News (see also the SEMINARS page)

 
  • Conference "Shock Wave Theory" by Tai-Ping Liu (Stanford University) and "Green's function and propagation of singularity for Boltzmann equation by Shih-Hsien Yu (National University of Singapore). The conference will take place on November 6 at 16:00 - Aula di consiglio, Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Castelnuovo" Sapienza University of Rome. For further information https://www.iac.cnr.it/seminari-vito-volterra
  • Conference "Sfide, opportunità e insidie dell'Intelligenza Artificiale: verso i Digital Twin" by Alfio Quarteroni. The conference will take place on October 6 at 12:00 - Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Palazzo Corsini, Via della Lungara 10 Roma. Further information on https://www.lincei.it/it/manifestazioni/lettura-corsiniana-del-socio-alfio-quarteroni. Registration is available here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTvvRVx2XiF8Lufola1RIKGgiJlV16GI2hsOlIX7pRrK4MRA/viewform?pli=1
  • Sapienza call for mobility periods abroad is online. Further information on https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/internazionalizzazione-dei-dottorati. Deadline October 26, 2024 at 12:00
  • 2025 Edition of the Eni Award – Young Researcher of the Year Prizeaddressed to graduates born in or after the year 1992 who defended their Doctorate Thesis at an Italian University during 2024 or 2023 on the scientific topics promoted by the Eni Award on energy and the environment. Further information on https://www.eni.com/en-IT/strategic-vision/innovation/eni-award.html
  • Conference "Combustibili di sintesi (E-FUELS)". The conference will take place on October 3-4, 2024 at 14:30 - Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Palazzo Corsini, Via della Lungara 10 Roma. Further information on https://www.lincei.it/en/node/10979. Registration is available here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_BgJQud7HxZc6lUVTDK0wKwYL7LhKO47W_cTavhSH-TlNRQ/viewform?pli=1
  • Conference "Quantum chemistry and cheminformatics". The conference will take place on September 26-27, 2024 at 14:00 - Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Palazzo Corsini, Via della Lungara 10 Roma. Registration is available here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeNIFTiT1-aJ9qu7g1ZGA5M9-GSJBfORz0y1IwzF29TZLTEA/viewform
  • The Italian Mathematical Union awards the Tricerri Prize in 2025 in memory of Franco Tricerri, professor of Geometry of the Department of Mathematics “U. Dini” of Florence, who tragically passed away in June 1994. The prize is intended for a scholar who has obtained a PhD from a European university, in the three years preceding the deadline of the competition, with a thesis relating to Differential Geometry. The competition rules are published on the UMI website. Deadline February 28, 2025. Info on https://umi.dm.unibo.it/ 
  • Publication of two calls - n. 6 Research Grants for the a.y. 2024-2025 -> https://www.altamatematica.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BANDO-6-ASSEGNI-24-25_rivisto_15_07.24_.pdf and n. 2 Research Grants "Ing. Giorgio Schirillo" for the a.y. 2024-2025 -> https://www.altamatematica.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bando-schirillo-24-25.pdf. Deadline September 20, 2024
  • on September 2, 2024, starting at 10:00, five of our PhD students will give short online presentations (10 minutes) of their thesis to the PhD Faculty. You are all invited to attend: it will be useful for you to understand the research lines within our program and the perspectives of your studies. The link will be sent in due time
10:00 Anastasia Fornari (XXXVI ciclo, Scienza dei Materiali, Dottorati di innovazione Regione Lazio): “Extraction, Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocellulose: Applications in Sustainable Agriculture and Cultural Heritage Conservation” - Supervisor: Marco Rossi
 
10:10 Rossella Galli (XXXVI ciclo, Scienza dei Materiali, Dottorati di innovazione Regione Lazio): "Development of 3D multilayer-graphene/PDMS foams for piezoresistive sensing for wereable techniques and flexible technologies" - Supervisor: Marco Rossi

10:20 Sunaina Rafiq (XXXVI ciclo, Scienza dei Materiali): "Fabrication and characterization of 2D MXene nanosheets based novel energy storage devices" - Supervisor: Carlo Mariani

