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DiSTA Research

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Research and knowledge enhancement activities are coordinated by the Sections – the Environment Section, the Computer Science Section, the Linguistic Mediation Section, and the Humanities Section – which bring together researchers working in related fields.

DiSTA research activities are often integrated with teaching and aimed at enhancing individual scientific areas; nevertheless, among the Department’s most innovative aspects are the diversity of research topics pursued by academic staff and the tendency to foster effective multidisciplinary collaboration.

These activities therefore result in research outputs and conferences designed to explore shared themes through different methodological approaches – benefiting both students and individual researchers – as evidenced by the presence and work of four Research Centres and one Special Centre linked to the Department.

Also of significant importance are the close and ongoing relationships with public and private enterprises and political and administrative institutions. In this regard, the Department provides responses in terms of culture, innovation, and research within a constructive shared pathway aimed at enhancing the territory and its economic fabric.

Research areas and groups
The Environment Section

The research activities of the "Environment" section of DiSTA integrate scientific, technological, and engineering disciplines within a multidisciplinary framework aimed at protecting ecosystems and innovating processes, in the context of global challenges related to sustainability and climate change, both in natural and human-modified environments. This includes studies on outdoor environmental quality as well as indoor comfort and quality in low-energy buildings, modelling user behaviour to integrate energy efficiency, well-being, and resilience into the design and management of the built environment, and multi-scale energy and environmental planning.

The interdisciplinary approach supports the analysis of environmental complexity, ranging from monitoring the quality of environmental media to the study of biodiversity and ecosystem processes, and the assessment of natural and anthropogenic risks, with the aim of promoting resilient development and a sustainable energy transition within the vision of a circular economy and the achievement of climate neutrality. 
Research spans a wide range of topics, from environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology to cryogeology and climate change studies, from the ecology of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems to natural resource management, as well as safety engineering, environmental engineering, and life cycle assessment of materials and structures.

Research activity in this field is structured along several lines, all sharing the objective of generating knowledge on the effects of human-induced changes on ecosystems, the cryosphere, and the chemical quality of water bodies and soils, with the common goal of developing strategies for biodiversity conservation. The approach integrates conventional field methodologies with advanced instrumental monitoring and in silico models supported by artificial intelligence, to predict effects ranging from the behaviour of chemical substances to the evolution of natural systems.

The main research topics include:

  1. Environmental Chemistry: monitoring of trace elements and emerging pollutants (plastics and microplastics) in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and assessment of their impacts on ecosystem functioning.
  2. Cryogeology: study of current and past climate change and its impacts on the cryosphere of the Alps and polar regions, as well as analysis of Quaternary evolution.
  3. Biodiversity and Conservation: functional analysis of biocenoses in urban and natural environments, study of invasive species and the human dimension, and development of strategies for the sustainable management of faunal and vegetational resources.
  4. QSAR modelling and chemometric methods: development of models and software used in both research and regulatory contexts for studying and predicting the activity and properties describing the environmental, toxicological, and ecotoxicological behaviour of chemical substances.

Research centre of reference: 
Climate Change Research Centre (coordinating the Insubre-Polar project).

We collaborate with: Ministry of University and Research (MUR); Civil Protection Department; CEFIC-LRI; PNRR National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC); Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA); Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research (IRCCS); FAI – Italian National Trust.

Key projects:

  • AWARE: Assessing plastic as a neW component of Aquatic ecosystems in the anthRopocenE (funded by the Italian Science Fund – MUR FIS Call 2, CUP: J53C25000600001).
  • PermVegNET: Observatory on permafrost in Antarctica.
  • BIOURBAN-IMON: Urban biodiversity and eDNA monitoring of invasive species (PNRR National Biodiversity Future Center call).
  • ECO44: Toxicokinetic mammalian modelling framework for bioaccumulation assessment (funded by CEFIC-LRI).

Members:

Keywords: climate change; biodiversity; microplastics; permafrost; QSAR models; aquatic ecology.

