Generative design for heat transfer enhancement: from metamaterials to field optimization

• February 26th, 2026

• Hours:  16:00  - 17:30

Lugano, Campus Est, aula A1.02

Academic seminar focused on generative design for heat transfer enhancement, with particular attention to metamaterials and field optimization. The event will open with an introduction by Nicola Bianco, Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering. This will be followed by a scientific talk by Marcello Iasiello, Associate Professor, addressing computational methodologies and new frontiers in advanced thermal design.

Symposium on modeling and engineering simulation. An event for numerical analysis: from research to industrial applications

• February 10th, 2026

• Hours:  9:00  - 16:30

Lugano, East Campus USI-SUPSI, Multipurpose room

An event focused on numerical simulation applied to the design, analysis, and optimization in the industrial sector. An opportunity to discover methods, tools, and case-studies dedicated to professionals working in Academia and Industry.

Winter School in Network Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

• From February 9th to 13th, 2026

Lugano, Campus Est USI-SUPSI

The USI-SUPSI PhD School in Applied Data Science and Artificial Intelligence organizes a week of advanced training dedicated to the latest statistical, computational, and machine learning methodologies for the analysis of dynamic, relational, and spatiotemporal data.

Voxxed Days Ticino 2026

• February 6th, 2026

Lugano, Palazzo dei Congressi

Annual event that brings together IT experts, leading companies, and software developers to share experiences, discuss the latest technological innovations, and foster the exchange of knowledge and skills

Open lecture – An effective corporate digital transformation: organization, technology, and people-centricity in the age of AI

• February 5th, 2026

• Hours:  17:30  - 19:00

Online - Zoom

In a competitive environment where customers demand increasingly seamless, personalized, and reliable experiences, digital transformation cannot be considered a simple technological upgrade: in the age of AI, it is a journey that involves people, processes, and organizational culture. The contribution will highlight how to increase the value perceived by users thanks to an evolutionary approach to digitization in systemic and organizational terms.

Translating Sustainability: Strategies for a Value-Generating Economy

• January 22nd, 2026

• Hours:  16:30

Lugano, Campus Est USI-SUPSI

Sustainability is no longer a constraint but a shared language between business, research, and society. This workshop introduces tools to translate sustainability and circularity goals into concrete, measurable, and replicable strategies.

School and artificial intelligence

• November 28th, 2025

• Hours:  8.30  - 15.45

Locarno, SUPSI-DFA/ASP, Piazza San Francesco 19

A study day to reflect on the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence in the classroom and present educational activities developed within the Bridging the Gap: Empowering Teachers about AI Education project.

Polymer Additives Academy

• November 18th, 2025

• Hours:  10:15  - 15:30

Lugano, East Campus, Room C1.02

A conference series dedicated to professionals working in the field of polymers and additives, aimed at examining case studies, discovering the latest industry developments, and exploring current topics — from regulatory changes to bio-based materials, from photovoltaics to fire safety, and recycling.

Open lecture - Knowledge in projects

• November 12th, 2025

• Hours:  17:30  - 21:00

Online - Zoom

Event organized by the Continuing Education of the Department of Innovative Technologies to explore the role of knowledge in projects.

Artificial Intelligence and the future of university education

• November 10th, 2025

• Hours:  17:00  - 19:00

Campus Ovest Lugano, Auditorium USI, Via Giuseppe Buffi 13

An in-depth event on the topic of AI and how it is redefining roles, skills and learning methods, raising new questions about the very meaning of academic education.

Circular Economy Switzerland - City Circle Lugano

• November 6th, 2025

• Hours:  17:30  - 19:30

Lugano, Impact Hub Ticino, Via Antonio Ciseri 3

Event organized by the Ticino Hub of CES – Circular Economy Switzerland, a community dedicated to promoting and advancing the circular economy across the Ticino region.
The initiative is open to individuals and organizations interested in contributing to the transition toward a more sustainable and circular future.

Supply Chain Management kick-off: opportunities in the supply chain

• October 15th, 2025

• Hours:  17:30 - 18:30

Online

La Supply Chain, o catena di approvvigionamento, è il processo che consente di far arrivare un prodotto desiderato al cliente finale.

Conference on Molecular Modeling for Energy and the Environment

• From October 8th to 9th, 2025

Department of Innovative Technologies
Multipurpose Room (sector A, first floor)
East Campus USI-SUPSI Lugano-Viganello

The workshop will involve experts in computational chemistry, materials science, and energy engineering to explore how advanced atomistic simulation techniques can accelerate the development and discovery of new sustainable energy solutions.

