Ninth edition of the IEEE MetroInd4.0&IoT international conference, the "Challenge" and the "Summer School" to promote the culture of measurement technologies: applications in healthcare, sports, environment, manufacturing, energy and agri-food.
Rome, 12 June 2026 – Sensors, the Internet of Things, and wearable devices are increasingly becoming part of everyday use and Industry 4.0. For a week, from June 8th to 12th, the'Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma has put the world of measurement technologies at the centre of attention with three initiatives on Wearable sensors, the Internet of Things, and the impact metrology can have on this field. Planned initiatives touch issues with a strong social and health impact as well as several global goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Heart of the week is the ninth international conference IEEE MetroInd4.0&IoT, scheduled for June 10th to 12th, is one of the main events on the theme of Industry 4.0. It brings to Rome over 160 researchers from all over the world, representing 29 nations, along with key figures from the business and scientific worlds, promoting discussion on the latest innovations in sensors, measurement technologies, and the challenges posed by digital transformation.
The 2026 edition, organized by the Biomedical Measurements and Instrumentation Unit and the Theoretical and Computational Biomechanics Unit of the Engineering Faculty of the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome includes 28 Special Sessions, dedicated to topics ranging from advanced sensing and from the IArtificial Intelligence applied to measurement systems up to specifications applications in the healthcare, sports, environmental, manufacturing, energy and agri-food sectors.
Particular attention is paid to intelligent monitoring systems, IoT architectures, data analytics, predictive maintenance, and industrial process solutions increasingly sustainable, efficient, and interconnected. The conference also includes:
- three international keynote speakers such as Sarthak Misra, University of Twente (Netherlands), Arash Ajoudani, Italian Institute of Technology and Marco Paggi, School IMT Advanced Studies Lucca;
- three tutorials,
- Guided tours of the Simulation Center UCBM;
- Guided tours of the Agri Research and Teaching Center UCBM
The “Wearable and Smart Device Challenge”, in which 12 groups of university students from UCBM and other universities. Each of them presents a prototype containing innovative solutions in rapidly developing sectors such as physiological monitoring, rehabilitation, safety, healthcare and smart agriculture.
Worth noting is a low-cost neonatal system for continuous monitoring of vital signs, wearable devices for the Detection of loss of consciousness and drowsiness while driving, intelligent insoles for analyzing plantar pressure distribution and posture during walking, one sensorized backpack for respiratory rate monitoring has always been mask for the objective analysis of mandibular movements.
Further projects have led to the creation of a Smart hydroponic pot for water level and temperature monitoring, an glove for post-stroke rehabilitation, an therapeutic device for the treatment of menstrual pain and a intelligent balaclava capable of detecting and localizing impacts to the head.
In the same days a group of 70 students from various countries, PhD students and post-docs between 24 and 30 years old animated the third edition of the Summer School which addresses the main issues related to wearable technologies and their application in various clinical contexts, with particular reference to the musculoskeletal system and oncohematology, thanks to the close collaboration between the Faculty of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry and the Faculty of Engineering.
The week of initiatives is curated by the scientific staff of the Faculty of Engineering of theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma coordinated by Dean of the Departmental Faculty of Engineering, Professor Alessio Gizzi, and from Pro-Rector for Teaching, Professor Emiliano Schena, .
«We are proud that theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma hosts a week of international initiatives capable of bringing together research, training, innovation and business – the vice-rector for teaching, P, underlinedrof. Emiliano Schena - MetroInd4.0&IoT, with the Wearable Challenge and the Summer School, confirms our University's vocation to promote interdisciplinary skills and collaboration between students, researchers, professionals, and companies. It is in contexts like these that the UCBM It helps transform digital and intelligent technologies into concrete solutions for health, industry, the environment, and society.
«The week of international events that we are experiencing atUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma It is a valuable opportunity to showcase some of the cutting-edge skills of the Faculty of Engineering – recalled the dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Alessio Gizzi - Measurement systems, wearable devices, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things impact people's quality of life and Engineering @UCBM is a leader in these sectors. Rehabilitation, sports, precision agriculture: here we develop new generations of intelligent systems to transform data into knowledge, promoting accessible, sustainable, and personalized solutions. These initiatives represent important opportunities for sharing and growth for students and young engineers who interact with professionals and researchers in an international and multidisciplinary context.
«The Summer School represented a moment of high-level training and international comparison on wearable technologies applied to health – explains the engineer. Daniela Lo Presti, Tenure Track Researcher at the Biomedical Measurements and Instrumentation Unit UCBM - Organize it at theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma It has a particular value, because it's a natural place for professionals with diverse backgrounds to interact, particularly engineers and clinicians. Through lectures, hands-on workshops, and project activities, participants were able to explore how data collected by sensors can become concrete tools for use in a variety of contexts, including research, clinical practice, and sports.
For information on the conference: https://www.metroind40iot.org/
