Hi-tech climbing holdsContact person
ALESSANDRO COLOMBOEmail:
alessandro.colombo@polimi.itStudy course: Automation Engineering
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We are working, with colleagues at Politecnico di Torino and from the industry, to develop a new climbing wall that will provide feedback to the climber regarding performance, energy usage, posture. If you like climbing AND tinkering with electronic circuits, programming languages, or tools from control theory, this will be a good opportunity to put your engineering skills and your passion to good use.
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Design of the building blocks of a 30-GHz digitally-controlled phase-locked loop in 28-nm CMOSContact person
SALVATORE LEVANTINOEmail:
salvatore.levantino@polimi.itStudy course: Electronics Engineering
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The thesis is intended for the Master Degree Program in Electronics Engineering.
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Design of a fully-integrated, digitally-controlled, voltage regulator in 28-nm CMOSContact person
SALVATORE LEVANTINOEmail:
salvatore.levantino@polimi.itStudy course: Electronics Engineering
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The thesis is intended for the Master Degree Program in Electronics Engineering.
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Design of an 80-GHz frequency multiplier for wireless applications in BiCMOS 55nm processContact person
SALVATORE LEVANTINOEmail:
salvatore.levantino@polimi.itStudy course: Electronics Engineering
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The thesis is intended for the Master Degree Program in Electronics Engineering.
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Design of the building blocks of a high-efficiency DC/DC converter in BCD 0.18um processContact person
SALVATORE LEVANTINOEmail:
salvatore.levantino@polimi.itStudy course: Electronics Engineering
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The thesis is intended for the Master Degree Program in Electronics Engineering.
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Electronic Instrumentation to Control Bioelectrochemical Devices for a Contaminated Site RemediationContact person
GIORGIO FERRARI;GIORGIO FERRARIEmail:
giorgio.ferrari@polimi.itStudy course: Electronics Engineering
Web page:
http://home.deib.polimi.it/ferrari/Locandina%20BESThearen.pdfDescription
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Il lavoro di tesi mira alla realizzazione di uno strumento multicanale per sistemi bioelettrochimici utilizzati nell'ambito del biorisanamento di siti contaminati utilizzando particolari specie batteriche. Lo strumento dovrà permettere di realizzare cronoamperometrie e voltammetrie a scansione lineare ed essere adatto sia per misure di laboratorio sia per condizioni in campo con trasmissione wired/wireless dei dati.
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Smarter carsContact person
ALESSANDRO COLOMBOEmail:
alessandro.colombo@polimi.itStudy course: Automation Engineering
Web page:
http://home.deib.polimi.it/acolombo/index.shtmlDescription
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Future cars will use sensors to understand what is happening around and inside them, wireless communication to share this information with neighbouring vehicles, and decision logic to coordinate and react to unexpected events. This will make traffic safer, both for car passengers and for other road users. We are figuring out the data collection, processing, and control strategies needed to make all this possible.
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Biciclette e shimmyContact person
ALESSANDRO COLOMBOEmail:
alessandro.colombo@polimi.itStudy course: Automation Engineering
Other members of the research group:
Gianantonio MagnaniWeb page:
http://home.deib.polimi.it/acolombo/index.shtmlDescription
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La shimmy e' una vibrazione ad alta frequenza della parte anteriore del telaio di una bici (vedi video su youtube). Si innesca in alcune biciclette da corsa intorno ai 50km/h, rendendo molto difficile il controllo e piuttosto pericolosa la corsa. Stiamo cercando di capire, con modelli matematici e test su strada, quali parametri di progetto della bici influenzano questo fenomeno, e come lo si puo' ridurre o limitare.
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An integrated patient platform for the management of clinical outcomes and wearable sensor measurementsContact person
GABRIELLA TOGNOLAEmail:
gabriella.tognola@polimi.itStudy course: Biomedical Engineering
Other members of the research group:
CNR IEIIT-Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell'Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni (Milano, Research & Development partner); Medas Solutions (Milano, technical partner)Description
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Objective of the Thesis is the design and development of an integrated platform to merge and manage data from outcomes measured with clinial tests (such as laboratory tests, medical imaging, ECG, etc) and data from measurements acquired with commercial wearable sensors (such as wristband sensors used for fitness tracking). The purpose is to design such integrated platform to monitor the health status in non-critical patients with chronic diseases and to provide the patient with a detailed and user-friendly journal of his/her health status and the attending doctor a detailed tracking of the patient health status 24 h a day. For the doctor, the platform will provide information useful to assess the fitness/wellness level of the patient and how the daily habits of the patient and the assigned treatment plan influence each other.
