UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO
The University of Salento’s Department of Engineering for Innovation is located in Lecce, Southern Italy. It focuses on new technologies and is devoted to promote and to disseminate technology innovation related to the following main research areas: Aeronautics, Robotics, ICT, Bio-applications of materials and ICT, Nanotechnologies, Telecommunications, Design and testing in Mechanical and Civil Engineering.
Research activities are supported through grants funded by: European Union (in the FP5, FP6, FP7, and H2020 programs), the Italian Ministry for Education University and Research, regional authority (Apulia), main Italian research centres (ENEA, ASI CNR, INFM, INFN), and private companies. The Department counts about 110 of research permanent academic staff, most of which are affiliated with the Schools of Engineering and Science, 15 of technical/administrative staff, 17 of non-permanent researchers, and over 100 PhD students and Post-docs working in several research projects. On a regional basis in the last few years, the Department has been able to gain about 30% of all supported research projects, competing against other 3 regional Universities (two in Bari and one in Foggia). The Department organizes an average of three international conferences and workshop each year and several national conferences.
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ROLE WITHIN THE PROJECT: US will collaborate with the Politecnico di Bari in the development of the Soil navigation task
