Politecnico di Milano

CitySpaces: A virtual/real platform for exploring, learning about and interacting with the layered histories of city spaces

2010, 6th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

The CitySpaces project has the objective of conceiving a multichannel digital media approach for exploring, learning about and interacting with the layered histories of city spaces. A CitySpaces is a virtual-real system for exploring cities overlaid with their rich geo-history, including the diverse histories of people, architecture and the urban environment, as well as the […]

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REMEDIA: REinvent MEDical Ambient

2010, 6th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

The concept of the hospital has evolved, over time, to become that of an institution central in advancing clinical techniques. Today hospitals are facing new challenges. New technical solutions can support patient care and provide new services for the staff. On the other side those technologies require more space devoted to machinery, and impose new

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SSP: Switched Positive Dynamical Systems for Cloud Computing Load Balancing

2011, 7th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

The project focuses on a very important challenge currently arising in Cloud infrastructure design, namely the problem of optimal allocation of load among virtual machines. Efficient load balancing in a Cloud environment can indeed lead to important benefits for both end users and service providers. In particular, end users can experience a better quality of

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Green Move: Design and testing of an innovative transport system for vehicle sharing

2011, 7th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

Green Move is a new project for an innovative electric vehicle sharing system in Milan founded by Regione Lombardia and developed by 8 departments and centers of the Politecnico di Milano. Vehicle sharing consists of the use of a shared car, taken from the user in a special parking area and left in the same

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E-SCAPE: New tools and new opportunities for the localization of Expo 2015 general interest services along the Canale Cavour, a backbone of the Milan–Turin urban region

2011, 7th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

The recent completion of the high speed railway in the north west of Italy is producing significant changes in the entire territorial system, establishing a difference between the nodes of Milan and Turin, positively connected to the “long” (and fast) networks of mobility, and the intermediate places that suffer from disadvantages due to their location

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IMPARAR: Improving access to resources at reduced risk for urban areas with strong informal settlements: towards sustainable growth for the town of Guayaquil and major social inclusion of citizens

2011, 7th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

Resource protection management and increasing access to public services is today perceived as a precondition to human promotion and social development, especially in low income economies. The project focused on the municipality of Guayaquil (EC) which, with its 3 million inhabitants, 2 of which living in informal settlements, is the economic capital of the country.

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TSC4 MiTo: The Social Computer for Milano and Torino

2011, 7th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

How long does it take to locate 10 red weather balloons in 10 secret locations in the continental United States? 8 hours and 52 minutes, harnessing the Internet and social networks! This is the incredible result of the DARPA Network Challenge that was launched on December 2009. The MIT team that won the challenge designed

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SustHealth: Sustainable High Quality Healthcare

2011, 7th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

One of the most significant problems of today’s society is the unsustainable way of living. To guarantee a better future, people should change their habits and behavior in many fields, not neglecting the most difficult and complex issues. Healthcare structures are by definition very complex realities, since they include numerous services, various kinds of facilities

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NEST: NEw Services for Teaching and learning

2011, 7th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

Nowadays the learning scenario can be defined as “fragmented”, due to the many different specific services or courses related to the specific needs of different learner targets, but also as “global”, in terms of the broad potential audience it can reach. Searching on the web, it is easy to find every kind of opportunity, “localized”

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FUSE: Future Scenarios in Banking: new Services and sustainability

2011, 7th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

The banking sector has always been facing a big challenge: coping with continuous and fast-evolving financial services. Nowadays, financial institutions need to be not only promoters of innovation but also of sustainable services. The concept of sustainability is intended from the economic, environmental and social viewpoints. As a result, the financial service industry is ahead

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