Istituto Superiore Mario Boella
Istituto Superiore Mario Boella (ISMB) – History
 April 1999 Strategic Agreement between Politecnico and
Compagnia di San Paolo for ICT propulsion
 July 2000
The Institute is founded by Compagnia di San Paolo
and Politecnico di Torino
 March 2001 Motorola, STMicroelectronics, Telecom Italia
as industrial partners
 Jan. 2003
ISMB “Istrumental Body” of Compagnia di
San Paolo
 Sept. 2003 ISMB in the new 4.000 m² via Boggio building
 March 2005 SKF new industrial partner of ISMB
 Dec. 2007
ISMB partner of Microsoft Innovation Center
ISMB: an applied research excellence Centre
where Politecnico and Industries work together
Cluster of ISMB/Politecnico/ industrial partners joint labs
 Antennas and Electromagnetic Compatibility (AC)
 Electronic and Systems (Chivasso) (CH)
 e-Security (ES)
 Networking (NE)
 Photonics (PH)
 Radio Technologies for Multimedia (RT)
 Services & Applications (SA)
 Satellite Navigation (SN)
Around 250 researchers
a. 140 ISMB
a. 110 Politecnico / industrial partners
Istituto Superiore Mario Boella
VNTech
Valle d’Aosta
Electronic and Systems
Chivasso (To)
Microsoft Innovation
Centre - Torino
Headquarters and labs
ISMB
Ex tornerie
V. Boggio (To)
e-Health
San Giovanni
Antica Sede (To)
UCLA
Los Angeles - USA
Gruppo Loccioni
Ancona
University of Hokkaido
Japan
Rome
Istituto Superiore Mario Boella
Main cooperation with International Institutions
 Anderson School of Management (UCLA) – USA
 Berkeley University – USA
 Henry Samueli School of Engineering of UCLA – USA
 Winmec – Los Angeles – USA
 BUPT – Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications – Cina
 SEU – South East University – Nanjing – Cina
 University of Hokkaido – Giappone
 Hanoi University of Technology – Vietnam
 FAF Munich University – Europa
 Ertico – Europa
 ETSI – Europa
 Office of Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) – Nazioni Unite
Around 30 projects with
more than 45
international partners
15% international
researchers
Academia Institutions and Industrial partners
cooperation through joint ISMB labs
 Research: time and cost reduction.
Quick and efficient industrial results
through concurrent engineering
(industrialization concepts injected since the
beginning in common research teams)
 IPR acceleration (patent policies between
partners)
 Coordination of efforts between different Turin research
centres, network of institutions and ISMB
ISMB in a Network of Institutions
• Turin Research Centres
• Fondazione Torino Wireless
• I3P
• Piemontech / Innogest
• CEIP
• Camera di Commercio
• Unione Industriale / Confindustria
• API
Research Areas
Wireless Technologies
 Broadband Wireless Network
 EMC and Antennas
 Satellite positioning
 Wireless Sensor Networks
Mobile Applications
 e-Health applications
 Intelligent Transport Systems
 Multimedial and RFID Applications
 banking and insurance applications
Photonics
About 20 projects financed by Regional / National Institutions
About 15 projects financed by European Union
About 35 projects with Companies
Around 70 scientific
publications in 2007
Cooperations with all the
Instrumental Bodies of the
Compagnia di San Paolo
Technological Research Projects : wireless technologies
Broadband Wireless Network
Prog.
lab
NR
NE
Robotica cooperativa: wireless link for cooperating service robot
IN
NE
Comau: wide band wireless systems for advanced robotics
applications
IN
NE
RIBES: video compression
IN
NE
Motorola: WiMax for portable phones
IN
NE
Terna: multihop wireless networks for energy reduction
IN
NE
System Group: Wi-Fi / Bluetooth / ZigBee for tiled ceramics machinery
IN
NE
SEPA: monitoring system (Wi-Fi coverage and Mesh net)
Project: NR financed: National / Regional – EU financed: Europe – IN contract with industry
Technological Research Projects : wireless technologies
EMC and Antennas
Prog.
