Udine & India
Research projects in applicable mathematics and information sciences
Indo-Italian Workshops on "IT: Research, Education & Industry"
This is an ongoing series of annual events which started in 2002, in Hyderabad. It is jointly organized by the University of Udine and the B.M. Birla Science Centre, and it is supported by the Embassy of Italy to India in New Delhi.
The Scientific Attaché of the Embassy, Leonardo Gastaldi, and his successor Lidia Szpyrkowicz have played a key role in making this a very successful series of events.
Speakers have included academicians, researchers, as well as prominent software entrepreneurs, and important beaurocrates.
Tenth edition: 17 October 2011
Hyderabad, B.M. Birla Science Centre
Speakers: B.G. Sidharth, Director, B.M. Birla Science; Welcome Address; L. Szpyrkowicz, Scientific Attache, Embassy of Italy, New Delhi; F. Honsell, Mayor of Udine, The International Institute for Applicable Mathematics and Informatics: Educating educators; Rammurthy Naidu, Member, UGC, Hyderabad, Cooperation between Indian and Foreign Universities; M.G.P.L. Narayana, Vice President, TCS, Hyderabad, Engineering Sustainable Solutions for Social benefit, ICT Way; Carlo Tasso, University of Udine, The E-Dvara Platform; Roberto Ranon, University of Udine, Virtual Musems.
Ninth edition: 11-12 October 2010
Hyderabad, B.M. Birla Science Centre
Speakers: B.G. Sidharth, Director, B.M. Birla Science Centre, Welcome Address; L. Szpyrkowicz, Scientific Attache, Embassy of Italy, New Delhi; D.N. Reddy, Vice Chancellor, JNTU, Hyderabad; F. Honsell, Mayor of Udine, 10 years of Hyderabad-Udine collaborations in the area of IT; K.S. Raghavan, Industry – Academia Interactions,Today’s Challenges; C. Tasso, University of Udine, E-Dvara: a digital platform for Indo-Italian cooperation; G. Rammurthy, Dynamic Synapse based Neural Networks: System of Systems; A. Trovarelli, University of Udine, Perspectives in chemical and energy technology; M. Michelini, University of Udine, Scientific education and teacher training; N. Sarat Chandra, M.G.P.L. Narayana, Vice President, TCS, Hyderabad, Roadmap for ICT services Industry going up value chain; C. Tasso, University of Udine, E-Dvara: past, present and future; M. Michelini, University of Udine, Innovation in physics teaching learning; L. Ieronutti, University of Udine, VEX-CMS: a High-Level Tool for Curators of 3D Virtual Visits; P. Coppola, University of Udine, Context aware browser; A. Rani, University of Udine, Neural trees classifiers – Image processing; F. Honsell, Mayor of Udine, Promoting scientific literacy; M. Fuccaro, NET Spa, Udine, From waste to resource; K. Ramamurthy Naidu, Member, UGC, Hyderabad, Cooperation between Indian and Foreign Universities.
Eighth edition: 15-16 October 2009
Hyderabad, B.M. Birla Science Centre
Speakers: B.G. Sidharth, Director, B.M. Birla Science Centre, Address; R. Toscano, Ambassador of Italy to India, Embassy of Italy, New Delhi; L. Szpyrkowicz, Scientific Attache, Embassy of Italy, New Delhi; F. Honsell, Mayor of Udine, Italy; D.N. Reddy, Vice Chancellor, JNTU, Hyderabad; C. Tasso, Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Udine, Italy; C.S. Rao, IT Advisor, Government of Andhra Pradesh; Mohan Reddy, Infotech, Hyderabad, IT in Indian Industry; F. Honsell, Mayor of Udine, The role of municipalities in innovation and internationalization: an Indo-Italian opportunity; C.S.R. Prabhu, National Informatics Centre, Hyderabad, Cloud Computing; C . Tasso, University of Udine, The evolution of the Web meets Artificial Intelligence: from Web 2.0 to the Semantic Web - New opportunities and trends; Massimo Fuccaro, NET Spa, Udine, The current conceptual model to manage waste In Italy. An opportunity for collaboration between Italy and India; Walter Armari, AMGA - Azienda Multiservizi Spa, Udine, The water services in Italy; D. Levi and M. Visentin, University of Udine, History of Art and ICT: activities and projects of University of Udine; Sarat Chandra Babu ( C-DAC, Hyderabad), E Learning; R. Ranon, University of Udine, ICT for cultural heritage: building Virtual Museums; M . Baggi, University of Siena, Semantic Verification of Web System Contents.
Seventh edition: 4 September 2008
Hyderabad, B.M. Birla Science Centre
Speakers: D.N. Reddy, Vice Chancellor, JNTU,
Sixth edition: 30-31 August 2007
Hyderabad, B.M. Birla Science Centre
Speakers: Furio Honsell, University of Udine, The International Institute for Applicable Mathematics and Informatics: Achievements and Perspectives; B.G. Sidharth, B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad,,Indo-Italian cooperation in ICT; B. Ramalinga Raju, Satyam Computer Services, India and Computer Services, Corporate governance and product innovation in ICT; B.V. Mohan Reddy, Chairman Infotech, India as a global IT player; Antoniomaria Bardelli, Città Fiera, Udine, Opportunities for Indo-Italian Cooperation in Trade and Industry; Mohan Kanda, Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Perspectives in Italy and Andhra Pradesh relations; Saratchandra Babu, CDAC, Hyderabad, E-Learning Tools; Upendra Rao, SBI, Hyderabad, Knowledge Management and IT; B.V. Naidu, Software Technology Parks of India, Bangalore, The IT Scene; Dr. M. Veerender, Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, Art Digitazion; F. Freschi (University of Udine) ICT for EU-India Preservation of Cultural Heritage: Some Projects of the University of Udine; G. Kamalakar, Birla Archaeological and Cultural Research Institute, Hyderabad, 3D Virtual Museums, Roberto Ranon, University of Udine, 3D on the Web and its applications to Cultural Heritage; Paolo Coppola, University of Udine, XML and E-Contents; P. Ramanujan, CDAC, Bangalore, Issues in Computer-based Sanskrit Studies.
