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Industrial Problem Solving with Physics Trento, 21 – 26 luglio 2014

IPSP: a unique sharing opportunity and a great growing experience for industrial companies and young researchers.

Industrial Problem Solving with Physics (IPSP) is a one-week event organized by the Department of Physics and the Research and Technology Transfer Support Division of the University of Trento, in collaboration with Confindustria Trento and it will take place from July 21st to July 26th, 2014. The aim of this event is to boost the connection between University and industry. Young and motivated researchers will have the chance to prove their skills, while selected companies will experience the unique opportunity to collaborate with young and talented brains.

How does IPSP work?

3 companies and 30 brains (master course students, PhD students and fellow researchers) will be selected and will work together to find solutions to practical industrial problems that need to be fixed by the participating companies. Solutions will be achieved through inspiration, resources and facilities available at the Department of Physics.
IPSP aims at creating a bridge for the transfer of technological knowledge and human resources between the University, in particular the Department of Physics, and companies. Students and researchers participating in the event will have the opportunity to tackle new practical challenges, crossing more than one area of their scientific background. Participating companies can obtain a solution to their problems and experience an alternative approach about how to reach their goals. At the same time, they will have the chance to scout young and talented people for future collaborations.

Disclosing cerimony

The IPSP2014 disclosing cerimony will take place on February 4th, 2015, at Confindustra Trento (Palazzo Stella, via Degasperi 77, Trento).

The flier of the cerimony is avaiable in the Download box.

Program

IPSP2014 will take place from Monday, July 21st to Saturday, July 26th. The official venue is the Polo Scientifico e Tecnologico “Fabio Ferrari” (Povo 1 Building, Room A209).

The weekly program is organised as follows:

  Morning: 9.00 - 13.00 Afternoon: 14.00 - 18.00
Monday, July 21st

(Social Lunch
Polo Scientifico e Tecnologico
Povo 1 Building)

Opening event
Companies problems description
Working groups formation
Team working and problem solving
Tuesday, July 22nd Team working and problem solving Team working and problem solving
Wednesday, July 23rd Team working and problem solving Plenary meeting
Work discussion
Steering directives
Thursday, July 24th Team working and problem solving Team working and problem solving
Friday, July 25th Team working and problem solving Team working and problem solving
Saturday, July 26th

(Social Lunch
Department of Physics
via Sommarive, 14 - Povo)

Plenary meeting
Solutions discussion
Awards and closing ceremony
Tour of MUSE, Science Museum of Trento (included in the registration fee)

 

Social buffet lunches will be held on Monday, July 21st and on Saturday, July 26th (the social buffet lunches are included in the registration fee).
The lunch of Monday, July 21th will be held at the official venue of the event (Polo Scientifico e Tecnologico, Povo 1 Building), instead the lunch of Saturday, July 26th will be held at the headquarters of the Department of Physics, always located in Povo, in via Sommarive 14.

Application and registration

The guidelines for participating in the event IPSP2014 are described in the Call for application (available in the Download box).
The procedure for taking part in IPSP2014 is divided into two distinct phases and it is different for students or young researchers and companies.

Students and young researchers

1. Application submission (deadline July 1st, 2014)
Students and young researchers have to apply via the online form, available under the Download box (link "Application form") as soon as possibile; once the deadline has expired, the link (and the form online) will be disabled. A memorandum summarizing all the documents required to complete the application form will be available in the Download box as soon as possible ("Application notes for students and young researchers").

    Please, note that to apply successfully it is mandatory to send definitively the application:
  after completing all the Application form sections, click on the "Preview Full Application" button (to check the inserted data)
  and then click on the "Save and submit" button (until that moment the application will not be considered valid, althaugh it has been completed)
     

It is possible to fill the form in successive steps (even in different days), but it is mandatory to send definitively the application (clicking on the "Save and submit" button) before the deadline!

The submission deadline is July 1st, 2014 at 13.00 pm.

 

2. Registration and fee payment (deadline July 14th, 2014)
The selected applicants will receive an e-mail with the instructions to pay the registration fee and to complete the registration procedure.
Registration fee for students and young researchers is set to euro 20,00 and include the participant kit (notebook, pen, badge, etc.), coffee breaks and the social lunches.

Companies

1. Application submission (deadline July 1st, 2014)
Companies have to submit their application via e-mail to ipsp2014@unitn.it. A memorandum summarizing all the documents required to complete the application submission will be available in the Download box as soon as possible ("Application notes for companies").

The submission deadline is July 1st, 2014 at 13.00 pm. The applications received after the deadline will not be considered valid.

 

2. Registration and fee payment (deadline July 14th, 2014)
The selected companies will receive an e-mail with the instructions to pay the registration fee and to complete the registration procedure.
Registration fee for companies is set to euro 400,00 and include the participant kit (notebook, pen, badge, etc.), coffee breaks and the social lunches.

Social events

Team working and spreading of ideas is a central aspect for the success of IPSP. For this reason, social buffet lunches and coffee breaks are scheduled. All attendees are warmly invited to socialize and discuss their works, even between different working groups.

Committees

Scientific committee

Matteo Franchi, Department of Physics
Davide Gandolfi, Department of Physics
Luca Matteo Martini, Department of Physics

 

Advisory board

Lorenzo Pavesi, Department of Physics
Vanessa Ravagni, Technology Transfer Support Division
Claudio Nidasio, Technology Transfer Support Division
Giulio Bonazzi, Confindustria Trento
Alessandro Santini, Confindustria Trento

 

Picture and video shooting disclaimer

During the event, photos and videos will be shot. If for any reason a participant does not want to be filmed, it's upon him/her to inform the organizers in advance.

Venue
Polo Scientifico e Tecnologico
"Fabio Ferrari" (Povo 1 Building)
via Sommarive, 5 - Povo, Trento (Italy)

 

Important dates
July 1st: application deadline
July 7th: acceptance notification
July 14th: registration

CONTACTS

Scientific Committee
Department of Physics
University of Trento
phone +39 0461 282046
ipsp2014@unitn.it
 

Organizing Secretariat
Communication and Events
University of Trento
phone +39 0461 282020
comunicazione-collina@unitn.it