Training and Research
PhD Programme Courses/classes
Non monotonic reasoning
Credits: 3
Language: English
Teacher: Matteo Cristani
Sustainable Embodied Mechanical Intelligence
Credits: 3
Language: English
Teacher: Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo
Brain Computer Interfaces
Credits: 3
Language: English
Teacher: Silvia Francesca Storti
A practical interdisciplinary PhD course on exploratory data analysis
Credits: 4
Language: English
Teacher: Prof. Vincenzo Bonnici (Università di Parma)
Multimodal Learning and Applications
Credits: 5
Language: English
Teacher: Cigdem Beyan
Introduction to Blockchain
Credits: 3
Language: English
Teacher: Sara Migliorini
Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems
Credits: 5
Language: English
Teacher: Alessandro Farinelli
Cyber-physical systems security
Credits: 3
Language: English/Italian
Teacher: Massimo Merro
Foundations of quantum languages
Credits: 3
Language: English
Teacher: Margherita Zorzi
Advanced Data Structures for Textual Data
Credits: 3
Language: English
Teacher: Zsuzsanna Liptak
AI and explainable models
Credits: 5
Language: English
Teacher: Gloria Menegaz, Lorenza Brusini
Automated Software Testing
Credits: 4
Language: English
Teacher: Mariano Ceccato
Elements of Machine Teaching: Theory and Appl.
Credits: 3
Language: English
Teacher: Ferdinando Cicalese
Introduction to Quantum Machine Learning
Credits: 4
Language: English
Teacher: Alessandra Di Pierro
Laboratory of quantum information in classical wave-optics analogy
Credits: 3
Language: English
Teacher: Claudia Daffara
Sustainable Embodied Mechanical Intelligence (2023/2024)
Teacher
Referent
Credits
3
Language
English
Class attendance
Free Choice
Location
VERONA
Learning objectives
This Ph.D. course provides an overview on modelling and design of sustainable mechanisms, machines, and robots using the embodied mechanical intelligence approach.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Basic knowledge of Mathematics, Physics, and Control.
Program
• An Introduction to Embodied Mechanical Intelligence and Sustainability
• Fundamentals of Mechanics and Mechanical Intelligence
• Functional Design of Sustainable Machines
• An Introduction to Mechanism and Machine Theory
• Elements of Dynamic of Machinery
• Examples of Sustainable Embodied Mechanical Intelligence Projects
Didactic methods
The Ph.D. student will learn basic methodologies to adapt the mechanical system to external input (using variable stiffness sensors and actuators) and to control its physical interaction (human-machine, machine-machine, machine-environment).
The Ph.D. course is divided in two parts:
• First part – simplified mechanical models of real robots and machines will be studied, underlining critical points in mechanical design;
• Second part - each Ph.D. candidate will conclude a small Sustainable Embodied Mechanical Intelligence Project (SEMIP) studying the behaviour of a sustainable machine (or robot) proposed by the teacher.
Learning assessment procedures
Discussion on the Personal Project.
Assessment
Evaluation of the sustainable embodied mechanical intelligence of a system.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
Minimum score score to pass the exam: 18; Maximum Score: 30.
Scheduled Lessons
| When | Classroom | Teacher | topics |
|---|---|---|---|
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Monday 22 January 2024 17:30 - 19:30 Duration: 2:00 AM |
Ca' Vignal 2 - L [67 - 1°] | Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo | La lezione non è stata effettuata per mancanza di studenti |
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Monday 29 January 2024 17:30 - 19:30 Duration: 2:00 AM |
Ca' Vignal 2 - L [67 - 1°] | Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo | 1. An Introduction to Embodied Mechanical Intelligence and Sustainability: starting and conclusion 2. Fundamentals of Mechanics and Mechanical Intelligence: Starting |
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Monday 05 February 2024 17:30 - 19:30 Duration: 2:00 AM |
Ca' Vignal 2 - L [67 - 1°] | Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo | Sustainable Embodied Mechanical Intelligence Project: Definition, state of the art, phases and process for standardisation |
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Tuesday 06 February 2024 17:00 - 19:00 Duration: 2:00 AM |
Ca' Vignal 2 - L [67 - 1°] | Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo | La lezione non è stata effettuata per mancanza di studenti |
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Monday 19 February 2024 17:30 - 19:30 Duration: 2:00 AM |
Ca' Vignal 2 - L [67 - 1°] | Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo | Fundamentals of Mechanics and Mechanical Intelligence: free body diagram; balancing systems; examples on equilibrium of systems; physical interaction of objects; examples on pulleys and cables; rigid body in motion in a plane. |
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Monday 26 February 2024 17:30 - 19:30 Duration: 2:00 AM |
Ca' Vignal 2 - L [67 - 1°] | Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo | Fundamentals of Mechanics and Mechanical Intelligence; examples on dynamics (Automated Guided Vehicle): free body diagram, analytical calculations, and critical points on anthropomorphic robots. Presentation and discussion on SEMIP-Sustainable Embodied Mechanical Intelligence Projects. |
