Duration: 3 years

Coordinator: Prof. Giulio Iannello

CV

  • Bioengineering
  • Biosciences
  • Food, Nutrition and Health Sciences
  • Science and Technology for the Environment, Security and Sustainable Development
  • Information Technologies for Biomedicine

Educational objectives

The PhD in Science and Engineering for Man and the Environment aims to train experts capable of carrying out research activities for the care of the person and the environment and is divided into curricula that provide for the development of skills complementary in different engineering, scientific and technological fields but always focused on improving the quality of life of individuals, also with reference to the environment in which their life develops. This objective is pursued thanks to the presence in the Academic Board of researchers belonging to different macro-sectors, but with scientific curricula that testify to a multi-year commitment to collaborate on the topics of the Doctorate. The training offer is also aimed at stimulating a multi-disciplinary approach to problems concerning man and the environment in doctoral students.

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The PhD in Science and Engineering for Man and the Environment will be able to:

  • develop innovative methods, tools and systems to promote people's health, well-being and safety, also through the care of the environment in which they live, based on the most recent research results
  • describe, plan, coordinate and implement a multidisciplinary research program interacting with different technical and scientific expertise
  • integrate training in the biomedical field, with mathematical and technological knowledge capable of dealing with the growing complexity of research in the "bio" field.

Research Areas

The main research areas in which the PhD activities are developed are:

  • study, design and development of new methods, systems and devices for biomedical applications, with particular reference to biorobotics, biomedical instrumentation, biomaterials, tissue engineering
  • study and use of models of complex systems for applications in biology, medicine and environmental sciences
  • study and development of new knowledge and protocols for the characterization of bio-active molecules and their metabolism, nutritional parameters and their impact on the prevention of pathologies, experimentation of protocols and procedures applied to clinical nutrition
  • study, design and development of new methods, systems and devices for the use of resources and the production of goods that guarantee sustainability and environmental protection
  • study, design and development of new methods, systems and devices based on information technologies, with particular reference to the analysis of large amounts of data and the Internet of things in the areas of interest of the PhD.

Verification tools

At the end of the first and second year, the doctoral students must present a written report on the activities carried out and hold a short seminar in front of the Academic Board which decides on admission to the following year. At the end of the third year, PhD students must submit an original Thesis which is submitted to the examination of two external reviewers. On the basis of the reports of the reviewers, the PhD students are admitted to the Final Test which consists in the presentation of the Thesis in front of a Commission composed of the Coordinator and at least two external Commissioners.