1. The Dept. of Electrical and Information Engineering at Politecnico di Bari ( ) Chair: Prof. Saverio Mascolo -

2. Politecnico di Bari
Established in 1990 as spin-off of University of Bari
1 PhD School with 4 PhD Programs:
Electrical and Information Engineering
Mechanical and Management Engineering
Environmental Risk, Territorial and Building Development
Architecture, Innovation and Heritage
20 degree programs (10 bachelor, 10 master)
~290 Full, Associate, or Assistant Professors
~290 Technical, Administrative and Librarian staff
~ students (1200+ new students/year, graduates/year, % of which with a stable job within 3 years after graduation)
15+ spin-off companies active in technology transfer and innovation
50+ patents
Ranked 6th (over 56 Italian Univ.) and 185th (over 2710 Univ. in the world) for Normalized Impact in Research. Source: Scimago World Report on Research 2014
Ranked 2nd (over 56 Italian Univ.) and 45th (over 2710 Univ. in the world) for Excellence Rate in Research. Source: Scimago World Report on Research 2014 2

3. Courses of DEI 4 Bachelor Degrees
Computer Science and Automation Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Medical Systems Engineering
5 Master Degrees
Automation Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Electronics Engineering
Telecommunication Engineering
1 PhD program
Electrical and Information Engineering
International Double Degrees (France):
Université Paris-Sud, Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Université de Nantes, Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble , Alliance Centrale-Supélec, Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire de l’Université Nantes, Ecole Polytechnique de l’Université Grenoble 1, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Electronique et de ses Applications de Cergy Pontoise, Ecole supérieure d’ingénieurs en électronique et électrotechnique Paris - Noisy- Le-Grand, Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace 3

4. Courses of DEI: the Education Pathway
1 PhD Program
Electrical and Information Engineering
PhD
5 Master Degrees
Several International Double Degrees
Automation
Engineering
Computer Science
Engineering
Electrical
Engineering
Electronics
Engineering
Telecommunication
Engineering
2-years
Master
Degree
Bachelor + Master Degrees at French Écoles and Universities
4 Bachelor Degrees
Computer Science
and Automation
Engineering
Electrical
Engineering
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Medical Systems Engineering
3-years
Bachelor 4

5. Collaborations of DEI with Universities and Research Centers in the World
Collaborations with more than 150 Universities and Research Centers all over the world (source: Scopus), including… 5

6. Collaborations of DEI with Companies…
and numerous SMEs… 6

7. Spin-off Companies of DEI
APIS - APulia Intelligent Systems s.r.l.
Prof. F. Marino
AutoLogS s.r.l., Inter-University spin-off with the University of Trieste
Prof. M.P. Fanti
BEST s.r.l.
Prof. G. Avitabile
eBIS s.r.l. (electronic Business In Security)
Proff. G. Mastronardi, V. Bevilacqua
INNOLAB s.r.l.
Prof. M. Dotoli
MICROLABEN s.r.l.
Prof. F. Corsi
Quavlive s.r.l.
Prof. S. Mascolo 7

8. Staff of DEI 71 Researchers 18 Administrative Assistants
14 Full Professors
30 Associate Professors
27 Assistant Professors
18 Administrative Assistants
…and numerous PhD students and PostDoc researchers
Organized in 10 Scientific Research Areas:
Computer Science
Control Systems Engineering
Converters, Electrical Machines and Drives
Electrical and Electronic Measurements
Electrical Energy Systems
Electrical Engineering
Electromagnetic Fields
Electronics
Numerical Analysis
Telecommunications 8

9. Computer Science People Research activities Collaborations
2 Full Professors: E. Di Sciascio, G. Mastronardi
5 Associate Professors:, V. Di Lecce, T. Di Noia, A. Guerriero, F. Marino, M. Ruta
4 Assistant Professors: V. Bevilacqua, M. Castellano, S. Colucci, M. Mongiello
Research activities
Computer applications, algorithms and innovative programming paradigms like artificial intelligence and cloud computing (
Artificial vision
Industrial informatics, including Medical Image Processing, Computer Assisted Decisions in Medicine, Human Computer Interaction, and Bioinformatics (
Information Systems (
Collaborations
Open University UK, Oxford University UK, NTT Docomo Labs, Università di Trento, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, HP Labs USA, Università della Tuscia, Università di Roma Tre, Technical University of Crete GR, SemLab NL, Erasmus University Rotterdam NL, Poznan University of Economics PL, University of Zagreb CR, Computer Technology Institute Patras GR, Università del Salento, Università di Bari, Engineering, ENEL, Exprivia SpA, TxT E-solutions, INDRA, DHiTech, Centro Ricerche Fiat CRF, Università della Calabria, Autorità Portuale del Levante, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa, AMT Services srl, Oxygen Srl. 9 9