10:30 Giuseppe Ronco (XXXVI ciclo, Scienza dei Materiali): "Strain engineering low-dimensional excitons: a building block for nanotechnology" - Supervisor: Rinaldo Trotta

10:40 Taljinder Singh (XXXVI ciclo, Elettromagnetismo, Dottorati di innovazione Regione Lazio): "rs-fMRI and DTI reveal alterations in brain functional networks and structure in neuroscience research on preclinical model" - Supervisor: Marco Rossi
 
  • Course of "Transfer of Mathematical Technologies for Innovation" - new edition 2024. The course will be held remotely from Monday September 2 to Friday September 6. Deadline August 1, 2024: https://sportellomatematico.it/sei-un-matematico/ 
  • Publication of the call 17/2024 for tutoring positions I semester A.A. 2024/2025 addressed to PhD students - Faculty of Mathematical, Natural and Physical Sciences. Deadline September 5, 2024: https://web.uniroma1.it/trasparenza/dettaglio_bando/221408 
  • Call for Posters and YoungInnovation at NanoInnovation 2024: Last Minute Submissions open until July 26, 2024. Further information on https://www.nanoinnovation2024.eu/home/index.php/programme/posters/call-for-posters
  • The Advanced Training Course "Foundation of Optics and Quantum Engineering" is available for next year, starting from September. Info and deadline here https://www.uniroma1.it/en/offerta-formativa/corso-di-alta-formazione/2024/foundation-optics-and-quantum-engineering
  • Sapienza University of Rome and Invitalia work together for the promotion of an innovative and sustainable business community. The event will take place on June 25, 2024 at 11:00 only on site in "Aula Organi Collegiali" of Palazzo del Rettorato in Piazzale Aldo Moro. For further information, please write to spinoff@uniroma1.it. The registration form is available here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgyvN4tl5S0G6UvdAC7elmvRbxm6dExwLJfcTL0xILvF48RA/viewform (Deadline June 24, 2024).
  • 2024 Sapienza Call for Proposals is now open. Among the available projects, there is "Avvio alla Ricerca". Applications must be submitted by July 3, 2024. Further information on https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/bandi-sapienza-la-ricerca 
  • My Merchandising Competition - IV Edition. The 4th edition of the My Merchandising contest is underway! Have fun customizing the iconic Sapienza t-shirts and win the prizes up for grabs. Applications must be submitted by June 28, 2024. Further information on https://www.uniroma1.it/it/notizia/bando-di-concorso-my-merchandising-iv-edizione 
  • Workshop on funding opportunities for young researchers @SAPIENZA. The workshop is focused on the funding opportunities for young researchers. Various grants, such as ERC grants or Marie Curie scholarships, will be presented and discussed with experts (Dr. Odeta Limaj, Prof. Paolo Pani, Prof. Guido Martinelli) presenting both the point of view of applicants and evaluators. The event will take place on 26 June 2024 at Marconi Building in Piazzale Aldo Moro 5. Further information and registration are available here https://agenda.infn.it/event/41724/
  • The ninth edition of the conference NanoInnovation will take place in the traditional venue of the Renaissance Cloister by Sangallo at the Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering on September 09-13 2024. Online Registration, Call for Poster and YoungInnovation are OPEN. Further information on the website www.nanoinnovation2024.eu
  • Sapienza University of Rome announces the following exam-based open call for the admission to the 40th Cycle of PhD Programmes. The legal duration of all PhD programmes is three years. Applications must be submitted by 20 June 2024 at 23:59 pm (local time) without any exceptionFurther information on https://www.uniroma1.it/en/pagina/admissions-2024-2025-phd-programmes
  • The new calls for applications of the program « Junior Scientific Visibility » proposed by the FMJH have been launched. Deadline: 15th June 2024. Thank you in advance for forwarding this email in your university to all PhD students in the field of Mathematics. The purpose of this program is to facilitate the PhD’s integration in the research community on the one hand and on the other hand to encourage the emergence of young talents providing them tools to be visible locally and internationally.
  • Rome Technopole "Stand Up Research", 4 June 2024. Rome Technopole invites PhD students, researchers and post-graduates to test themselves with Stand Up Research, a contest in which it is possible to present a research work or a topic of interest to a wide and heterogeneous audience during Roma Tre Open Night. Further information on https://www.rometechnopole.it/eventi/roma-tre-open-night-2024/ 
  • Call for proposal XXXVIII Edition of Futuro Remoto CO-SCIENZE - Deadline 31 May 2024. For further information https://www.futuroremoto.eu/xxxviii-edizione-di-futuro-remoto-co-scienze-call-for-proposals/ 
     