ERC domains: 
LS8_1: Ecosystem and community ecology, macroecology 
LS8_2: Biodiversity 
LS8_3: Conservation biology 
LS8_4: Population biology, population dynamics, population genetics 
LS8_9: Macroevolution and palaeobiology 
LS8_11: Behavioural ecology and evolution 
PE4_18: Environmental chemistry 
PE10_3: Climatology and climate change 
PE10_13: Physical geography, geomorphology 
PE10_17: Hydrology, hydrogeology, environmental geology, water and soil pollution 
PE10_18: Cryosphere, dynamics of snow and ice cover, sea ice, permafrost and ice sheets 
SH7_10: GIS, spatial analysis, digital geography

Research activity in this area focuses on the development of technological solutions and advanced models to reduce environmental and energy impacts in industrial processes and buildings, as well as on the assessment of structural vulnerability through probabilistic techniques and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), with the ultimate goal of quantifying and mitigating environmental pressures arising from human activities, including industrial ones.

This field also includes studies on indoor and outdoor comfort and environmental quality in low-energy buildings, occupant behaviour modelling, occupant-oriented building design and management, and energy-environmental planning at building, urban and territorial scales, including collective energy production and sharing systems. 
Particular attention is given to the sustainable management of waste and wastewater within a circular economy framework and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and the achievement of climate neutrality.

The main research topics include:

  1. Probabilistic risk assessment: study of risk associated with conventional fires and jet fires in prefabricated industrial buildings, using advanced simulation techniques.
  2. Environmental engineering and resource management: development of innovative treatments for the sustainable management of wastewater and waste, process analysis and environmental impact quantification at different scales, and definition of mitigation strategies.
  3. Structural sustainability: development of LCA models for assessing environmental impacts associated with reinforced concrete, steel, and timber structures.
  4. Industrial safety: risk assessment in workplaces and machinery/plant safety; process intensification; gas and dust explosions; electrical safety.
  5. Environmental comfort and occupant behaviour: study and development of comfort models for indoor and outdoor environmental quality, occupant behaviour modelling, and support for building design and management focused on user well-being.
  6. Energy-environmental planning and collective energy systems: development of methods and models for energy-environmental planning at building, urban, and territorial scales, focusing on production, sharing, collective management, and energy efficiency and sustainability.

Key projects:

  • ReLUIS: Civil Protection Department, Task 6 “Fire” (WP3 Structural Vulnerability Models)
  • ProPla: Proteins from plastics, WP1, WP4 (Isolation of MPs from water and their characterisation, Life Cycle Assessment)
  • Turning Rubbish Into biobased materials: a sustainable CHain for the full valorization of organic waste (RICH), WP5 (Life Cycle Assessment)
  • D-SMART: Digitalisation for Smart Monitoring, Assessment, Readiness and Technology – Development of a digital SRI hub for the Lombardy Region
  • Edu4PlatiC – Education for Plastic in a Circular and Climate Neutral Economy – Preventing Waste Ending Up in the Environment, co-funded by the EU
  • Bosco Clima - Counteracting the domino effect of climate change – Climate Transition Strategy project funded by Fondazione Cariplo

Members:

Keywords: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and sustainability; risk and reliability assessment; fire and structural safety; environmental engineering; water and waste treatment; energy efficiency and planning; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); occupant behaviour; built environment sustainability; environmental monitoring.

ERC domains 
PE7_3: Simulation engineering and modelling 
PE7_11: Components and systems for applications (e.g. medicine, biology, environment) 
PE7_12: Electrical energy production, distribution, applications 
PE8_2: Chemical engineering, technical chemistry 
PE8_3: Civil engineering, architecture, offshore construction, lightweight construction, geotechnics 
PE8_10: Manufacturing engineering and industrial design 
PE8_11: Environmental engineering, sustainable design, waste and water treatment, recycling, regeneration or recovery of compounds, carbon capture & storage 
PE8_13: Industrial bioengineering 
PE10_17: Hydrology, hydrogeology, environmental geology, water and soil pollution 
SH7_5: Sustainability sciences, environment and resources, ecosystem services 
SH7_6: Environmental and climate change, societal impact and policy

The Computer Science Section

It brings together faculty members and researchers working in the fields of computer science, computer engineering, and mathematical logic, and is active across numerous research lines.

