Special Session on Research Project Showcases

Title: "Reimagining the Future Together: National and European Research for Sustainable, Inclusive and Planetary Transitions"

Date: July 1, 2025
Time: 17:40–19:00
Room A

Chairs:
Prof. Osvaldo Gervasi (University of Perugia)
Prof. Beniamino Murgante (University of Basilicata)
Prof. Chiara Garau (University of Cagliari)

Session Overview

This special session is dedicated to presenting and exchanging experiences on a selection of national and European research projects that address pressing urban, educational, social, and technological challenges through innovative approaches. The session opens with a brief introduction by the chairs, followed by the presentation of all participating projects. A dedicated focus will be given to the different thematic areas represented, which are perfectly complementary and collectively outline a transdisciplinary vision for a better future.

Digital Innovation & Education

DICI-A – A Learner Dictionary of Italian Collocations
Speakers: Osvaldo Gervasi, Damiano Perri, Sergio Tasso
STEAMigPOWER – STEAM approaches at higher education for mIGrants refugees and asylum seekers' emPOWERment
Speaker: Marzio Rosi
EmotiGame – Emotions Game: Exploring Places and Emotions
Speaker: Alenka Poplin

Smart Mobility & Accessibility

SMART3R-FLITS – SMART Transport for TRavellers and Freight Logistics Integration Towards Sustainability
Speakers: Chiara Garau, Tazyeen Alam
MOVING StEPS – MOVING from STreet Experiments to adaptive Planned Solutions
Speakers: Silvia Rossetti, Rezà Askarizad
Monza_PEBA – ICTs in support of Monza’s PEBA - Plan for Elimination of Architectural Barriers
Speakers: Andrea Gorrini, Federico Messa
EMC2 – Evolutive Meshed Compact City. A pragmatic transition pathway to the 15-minute City for European metropolitan peripheries
Speakers: Valerio Cutini, Federico Mara, Alessandro Araldi, Flavia Lopes

Sustainability, Energy & Climate Change

GICNES (Cagliari Unit) – Guidelines handbook to implement climate neutrality by improving ecosystem service effectiveness in rural and urban areas
Speakers: Federica Isola, Bilge Kobak, Sabrina Lai, Federica Leone
GICNES (Napoli Unit) – Guidelines handbook to implement climate neutrality by improving ecosystem service effectiveness in rural and urban areas
Speakers: Gerardo Carpentieri, Carmela Gargiulo, Tonia Stiuso, Floriana Zucaro
GICNES (Basilicata Unit) – Guidelines handbook to implement climate neutrality by improving ecosystem service effectiveness in rural and urban areas
Speakers: Beniamino Murgante, Maria Cristina Marino
TECH4YOU – Technologies for climate change adaptation and quality of life improvement
Speakers: Beniamino Murgante, Shiva Rahmani
GD-CURE – GeoDesign for Climate URban nEutrality
Speakers: Francesco Scorza, Michele Campagna

Regional Innovation & Green Transition & Planetary Imagination

THEMATIC2GREEN – Thematic Innovation capacity toward green development
Speakers: Beniamino Murgante, Francesco Scorza
SYSTOUR – Systemic approach for sustainable tourism strategies in rural areas
Speakers: Giorgia Malavasi, Diana Rolando, Silvia Barbero, Alice Barreca, Asja Aulisio

GO-IN! – diGital platfOrm for INner areas. Interactive virtual platforms for the enhancement of fragile contexts and their cultural heritage
Speaker: Barbara Caselli

TECH4YOU - Tourism Ecosystems - Technologies for climate change adaptation and quality of life improvement - SDI for Tourism ecosystems innovation and development based on cultural heritage
Speakers: Francesco Scorza, Rachele Vanessa Gatto, Simone Corrado
FOSSILS – Chemical Origins: linking the fossil composition of the Solar System with the chemistry of protoplanetary disks
Speaker: Marzio Rosi

Final Discussion & Networking
Collective reflections on synergies, funding mechanisms, and collaborative potentials between the projects. Closing remarks by the chairs.