASS)

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Jul 31, 2021,

Space benefits mankind through the services it provides to Earth. Future space activities progress thanks to space transfer and are safeguarded by space situation awareness. Natural orbit perturbations are responsible for the trajectory divergence from the nominal two-body problem, increasing the requirements for orbit control; whereas, in space situation awareness, they influence the orbit evolut ...
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Structure-dependent microkinetic modelling of heterogeneous catalytic processes (SHAPE)

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2021,

Despite the fact that the catalyst structure has been an important factor in catalysis science since the discovery of structure sensitive reactions in single crystal studies, its effect on reactivity is neglected in state-of-the-art microkinetic modelling. In reality, the catalyst is dynamic by changing its structure, shape and size in response to the different conditions in the reactor. Thus, the ...
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European Training Network on Sustainable Multi-functional Automated Resilient Transport Infrastructures. (SMARTI ETN)

Start date: Mar 1, 2017, End date: Feb 28, 2021,

Sustainable Multi-functional Automated Resilient Transport Infrastructures ETN, will bring together a stimulating platform where the stakeholders of the transport infrastructure sector will work alongside world-wide experts in smartening of systems (developers of high-tech sensors, advanced monitoring equipment, automated structures, etc.,) with direct support from the roads, railways and airport ...
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IMPROVING PHOTOSYNTHETIC SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION IN MICROALGAL CULTURES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS AND HIGH VALUE PRODUCTS (SOLENALGAE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2021,

Solar Energy is the most abundant renewable energy source available for our Planet. Light energy conversion into chemical energy by photosynthetic organisms is indeed the main conversion energy step, which originated high energy containing fossil deposits, now being depleted. By the way, plant or algae biomass may still be used to produce biofuels, as bio-ethanol, bio-diesel and bio-hydrogen. Micr ...
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integrated Smart GRID Cross-Functional Solutions for Optimized Synergetic Energy Distribution, Utilization Storage Technologies (inteGRIDy)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

inteGRIDy aims to integrate cutting-edge technologies, solutions and mechanisms in a scalable Cross-Functional Platform connecting energy networks with diverse stakeholders, facilitating optimal and dynamic operation of the Distribution Grid (DG), fostering the stability and coordination of distributed energy resources and enabling collaborative storage schemes within an increasing share of renewa ...
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Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance in doped semiconductor nanocrystals (SONAR)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Doped semiconductor nanocrystals (dSNCs) are an exciting emerging material. Carrier densities in the range of 1020-1021cm-3 lead to localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) in the near infrared (NIR). Prominent examples are copper chalcogenides, where doping occurs via vacancy formation, and metal oxides (MOs) that show plasmonic response due to impurity doping. Excitingly, both materials disp ...
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Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy (OPTICON)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Europe has become a global leader in optical-near infrared astronomy through excellence in space and ground-based experimental and theoretical research. While the major infrastructures are delivered through major national and multi-national agencies (ESO, ESA) their continuing scientific competitiveness requires a strong community of scientists and technologists distributed across Europe’s nations ...
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Sharing Cities (SHAR-LLM)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Sharing Cities has four key objectives. 1) To achieve scale in the European smart cities market by proving that properly designed smart city solutions, based around common needs, can be integrated in complex urban environments. This will be done in a way that exhibits their true potential and allows for the significant scale-up and consequent increase in social, economic and environmental value. ...
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Single Point Of aTtachment communications empowered by cLoud computing and bIG data analytics running on-top of massively distributed and loosely-coupled Heterogeneous mobile data neTworks (SPOTLIGHT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

To handle the unprecedented demand for mobile data traffic, different vendors, operators and research programmes have aimed to develop radio access technologies (RATs) that boost physical-layer link capacity, utilize millimeter wave radio, or further densify network topology. Notable steps have also been made towards shifting baseband processing from the (currently) ultra dense network edge to a c ...
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Uncertainty Treatment and OPtimisation In Aerospace Engineering (UTOPIAE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

In an expanding world with limited resources and increasing uncertainty, optimisation and uncertainty quantification become a necessity. Optimisation can turn a problem into a solution, thus the main focus of this ETN is to explore and develop new approaches to treat uncertainty in complex engineering systems and use novel optimisation techniques to efficiently deal with large scale problems with ...
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Smart optical and ultrasound diagnostics of breast cancer (SOLUS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2020,

SOLUS is a trans-disciplinary 48-month project bringing together 9 partners: industries (4), academic and clinical institutions from 5 countries (engineers, physicists and radiologists) representing cutting-edge expertise in their fields, to develop an innovative non-invasive, point-of-care, low-cost, easy-to-operate, multi-modal imaging system (diffuse optics and ultrasounds/shear wave elastograp ...
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Network for Innovative Training on ROtorcraft Safety (NITROS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

Helicopters and the other vertical flight vehicles, like tilt-rotors, compound helicopters, hybrids and rapidly expanding class of easy to fly vertical take-off personal vehicles, are expected to see widespread use in the future especially as means of transport, exploiting the formidable capability to provide point-to-point connections.However, if the expansion of the usage of rotorcraft vehicles ...
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FLExible Dimethyl ether production from biomass Gasification with sorption-enhancED processes (FLEDGED)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

The FLEDGED project will deliver a process for Bio-based dimethyl Ether (DME) production from biomass. The FLEDGED project will combine a flexible sorption enhanced gasification (SEG) process and a novel sorption enhanced DME synthesis (SEDMES) process to produce DME from biomass with an efficient and low cost process.The primary aim of FLEDGED project is to develop a highly intensified and flexib ...
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European Training Network for Cell-based Regenerative Medicine (Training4CRM)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

The main objective of Training4CRM is to train a new generation of 15 highly inter-disciplinary early stage researchers at the highest international level and quality, who will be immediately employable in both the academic and industrial sectors due to their highly sought after cross- and interdisciplinary insights and expertise. Training4CRM addresses existing gaps within Cell-based Regenerative ...
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Integrated Zero Defect Manufacturing Solution for High Value Adding Multi-stage Manufacturing systems (ForZDM)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

"Manufacturing companies are continuously facing the challenge of operating their manufacturing processes and systems in order to deliver the required production rates of high quality products of increasing complexity, with limited use and waste of resources. "Zero Defect Manufacturing" (ZDM) is a recent paradigm aiming at going beyond traditional six-sigma approaches in highly technology intensiv ...
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DAFNE: Use of a Decision-Analytic Framework to explore the water-energy-food NExus in complex and trans-boundary water resources systems of fast growing developing countries. (DAFNE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

Global trends in population growth and rising economic prosperity will increase the demand for energy, food and water, with more severe impact in fast-growing economies, such as in several African countries. The constraints on water, energy, and food could well hamper economic development, lead to social and geopolitical tensions, and cause lasting environmental damage. DAFNE advocates an integrat ...
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