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Research Report Year 2003
At the end of 2003, 54 people with permanent academic positions (full professors, associate professors, and researchers) were active at the Dipartimento di Informatica. Their research activity covers a wide range of topics in Computer Science and related areas (see the preceding page, Research Report Year 2003). With regard to the department's teaching activity, recall that, by law, the students' curriculum was altered: the normal laurea degree is awarded after three years of study (analogously to the defunct Diploma in Informatica), and a specialized laurea degree, which is awarded after two additional years of study, was introduced. Consequently, the teaching activity in the academic year 2002-2003 covered both introductory and advanced courses per three types of degree: laurea degree in Informatica-nuovo ordinamento, laurea degree in Informatica-vecchio ordinamento e specialized laurea degree. Teaching activities are also carried out in the School of Humanities (in particular, for Corso di Laurea in Scienze della Comunicazione, Diploma di Operatore in Beni Culturali - Facolt` di Lettere e Filosofia -, for DAMS - Facolt` di Scienze della Formazione - , for Corso di Laurea in Lingue - Facolt` di Lingue e Letterature Straniere -, for Corso di Laurea in Psicologia, Facolt` di Psicologia, for Corso di Laurea Interfacolt` di Scienze Strategiche, for Corso di Laurea Interfacolt` di Scienze Motorie, and for various Masters).
Both research and teaching activities are supported
by a technical staff of 8 people (2 temporary positions), an administrative
staff of 8 people (1 temporary position), a library staff of 1 permanent
clerk helped by short-term collaborators, a logistic staff of 2 people,
and a reception staff of 4 people (some people have temporary positions).
Strategic for the development of the research activity of the members
of the Dipartimento di Informatica is the collaboration with 15 cooperating
researchers, 15 temporary researchers and 26 PhD students More information
can be found at http://www.di.unito.it/servlet/DipAnagrafica.ShowCategories.
The following report summarizes the research activity performed during the past year. Note that most of the professors and researchers are active in the area of Computer Science (scientific sector INF/01, previously K05B). At the beginning of 2001, the research was organized into five broad sub-areas and a research laboratory was established for each sub-area. All of the research projects active at the Dipartimento di Informatica in the year 2003 are grouped into those five sub-areas (see the preceding page, Research Report Year 2003).
Two other, small groups are also active in the Dipartimento di Informatica, one in the area of Operational Research (scientific sector MAT/09, ex A04B) and the other one in the area of Economics and Management Science (scientific sectors SECS-P/08, ex P02B).
As in previous years, an important source of funding was the European Union within projects in the V framework: some new projects have started and others are under negotiation. Furthermore, in 2003 the Dipartimento di Informatica was able to obtain research contracts from industry and both private and public organizations.
With respect to the previous year, research could have suffered from reduced income from European, national, local and private bodies. Despite this, there have not been negative repercussions on the research activities of the department, neither in a quantitative nor in a qualitative sense. Along with basic and applied research, the Dipartimento di Informatica has been also involved in the organization of Master Schools and in the development of Prototypes: these are described in the session "Master Schools and Prototypes". A final section of this report is devoted to describe the Dottorato di Ricerca in Informatica (the Ph.D. Program in Computer Science) of the Dipartimento di Informatica. Finally, note that the Dipartimento di Informatica is
cooperating with and supporting both the Ph.D Program in Cognitive Sciences
and the Ph.D Program in Communication Sciences. |
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