10. Control Systems Engineering
People
3 Full Professors: M.P. Fanti, S. Mascolo, B. Turchiano
2 Associate Professors: M. Dotoli, D. Naso
4 Assistant Professors: L. De Cicco, P. Lino, G. Maione, C. Meloni
Research activities
Automatic Control (
Automation and Robotics (
Control of Computing and Communication Systems (
Decision and Control (
Collaborations
Universities: Università di Trieste, Università di Cagliari, Università di Camerino, CNIT, Università di Catania, ICOOR, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, Ecole Centrale de Lille, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Queen’s University Belfast, University of Novi Sad, Kazan National Research Technical University, Brno University of Technology, Polytechnic of Porto, Bordeaux University, Universidad de Castilla, Hamburg University, Kracow University.
Companies: Google Inc., Cisco Inc., Fiat Research Center, Teorema Engineering, Autovie Venete, ItalTbs s.p.a., Masmec, IBM, ABS–Acciaierie Bertoli–SAFAU, Colussi, Peroni, Ferrovie del Sud Est, Divella, Enel Distribuzione, General Transport Service, Le Gemme, OM Carrelli Elevatori, MERMEC, AcegasApsAmga, Centro Studi Componenti per Veicoli S.p.A. (CVIT) - Bosch Group. 10 10

11. Converters, Electrical Machines and Drives
People
3 Associate Professors: F. Cupertino, M. Liserre, S. Stasi
1 Assistant Professor: V.G. Monopoli
Research activities (
Research projects funded by private companies:
Design and control of electrical drives for automotive applications (partnership with BOSCH group)
Reduction of losses in power converters for aeronautical applications (partnership with AVIO AERO, GE aviation business)
Design of electrical machines integrated with fluid machines (partnership with Nuovo Pignone, GE Oil & Gas business)
Other research projects
Off-shore wind turbines (Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Bladeworks, Avio Aero)
Electrical machines and power converters for more electric aircrafts (Università del Salento, DTA, Avio Aero)
Other Collaborations
Aalborg University (DK), University of Nottingham (UK), Christian-Albrechts University (Germany), Politecnico di Torino (Italy), University of Wisconsin Madison (USA), Masmec (Italy), CMD (Italy), GE Global Research Center (Germany). 11 11

12. Energy Factory Bari
Energy Factory Bari (EFB) is a public-private initiative started in 2010 within a partnership agreement between Avio Aero and Politecnico di Bari
An integrated multidisciplinary laboratory to develop research activities and development of technologies in the aerospace and energy industries
Research areas: electrical machines, power converters, control systems, fluid mechanics, machine design and repair technologies

13. Electrical and Electronic Measurements
People
3 Full Professors: G. Andria, M. Savino, A. Trotta
2 Associate Professors: F. Attivissimo, N. Giaquinto
4 Assistant Professors: F. Adamo, G. Cavone, A. Di Nisio, A. Lanzolla
Research activities
Advancing technologies and industrial competitiveness by measurements: Reliability, Uncertainty, Performance assessment (power/ICT components and systems), Machine vision, Innovative sensors, Signal and image processing
Collaborations
University Labs (Lecce, Florence, Benevento, London, Lisbon, Singapore, …)
Italian Research Entities (IIT, CNR, …)
Small and medium enterprises (Altanet, Riovetro, Monitech, Apulia Biotech, …)
Large-sized enterprises (ENEL, Magneti Marelli, Acquedotto Pugliese, … ) 13 13

14. Electrical Energy Systems
People
2 Full Professors: M. La Scala, M. Trovato
3 Associate Professors: G. Cafaro, E. De Tuglie, R. Sbrizzai
2 Assistant Professors: M. Bronzini, M. Dicorato
Research activities
Electric power systems operation, renewable energy integration, power systems stability and control, energy markets, energy planning, smart grids, smart cities
Collaborations
Joint Research Center – Institute for Energy and Transport, RSE – Ricerca sul Sistema Elettrico, ENEA, CESI Ricerca, Washington State University, University of Illinois - USA, University of Waterloo - Canada, Fraunhofer - Germany, University of Castilla - La Mancha Ciudad Real - Spain, Polytechnic of Losanna , Anna University – Chennai (India), ENIPOWER, SAIPEM, AMGAS SpA Bari, AMET Trani, Autorità Portuale del Levante, Acquedotto Pugliese S.p.A., Terna S.p.A. (Italian TSO) 14 14

