Research projects

Scientific research

Interreg
TRATT’EAU
Theme Smart buildings and cities
TRATT’EAU assesses the impacts of coastal retreat and sea-level rise, supporting the sustainable relocation of vulnerable activities.
Duration 2025 - 2028
Sponsors Interreg
Funding for the Unit 30 k€
PhD Position
Artificial intelligence in architecture: theory, models and the development of technological solutions for buildings and the built environment
Theme Digitalisation of construction
The project applies Graph Machine Learning to architecture to model spatial relationships and support AI-driven analysis and generation.
Duration 2025 - 2028
Sponsors ACPV
Funding for the Unit 35 k€
EdA-Z
Esperienza dell’Avventura per la generazione Z
Theme Smart villages and cities
EdA-Z promotes adventure tourism for “Tourist Z,” offering inclusive marine, coastal, and inland nature experiences with sports and culture.
Duration 2024 - 2027
Sponsors Interreg
Funding for the Unit 350 k€
PhD Position
AI-based applications of Two-Dimensional Materials for Intelligent and Resilient Cementitious Composites
Theme Innovative Materials
The project explores machine learning methods to design and optimize smart concrete based on 2D materials with multifunctional properties.
Duration 2024 - 2027
Sponsors Bedimensional S.p.A.
Funding for the Unit 20 k€
CLOSED
Liguria Tourism
Liguria Tourism Regional Development of Western Liguria
Theme Smart villages and cities, Smart villages and cities, Smart buildings and cities
Support to the Liguria Region in developing an innovative sustainable tourism model integrating jobs, environment, and youth training.
Duration 2023 - 2025
Sponsors EU-TSI
Funding for the Unit 65 k€
CLOSED
PhD Position
4D printing for the production of adaptive shading systems
Theme Digitalisation of construction
The research explores the potential of 4D printing to develop adaptive elements for dynamic solar shading in architectural applications.
Duration 2022 - 2025
Sponsors DVA
Funding for the Unit 35 k€
CLOSED
ECOBUILT\n
Eco-friendly Built Environment
Theme Smart villages and cities
ECOBUILT trains professionals to manage the complexity of sustainable planning across sectors and scales.
Duration 2022 - 2023
Sponsors Erasmus +
CLOSED
R2CITIES
Residential Renovation towards nearly zero energy CITIES
Theme Building Renovation , Building Renovation
R2CITIES develops replicable strategies for large-scale district renovation toward nearly zero-energy cities, with 3 demo sites.
Duration 2014 - 2018
Sponsors EU
Funding for the Unit 420 k€

Technological transfer

CLOSED
Spin-off
BuildTech srl
Theme Building Renovation , Building Renovation
BuildTech, founded in 2017 as an innovative spin-off of the University of Genoa, transfers academic expertise to design projects.
Duration 2017 - 2023
CLOSED
Patent
Heating element based on a mixture of pure graphene and carbon black, and process for its production.
Theme Innovative Materials
Development of novel graphene and carbon black-based coatings for heating applications.
Duration 2024
Sponsors Bedimensional S.p.A., IIT

Consultancy

CLOSED
Commissioned research
Innovative Coatings for Nonwoven Fabric Elements in Construction
Theme Innovative Materials
Consulting on innovative coatings for nonwoven fabrics in construction, supporting product development and market strategies for the sector.
Duration 2021 - 2022
Sponsors Fiscatech S.p.A.
Funding for the Unit 10 k€
CLOSED
Commissioned research
Graphene-Based Self-Heating Coatings for Cardboard Panels
Theme Innovative Materials
Development of graphene-based radiant panels for lightweight building systems within the Archicart project.
Duration 2025
Sponsors UNICT
Funding for the Unit 8 k€

Scientific research

TRATT’EAU

Artificial intelligence in architecture: theory, models and the development of technological solutions for buildings and the built environment

Esperienza dell’Avventura per la generazione Z

AI-based applications of Two-Dimensional Materials for Intelligent and Resilient Cementitious Composites

Liguria Tourism Regional Development of Western Liguria

4D printing for the production of adaptive shading systems

Eco-friendly Built Environment

Residential Renovation towards nearly zero energy CITIES

Technological transfer

BuildTech srl

Heating element based on a mixture of pure graphene and carbon black, and process for its production.

Consultancy

Innovative Coatings for Nonwoven Fabric Elements in Construction

Graphene-Based Self-Heating Coatings for Cardboard Panels