IoT & AI for Frugal Innovation 2024

Scientific Director: Leandro Pecchia, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma

• Giuseppe Fico, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
• Alexandre Kabla,Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
• Kinda Khalaf, Khalifa University 
• Pietro Liò, Computer Science, University of Cambridge
• Davide Piaggio University of Warwick 
• Geraint Wyn Story, Transferable Skills Training, Cambridge Associates

• Emilio Billi - Founder and CEO, A3Cube
• Gianni Cavallina - Head of International Value Programs and Observatory, Intesa Sanpaolo
• Luca Di Piramo - AI Senior Managing Consultant, IBM
• Flora MacLeod - Design Director, IBM
• Claudia Peverini - Program Director, UCBM
• Antonella Rubicco - Founder and CEO, A3Cube
• Elisa Zambito - Responsabile di Valorizzazione del Sociale e Relazioni con le Università, Intesa Sanpaolo

We believe in project-based learning. The programme is entirely built on use cases provided by our industry partners. Participants work in teams to find innovative solutions to real problems.

The IoT & AI Bootcamp 2024 program will focus on Frugal Innovation. Fully aligned with sustainability and circular-economy principles, Frugal Innovation refers to the process of reducing the complexity and costs of new products, methods and designs that are created for, with or by people in developing countries. 

Designed for undergraduate and graduate students (over 18 years old), post-graduate students, researchers, early-stage practitioners in engineering or computer science and young professionals that want to have an international experience and want to acquire IoT and AI skills in a professional environment.

The Bootcamp is designed for students, researchers and professionals who want to have a multi-disciplinary experience and want to acquire IoT and AI skills in close contact with industry partners.

To enroll in the Bootcamp, we strongly recommend that participants have:

• B2 level or higher of English;

• basic computing skills and familiarity with at least one programming language;

Application for admission to Bootcamp 2024 must be submitted no later than 11.59pm on 8th July 2024 by filling out the following form.

For information, please refer to the Registration Guidelines for the application procedure.

For eligibility requirements and scholarship application procedure, please refer to the Scholarship Guidelines.

Please note, the scholarship application deadline is 30 May 2024.

We particularly welcome applications from international participants and women in STEM.

Designed in collaboration with academics and professionals, this is a short and effective 3 week course based on experiential learning and practical activities:

·         week 1: Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals;

·         week 2: IoT Fundamentals and Enabling Technologies;

·         week 3: Hackathon

The 120 hour programme includes:
Tech Lectures (IoT & AI), Tech Labs with tutors, Team Project Work, Transferable Skills Training, Business Lectures, AI and Ethics. Integrated in the programme to complementthe technical teachings: