Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione - Università di Pisa

What Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione - Università di Pisa does

The Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione (Department of Information Engineering, DII) is an academic department within the Università di Pisa, a public Italian university headquartered at Via G. Caruso 16, Pisa. The department delivers undergraduate (Laurea Triennale), graduate (Laurea Magistrale), and doctoral programs spanning robotics and automation, bioengineering, telecommunications, computer engineering, and communications engineering. It also hosts a double-degree program with the University of Illinois Chicago, a CyberSecurity Master program, summer schools, and a recently launched Digital Technology Engineering undergraduate track. The department is designated a "Dipartimento di Eccellenza" (Department of Excellence) for 2023-2027 by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR), which provides dedicated funding and reputational standing.

Research and operational infrastructure includes CrossLab (interdisciplinary integrated labs for enterprise digital transition), Forelab (Competence Center for Industry 5.0), the Meteo DII weather monitoring station (a Davis Vantage Pro II instrument set up under the EU Horizon 2020 SCORE project, grant agreement No 101003534), and an IEEE Student Branch. Named personnel include Prof. Filippo Giannetti (SCORE project lead and weather station team leader) and Ing. Marco Michelini (instruments and data manager). Operating geographies are regional (Tuscany), with weather monitoring data contributing to a North-Western Tuscany coastal network.

The department is not a commercial entity; it is funded through Italian government allocations, MUR Department of Excellence program funding, and competitive EU research grants. Revenue, pricing models, headcount, and customer counts are not disclosed in the source data. Industry engagement (e.g., Nokia Italia student visits, IEEE partnerships, Horizon 2020 SCORE consortium participation) supports talent pipeline development and research collaboration rather than commercial sales.

Name

Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione - Università di Pisa

Legal name

Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione - Università di Pisa

Website

https://dii.unipi.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione is a public academic department at the Università di Pisa delivering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in information engineering disciplines, conducting interdisciplinary research through CrossLab and Forelab, and designated a Department of Excellence (2023-2027) by the Italian Ministry of University and Research.

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Product category

Engineering Education and Research

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAOAHAH

Instrumentation, Sensors & Calibration

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Industrial Maintenance, Mechatronics & Robotics

SECONDARYEUAHACAC

Water Quality Monitoring (Surface Water, Stormwater, Drinking Water)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Monitoring & Sampling (Air/Water/Soil/Noise)

Keywords

• Engineering education
• Academic research
• Robotics research
• Telecommunications research
• Digital transformation research

Headquarters

HQ city

Pisa

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The department delivers bachelor's (Laurea Triennale), master's (Laurea Magistrale), and doctoral (Dottorato) degree programs in information engineering with focus areas in robotics and automation, bioengineering, telecommunications, computer engineering, and digital technology engineering. It also operates interdisciplinary research labs (CrossLab, Forelab), an Industry 5.0 Competence Center, and maintains the Meteo DII weather monitoring station used within the EU Horizon 2020 SCORE project for SmartLNB satellite rain sensor calibration.

Product overview

The Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione (DII) at the University of Pisa operates as an academic department offering educational programs and conducting research. Its technology infrastructure includes the Meteo DII weather monitoring station (Davis Vantage Pro II), a Meeting Room Booking System, and two major research initiatives: FORELab (Competence Center for Industry 5.0) and CrossLab (interdisciplinary labs for enterprise digitalization). The department is designated as a Department of Excellence for 2023-2027.

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• Laurea Triennale (Bachelor's Degree) Programs Undergraduate (three-year) degree programs in information engineering disciplines including Computer Engineering, Digital Technology Engineering, and other engineering tracks, leading to a Laurea Triennale degree from the University of Pisa.
• Laurea Magistrale (Master's Degree) Programs Two-year graduate degree programs in information engineering disciplines including Robotics, Bioengineering, Telecommunications, and Computer Engineering at the University of Pisa.
• Dottorato (PhD) Programs Doctoral research programs in information engineering offered by the Department of Information Engineering at the University of Pisa.
• Double Degree Program with University of Illinois Chicago Joint degree program partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago allowing students to earn degrees from both institutions, enhancing international academic mobility and cross-cultural educational experiences.
• CyberSecurity Master Master's-level program in cyber security offered by the Department of Information Engineering, accessible through a dedicated external program site.
• Summer Schools Specialized intensive short-term educational programs offered by the Department of Information Engineering during the summer period.
• CrossLab - Interdisciplinary and Integrated Laboratories Interdisciplinary and integrated laboratories supporting the digital transition of enterprises through collaboration between academia and industry partners, operated by the department as part of the Department of Excellence program.
• Forelab - Competence Center for Industry 5.0 Competence center for Industry 5.0 technologies and future industrial systems, established as part of the Department's Department of Excellence designation (2023-2027) granted by the Italian Ministry of University and Research.
• Meteo DII - Weather Monitoring Station Weather monitoring station using a Davis Vantage Pro II instrument, providing real-time meteorological measurements including temperature, pressure, humidity, solar radiation, UV index, rainfall, and wind speed/direction. Established as part of the EU SCORE project (Horizon 2020, grant agreement No 101003534) for calibration of SmartLNB satellite rain sensors.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of Illinois ChicagocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDouble degree program partnership offering students the opportunity to earn degrees from both institutions, enhancing international academic mobility and cross-cultural educational experiences.
• IEEEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIEEE Student Branch affiliation providing students with access to IEEE resources, professional development, and recognition opportunities including awards such as the Best Master Thesis Award from IEEE AESS Italian Chapter.
• Nokia ItaliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partnership involving student visits and industry-academia bridge activities, providing students with exposure to professional environments and potential career pathways in telecommunications.
• SCORE Project ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the EU SCORE project consortium (grant agreement No 101003534) under Horizon 2020, focused on Citizen Science devices and SmartLNB satellite terminal rain sensors. The department's weather station serves as a calibration reference and monitoring node in the North-Western Tuscany coastal weather network.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Technical University of Munich: Germany's top technical university with strong engineering and computer science departments. Comparable as a leading European technical university with industry partnerships and EU-funded research programs.
• Imperial College London: UK's top engineering university with departments in computing, electrical engineering, and bioengineering. Comparable for engineering research excellence and industry partnerships, though based in a different country and substantially larger.
• EPFL: École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, one of Europe's premier engineering and technology universities. Comparable for its engineering research excellence and industry partnerships, though based in a different country.
• ETH Zurich: World-leading Swiss technical university with departments covering information technology, electrical engineering, and computer science. Comparable as a top-tier European engineering research institution, though larger and more internationally focused.

Direct peers

• Politecnico di Torino: Leading Italian engineering university with strong programs in information engineering, telecommunications, and computer engineering. Comparable to the University of Pisa department in mission, scale, and Italian research funding environment.
• Politecnico di Milano: Italy's largest technical university offering engineering degrees across robotics, automation, telecommunications, and computer engineering. Most direct peer given shared Italian higher education context, engineering focus, and similar scale of industry partnerships.
• Sapienza Università di Roma: Large Italian public university with an Information Engineering, Computer Science and Statistics department. Comparable as a peer Italian public university with engineering research and education programs.
• Università di Bologna: Major Italian public university with engineering departments including Computer Science and Engineering (DISI). Comparable as another large Italian public university with engineering research and education programs.

Regional players

• KTH Royal Institute of Technology: Sweden's leading technical university with information technology and electrical engineering programs. Comparable for engineering education and EU-funded research, though primarily serves the Nordic region.
• Delft University of Technology: Netherlands' oldest and largest technical university with strong engineering and computer science departments. Comparable for engineering research intensity and industry collaboration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DII_Pisa
• Facebookfacebook.com/dii.unipi.it
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dii-unipi
• Instagraminstagram.com/dii.unipi

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

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