The 15th edition of the RomeCup returns in presence, after two years, on May 2-4 at Sapienza University of Rome in the Marco Polo Building (Viale dello Scalo S. Lorenzo 82) [see news: RomeCup: May 2-4].
ROMECUP 2022 – TEACHING THE FUTURE WITH ROBOTS
RomeCup 2022, 15th edition
Rome, May 2-4, 2022
Marco Polo Building, Sapienza University of Rome, and “Sala della Protomoteca” at the Rome Campidoglio
Here is the programme for Monday, May 2:
10 – 11.30 | INAUGURATION
Introduction: Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale, and Daniele Nardi, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Sapienza University of Rome
Speakers
- Arianna Punzi, Dean, Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, Sapienza University of Rome
- Fabio Grasso, Dean, Faculty of Information, Informatics and Statistics, Sapienza University of Rome
- Daniele Leodori, Vice President, Regione Lazio
- Daniele Frongia, Deputy Head of Cabinet to the Minister for Youth Policy
INSPIRATIONAL TALK
Introduction: Alfonso Molina, Scientific Director, Fondazione Mondo Digitale, Personal Chair in Technology Strategy, University of Edinburgh.
Speakers
- Human Robot Interaction
Antonio Frisoli, Professor of Engineering, Mechanical Machine-applied Sector, and Director of the Human-Robot Interaction Area at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa
- Artificial Intelligence
Maurizio Lenzerini, Professor, “Antonio Ruberti” Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, and Coordinator of the National PhD Programme in Artificial Intelligence with a specialisation in Security and Cybersecurity, Sapienza University of Rome
- Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
Eugenio Guglielmelli, Deputy Rector for Research, Rome Campus Bio-Medico, and Maria Laura Costantino, President of the MedTech School Degree programme, Humanitas University and Milan Polytechnic
FOCUS
An ecosystem for innovation: the orle of public agencies for the strategic development in Lazio, starting from youth.
- Nicola Tasco, President, Lazio Innova
12 - 13 | STUDENTS MEET UNIVERISTIES – PART ONE
- Sapienza University of Rome. Presentation of the course catalogue in Computer and Automation Engineering, Management Engineering, Information Engineering and the Department for Information, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET)
- Rome “Campus Bio-Medico” University
- Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa – The New Frontiers of Robotics: A Look to the Future with the Eyes of the Present
10-16 | SHOWCASE AREA
Exhibit of prototypes from schools, companies, start-ups, universities and research centres
10 - 18 | ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS
15th INTERNATIONAL CITY OF ROME ROBOTICS TROPHY
NATIONAL ROBOCUP JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
RoboCup Junior Categories
▪ Soccer Open League
▪ Soccer Light Weight
International Trophy Categories
▪ Rescue Line
▪ Preliminary and Advanced On Stage
▪ Explorer Junior
▪ Explorer Senior
10 – 12 / 15.30 – 17.30 | DIDACTIC LABS
Educational Robotics Labs for students and professors, organised by FMD and event partners.
Edu4AI Lab for students and professors
Activities to introduce AI courses in school to explain AI simply and interactively through theoretical and methodological, technological and applications experiments.
For students: Coach Michele Majorano
For professors: Coaches Claudio Capobianco and Giulia Casini
15 - 17 | “CO.ME. SE” ROLE MODELLING SESSION
Kick-off event for Project “CO.ME.SE” promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale in collaboration with Eni. Students will work on issues related to sustainability and the environment, discovering the infinite possibilities of development provided by research and scientific culture. The session will be held by two researchers working at the Milan Polytechnic, founder of the Bi-rex start-up, which received an ENI Award at the Quirinale.
With:
- Domenica Surace, Start-up Acceleration @Eni Joule
- Greta Colombo Dugoni, Monica Ferro, Founder @Bi-rex
- Alberto Manieri, Project Manager, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
14 - 18 | “RISING YOUTH” HACKATHON
In collaboration with SAP, Project Rising Youth helps students to acquire and strengthen digital and soft skills that are necessary to face the challenges and continuous changes taking place on the job market.
The students who participated in the courses throughout the year will participate in a hackathon on sustainability based on four thematic axes: Holistic Steering, Zer0 emission, Zer0 waste, and Zer0 inequality.
with:
- Raffaella Mollame, Head of Communications at SAP Italy
- Alfonso Molina, Scientific Director, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
The 15th edition of RomeCup has the patronage of the City of Rome and is organised with the support, as partners, of the Regione Lazio, Lazio Innova, SAP, Eni, Fondazione Lars Magnus Ericsson; the technical support of Make a Shape; in collaboration with Edu4AI, a project co-financed by the European Erasmus+ Programme.
The full programme is available on-line at: romecup.org