The topics covered include the development of efficient algorithms for the exhaustive generation of combinatorial structures such as polyominoes, sand piles, ice piles, and specific classes of integer matrices, as well as the study of classes of formal languages whose generating functions satisfy linear differential equations with polynomial coefficients (D-finite functions). 
On the one hand, the use of particular discrete dynamical systems enables the construction of exhaustive generation algorithms that operate in amortised constant time. On the other hand, the closure properties of the class of D-finite functions allow the solution of classical problems in language theory (e.g. inclusion, equivalence, emptiness, universality) for those classes of languages that admit D-finite generating functions and are closed under standard operations (e.g. union, intersection). 
Another objective is the development of dedicated packages for computer algebra systems.

Members:

  • Paolo Massazza

Keywords: polyominoes, exhaustive generation algorithms, generating functions, D-finite series, algebraic languages 
ERC domains: PE1_15, PE6_4, PE6_6 
Collaborations with: University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (France), University of Palermo, University of Florence, University of Siena, and University of Melbourne

The research line focuses on cybersecurity, privacy, and trust. Security and privacy issues in data management systems and distributed networks, microservice-based systems, the Internet of Things, Big Data, edge and cloud computing, mobile applications, and wireless sensor networks are studied from both architectural and data transmission perspectives, in order to define innovative, scalable, and reliable solutions. This analysis includes risk and trust assessment processes, as well as attack detection and mitigation (including both traditional attacks and those generated by AI), privacy, and security compliance. The design and integration of new enforcement mechanisms for security- and privacy-aware policies within these systems aims to regulate resource access based on specific authorisations. The proposed solutions leverage innovative technologies and tools such as blockchain and Artificial Intelligence to support the protection of data and infrastructures.

This research line is organised into two groups:

Members of this research line are part of the local node of the CINI Cybersecurity laboratory, which coordinates a network of 59 interconnected nodes located in major universities, research institutes, and military academies across the country, contributing to the development of the Italian national cybersecurity ecosystem. The group also collaborates with the National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) and annually organises the national cybersecurity training programme CyberChallenge.IT, aimed at students and sponsored by the CINI National Cybersecurity Laboratory, with the goal of identifying, attracting, recruiting, and training the next generation of cyber-defenders.

Various collaborations are active with Italian and international research institutions, including: Polytechnic University of Bari, Polytechnic University of Milan, University of Pisa, University of Naples Federico II, Create-Net (Trento, Italy), University of Trento, U-hopper (Trento, Italy), Sorbonne Paris Nord University (Paris, France), Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), CNR-LAAS (Toulouse, France), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech (Spain), University of Cyprus (Cyprus), Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (Greece), IBM Haifa Labs (Israel), Data Security and Privacy Lab at the University of Texas at Dallas (USA), National University of Singapore (Singapore), Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (Mexico), and Universidade Federal Fluminense of Niterói (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

Keywords: cybersecurity, privacy, trust, risk, blockchain, intrusion detection, Internet of Things, Big Data, AI for cybersecurity, AI system security.

ERC domains: PE6_1, PE6_2, PE6_3, PE6_5, PE6_10, PE6_11

The research line focuses on the study of Artificial Intelligence methods and models for data analysis, understanding, and decision support. Activities involve the design of intelligent systems capable of learning from heterogeneous data, extracting knowledge, and operating in complex real-world environments.

The issues addressed include supervised and unsupervised learning, deep learning, multimodal models, knowledge representation, automated reasoning, and the integration of symbolic and subsymbolic data. Particular attention is given to model robustness, interpretability, and reliability, as well as their use in distributed and high-dimensional settings.

The developed solutions are applied in several domains, including:

  • analysis and understanding of complex and multimodal data
  • forecasting and decision support in economic and industrial contexts
  • intelligent systems for biomedical and clinical applications
  • automation of cognitive processes and predictive analytics

The research line is also characterised by close collaboration with public institutions and industrial partners, enabling the validation of proposed methodologies in real operational contexts and promoting technology transfer. In this context, the group has also established the spin-off DermIA srl, dedicated to the development of AI-based dermatology solutions.

Members:

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Intelligent systems, Data analysis, Decision support 
Collaborations with: Louisiana State University (USA), University of Palermo, University of Pavia, University of Milano-Bicocca, CNR – IREA, Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria), INAF – Padua, University of Ulm (Germany), Siemens Research Center – Munich (Germany)

ERC domains: 
PE6_2 (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning), PE6_3 (Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition), PE6_4 (Data Mining and Information Systems), LS7_7 (Biomedical Engineering and Computational Medicine)

Research in Software Engineering spans several topics. Among the more traditional ones are studies focused on functional software measurement and effort and cost estimation, with particular attention to measurement accuracy and the usability of models in industrial contexts. In this area, research addresses the comparison of functional size measurement methods (IFPUG, COSMIC, Simple Function Point), their convertibility, and techniques for early and rapid estimation.