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Deep-learning and Information Extraction for Clinical Decision Support in personalised treatment and differential diagnosis of Meniere diseaseContact person
GABRIELLA TOGNOLAEmail:
gabriella.tognola@polimi.itStudy course: Biomedical Engineering
Other members of the research group:
CNR IEIIT-Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell'Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni (Milano, Research & Development partner); Policlinico di Milano (clinical partner)Description
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Background: Meniere disease is a disorder of the inner ear that causes severe and debilitating vertigo, hearing loss, and fullness or congestion in the ear. It affects approximately 12 out of every 1,000 people, from 20 to 60 years.
The problem: Although the cause of Meniere disease is well known (buildup of fluid in the labyrinth), no definite answers are available on the many reasons why only some people develop the disease; the treatment options are many, inlcuding medications, surgery, pressure treatments, but the clinical efficacy of these options is not the same for all patients, as it highly depends on the accuracy with which the etiology of the disease has been determined for each single case.
The proposed solution: Objectives of the Thesis are: 1) To develop an automated procedure for clinical text analytics based on Information Extraction able to identify, extract and organize clinical information from the textual medical records that may explain the etiology of the disease (past and present symptoms, medical evidences, signs, past and present treatments, etc); 2) To develop a Clinical Decision Support system that based on the textual information extracted in (1) and on the quantitive (numerical) data from clinical audiometric tests and medical imaging (CT and MR scans) will support the doctor in the differential diagnosis of the disease; 3) To integrate in the System developed in (2) a treatment module to identify clusters of patients with similar treament outcomes and thus support the doctor in planning the best personalised plan for Meniere disease treatment.
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Ecological Momentary Assessment and Machine Learning for real-life, robust and effective analysis of outcomes in tinnitus clinical trials.Contact person
GABRIELLA TOGNOLA;Email:
gabriella.tognola@polimi.itStudy course: Biomedical Engineering
Other members of the research group:
CNR IEIIT-Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell'Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni (Milano, Research & Development partner); Policlinico di Milano (clinical partner); Del Bo Tecnologie per L'Ascolto (Milano, clinical partner); Eriksholm Research Centre (Denmark, technological partner)Description
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Background: Tinnitus (i.e., ringing in the ears) is a symptom that affects nearly 1 in 5 people and may seriously impact the quality of life of sufferers. A range of options are available to mask or distract from the tinnitus, to manage the psychosocial impacts, reduce stress, or to address common comorbidities such as depression, anxiety and insomnia.
The problem: There is a lack of high-level evidence for the clinical efficacy of these different management options. Also, tinnitus-related variables fluctuate substantially over the day, thus it is important to gather the outcomes of tinnitus clinical management in real life (i.e. not in the laboratory) and in real time (i.e. not a single snap shot).
The proposed solution: Objectives of the Thesis are: (1) to develop an innovative platform for collecting real-life and real-time health data through Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA), and (2) to analyse those variables using Machine Learning to identify a global measure of the outcomes that include but are not restricted to general health, concomitant medications, hearing status, lifestyle, personality, tinnitus-related beliefs, and treatment outcome expectations.
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Paradigmi conversazionali (basati su chatbot) per l'esplorazione di grandi quantità di dati.Contact person
MARISTELLA MATERA;MARISTELLA MATERAEmail:
maristella.matera@polimi.itStudy course: Computer Science and Engineering
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The thesis will focus on the design and use of chatbots as a new paradigm to support the exploration of extensive collections of data. Overall the aim would be to get to a novel use of such chat interfaces as intermediaries to help the users make sense of data, i.e., facilitating the access to a large body of content and/or guiding the users in the enactment of actions that can lead them towards the achievement of their goals.
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Side-channel attacks over the internet of thingsContact person
VITTORIO ZACCARIAEmail:
vittorio.zaccaria@polimi.itStudy course: Computer Science and Engineering
Other members of the research group:
Guido Bertoni (Security Pattern), Filippo Melzani (Security Pattern)Web page:
http://www.vittoriozaccaria.net/#/thesisDescription
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This thesis will be done in collaboration with Security Pattern ( https://www.securitypattern.com). IoT is increasingly implemented using devices that might store sensitive information but otherwise work in an hostile environment. One of the most effective class of attacks that can be used to steal such sensitive information is implemented through a side-channel. A side-channel attack exploits a physical, measurable property of an otherwise secure implementation to exfiltrate sensitive data. Main examples are timing attacks, power analysis, electromagnetic analysis and fault injection. This thesis proposal aims at improving and extending the current hardware/software tools to implement an attack. The goal is to provide IoT designers with a easy to use device and software to find any vulnerability of the system under design. The candidate will work with and extend a ChipWhisperer board (https://newae.com/tools/chipwhisperer/) and its software. Check out the above link to know more!
