Spoke 4 aims to create smart and sustainable ports through the introduction of robotic technologies (land, sea and underwater, aerial) and artificial intelligence systems to improve the safety of the activities in the port area and make them more efficient and sustainable, both in reference to cargo and passenger traffic.
The goal of the innovation projects under Spoke 4 is to introduce new autonomous systems capable of performing critical operations; machine learning technologies and real-time data for monitoring and security of port infrastructure and assets; models and methods for making the logistics chain and transport network more efficient; tools for reducing pollution and environmental impact; services based on robotics and artificial intelligence for small and medium-sized ports.
The University of Genoa (UniGe) is an Italian state university founded in 1481 boasting a heritage of academic tradition and a strong connection to the future.
UniGe is an excellence in training with over 130 degree courses in Italian and English Genoa and at the university branches of Imperia, Savona and La Spezia.
UniGe is one of the most renowned generalist public universities in Italy, with peaks of excellence in various scientific and technological fields and the widest educational offering on maritime disciplines in Italy.
UniGe meets the challenges of the present and future to be a driver of local development, to share skills and dialogue with other research and education actors and society and to contribute to national and international objectives.
Davide Giglio is Associate Professor of Transports at the University of Genoa.
He obtained a PhD in electronic and computer engineering and was a researcher first in systems engineering and subsequently in transports.