AI Visibility: From SEO to AI Chat Management

• October 8th, 2025

• Hours:  12:30  - 13:30

Online - Zoom

This webinar will introduce the new discipline of AI Chat Management and provide practical tools for strengthening your organization’s visibility in AI-driven answers. Participants will gain insights into how trust is built in the age of AI, why traditional SEO is no longer enough, and which strategies and KPIs matter for sustainable visibility.

Porte aperte Startup Garage

• October 2nd, 2025

• Hours:  10:00  - 13:00

Lugano, East Campus, room C1.07 Startup Garage

Do you have an innovative idea and would you like support to develop it? Join the Open Doors event of the Startup Garage. The extracurricular program offers recognition of 10 ECTS.

Focus on PFAS: eternal pollutants, a comparison between Italy and Switzerland

• September 30th, 2025

• Hours:  10:00  - 17:30

Lugano Arte e Cultura (LAC)

Event dedicated to the complex topic of PFAS, aimed at raising awareness of their impact on human health and the environment, featuring experts from academia, industry, and institutions.

Swiss {ai} Weeks - "and there will be no more problems": AI, work, and the oracles of Big Tech

• September 26th, 2025

• Hours:  16.30

Bar Oops, Via Carlo Maderno 24, 6900 Lugano

The event, promoted by the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Studies (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) and the SUPSI Competence Center for Work, Welfare and Society, is part of the Swiss AI Weeks program: a national initiative that harnesses Switzerland’s excellent research in the field of artificial intelligence to transform it into concrete and useful solutions for real life.

Swiss {ai} Weeks - AI in finance

• September 25th, 2025

• Hours:  17:30  - 19:30

Vezia, Villa Negroni

The event, promoted by the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) and the Ticino Banking Association (ABT), is part of the Swiss AI Weeks program: a national initiative that leverages Switzerland’s excellence in artificial intelligence research to transform it into concrete and useful real-life solutions.

SIGMA - Digital games for cognitive wellbeing

• September 23rd, 2025

• Hours:  13:30  - 16:30

Manno, SUPSI-DEASS, Stabile Piazzetta, Via Violino 11, Aula 107

The SUPSI Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care is organising a public event to present the results of the SIGMA project, entitled ‘Digital games for cognitive wellbeing: between technology, everyday life and new possibilities’.

Swiss {ai} Weeks - State and Prospects of AI in Ticino: The Impact on Businesses, Institutions, and Society

• September 22nd, 2025

• Hours:  14:00  - 20:00

Lugano, Asilo Ciani

The event is part of the Swiss AI Weeks program: a national initiative that leverages Switzerland’s world-class research in the field of artificial intelligence to transform it into concrete and useful solutions for real life.

Action Day - Scale Innovation

• September 16th, 2025

• Hours:  13:40  - 14:05

Lugano, Palazzo dei Congressi

Contributions from professors and lecturers of the SUPSI Department of Innovative Technologies as part of the Action Day 2025, organized by the Fondazione Agire and dedicated to companies growing through digitalization and innovation.

The Epistemological Dimension of the Digital: Notes on Philosophy for Project Managers

• September 15th, 2025

• Hours:  17:30  - 18:45

Online - Zoom

Project Managers operate at the crossroads of technical expertise and a rapidly changing world. This open lecture, organized by the Continuing Education of SUPSI’s Department of Innovative Technologies, explores the evolution of project thinking and highlights how methodologies and standards extend far beyond the purely technical dimension.

Swiss {ai} Weeks - Application of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Medicine: Benefits, Challenges, and Potential

• September 9th, 2025

• Hours:  18:00  - 19:30

Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Civico, Aula Magna

The event, promoted by the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) and the Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), is part of the Swiss AI Weeks: a nationwide initiative that harnesses Switzerland’s world-class research in artificial intelligence to turn it into practical, real-world solutions.

Clinic Meets Data Science Symposium 2025

• August 28th, 2025

• Hours:  9:00  - 18:00

Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel
Aula Magna Superiore (Oberer Hörsaal)
Schönbeinstrasse 40, 4031 Basel, Svizzera

The Symposium presents the most current developments in the field of clinical data science, highlighting cutting-edge and future applications and tools, while exploring the possibilities and opportunities that data science offers for daily clinical routine.

ESG Meets Blockchain Summit

• From July 9th to 10th, 2025

Department of Innovative Technologies
East Campus, Lugano-Viganello

The Summit is an international platform dedicated to the presentation and in-depth discussion of strategic initiatives in the fields of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria, and Blockchain technology. Its goal is to explore the connections, challenges, and opportunities arising from the integration of these key areas for sustainability and innovation.

