The PhD Course in Industrial and Information Engineering at the University of Udine offers four intensive technical courses. Each Module lasts three days and is organised in six sessions of approximately three hours each. The sessions are organised as demonstration-sessions, computer-sessions, lab-sessions and case-study-sessions.
Each module has a multidisciplinary layout that covers topics of interest for electric, mechanical, information technology, management and electronic engineering. Also, each module is taught by academics with backgrounds in these disciplines. The objective is to offer a broad spectrum of topics taught from different perspectives, which should widen the scientific background of the participating fellows and promote the so called “lateral thinking”.
All PhD fellows shall attend the courses. First year PhD Fellows shall attend Module 1 and 3 while second year PhD Fellows shall attend Module 2 and 4. Third year PhD fellows shall attend the courses that they had not attended in previous years. PhD Fellows have to gain no less than 20 CFUs in three years. The present Training Courses do provide CFUs. Please use the webpage on the PhD Notebook to register the CFUs associated to your training and teaching activities, and ask your tutor for the number of CFUs to be associated to each activity.
While these Scientific Skills Training Courses are tutorial lectures intended to provide a broad idea of the research topics developed in our Department and in particular by the members of the PhD board, starting from year 2021 our PhD programme also offers more specific courses, whose goal is to convey a more technical knowledge that students may employ for the development of their PhD project
Scientific Skills Training Courses
Numerical methods for engineering research
Coordinators: prof. Franco Blanchini & prof. Francesco Driussi
Dates: from Wednesday 9th to Friday 11th April 2025
Sala Gialla
The objective of this module is to illustrate typical numerical techniques for the solution of a wide range of problems in the fields of electrical, electronic, informatics management and mechanical disciplines.
Program:
Wednesday
S1) Numerical methods: a critical overview – 9th April – 9:00 – 10:30 / 11:00 – 12:30 -Prof. F. Blanchini (University of Udine)
Thursday
S2) Design of experiments and data analysis – 09:00 – 10:30 / 11.00-12.30 – prof. M. Sortino (University of Udine)
S3) The Monte Carlo method -14:00 – 15:30 -Dott. Ing. A. Pilotto
Friday
S4) Generation of pseudo-random numbers -11:00 – 12:30 -Prof. R. Rinaldo (University of Udine)
S5) Ab-initio modelling of technologically relevant materials for electrical and electronic engineering. Part 1 -13:30 – 15:00 – Dott. D. Lizzit (University of Udine)
S6) Ab-initio modelling of technologically relevant materials for electrical and electronic engineering. Part 2 – 15:30 – 17:00 -prof. F. Driussi (University of Udine)
Numerical strategies for engineering research
Coordinators: prof. Daniele Casagrande, Prof. Loghi
Dates: from Wednesday 9th to Friday 11th April 2025
Where: Sala Bianca or Lab A030
The objective of this module is to illustrate software packages and numerical issues in modeling, validation, and simulation of physical systems and engineering problems in the fields of electrical, electronic, informatics management and mechanical disciplines.
Program:
Wednesday
S1) Data and information fusion -13:30-17:00 -prof. L .Snidaro
Thursday
S2) Analysis tools for uniaxial vibration fatigue loadings (in Lab A030) – 9:00-12:30 Prof. D. Benasciutti.
S3) Image video acquisition and processing. 14:30-18:00 Dott. N. Martinel
Friday
S4) Manage the intangible assets of the near future: data and energy – 9:00-12:30 -prof. P. L. Montessoro
Laboratories for engineering research
Coordinators: Prof. Michele Midrio and Prof. Marco Sortino
Dates: from Monday 14th to Wednesday 16th April 2025
Where: Sala Gialla or LAMA FVG/M4
The objective of this module is to offer technical background and practical sessions for the implementation of typical experimental work in the fields of electrical, electronic, informatics management and mechanical disciplines
Program :
Monday
S1) Measurement techniques for mechatronic systems – 9.00-10.30 and 11.00-12.30 – Prof. L. Scalera (University of Udine)
Tuesday
S2) Experimental identification of dynamic systems and manufacturing processes – (at LAMA FVG/M4) 13.30-15.00 and 15.30-17.30 -Prof. G. Totis (University of Udine)
Wednesday
S3) Design thinking and Design for X Methods -9.00-10.30 -Prof. B. Motyl (University of Udine)
S4) Electronic equipment for laboratory measurements in power electronics -11.00-12.30 -Prof. S. Saggini (University of Udine)
S5) Additive Manufacturing, metrology, and reverse engineering – 13.30-15.00 and 15.30-17.30 (at LAMA FVG/M4) -Ing. E. Vaglio (University of Udine)
S7) TBD – 13.30-15.00 and 15.30-17.30, External expert
Management engineering: theories and case studies
Coordinators: Prof. Marco Sartor and Prof. Stefano Filippi
Dates: from Monday 14th to Wednesday 16th April 2025
Where: Sala Bianca
The objective of this module is to offer theory and case studies on the management of small to large private industrial and information-technology enterprises.
Program:
Monday
S1) Managing Digital Transformation – 09:00-12:00 – Margherita Molinaro (University of Bozen)
S2) Business Planning – 14:00-17:00 –Matteo Podrecca (University of Bozen)
Tuesday
S3) Supply Chain Management – 09:00-12:00 – Michael Marino
S4) European Project Management – 14:00-17:00 – Elisabetta Ocello (University of Udine)
Wednesday
S5) Business organization: team management and leadership – 09:00-12:00 – Giovanna Culot (University of Udine)
S6) Researching and Publishing in Operations Management – 14:00-17:00 – Marcos Dieste (University of Padova),