lab
EU
AC
RT
HIRF: Electromagnetic Compatibility for transport aircraft (Alenia
Aeronautica)
IN
AC
STMicroelectronics: EMC Competence Centre
IN
AC
Sistra: 2.4 GHz antennas for road applications (ZigBee protocols)
Project: NR financed: National / Regional – EU financed: Europe – IN contract with industry
Technological Research Projects : wireless technologies
Satellite Positioning
Prog.
lab
NR
SN
IRGAL (Docup): time and receiver Galileo technologies
NR
SN
GAL-PMI (Docup): Galileo-based technologies and services for infomobility
NR
SN
N-GENE: fully software real-time Galileo/GPS receivers
NR
SN
Azimut: Galileo / Egnos for luxury boats
NR
SN
SMAT: localization technologies for UAV
NR
SN
SWAN: hardware – software platform for multisystem receivers (GPS / EGNOS / Beidou / Galileo)
NR
AC
ROSA: GPS- aided tropospheric features measurement (ASI)
NR
SN
World Air Games – Torino 2009: EGNOS terminals for hot-air balloons
NR
SN
ASI (SoL): Galileo receivers for Safety of Life applications
NR
SN
ASI (Alta Dinamica): high-dynamic Galileo receivers
EU
SN
ARTUS: professional Galileo receivers
EU
SN
SEAGAL: development of new approaches for Galileo education
EU
SN
HARRISON: Galileo value-added services based on timing information
EU
SN
SIGNATURE: EGNOS for automatic tolling (test site: London urban centre)
EU
SN
GSC: EGNOS for innovative automotive applications
IN
SN
TEMA / Magneti Marelli: T-BOX for emergency call / urban mobility technologies
IN
SN
PROGENY: hardware and software kit for GPS / Galileo training (SAT-SURF)
IN
SN
Thales Alenia Space: innovative algorithms for TUS and PRINCE multisystem GNSS receivers
IN
SN
Fondazione Montagna Sicura: advanced mapping for high-altitude routes
IN
SN
NEMERIX: technology audit of GPS receivers
IN
SN
NORTHROP-GRUMMAN: GPS – INS integration for high-dynamic applications
IN
SN
CSIRO (Australia): positioning and navigation technologies for coalmines
IN
SN
CSI-Sentieri: High precision GPS mapping using standard receivers
Project: NR financed: National / Regional – EU financed: Europe – IN contract with industry
Technological Research Projects : wireless technologies
Wireless Sensor Networks
Prog.
lab
NR
CH
NANOPACK (FIRB): wireless sensors for intelligent packaging
EU
RT
NE
NEWCOM++: Network of Excellence (NoE) in wireless communication.
Opportunistic network design
IN
RT
CRF: wireless sensor networks for automotive applications
IN
RT
SISTRA: wireless sensor networks for intelligent infrastructures
IN
RT
SiTI: sensor networks for security and public environment monitoring
IN
RT
Telecom Italia: development of ZigBee protocols for wireless sensor
networks
IN
RT
NEOHM: WSN node for home applications
IN
CH
SKF: special bearing WSN applications
IN
RT
URMET: wireless sensor networks for monitoring applications
Project: NR financed: National / Regional – EU financed: Europe – IN contract with industry
Technological Research Projects : mobile applications
e-Health applications
Prog.
lab
NR
SA
DREAM (Docup): e-Health wearable device engineering (ADAMO)
EU
CH
TOXICHIP: sensor applications for e-Health
IN
SA
CSI: remote monitoring for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease
IN
SA
ASL1: telemedicine for oncologic patients
IN
SA
Telecom Italia: videophone ADAMO field trials (in Cantalupa)
IN
RT
Laser Informatica: localisation and traceability for hospitals (WSN and
ZigBee protocols)
Project: NR financed: National / Regional – EU financed: Europe – IN contract with industry
Technological Research Projects : mobile applications
Intelligent Transport Systems
Prog.
lab
NR
NE
RT
DAMASCO (FIRB): car to car communication new protocols (RR-ALOHA)
simulation – synchronising node testing
NR
NE
MAE: car to car communication (with UCLA)
EU
CH
RT
SAFESPOT: ITS localization technologies / wireless sensor networks for
road safety
EU
RT
CVIS: wireless networks for car to car and car to infrastructure
communication
EU
SA
I-traveller: advanced centralized services for travellers
IN
SN
Torino: avdertising posters mapping
IN
SA
CRF: (open gate) DVB-H interface for Blue & Me
Project: NR financed: National / Regional – EU financed: Europe – IN contract with industry
Technological Research Projects : mobile applications
Multimedial and RFID Applications
Prog.