Additional work focuses on methods for evaluating software testing and the level of confidence that can be achieved after a testing campaign. A significant part of the activity concerns empirical Software Engineering, particularly software process and product metrics, software quality assessment, and software process modelling, measurement, and improvement.

Conceptual aspects are also investigated, related to software measures that best capture intrinsic qualities (such as size and complexity) or qualities that depend on how the software is used (such as reliability), as well as those relevant to software development (such as understandability). Empirical studies are carried out using data from real-world projects.

For data analysis, both traditional techniques such as statistics and more innovative approaches such as machine learning are used. Conversely, the construction of predictive models has led to research on how such models are evaluated. In this context, work also focuses on performance metrics used for evaluating predictive models, analysing their theoretical properties and their actual predictive capability in practice.

Finally, connections between Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence are explored, including the use of Software Engineering techniques in the development of AI systems.

Members:

Keywords: empirical software engineering, software quality, functional size measurement, artificial intelligence 
ERC domains: PE6_3, PE6_6 
Collaborations with: Hangzhou Dianzi University, University of Brescia, University of Cyprus, CEFRIEL, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, University of Salerno, Politecnico di Milano

Research is carried out within the framework of proof theory and model theory of non-classical logics. 
The topics studied include:

  • Proof-theoretic and semantic aspects of non-classical logics, with a focus on applications in automated reasoning
  • Application of non-classical logics to knowledge representation
  • Study of non-classical logics through their associated algebraic structures
  • Non-classical logics based on team semantics
  • Non-monotonic logics and logic programming

Members:

Keywords: non-classical logics, proof theory, algebraic logic 
ERC domains: PE1_1, PE6_4 
Collaborations with: University of Milan, CONICET (Argentina), University of Salerno, IIIA – CSIC (Spain), University of Helsinki, University of Oslo, Laboratory for Applied Ontology – CNR

The activity is situated in the area of data management, with particular focus on:

  • the study of cryptographic methodologies and techniques for the protection of large volumes of data
  • the study of privacy-preserving methodologies and techniques for the analysis of large, possibly unstructured datasets using distributed architectures
  • the study of methodologies and techniques for integrating large volumes of heterogeneous data

Members:

Keywords: applied security and cryptography, data analysis, data integration 
ERC domains: PE6_5, PE6_10 
Collaborations with: CNR (Institute of Intelligent Industrial Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing – STIIMA), JRC (Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen – IPSC), INAF (Brera Astronomical Observatory)

The Linguistic Mediation Section

The Linguistic Mediation Section brings together scholars working in a multidisciplinary manner in English studies, German studies, Hispanic studies, Chinese studies, Slavic studies, linguistics, and law, through linguistic and translation-oriented approaches, as well as socio-cultural, historical-political, and legal perspectives. 
The Section’s research activities are carried out from an interdisciplinary perspective, promoting, where possible, collaboration within shared projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing the various research interests at their points of intersection, including within the Research Centre on Minorities (CERM), to which several members of the Section belong.

The Humanities Section

In the current context of globalisation and internationalisation, the research activities of the "Humanities" section of DiSTA focus on an approach aimed at fostering effective interdisciplinary collaboration through diverse methodological perspectives, while also enhancing the value of individual scientific disciplines. 
Research therefore spans a wide range of interests related to modern and contemporary political and social history, the history of science (particularly geology and ecology) and technology, philosophy of science and the history of European critical rationalism, theoretical philosophy and current transdisciplinary modes of thought, critical studies of territory and the environment – also connected to criminal phenomena – and the many developments in forms of storytelling and media narratives, with particular attention to the impact of scientific results on the construction and shaping of public opinion.

The activity is situated within theoretical philosophy, epistemology, and the history of scientific thought, with particular attention to the tradition of European critical rationalism and its inter- and transdisciplinary developments in the modern and contemporary eras. Through a genealogical approach, intersecting the legacy of phenomenology and pragmatism, the group also investigates the criteria and conditions underlying the concept of truth in different representations of reality that have converged into the encyclopaedia of Western knowledge. The epistemological horizon of these studies is intertwined with ethical and political considerations arising from the current global diffusion of scientific and technical knowledge and its specific cognitive practices.

