Doctorate School in Engineering Science XIV CYCLE Curriculum in Biomedical, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Curriculum Coordinator 1. Prof. Franco Chiaraluce Curriculum Board: 2. Baldi Marco 3. Biagetti Giorgio 4. Burattini Laura 5. Cancellieri Giovanni 6. Cerri Graziano 7. Conti Massimo 8. Crippa Paolo 9. De Leo Roberto 10. Di Donato Andrea 11. Farina Marco 12. Fioretti Sandro 13. Fiori Simone 14. Gambi Ennio 15. Marcelli Cristina 16. Mariani Primiani Valter 17. Moglie Franco 18. Morini Antonio 19. Orcioni Simone 20. Piazza Francesco 21. Pierantoni Luca 22. Pierleoni Paola 23. Pirani Stefano 24. Russo Paola 25. Squartini Stefano 26. Turchetti Claudio 27. Zappelli Leonardo
Scientific sectors involved: ING-INF/01 Electronics ING-INF/02 Electromagnetic Fields ING-INF/03 Telecommunications ING-INF/06 Electronic and Informatics Bioengineering ING-INF/07 Electrical and Electronic Measurements ING-IND/31 Circuit Theory ING-IND/34 Industrial Bioengineering MAT/05 Mathematics
PhD students and Tutors PhD student Marco Baldelli Vinicio Barone Alberto Belli Francesco Bigelli Alessandro Binanti Francesco Faccenda Roberta Falone Samuele Gasparrini Nicola Maturo Luca Pernini Valerio Petrini Marco Pieralisi Tutor Prof. Antonio Morini Prof. Sandro Fioretti Prof.ssa Paola Pierleoni Prof. Marco Farina Prof. Simone Fiori Prof. Francesco Piazza Prof. Ennio Gambi Prof. Ennio Gambi Prof. Franco Chiaraluce Prof.ssa Paola Pierleoni Prof. Graziano Cerri Prof.ssa Paola Russo
Research topics The main topics of this curriculum concern 5 distinct research areas that, though guaranteeing the multidisciplinary approach of the Doctorate Course, evidence specific expertise, in such a way as to provide the PhD student with the required specialist preparation. These areas are reported below, and for each area a short list of the main topics is also presented: 1. Bioengineering: Bioengineering of metabolic systems, Movement Biomechanics, Myocardial contractile dyssynchrony and methods of correction, Processing of biomedical data and signals, Robots for the execution of cardiovascular procedures, Motor and postural rehabilitation systems, Data transmission from implantable devices. 2. Circuit Theory: Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Circuits and algorithms for DSP, Circuits and algorithms for multimedia signal processing (in particular audio and speech signals), Artificial neural networks for smart elaboration of multidimensional data. 3. Electromagnetics: Microwaves, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), Bioelectromagnetic interactions, Radiomobile systems, Characterization of fast transient phenomena in electromagnetics, Numerical methods in electromagnetics, Planar circuits, MEMS and passive waveguide devices, Planar arrays of reconfigurable antennas, Integrated optics, EMC in hospitals, Interactions of electromagnetic fields with biological systems. 4. Electronics: Design of low power electronic systems, Analog and digital electronic circuits, Radio frequency components, Electronic devices, Electronic technologies, Digital signal processing, Artificial intelligence, Biometric systems, Sensors and wireless sensor networks, Transductors, Electric and electronic measurements. 5. Telecommunications: Error correcting codes, Video coding, Information security and cryptography, Network protocols, Digital Video Broadcasting, Spread spectrum systems, Network architectures for domotic applications, VoIP/MoIP systems, Network protocols for the transmission of multimedia signals.
Educational objectives The curriculum in Biomedical, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering of the Doctorate School in Engineering Science is the natural extension of the Laurea Magistrale in Electronics Engineering, preceded, in turn, by the three years laurea degree in Electronics Engineering or the laurea degree in Biomedical Engineering. It aims at preparing professional figures with high qualification, having multidisciplinary and integrated competences in the most advanced sectors of the information and communication technology (ICT). Its goal is forming researchers endowed with advanced technical and methodological knowledge, and to grow the scientific creativity of the students, through the practice of scientific research in advanced topics of the Information Engineering. It aims at preparing researchers with a suitable cultural level for satisfying the requests of innovation and development of the actual information society, in regard both the scientific creativity and the design ability. The educational objectives can be reached by a training period that covers various activities, as: Enhancement of university knowledge by a multidisciplinary approach to the engineering applications of Bioengineering, Circuit Theory, Electromagnetics, Electronics and Telecommunications. This objective can be reached by attending institutional courses activated at the Polytechnical University of Marche or at other Universities. Acquisition of preliminary and/or specific knowledge necessary for the development of research themes related to the PhD course. In this case, the courses can be drawn from those taken by the Curriculum s Teacher College. Ability to guide and organize research, by addressing several issues: state of the art, methodologies, and perspectives. This can be acquired by means of lectures, seminars, tutorials, and laboratory exercises. Ability of interaction with researchers working in the same fields at national and international level. This can be reached through participation in workshops, conferences, stages. Ability to independently develop a research activity. This target will be pursued through individual study, literature search, laboratory activity and will be finalized towards the development of original methods for solving problems of Bioengineering, Circuit Theory, Electromagnetics, Electronics and Telecommunications.
Possible professional and academic opportunities The know-how provided by the curriculum constitutes the best starting point for a career in the university or in research institutions, but it also gives job opportunities in industries or public administration. Well motivated PhD s will also be able to finalize their knowledge as professional men. It should be mentioned, in this sense, that the scientific fields involved in the curriculum give guarantees for a rapid and qualified inclusion in a lot of professional activities: the high level reached by the PhD s, and the number and quality of the scientific publications produced, during and after the Doctorate, have permitted some of them to begin the academic career. On the other hand, also those not employed in the University have often found highly qualified jobs, even in those institutions or industries that cooperate with the members of the curriculum in the framework of national or international projects. The list of academic and professional opportunities includes (but it is not limited to): Italian and foreign universities. Italian and foreign research centers. Companies with high scientific and technological content in the electronics and telecommunications fields. Companies for the management of telecommunication services. Services of biomedical engineering and of biomedical technologies in public and private health facilities. Industries for the manufacturing and commercialization of special materials, prostheses/orthoses, implantable or portable devices, robotic systems for biomedical applications, equipments for diagnosis, treatment and monitoring. Telemedicine and telematic applications to health. Pharmaceutical and Food industries, limitedly to measuring variation of biological parameters due to drugs and foods. Manufacturing industry, in general, with regard to ergonomics of products/processes and the impact of technology on human health.