Il simposio si svolgerà nella Sala Pistelli di Palazzo Medici Riccardi dal 16 al 17 Ottobre 2025. Per la Metrocittà Firenze presenzierà il consigliere delegato alla Protezione civile Massimo Fratini
Il programma, disponibile in lingua inglese, è reperibile anche sul sito: https://www.internationalsymposium.it/home
16 October 2025
Registration 9:00 – 10:00 (CEST)
10:00 – 10:10
Introduction to the symposium
Angela Pirri, Diego Carou Porto, Giuseppe Tortora
10:10 – 10:20
Opening remarks
Giovanni Macelloni, director at IFAC-CNR
10:20 – 10:50
Plenary
Drones with the Sense of Touch
Salua Hamaza, Director, BioMorphic Intelligence Lab, TU Delft Aerospace Engineering, The Netherlands
10:50 – 11:05
Integrating UAV remote sensing with proximal monitoring for vineyard and olive orchard management
Giovanni Caruso, Associate Professor at Pisa University, Department of Agriculture Food and Environment. Head of the Precision Fruit Growing Lab, Pisa, Italy
11:05 – 11:20
Drone Technology vs. Legacy in Remote Areas
Marcella Lamon, Research fellow at the Department of Law, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
11:20 – 11:50
Coffee break
11:50 – 12:05
To be announced
Speaker, to be announced
12:05 – 12:20
Drone Automation Doesn’t Stop in the Air. It’s Built from the Ground Up
Andrea Puiatti, CEO & Founder of Skycharge, Berlin, Italy
12:20 – 12:35
Far field Wireless Power Transmission for drone recharging based on laser technology
Domenico Edoardo Sfasciamuro, CCO at ORiS srl, Torino, Italy
12:35 – 12:50
To be announced
Massimo Satler, Research Fellow at the Institute of Mechanical Intelligence, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
12:50 – 14:15
Lunch
14:15 – 14:30
AI4Environment – Application of drones for the conservation of protected areas
Cosimo Distante, Senior Researcher at Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent System, National Research Council, Lecce, Italy
14:30 – 14:45
Marine Robots within the activities of ISME: the Interuniversity Research Center of Integrated Systems for the Marine Environment. Past, current and future challenges
Giovanni Indiveri, Associate Professor and Director at Inter-university Research Center for Integrated Systems for the Marine Environment – ISME, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
14:45 – 15:00
Autonomous Underwater Robotics: New Projects and Activities at the University of Florence (ISME Node)
Alessandro Ridolfi, Associate Professor at University of Florence. Coordinator for Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Florence, Italy
15:00 – 15:15
To be announced
Benedetto Allotta, Full Professor at University of Florence, Department of Industrial Engineering, Florence, Italy
15:15 – 15:30
Maritime Logistics in Drone Operations: Enhancing Naval Resupply and Coastal Connectivity
Pierre Deyris, CEO & Founder of Drones4Yachts, Paris, France
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 16:15
Drone logistics for Health and Well-Being
Alberto Sanna, Director at Center for Advanced Technology in Health and Well-Being, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
16:15 – 16:30
To be announced
Francesco Zaini, Partner of G2 Startups. President at Flowdron srl, Milan, Italy
16:30 – 16:45
AI-Driven Remote Monitoring Using Autonomous Platforms and dependent Drones
Michele Grassi, CEO & CTO at Matchclick srl, Pisa, Italy
16:45 – 17:00
It’s impossible to lock on the brain
Piera Levi-Montalcini, President at Fondazione Rita Levi-Montalcini, Turin, Italy
Social Events
17:00 – 19:00
Visit at Medici-Riccardi Museum
Reservations must be made by October, 10th. The cost of the ticket is 15 euro.
20:00 – 23:00
Social Dinner
Reservations must be made by October, 10th. The cost of the dinner is 50 euro.
17 October 2025
Registration 9:00 – 10:00 (CEST)
10:00 – 11:15
Roundtable
The Future of the Drone at the Intersection of Technology and Business
Speakers: Paola Olivares, director at Drones and Advanced Air Mobility Observatory, Politecnico di Milano; Leonardo Ermini, Head of Civil Protection and Forestry, Florence Metropolitan Area; Teresa Gracchi, Researcher at University of Florence; Giovanni Indiveri, Director at Inter-university Research Center for Integrated Systems for the Marine Environment – ISME, University of Genova; Giovanni Riccardi, Air Traffic Management and U-space researcher at ENAV, Naples; Antimo Sanapo, CEO at Net-Capital, Florence; Giancarlo Zema, Chairman of Giancarlo Zema Design Group, Innovative Ecosustainable Architecture Studio, Rome
Moderator: Katia Genovali, Scientific and Institutional Communicator, CNR-ISTI
11:15 – 11:45
Coffee break
11:45 – 12:00
Drones and Advanced Air Mobility: scenarios and opportunities for Italy
Alberto Curnis, Senior Researcher at Drones and Advanced Air Mobility Observatory, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
12:00 – 12:15
Drones for Medical Logistics – Issues and Perspectives
Filippo Tomasello, Senior Partner, and Sara Molinari, Technical Manager at EuroUSC, Rome, Italy
12:15 – 12:30
Demonstration of drone operations in Italy in a multi USSP environment
Giovanni Riccardi, Air Traffic Management and U-space researcher at ENAV, Naples, Italy
12:30 – 12:45
Drones, Artificial Intelligence and ZOAs: Towards an Advanced Air Mobility Ecosystem
Daniele Gulic, CEO at Skyproxima, Trieste, Italy
12:45 – 13:00
Transporting Medical Supplies by Drones: Feasibility, Technology and Traceability
Fabio Sgarabottolo, CEO & Founder of Carpitech srl, Naples, Italy
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch
14:30 – 14:50
The Social Use of Urban Air Mobility Through the Innovative Design of Smart Infrastructures
Giancarlo Zema, Chairman of Giancarlo Zema Design Group, Innovative Ecosustainable Architecture Studio, Rome, Italy
14:50 – 15:05
Leveraging Geospatial Intelligence in Drone Mission Planning
Yvan Montalieu, CEO & Founder of Stratomaps, Bordeaux, France
15:05 – 15:20
eVertiSKY: Intelligent Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Air Mobility
Giuseppe Carusi, Founder of eVertiSKY Inc, Chicago, Illinois, USA
15:20 – 15:35
Driving Innovation: Designing and manufacturing drone control hardware in Europe
Giacomo Pinagli, Automation at Sigma Ingegneria srl, Lucca, Italy
15:35 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 16:15
To be announced
Diego Carou Porto, Professor at Vigo University. Department of Engineering Design. Galicia, Spain
16:15 – 16:30
Governing the Skies: Territory, Governance, and Participation in Advanced Air Mobility
Salvo Forzese, Liaison for Italy of the Advanced Air Mobility Institute
16:30 – 16:45
An Integrated Conceptual-Design Framework for Multicopter Urban Air Mobility Vehicles
Danish Fraz, Research Assistant, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (SAME), College of Aeronautical Engineering, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
16:45 – 17:00
Addressing Patient Perception and the Human Element in Drone-Based Pharmaceutical Delivery
Michela Cohen, Project manager, Deep Blue srl, Rome, Italy
17:00 – 17:15
To be announced
Giuseppe Tortora, CEO & Founder of ABzero|Life Saving Partner, Cascina, Pisa, Italy
17:15 – 17:30
Best Talk Award Ceremony & Conclusions