The main research topics are:

  1. History of European critical rationalism, from the modern to the contemporary period, with particular attention to the tradition of Lombard critical rationalism from the eighteenth century to the present, and to the “Milan school” formed in the twentieth century around Antonio Banfi and his major students of the 1930s (Enzo Paci, Remo Cantoni, Giulio Preti, Dino Formaggio, etc.); this research area is supported by archival work and the preservation of historical archives and author libraries;
  2. Critical epistemology: study of widespread forms of assumed self-evidence within contemporary sciences and their technical and polytechnic applications, with implications that are not only cultural but also historical, civic, economic, and ethical-political;
  3. the study of complex polytechnic frameworks, in the tradition of Cattaneo, present within contemporary technical and scientific knowledge, analysed in their theoretical, historical, civic, cultural, and economic complexity;
  4. Philosophy of experience and praxis: transdisciplinary theoretical investigation of the relationship between action and representation in cognitive practices across different forms of corporeal-linguistic expression, from artistic practices (visual, figurative, musical, poetic-literary, theatrical, and performative arts in general) to scientific ones (natural, social, and historical sciences).

Many of these activities are centred on the work of the Insubric International Centre “Carlo Cattaneo” and “Giulio Preti” for philosophy, epistemology, cognitive sciences, and the history of science and technology at the University of Insubria, established in 2009.

Members:

Keywords: epistemology; philosophy of praxis; philosophy of experience; theory of representation 
ERC domains: SH4_10 philosophy of mind, epistemology and logic; SH4_11 education: systems and institutions, teaching and learning; SH5_6 philosophy, history of philosophy; SH6_10 history of ideas, intellectual history, history of sciences and techniques; SH6_11 cultural history, history of collective identities and memories; SH6_12 historiography, theory and methods of history 
Collaborations with: Italian Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science (SILFS); International Academy of Philosophy of Science (AISP), Brussels; Italian Philosophical Society (SFI), Rome; Accademia della Crusca, Florence; INTEREPISTEME International Group, Turin; National Edition of Vallisneri’s Works (Milan); Institute for the History of Modern Philosophical and Scientific Thought of the National Research Council (ISPFS)

The group’s activity is situated within modern and contemporary political history, the history of public opinion formation, and forms of media storytelling (particularly cinema and television) that contribute to the construction of shared narratives. The objects of study are analysed along a dual perspective, which investigates both how historical and socio-political phenomena have involved the use of media, and how media have problematised, represented, and discursively constructed them.

In particular, the group aims to promote and strengthen critical reflection and theoretical and applied scientific research from an interdisciplinary perspective, fostering dialogue between different approaches and methodologies on key issues in contemporary debate, not only academic, such as: the relationship between media and history and between media and society, the concept of national and shared culture, the organising function of storytelling, and forms of public opinion management.

The main research topics include:

  1. History and political historiography from the early modern to the contemporary period: long-term analysis of political and socio-economic processes with attention to developments in global history, their media representations, and their role in shaping public opinion; impact of historical research and new historiographical interpretations on television and film production, as well as on the forms and languages of historical dissemination.
  2. Media storytelling: representation of historical phenomena in cinema and television serial fiction; forms of transmedia narration; cross-media and diachronic adaptation; contemporary mythology; hybridisation and cross fiction; alternative forms of media narration (factual entertainment and docu-reality); relationships between cinema and historical framing (genre evolution, authorial styles, semantic adaptation); historical and social indexicality of media narratives.
  3. Geography and media: study of media representations of territory and territorialisation; geopolitical analysis of organised criminal activities and relations; regional analysis of lacustrine spaces from a functional and touristic perspective.