  • In relation to the Maker Faire Roma EU Edition, Sapienza will take part to the Call for Universities and Research Institute, by selecting  the most innovative proposals from students, researchers, professors and administrative staff. Proposals must be submitted by 31 May 2024

    For professors, researchers and research fellows: https://forms.gle/MVKdi7AZ57M7Ljsq9 
    For students and Phd students: https://forms.gle/S3ps34x5XNtW9zs46
    For administrative staff: https://forms.gle/s4jDdZ18FeJjivdy8
  • Event Rock Your Mind, 28 May 2024 (https://www.rockyourmind.it/). Important companies will organize open days for Engineering students.
  • Giornata Internazionale della Luce, 16 May 2024 from 09.00 to 17.00 at Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi, Piazza del Viminale 1, Roma. Free participation prior mandatory registration online. https://sites.google.com/view/idl-2024/home
  • Prof. Paolo Venini (Università di Pavia): An innovative approach to static an dynamic topology optimization with practical applications, 9-10 May 2024 at 09:00, Aula Seminari Capannone C, Facoltà di Architettura, Via Gramsci 53 Roma. https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/course---an-innovative-approach-to-static-and-dynamic-topology-optimization-with-practical-applications_nS6148EN_EN.aspx  
  • The Course "Quiver representations" will start on Monday May 6th, 2024: Monday 14:30-16:30 and Wednesday 10-12. First lecture: Monday May 6th, 2024. Last lecture: Wednesday June 5th, 2024.
  • The Course "A crash course on regularity theory for elliptic PDEs: when coefficients get rough" by Prof. Stefano Buccheri will begin on May 2nd, 2024. See https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/OffertaFormativaErogataCiclo.aspx?c=39&i=3523&l=IT
  • on April 24th 2024, starting at 9:00, ten of our PhD students will give short online presentations (10 minutes) of their thesis to the PhD Faculty. You are all invited to attend: it will be useful for you to understand the research lines within our program and the perspectives of your studies. The link will be sent in due time.
9:00 Giulia Dominijanni (XXXVI ciclo, Matematica per l’Ingegneria): “SMARTFAI: smart farming with artificial intelligence” - Supervisor: Domenico Vitulano

9:15 Giuseppina Monteverde (XXXVI ciclo, Matematica per l’Ingegneria): “Transform-based signal representations for efficient AI-based hyperspectral imaging” - Supervisor: Vittoria Bruni

9:30 Aniqa Mehboob (XXXVI ciclo, Elettromagnetismo): “Exploring the Temperature-dependent Goos-Hänchen shift and its applications in various media” - Supervisor: Fabrizio Frezza

9:45 Hamed Tari (XXXVI ciclo, Elettromagnetismo): “Reconfigurable Plasmonic Networks Via Hybrid Plasmonic-Solitonic Interconnections” - Supervisore: Eugenio Fazio

10:00 Adriano Cimini (XXXVI ciclo, Elettromagnetismo): “Photocatalytic antibacterial activity and filtration performance of PVDF-HFP@TiO2 electrospun nanofibers membrane for medical face mask applications” - Supervisore: Marco Rossi

10:15 Flavio Cognigni (XXXVI ciclo, Elettromagnetismo): “Unlocking the Secrets of Complex Structures through Advanced Correlative Microscopy Techniques” - Supervisor: Marco Rossi