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Study and design of a digital micro-mirror controller in Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) applicationsContact person
ANGELO GERACIEmail:
angelo.geraci@polimi.itStudy course: Electronics Engineering
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The activity deals with the control of a MEMS-resonant mirror and a MEMS-linear mirror with the aim of generating a raster scan. The designed circuit will be inserted into an LBS architecture for applications of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR / VR) where it will work together with an analog ASIC for the control of the mirrors and for the generation and management of video synchronisms.
Goals of the project are: Matlab system study; implementation in RTL language or languages compatible with high level synthesis; development of a mixed signal simulation environment for the cosimulation of the digital controller with analog front end and mechanical models of the mirrors, with the aim of verifying the validity of the control also on the ASIC and MEMS process spreads; choice of technology for a future ASIC implementation.
The activity will be carried out in STMicroelectronics at the Castelletto headquarters.
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Study and design of a digital interface circuit between Application Processor and Laser Driver for Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) in video projection applicationsContact person
ANGELO GERACIEmail:
angelo.geraci@polimi.itStudy course: Electronics Engineering
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The activity deals with the synchronization between source and driver, as well as the calibration and color balance of the various lasers. The designed circuit will be inserted in an LBS architecture for applications of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR / VR) where it will work as a glue between application processors, laser drivers and mirror drivers.
Goals of the project are: definition of the microarchitecture, implementation in RTL language; FPGA implementation of the circuit together with an existing ST laser driver; choice of technology for a future ASIC implementation.
The activity will be carried out in STMicroelectronics at the Castelletto headquarters.
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Characterization and modeling for spindle motors for HARD DISK applicationsContact person
GIAMBATTISTA GRUOSSOEmail:
giambattista.gruosso@polimi.itStudy course: Electrical Engineering
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The characterization and modeling for spindle motors for HARD DISK applications is a fundamental theme for the development of sensorless type controls. The thesis, carried out in collaboration with ST microeletrocnis (internship) will aim to study this type of engines and arrive at a complete electromechanical model.
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Error correcting and storage with emerging memoriesContact person
LUCA BARLETTAEmail:
luca.barletta@polimi.itStudy course: Telecommunications Engineering
Web page:
http://home.deib.polimi.it/barletta/Description
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We want to investigate aspects related to reliability and latency required by storage with emerging memory technologies – like PCM, STTMRAM, Cu-RAM, Ce-RAM, Fe-RAM, Ox-RAM, and 3D XPoint – through the design of error correcting codes.
Computer simulations may be needed to assess the performance of practical error correcting codes.
(Suggested) Prerequisites: Coding theory.
Computer simulations will be performed in Matlab or C, depending on student's preferences.
During the thesis the student will be financially supported by Micron Semiconductor Italia S.r.l (approximately 600 € / month).
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Photo Controlled Deformable MirrorsContact person
DARIO ANDREA NICOLA NATALIEmail:
dario.natali@polimi.it, andrea.bianco@brera.inaf.itStudy course: Electronics Engineering
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In the field of astronomy, to achieve diffraction limited imaging it is mandatory to compensate for the distortion induced by the atmosphere. This can be done by means of suitable deformable optics. Photo Controlled Deformable Mirrors (PCDMs) are an innovative class of deformable mirrors, where the deformation of a reflective surface is induced by a local and optically addressed change of the electrostatic pressure . The thesis deals the design and realization of mirror prototypes, the assessment of expected performances of an adaptive optical system and with the development of suitable opto-electric-mechanical models for PDMCs.
The project, which is part of the EU Horizon2020 OPTICON project (Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy), www.astro-opticon.org/,
is in collaboration with Andrea Bianco, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Merate (LC).
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Memristive Hopfield networks for pattern learning, association, recognition and correctionContact person
DANIELE IELMINIEmail:
daniele.ielmini@polimi.itStudy course: Electronics Engineering
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Recurrent neural networks can learn and recall patterns, and are responsible for associative memories (e.g., the Pavlov's dog) in our brain. This Thesis will aim at the simulation, the design and the testing of Hopfield-type recurrent networks with memristive synapses, to demonstrate cognitive functions such as memory formation, recall, association, and correction. Work to be performed at the Nanodevice lab, DEIB.