Many of these activities are carried out within the Research Centre on Mass Media and Society: History and Criticism of Public Opinion, established at DiSTA, with the participation of:

Keywords: contemporary history, modern history, geography, political history; public opinion; mass media; storytelling 
ERC domains: SH3_12 social geography, infrastructure; SH3_12 geo-information and spatial data analysis; SH5_5 visual arts, performing arts, design; SH5_10 cultural studies, cultural diversity; SH5 cultural heritage, cultural memory; SH6_6 modern and contemporary history; SH6_7 colonial and post-colonial history, global and transnational history, entangled histories; SH6_11 cultural history, history of collective identities and memories; SH6_12 historiography, theory and methods of history 
Collaborations with: Italian Society for the Study of Contemporary History (SISSCO), Italian Society for Modern History (SISEM), University Cinema Council (CUC)

The activity is situated within the history of science, technology, and technical systems, as well as the history of material culture, with particular attention to interdisciplinary methodologies concerning the development of Earth sciences and ecology, also in relation to social and environmental contexts.

The main research topics include:

  1. History of scientific communication: historical development of forms of scientific and technical communication, with particular attention to different types of visual language and to the relationships between science, technology, and mass media in the contemporary period;
  2. History of Earth sciences: history of geology and mining techniques in mountain regions; history of stratigraphy, classification of mountains, and the development of field research; role of institutions (universities, museums, academies, scientific societies, state bodies, and research institutions) in the development of Earth sciences in Italy;
  3. Environmental and territorial history: history of ecology and anthropic impact; geo-environmental history of nuclear energy; history of material culture and technical systems, also in relation to industrial archaeology.

Some of these activities are carried out within the Research Centre on the History of Mountains, Material Culture, and Earth Sciences, established at DiSTA, with the participation of:

Keywords: history of science; history of technology; material culture; environmental history; scientific communication; Earth sciences; life sciences 
ERC domains: SH2_11 social studies of science and technology; SH6_10 history of ideas, intellectual history, history of sciences and techniques; SH6_11 cultural history, history of collective identities and memories; SH6_12 historiography, theory and methods of history 
Collaborations with: Italian Society for the History of Science (SISS); International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO); SPH Laboratory (Sciences, Philosophy, Humanities), Université Bordeaux Montaigne; Department of Geology, Trinity College Dublin; Centre Cavaillès, République des savoirs, École Normale Supérieure, Paris

Research Centres

Four Research Centres have been established within the Department. In addition, the Department acts as the administrative reference for a Special Research Centre that operates with an interdisciplinary international scientific committee.

Research Centre ‘Research Centre on Mountain History, Material Culture and Earth Sciences’

Director: Prof. Ezio Vaccari

Regulations of the Research Centre on the History of Mountains, Material Culture and Earth Sciences.pdf - italian

Research Centre for Mass Media and Society: History and Criticism of Public Opinion

Director: Prof. Antonio M. Orecchia 
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC8n3mXGw-MDSrTR2hag5C9w

Regulations for the Research Centre on Mass Media and Society: History and Criticism of Public Opinion.pdf - italian

Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC)

Director: Prof. Mauro Guglielmin

Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) Regulations.pdf - italian

Centre for Research on Minorities (CERM)

The Centre for Research on Minorities (CERM) aims to promote and further interdisciplinary research on the sociology and sociolinguistics of minorities, fostering synergies between sociolinguistic, language teaching, sociological, historical, pedagogical-educational and legal expertise. The first of its kind, it aims to provide a comprehensive overview of minority realities, migration dynamics and the composition of communities in settlement contexts, adopting an inclusive view of minorities that emphasises their potential in terms of human capital, growth and development in different territories. 
CERM's activities include training and refresher courses in the fields of non-discrimination and protection of minority languages, linguistic, social and cultural inclusion of immigrants, training in minority languages, language teaching aimed at maintaining the mother tongue and teaching Italian as a second language to learners belonging to specific minorities.

Director: Prof. Daniele Brigadoi Cologna 
Website: http://cerm.uninsubria.it

Regulations of the Centre for Research on Minorities (CERM).pdf - italian

Carlo Cattaneo and Giulio Preti International Centre for Philosophy, Epistemology, Cognitive Sciences and the History of Science and Technology

Director: Fabio Minazzi 
Website:http://www.dicom.uninsubria.it/centrocattaneopreti/

Regulations of the Special Centre known as the Carlo Cattaneo and Giulio Preti International Centre for Philosophy, Epistemology, Cognitive Sciences and the History of Science and Technology.pdf - italian

Research Results

The Department’s research activities are supported by projects funded through competitive national and international calls, as well as by associations, agencies, foundations, and private national organisations.

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Funded projects

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