10:30 Pierfrancesco Atanasio (XXXVI ciclo, Scienza dei Materiali): “Advanced carbon-based nanostructured materials for energy storage devices” - Supervisor: Marco Rossi

10:45 Giancarlo La Penna (XXXVI ciclo, Elettromagnetismo): “Non-destructive techniques for strain characterization and failure analysis in microelectronic devices down to the nanoscale: spotlight on Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS)” - Supervisor: Marco Rossi

11:00 Giovanna Maresca (XXXVI ciclo, Scienza dei Materiali): “Compatibility of ionic liquid electrolytes towards li-ion and na-ion electrodes” - Supervisor: Giovanni Battista Appetecchi (ENEA)

11:15 Maria Eleonora Temperini (XXXVI ciclo, Scienza dei Materiali): “Infrared laser spectroscopy of proteins at the nanoscale” - Michele Ortolani 
  • In the framework of the European School of Antennas and Propagation (ESoA, https://www.euraap.org/esoa-courses), and the European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP, https://www.euraap.org/) the Course “Leaky Waves and Periodic Structures for Antenna Applications” is going to take place from April 22nd to 24th, 2024, organized by “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy. The Course is aimed at Ph.D. or Master students, scientists and designers from academia and industry and will offer Lectures on different concepts, realizations, and applications of Leaky Waves, Leaky-Wave Antennas and Periodic Structures. The present 7th Edition will be hosted in the historical building (Sangallo’s Cloister) of the Faculty of Engineering, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, via Eudossiana 18, Rome, Italy, right next to the Colosseum and Michelangelo's Moses. For further information and updates, please contact Fabrizio Frezza (fabrizio.frezza@uniroma1.it)
  • Plasmonica International School on Plasmonics and Nano-optics, 3-7 June 2024 in Como (Italy). Applications are open for early-stage researchers (PhD students and post-docs) until March 10, 2024. See https://plasmonica.lakecomoschool.org/
  • IMPETUS: setting a citizen science innovation programme for exploring innovative funding schemes and boosting recognition. Two calls: IMPETUS Accelerator Programme (citizen science projects) and  European Union Prize for citizen science (prizes). Deadline early March 2024. Info at https://impetus4cs.eu/opencall/
  • Workshop RAM3 - Recent Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics of Materials, Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, February 21-22, 2024. See https://sites.google.com/a/uniroma1.it/ram3/home?authuser=0 
  • One-day workshop in Milano (in Italian): MATERIALI PER L’ACCUMULO ELETTROCHIMICO NELLE BATTERIE A IONI-SODIO. Date: 15 February 2024. See the attachment 240215.pdf for details.
  • Corso di scrittura tecnico-scientifica (in Italian). First meeting: 06/02/2024. See the attachment 240206. Docx for details.
  • Seminario (in Italian): Progettazione e Metaprogettazione: il ruolo dell’Intelligenza Artificiale (AI) nell’Ingegneria e nelle Scienze applicate. Date: 31/01/2024. See the attachment 240131.pdf for details.
  • On January 22nd, 2024, four colleagues will defend their PhD thesis:
10:00, aula Careri, CU013, Dipartimento di Fisica
- Sara Alfano - A poly-hydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) multifaced study: extraction, characterization and applications 14:00, Aula Seminari, RM004, Dipartimento SBAI:
- Yuri Cacchiò - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: 2D Navier-Stokes Equations on Rotational Frame, Well-Posedness and Enstrophy Cascade
- Maria Lucia Cardinali - Wavelet Scattering Transform for Signal Approximation and Classification
- Fausto Colantoni - Non-local Boundary Value Problems for Brownian motions
  • Prof. De Cicco's course will start on 09/01/2024, each Tuesday 10:30-12:30 in room 1B (RM002).

2025 Edition of the Eni Award – Young Researcher of the Year Prizeaddressed to graduates born in or after the year 1992 who defended their Doctorate Thesis at an Italian University during 2024 or 2023 on the scientific topics promoted by the Eni Award on energy and the environment. Further information on https://www.eni.com/en-IT/strategic-vision/innovation/eni-award.html

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