Presentation of ICCSA 2017 at the University of trieste

International Conference on Computational
Science and Its Applications (ICCSA )
The University of Trieste

International Conference on
ComputationalScience and Its
Applications (ICCSA )
Trieste: a journey into the sea of knowledge
James Joyce, Stendhal, Italo Svevo, Umberto Saba

• In 1924, the School of Commerce set up in 1877 by
Baron Pasquale Revoltella was granted the title of
Royal University of Economics and Business Studies
of Trieste.
• In 1938, its name was changed to “Regia Università
degli Studi” (Royal University of Trieste)

A network of scientific institutions

Over 30 researchers every 1,000
active citizens
(8.1 in USA, 9.1 in Japan, 5.7 in
Europe)
Area
Science Park
ISMAR-CNR
Marine Science
Elettra
Synchrotron
ICGEB
International Centre
For Genetics and
Biotechnology
TWAS
Thirld World
Academy of Science
ICTP
International Centre
For Theoretical
Physics
INAF
Astrophysics
Astronomy
OGS
National Institute
For Oceanography and
Exp. Geophysics
Trieste
University
INFN
Nuclear Physics
CBM
TASC
Surface Physics
LNCIB
Natiolnal Lab
Interuniv. cons
Biotecnology
SISSA
The Trieste System
1850 1900 2000

University of Trieste
• Personnel
– 685 academics
– 2000 active scientists (research staff,
PhD students, Post-Docs, and guest
scientists)
– 711 technical & admin. staff
• Students
– 15,500 Bachelors & Masters
– 9 % from abroad
– 58.6% employed 1 year after
graduation
– 700 postgraduates
– 331 PhD students
– 348 medical interns
• Departments
1. Chemistry and Pharmacy
2. Economics
3. Engineering and Architecture
4. Humanities
5. Law, Language, Interpretation
and Translation
6. Life Sciences
7. Health Sciences
8. Mathematics and Geosciences
9. Physics
10. Political Sciences

Rankings
• Placed 7° among the Italian universities included in the Times
Higher Education (THE) rankings
- 301° among the best 800 universitiesin the world
Ranked 207° for scientific citations
• Ranked 3°among the italian universities in the new U-
Multirank of 2015, official university ranking of Europen
Commission.
• Ranked 13° among Italian universities by the Higher Education
Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT
2015)
– 323° among the best 500 universities inthe world.
– Particular mentionto Physics 123# in the world and 5° in Italy
• Placed 5° among the Italian universities by the CWTS Leiden
Rankings 2015, based mainly on research activity
– 315° in the first 500 universities inthe world

Rankings
• The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) 2015 considering
1000 universities in the world
– Ranked 13° in Italy
– Ranked 342° in the world
• Ranked 3° research center in Italy by VIA-Academy, based on the number
of citations in SCOPUS c.
– Based on the citations of the top Italian scientists
– 2° among Italian Universities
• Italian universities Ranking by CENSIS – La Repubblica 2015 (58
Universities in total)
– 5° absolute position
– 3° position among the medium size universities
• Ranking of institutional digital repository (OpenstarTs) in 2015
– Ranked 2° in Italy
– Ranked 80° in European Union
– Ranked 184° in the world

International
33 Doctor Europaeus
1800 International students enrolled
15 PhD theses on joint supervision (in and out) 30 Visiting researchers
48 Visiting professors
397 incoming mobility students
425 outgoing
mobility students
30 Erasmus teaching
staff mobility
10 Erasmus technical & admin.
staff mobility

Kark-Franzens-
Universität Graz
Universität Innsbruck
Universität Wien
Goteborg Universitet
Helsingin Yliopisto
Helsinki
Syddansk Universitet
Southern Denmark
Uppsala Universitet
Universitè Paris
Diderot - Paris 7
Université de Rennes
Universidad de Vigo
Universidade de
Coimbra
Universidade de Lisboa
Universitat Autonoma
de Barcelona
Université de Lorraine
Universidad de Sevilla
Universität Tübingen
Universidad de Santiago de
Compostela
Bilateral Erasmus+ agreements

International
• Scientific agreements:
Albania, Angola, Argentine, Australia, Austria,
Belarus, Bosna-Herzegovina, Brasil, Bulgaria, China,
Croatia, Cuba, Czech Rep., Denmark, France
(Universities ofParis Diderot, Paris Descartes, Aix-
en-Provence,Tours, Aix-Marseille II, Valenciennes et
du Hainaut Cambrésis), Germany, Greece, Hungaria,
Iceland, Israel, Japan, Kosovo, Malta, Morocco,
Nigeria, Paraguay, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Serbia,
Siria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, UK, USA.
• ErasmusProgram:
298 incomingstudents, 325 outgoing
students

MORE THAN 80 LABORATORIES WITH STATE OF ART HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE, HPC FACILITIES, DISTRIBUTED LABS IN COOPERATION WITH
THE OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF THE TRIESTE SYSTEM
Research facilities

MAIN ACTIVITIES
• EXPLOIT SYNERGIES with local and EU initiatives
• Implement RESEARCHON INNOVATION at the micro-level
(firm-level)
• Develop INNOVATION SYSTEM MAPS at the country
level
• generate concrete INNOVATION POLICY PROPOSALS to
the policy-makers of the region
• establish a TRAINING PLATFORM that will provide
scientists from each participating country with
managerial skills
• promote HIGH-TECH START-UPS and provide training to
would-be entrepreneurs
• establish TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES in each
country to promote innovative entrepreneurship in the
region
TECHNICAL PARTNERS

Recently…
56 are Public Research
Bodies’ spin offs

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Department of xxx
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Spin off
• Spin off: Since 2005 the University of Trieste supported
23 Spin-offs in these sectors (19 spin offs are still on the
business):
• ILO was founded in 2008 and recently annexed to Placement
Office
• Focus on companies as main stakeholder
• Universityin connectionto companies and focused on third
mission
• Technology transfer > innovation
• ILO supports:
– Patenting: 60 patent families in portfolio
– Collaborative research
– Joint laboratories
– Support of start ups and spin offs
• Stage – placement – high skilledpeople (industrial phds)
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3
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5
ICT/Ingegneria Biotech/biomed Chimica Servizi avanzati Altro
Spin off distribution

Trieste
Main campus
Gorizia
International and Diplomatic Sciences Architecture - main
teaching campus
Pordenone
Production Engineering and Management
Portogruaro
Education Sciences
Phytotherapy
….
Locations

The city of Trieste
§ Sea
§ Mountains
§ Sport
§ Free time

The 17th International Conference on
Computational Science and Its Applications
(ICCSA 2017)
WELCOME TO TRIESTE JULY, 3 – 6, 2017

Presentation of ICCSA 2017 at the University of trieste

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