15. Electrical Engineering
People:
3 Associate Professors: G. Acciani, L. Carnimeo, M. Carpentieri
2 Assistant Professors: E. Mininno, S. Vergura
Research activities:
Ion-flow modeling, Bioelectromagnetics
Modeling and device design for non destructive testing and wasting energy by using soft computing techniques, Intelligent systems for monitoring and structural diagnostic
Neural systems for Retinal Imaging as an aid to medical diagnostic and biometric identification, Sparsely-connected neural networks for hetero/auto-associative Memories, Nonlinear cellular architectures for spatial novelty detection in stereoscopic vision systems
Modeling of European Interchange Energy Networks, Analysis of the energy mix in European countries
FEM for defects modeling in PV cells and analysis of infrared imaging, Monitoring of electrical and energetic performances
Micromagnetism and spintronics: theoretical aspects and numerical modeling for MRAM and nano-oscillator applications
Collaborations
Italy: University of Perugia, University of Messina, INRIM, Electromagnetism Division, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Municipality of Bari, Policlinico of Bari
International: University of Salamanca (Spain), INESC (Portugal), Cornell University (USA), Aalborg University (Denmark), University of Split (Croatia), University of Budapest (Hungary) 15 15

16. Electromagnetic Fields
People
1 Full Professor: A. D’Orazio
4 Associate Professors: M. Bozzetti, L. Mescia, V. Petruzzelli, F. Prudenzano
1 Assistant Professor: M. Grande
Research activities
Integrated Optics, Photonic Crystals, Plasmonics, Optical Interconnects, Optical Technology, Optical Measurements, Optical Fibers, Antennas, Microwave Devices, Measurements and Treatments, Electromagnetic Fields Theory, Biological Effect of Electromagnetic Fields, Radio-planning, Electromagnetic Compatibility
Collaborations with Companies
ITEL Telecomunicazioni, Quanta System, Somacis Spa, Aegis Technologies, Mermec, NEETRA, RTM, SITAEL, Antenna Company, SIMA, MBL Solutions, IX Blue, InResLab, LaserInn
Collaborations with Research Labs and Universities 16 16

17. Electronics People Research activities Collaborations
2 Full Professors: F. Corsi, A.G. Perri
5 Associate Professors: G. Avitabile, C. Ciminelli, D. De Venuto, C. Marzocca, V. Passaro
5 Assistant Professors: F. De Leonardis, F. Dell’Olio, A. Giorgio, G.Matarrese, M. Rizzi
Research activities
Optoelectronic and photonic devices for inertial navigation, biochemical sensing, optical trapping, optical modulation, optical beamforming and steering, optical signal processing (
Design and test of integrated CMOS front-end circuits for photodetectors
Modeling and design of integrated photonic devices and sensors, silicon Photonics (
Integrated circuits and systems for telecommunications operating at RF, microwave and mmwave frequencies (
Telemedicine and home care, Domotics, Nanoelectronics and organic electronics, Advanced Medical Devices and Systems
Digital signal processing, CAD systems for mono/bi-dimensional medical signals, Pixel sensors design for digital radiography
Nanoelectronics, CNTFETs, Design of accelerators for cancer hadrontherapy
Collaborations
Universities: Techn. Univ. München, University of Southampton, University of Glasgow, University of St. Andrews, Microphotonics and Photonic Crystals Group, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, Technical University of Eindhoven, University of California Santa Barbara, National Council of Research (Italy), Istituto Italiano di Tecnologie (IIT), Università del Sannio, Università di Napoli, «Federico II», Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Università di Cagliari, Università di Padova, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy.
Companies: Inst. of Techn. Antoine de Saint Exupéry (France), Thales Alenia Space, CGS, Technobis Group, CIP-Center for Integrated Photonics, MerMec, Sitael, Blackshape, Assembly Data System (Italy), Planetek, Leonardo (Finmeccanica), El.En.

18. Numerical Analysis People Research activities Collaborations
1 Associate Professor: T. Politi
Research activities
Numerical Linear Algebra (Computation of Singular Values, Numerical
Methods for Polar Decomposition and Structured Matrix Functions)
Numerical Methods for Matrix Differential Systems (Numerical Solution
of Structured Systems, Lie and Quadratic Group Methods)
Collaborations
Università degli Studi di Bari ‘’Aldo Moro’’
Università del Salento, Lecce
North Carolina State University, Raleigh (USA)
University of Utah, Salt Lake City (USA) 18 18

19. Telecommunications People Research activities
1 Full Professor: P. Camarda
2 Associate Professors: G. Boggia, L.A. Grieco
4 Assistant Professors: C. Guaragnella, P. Guccione, G. Piro, D. Striccoli
Research activities
Networking: 5G, Industrial Internet of Things and Machine-to-Machine communications; Information Centric Networking, Nano-communications technologies, QoS in wireless networks, Network Measurements, IoT Security (
Signal processing: remote sensing, multivariate statistical techniques, speech processing, medical images, pattern recognition, video/image analysis and encoding
Collaborations with Companies
Nokia Siemens; Alcatel Lucent; Huawei; TIM; Fastweb; Vodafone, ecc.
Collaborations with Research Labs 19

20. The Dept. of Electrical and Information Engineering at Politecnico di Bari ( ) Chair: Prof. Saverio Mascolo -