Research groups
Several research groups participate in this PhD program. Below is a top-level description of the main research topics of each group. Links lead to groups' own pages which provide more details about research activities and involved people.
Software Science and Technology
Stochastic modeling and quantitative evaluation · Analysis and design of real-time systems · Formal methods for safety critical systems · Distributed algorithms and systems · Software architectures and enterprise applications
Visual Information and Media
Automatic video annotation · Content based retrieval · Cultural heritage · Intelligent videosurveillance · Internet applications · Natural interaction
Artificial Intelligence @ unifi
Machine Learning · Kernel methods · Neural networks · Bioinformatics · Chemoinformatics · Brain imaging · Document engineering · E-publishing
SAILab
Machine learning · Learning in structured domains · Applications to pattern recognition · Web mining · Cracking crosswords · Computer vision.
Computer Architecture
Computer System Organization · Multicore Architectures · Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems · Reconfigurable Computing
Pervasive Computing and Networking
Pervasive Sensing & Computing · Internet of Things · Social Sensing · Security in Pervasive Systems · Smart Cities & Communities · E-Health · ICT for Sustainability
Ubiquitous Internet
Future Internet · Big Data & Mobile Cloud · Smart Cities & Communities · Internet of Things · Social Networking · ICT for Health care and well-being · ICT for Sustainability