Fifth edition: 3-4 October 2006
Hyderabad, B.M. Birla Science Centre
Speakers: Furio Honsell, University of Udine, The International Institute for Applicable Mathematics and Informatics: Achievements and Perspectives; B.G. Sidharth, B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad, Indo-Italian cooperation in ICT; Francesca Visintin, University of Udine, Models of technology transfer; B. Ramalinga Raju, Satyam Computer Services, Corporate governance and product innovation in ICT; S. Upendra Rao, SBI, Hyderabad, Knowledge Management and IT; Saratchandra Babu, CDAC, Hyderabad, E-Learning Tools; Paolo Lanzetta, University of Udine, New Developments in Ophthalmology. Update on Research Activities at the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Udine; K.V.K. Prasad, B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad, Security Concerns; Carlo Tasso, University of Udine, From Information Society to Knowledge Society; B.V. Naidu, Director, Software Technology Parks of India,Bangalore, The IT Scene; Antoniomaria Bardelli, Città Fiera, Udine, Opportunities for Indo-Italian Cooperation in Trade and Industry; Roberto Ranon, University of Udine, 3D on the Web and its applications to cultural heritage.
Fourth edition: 31 August-1 September 2005
Hyderabad, B.M. Birla Science Centre
Speakers: Furio Honsell, University of Udine, Economic valorization of research at the University of Udine; B.G. Sidharth, Director of B.M. Birla Science Centre, IT and Research Centres; Upendra Rao, B.M. Birla Science Centre, Trends in Intelligent Computing; Paolo Coppola, ICT incubators in Udine: a first-hand experience; Roberto Ranon, Web3D initiatives at the University of Udine; Stefania Mason, Information Technology for the preservation of cultural heritage: methodologies, projects and examples; Linda Borean, E-Dvara and LIDA (Information Technology Lab for Art History Research); G. Kamalakar, Birla Archaeological and Cultural Research Institute, Art Digitazion.
Third edition: 8-9 November 2004
Speakers: Furio Honsell, University of Udine, Informatics as a "Lingua Franca" for cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary dialogues; B.G. Sidharth, B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad, The ICT Bridge; Carlo Tasso, University of Udine, Intelligent Platforms for the semantic Web: New Technologies for Accessing, and Filtering Information and Knowledge; Saratchandra Babu, CDAC, Hyderabad,Web Portals Design; Paolo Omero, University of Udine, E-Contents Platform for Heritage and Science; K.V.K. Prasad, B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad, E-contents and E-learning; Furio Honsell, University of Udine, ICT for University management: a joint research project; C.S. Rao, IT Advisor to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Perspectives in IT in Andhra Pradesh; Moreno Falaschi, University of Udine, A Rewriting-based Framework for Web Sites Verification; Roberto Ranon, University of Udine, Web3D Technologies For Educational Purposes.
Second edition: 1-2 September 2003
Hyderabad, B.M. Birla Science Centre
Speakers: Vijay Kumar, Director - Software Technology Parks of India in Hyderabad, The role of Science and Technology Parks; T.H. Chowdary Information Technology adviser Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Information Technology in Andhra Pradesh; Sarat Chandra Babu, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing in Hyderabad, The Activities of CDAC Network; Furio Honsell, University of Udine, Knowledge Society: challenges and strategies; Mr. Mohan Kanda, Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Perspectives in Italy and Andhra Pradesh relations; B.G. Sidharth, B.M. Birla Science Centre, The role of Research Centres; M. Radhakrishna IIIT Allahabad & B.M. Birla Science Centre, Challenges in IT Education.
First edition: 26-27 October 2002
Hyderabad, B.M. Birla Science Centre
Speakers: J. Satyanarayana, IT, Government of Andhra Pradesh, IT in Andhra Pradesh; Arun Agarwal, University of Hyderabad, Research in IT; Furio Honsell, University of Udine, Internationalization and the Italian University System; S.N.N. Pandit, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Role of Mathematical Sciences in IT: Education and Research; Lakshmi Eswari, CDAC, Hyderabad, E-Learning; R.K. Bagga, IT Area, ASCI, Hyderabad, IT & E-Governance; Vijay Kumar, Software Technology Park of India (STPI), IT Industry Perspectives; D. Ramakrishna, Birla Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Master Courses in IT in India; B.G. Sidharth, B.M. Birla Science Centre, The Story of IT and the B.M. Birla Science Centre; Gabriele Gatti, AREA Science Park in Trieste, Mutual Interchange of Know-how in Technology Transfer and the Dissemination of Innovation; L.V. Raj, Satyam Computer Services, Hyderabad, IT and Satyam; T.H. Chowdhary, IT Advisor to Government of Andhra Pradesh, IT and Infrastructure.