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Brain-inspired circuits for learning in silicoContact person
DANIELE IELMINIEmail:
daniele.ielmini@polimi.itStudy course: Electronics Engineering
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The objective of this Thesis is the development of spiking neural networks with memristive synapses capable of learning. The activity includes the simulation, the design, and the testing of a neural network capable of learning and recognition spatio-temporal patterns, such as moving trajectories, words, and jingles. The work will be carried out at the Nanodevice lab, DEIB.
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Solving linear algebra problems with memristorsContact person
DANIELE IELMINIEmail:
daniele.ielmini@polimi.itStudy course: Electronics Engineering
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The objective of this Thesis is the hardware demonstration of a recently developed scheme for solving linear algebra problems, such as finding the vector x in Ax = b, using a crossbar array of memristors. The activity includes simulations, design and testing of analog circuits with memristive devices fabricated in Polifab. The work will be carried out at the Nanodevice lab, DEIB.
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Blockchain / Composizione di contrattiContact person
FLORIAN DANIELEmail:
florian.daniel@polimi.itStudy course: Computer Science and Engineering
Web page:
http://www.floriandaniel.it/tesi.htmlDescription
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Blockchain è la tecnologia dei Bitcoin, una tecnologia del futuro. Si tratta di un “libro mastro” per la registrazione di transazioni (non solo di denaro) distribuito e aperto a tutti, quasi impossibile da falsificare. Etherium, una delle possibili piattaforme blockchain, supporta anche l’esecuzione di piccoli script all’interno del blockchain, i cosiddetti contratti. L’obiettivo finale di questo argomento è quello di arrivare a definire un’approccio di composizione leggero per l’integrazione di contratti. Ma prima: Qual è il potere espressivo di questi contratti? Come sono fatti? Quali operazioni sono possibili? Quali sensate? Come possiamo mettere in comunicazione due contratti?
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Chatbots / Bot personali, ma davveroContact person
FLORIAN DANIELEmail:
florian.daniel@polimi.itStudy course: Computer Science and Engineering
Web page:
http://www.floriandaniel.it/tesi.htmlDescription
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Tutte le conversazioni online oggi vedono partecipare non solo umani ma anche dei bot, cioè delle entità algoritmiche che in superficie mimano il comportamento umano, ma non lo sono affatto. I chatbot, per esempio, sono quei bot con cui chattiamo tramite WhatsApp, Messager, o simili strumenti di messaggistica. Lo sviluppo di chatbot fatti bene rimane però un problema aperto. Non esistono strumenti che permettano a un utente non programmatore di sviluppare dei bot. Come possiamo invece mettere questo utente nelle condizioni di svilupparsi un bot tutto suo? Come assisterlo nel suo compito? L’obiettivo è permettere a tutti di avere un assistente bot personale.
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Crowdsourcing / Studi con utentiContact person
FLORIAN DANIELEmail:
florian.daniel@polimi.itStudy course: Computer Science and Engineering
Web page:
http://www.floriandaniel.it/tesi.htmlDescription
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Il crowdsourcing è l’esternalizzazione (outsourcing) di lavoro a un gruppo di persone sconosciute (la crowd) tramite una chiamata aperta a tutti, una pratica diventata famosa soprattutto grazie a piattaforme come Mechanical Turk e CrowdFlower. La sfida è capire come coinvolgere persone nella risoluzione di problemi che computer tradizionali non sono in grado di risolvere, garantendo la qualità dei risultati.
E’ possibile usare la crowd per condurre studi con utenti (user studies) che solitamente invece richiedono la presenza degli utenti in un laboratorio? Quali compromessi bisogna accettare? Quali invece possono essere gli eventuali vantaggi?
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Data science / Sviluppo sistema di analisi di datiContact person
FLORIAN DANIELEmail:
florian.daniel@polimi.itStudy course: Computer Science and Engineering
Web page:
http://www.floriandaniel.it/tesi.htmlDescription
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La data science è una disciplina emergente che combina tante aree della computer science — data management, machine learning, statistica, UI design — per creare valore dai dati, dati che continuano a crescere con ritmi esorbitanti (Big Data). Innumerevoli sono le sfide da affrontare, dalla gestione di grandi moli di dati, alla loro rappresentazione, interpretazione, analisi e visualizzazione. Altrettante sono le domande di ricerca che si possono studiare.
Rispondere a queste domande richiede il coordinamento di operazioni diverse (analisi di dati, formattazioni di dati, crawling del Web, …). Lo scopo di questo progetto quindi è quello di sviluppare un sistema di analisi dei dati basato sul concetto di Workflow/Business Process Management che permetta la modularizzazione delle operazioni e la loro orchestrazione a partire da un modello grafico.
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