Environmental, energy, and digital transformations, together with climate change, are reshaping cities, infrastructures, and production systems. The creation of smart and sustainable ecosystems requires the systemic integration of ICT, data science, decision-making models, control technologies, and physical infrastructures, oriented towards decarbonization, resilience, and competitiveness.
In this context, the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of Politecnico di Milano aims to strengthen its role in national and European programmes on the green and digital transition.
The main research areas include: the planning and control of complex urban systems and digital twins; the management of multi-vector energy networks and energy communities; electric, connected, and autonomous mobility; the integration of sensing technologies, AI, and communications for critical infrastructures; and models for assessing the exposome and health resilience.
The approach aims to develop scalable and interoperable platforms to support data-driven decision-making by public authorities and industrial operators, contributing to sustainability goals and European priorities.
Finally, the Department invests in education through PhD programmes and multidisciplinary tracks to develop expertise in complex socio-technical systems.