Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Type D and Type F activities

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in Medical bioinformatics - Enrollment from 2025/2026

Type D learning activities are the student's choice, type F activities are additional knowledge useful for job placement (internships, transversal skills, project works, etc.). According to the Teaching Regulations of the Course, some activities can be chosen and entered independently in the booklet, others must be approved by a special committee to verify their consistency with the study plan. Type D or F learning activities can be covered by the following activities.

1. Modules taught at the University of Verona

Include the modules listed below and/or in the Course Catalogue (which can also be filtered by language of delivery via Advanced Search).

Booklet entry mode: if the teaching is included among those listed below, the student can enter it independently during the period in which the curriculum is open; otherwise, the student must make a request to the Secretariat, sending the form to carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it during the period indicated.

2. CLA certificate or language equivalency

In addition to those required by the curriculum/study plan, the following are recognized for those matriculated from A.Y. 2021/2022:

  • English language: 3 CFUs are recognized for each level of proficiency above that required by the course of study (if not already recognized in the previous course of study).
  • Other languages and Italian for foreigners: 3 CFUs are recognized for each proficiency level starting from A2 (if not already recognized in the previous study cycle).

These CFUs will be recognized, up to a maximum of 6 CFUs in total, of type F if the study plan allows it, or of type D. Additional elective credits for language knowledge may be recognized only if consistent with the student's educational project and if adequately justified.

Those enrolled until A.Y. 2020/2021 should consult the information found here.

Method of inclusion in the booklet: request the certificate or equivalency from CLA and send it to the Student Secretariat - Careers for the inclusion of the exam in the career, by email: carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it

3. Transversal skills

Discover the training paths promoted by the University's TALC - Teaching and learning center intended for students regularly enrolled in the academic year of course delivery https://talc.univr.it/it/competenze-trasversali

Mode of inclusion in the booklet: the teaching is not expected to be included in the curriculum. Only upon obtaining the Open Badge will the booklet CFUs be automatically validated. The registration of CFUs in career is not instantaneous, but there will be some technical time to wait.  

4. CONTAMINATION LAB 

The Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) is an experiential course with modules on innovation and enterprise culture that offers the opportunity to work in teams with students from all areas to solve challenges set by companies and organisations.  

Upon completion of a CLab, students will be entitled to receive 6 CFU (D- or F-type credits).  

Find out more:  https://www.univr.it/clabverona 

PLEASE NOTE: In order to be admitted to any teaching activities, including those of your choice, you must be enrolled in the academic year in which the activities in question are offered. Students who are about to graduate in the December and April sessions are therefore advised NOT to undertake extracurricular activities in the new academic year in which they are not enrolled, as these graduation sessions are valid for students enrolled in the previous academic year. Therefore, students who undertake an activity in an academic year in which they are not enrolled will not be granted CFU credits.  

5. Internship/internship period

In addition to the CFUs stipulated in the curriculum/study plan (check carefully what is indicated on the Teaching Regulations): here information on how to activate the internship. 

Check in the regulations which activities can be Type D and which can be Type F.

Modules and other activities that can be entered independently in the booklet

Academic year:
Semester 1 From 10/3/22 To 1/27/23
years Modules TAF Teacher
Introduction to Robotics for students of scientific courses. D Paolo Fiorini (Coordinator)
Matlab-Simulink programming D Bogdan Mihai Maris (Coordinator)
Rapid prototyping on Arduino D Franco Fummi (Coordinator)
Programming Challanges D Romeo Rizzi (Coordinator)
Semester 2 From 3/6/23 To 6/16/23
years Modules TAF Teacher
Introduction to 3D printing D Franco Fummi (Coordinator)
Python programming language D Carlo Combi (Coordinator)
HW components design on FPGA D Franco Fummi (Coordinator)
Protection of intangible assets (SW and invention)between industrial law and copyright D Roberto Giacobazzi (Coordinator)
List of courses with unassigned period
years Modules TAF Teacher
Federated learning from zero to hero D Gloria Menegaz

Teaching code

4S009833

Credits

6

Coordinator

Nicola Bombieri

Language

English en

Also offered in courses:

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

ING-INF/05 - INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS

The teaching is organized as follows:

Teoria

Credits

4

Period

Semester 2

Academic staff

Nicola Bombieri

Laboratorio

Credits

2

Period

Semester 2

Academic staff

Nicola Bombieri

Learning objectives

This course aims at providing theoretical and practical knowledge about programming and analysis of advanced computational architectures, with emphasis on multiprocessor and GPU platforms. At the end of the course the student will have to demonstrate the ability to apply the knowledge necessary to: identify techniques for parallel programming, also in a research context, through analysis of application efficiency and by considering both functional and non-functional design constraints (correctness, performance, energy consumption). This knowledge will allow the student to be able to analyze performance and to perform code profiling, by identifying critical zone and the corresponding optimizations by considering the architectural characteristics of the platform. At the end of the course the student will be able to compare parallel patterns and to select the best one by considering the use case; by defining the structure of the optimized code, demonstrate the ability to identify the proper architectural choices, by considering the target application and platform contexts. During the definition of the optimized code structure, the student will have the ability to continue the study autonomously in the field of the parallel programming languages and of the Software development for parallel embedded platforms.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Basic programming in C

Program

Theory:
- Parallel architectures
- Parallel programming models
- Performance measurement
- Perspective on Parallel Programming
- Designing parallel programs
- GPUs and CUDA:
overview , parallel programming model, threads
memory hierarchy/model
performance considerations
optimizations
- Graph algorithms on GPUs
data representations: Adj. matriX/lists, edge lists
Parallel algorithms for graph traversal (BFS)
Parallel algorithms for graph analysis (SSSP, APSP)
Parallel algorithms for graphs: load balancing and memory accesses: issues and management
Lab:
- OpenMP
- MPI
- CUDA

Bibliography

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

Didactic methods

Frontal lessons for theory
Frontal lessons and code development in lab

Learning assessment procedures

Exercises with open answers (total time 2 or 2.5 h)

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

To pass the exam, the student has to demonstrate:
- he/she has understood the principles related to the parallel programming
- he/she is able to describe the concepts in a clear and exhaustive way without digressions
- he/she is able to apply the acquired knowledge to solve application scenarios described by means of exercises, questions and projects.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The exam consists of a written test, which contains questions with multiple answers, questions with open answers, and exercises related both the theoretical and lab modules. The student can elaborate a project assigned by the teacher for a bonus (up to +5 points).

Exam language

English