Labs mini-tour - Bachelor in Engineering and Management

• July 4th, 2025

• Hours:  14:00  - 14:45

Department of Innovative Technologies
East Campus, Lugano-Viganello

Technology and organization: an hands-on experience of applied Engineering and Management

International Workshop on AI in Electrophysiology: Bridging innovation and clinical practice

• June 26th, 2025

• Hours:  9:00  - 13:00

University of Pavia
Università di Pavia, Edificio Maugeri, Aula Bogoncelli, Via Salvatore Maugeri, 6

The workshop explores the role of AI in electrophysiology, focusing on diagnostics, patient monitoring, and personalized treatments through machine learning techniques.

Open Lecture – Data or Perceptions? The Art of Evaluating Project Impact

• June 26th, 2025

• Hours:  17:30  - 19:00

Department of Innovative Technologies, East Campus USI-SUPSI Lugano-Viganello / Online

ogether with Silvia Mari (SUPSI) and Marcello Martinoni (Consultati SA), the session will delve into how projects can serve as powerful agents of change, capable of delivering measurable and tangible impacts across economic, social, and organizational dimensions.

Logistics Day

• June 25th, 2025

• Hours:  9:30  - 13:00

Assolombarda Milano / Online

"Il Sole 24 Ore" is organizing an event to explore the current challenges in logistics, with a particular focus on geopolitical dynamics, innovation, and artificial intelligence. Among the featured speakers is Matteo Salani, researcher at SUPSI's Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI).

AI for Smarter Production & Logistics

• June 20th, 2025

• Hours:  11:30  - 13:30

University of Catania, Sicily (IT)
Department of Economics and Business

Seminario organizzato dalla Formazione continua del Dipartimento tecnologie innovative nell'ambito dell'International Summer Conference (ISC25) della Decision Science Alliance.

Lab Mini-Tour - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

• June 18th, 2025

• Hours:  14:00  - 16:00

Department of Innovative Technologies
East Campus, Lugano-Viganello

Designing, building, innovating: the hands-on experience of applied mechanics.

Polymer Additives Academy

• June 11th, 2025

• Hours:  10:15  - 15:30

Department of Innovative Technologies
Room C1.02 (floor 1, sector C)
East Campus, Lugano-Viganello

A conference series dedicated to professionals working in the field of polymers and additives, aimed at examining case studies, discovering the latest industry developments, and exploring current topics — from regulatory changes to bio-based materials, from photovoltaics to fire safety, and recycling.

Labs mini-tour - Bachelor in Engineering and Management

• June 6th, 2025

• Hours:  8:30  - 09:15

Department of Innovative Technologies
East Campus, Lugano-Viganello

Technology and organization: an hands-on experience of applied Engineering and Management

Playstate: living in the play era

• June 3rd, 2025

• Hours:  12:30  - 13:30

Zoom

Video games are no longer just a form of entertainment, but a language that shapes aesthetics, experiences, and relationships across many areas of life: from marketing to museums, from communication to educational processes. In this webinar, three industry professionals discuss how play is becoming one of the fundamental paradigms of digital culture.

Reasoning and Artificial Intelligence: Logical Perspectives and Ethical Applications

• May 27th, 2025

• Hours:  13:30  - 15:00

Department of Innovative Technologies
B1.10 (sector B, floor1)
East Campus, Lugano-Viganello

Workshop with talks organized by the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) featuring Francesca Doneda and Giuseppe Primiero from the LUCI Lab at the University of Milan.

Lab Mini-tour - Bachelor in Electronic Engineering

• May 27th, 2025

• Hours:  16:00  - 17:00

Department of Innovative Technologies
East Campus Lugano-Viganello

Ingegneria elettronica in azione: applicazioni reali, competenze future.

Mini-tour laboratori - Bachelor in Ingegneria informatica and Bachelor in Data Science and AI

• May 22nd, 2025

• Hours:  14:00  - 14:45

Department of Innovative Technologies
East Campus, Lugano-Viganello

Innovazione digitale: informatica applicata, robotica intelligente e analisi dei dati.

Lab Mini-Tour - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

• May 21st, 2025

• Hours:  14:00  - 16:00

Department of Innovative Technologies
East Campus, Lugano-Viganello

Designing, building, innovating: the hands-on experience of applied mechanics.

Open Lecture: AI, Digital Transformation and ROI – A Possible Triangle?

• April 16th, 2025

• Hours:  17:30  - 19:00

Online - Zoom

AI is reshaping the organizational landscape, yet it remains challenging to measure digital transformation and translate it into a solid ROI. The webinar will explore real case studies, highlighting the strategies that led to success.

Towards Insect-scale Autonomous Locomotion in Cluttered Terrains

• April 16th, 2025

• Hours:  15:00  - 16:00

Room C1.02 (floor 1, sector C)
East Campus, Lugano-Viganello

Workshop organized by the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) and led by Prof. Kaushik Jayaram (University of Colorado Boulder).