lab
NR
SA
POLIMEDIA: multimedia and digitalization of analogical contents (with
VRMMP and Cinema Engineering)
NR
all
Sistemi Museali e Centri di Restauro: innovative museum services
management
NR
SA
MAE: multiview panoramic video streaming for museums (with University of
Hokkaido)
IN
SA
Mediaset: multi standard multimedial conversion software
IN
SA
IN
SA
Magneti Marelli: active RFId applications for Porto di Trieste logistic
Ages Trust: RFId in rubber carpets for blind people
Project: NR financed: National / Regional – EU financed: Europe – IN contract with industry
Technological Research Projects : mobile applications
Banking, insurance and safety applications
Prog.
lab
IN
ES
Intesa San Paolo: banking innovation
computing, payment evolution
IN
ES
Reale Mutua Assicurazioni: insurance innovation
IN
ES
IRIDE: electric networks safety and telecontrol
IN
ES
SIAE: smart card test for ticketing systems
process transformation, social
Project: NR financed: National / Regional – EU financed: Europe – IN contract with industry
Technological Research Projects : photonics
Prog.
lab
NR
PH
Nanocluster: glass structured nanocluster sensors
EU
PH
POF-ALL / POF-PLUS: POF (plastic optical fibers) transmission span and
band extension based on special electro-optical conversion techniques and
innovative algorithms (for more than one Gbit/sec)
IN
PH
Siemens: optical fibers applications for automotive sector
IN
PH
Urmet: plastic optical fibers for domotic applications
IN
PH
TELEOPTIX: 40Gbit/sec tx/rx moduls (DPSK modulation)
Project: NR financed: National / Regional – EU financed: Europe – IN contract with industry
Competence Areas
Antenna and Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory (AC)
- innovative antennas prototypes
- modelling, characterization and verification of the
electromagnetic channel
- Electromagnetic Compatibility research and testing
(3 anechoic chambers: • 26 MHz – 18 GHz
• 700 MHz – 40 GHz
• 1,2 GHz – 40 GHz)
Competence Areas
Electronic and Systems Laboratory - Chivasso (CH)
- Sensors
- Microelectronics / MEMS
- Electronic systems
- Smart packaging
- Wireless systems for e-Health
- Rapid prototyping using photopolymer ink-jet printers
Competence Areas
e-Security and computing architectures Laboratory (ES)
- Net and applications security
(digital identity, smart cards)
- Grid computing
- Relational data base
- Cloud computing and system virtualization
Competence Areas
Galileo Satellite Navigation Laboratory (SN)
-
Galileo receiver core technologies and algorithms (mass-market,
professional, Safety-Of-Life)
-
Fully Software Galileo receivers
-
Assisted-GPS and Assisted-Galileo
-
Interference detection and mitigation algorithms
-
Multipath mitigation
-
EGNOS local element
-
Mapping algorithms
Competence Areas
Networking Laboratory (NE)
WPAN: Bluetooth
- Industrial communications
WLAN: WiFi
- Indoor and outdoor
- Industrial communications
- Vehicular networks
WMAN: WiMax / HiperLAN (mesh)
Competence Areas
Photonics Laboratory (PH)
- Glass and polymer optical fibers
- Modulation and transmission formats for optical frequencies
- Characterization of optical fibers and components
- Optical fibers sensors
- Bragg reticles
- Glass and special fibers
Competence Areas
Services and Applications Laboratory (SA)
• Mobility Sector
- application development on mobile terminals
- RFId applications and dedicated middleware developments
• Multimedia Sector
- Digital content management
- Digital and interactive TV
- Digital Right management
• e-Health Sector
- Home care and telemonitoring applications
- e-Health service models
• HMI
Competence Areas
Radio Technologies for Multimedia Applications Laboratory (RT)
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Distributed Signal Processing
- Synchronization
- Opportunistic Communications
ISMB economic figures
EVOLUZIONE ECONOMICA (EURO)
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12.000.000
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8.000.000
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4.000.000
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