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Seminars, lectures, workshops and presentations organized by the Institute of Advanced Studies.

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19 MAY 2026

Lectures

Hierarchical Flow structure, from thermal management to botanic and health science

Sala delle Feste, Palazzo Malvezzi, via Zamboni 22 - In presence and online event

Natural flow systems evolve efficient dendritic designs. Prof. Lorente shows how hierarchical flow architectures optimize heat, fluid, and biological transport across engineering and nature.

20 MAY 2026

Lectures

The Fashion Nexus: China, Southeast Asia, and the Making of 21st-Century Fashion

Aula Prodi Plesso di San Giovanni in Monte - In presence and online event

Explores how China’s global rise reshapes Southeast Asian fashion, showing how designers negotiate identity, power, and creativity through local responses to “Global China.”

27 MAY 2026

Lectures

On the Edge of the Cloud: Making Smart Systems Predictable When Time Matters

Sala Armi, Palazzo Malvezzi, via Zamboni 22 - In presence and online event

Edge-to-cloud systems link devices and cloud computing for fast, efficient services. The talk explains how they work, why predictability matters, and key challenges and solutions.

08 JUNE 2026

Lectures

Partial Differential Equations: An Endless Story

Sala Armi, Palazzo Malvezzi, via Zamboni 22 - In presence and online event

Partial Differential Equations are fundamental to science, shaping mathematics and linking fields like physics, engineering, art, and artificial intelligence.

15 JUNE 2026

Lectures

Against Prehistory: Archaeology as Indigenous History in South America

Sala Armi, Palazzo Malvezzi, via Zamboni 22 - In presence and online event

Prehistory has been used to exclude Indigenous peoples from history. Decolonial archaeology in Brazil reclaims their continuity, agency, and territorial rights.

17 JUNE 2026

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Peirce’s Legacy in the Era of Algorithmic Narrativity

Aula "EMILIO PASQUINI" Via Zamboni 32 - In presence and online event

The lecture explores digital narrativity with LLMs as semiotic agents, redefining narrative as flow and meaning as a balance between interpretive openness and cultural decipherability.

19 JUNE 2026

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Independent Directors in South Korea: Structural Challenges and Lessons from Concentrated Ownership—A Comparative Reflection with Italy

Sala Rossa, Palazzo Marchesini, Via Marsala, 26 - In presence and online event

The South Korea’s independent-director system under controlling shareholders, comparing it with Italy and assessing why current governance tools struggle to protect minority shareholders.

24 JUNE 2026

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Sustainable Polymers: Advances, Challenges and Opportunities for a Changing World

Sala Armi, Palazzo Malvezzi, via Zamboni 22 - In presence and online event

Sustainable polymer science advances UN SDGs through bio-based materials,green synthesis,recycling,and AI-driven design,enabling cleaner energy,environment, health,and circular economy solutions.

08 JULY 2026

Lectures

Innovative strategies to reduce fertilizer use and nutrient losses in agro-ecosystems

Sala Rossa, Palazzo Marchesini, Via Marsala, 26 - In presence and online event

With finite fertilizers and climate stress, smarter use is key: efficient crops, microbes, models, and digital tools to cut losses, pollution, and boost sustainability.

14 SEPTEMBER 2026

Lectures

Emergent Mosaic Art in the Age of Computational Creativity

room not yet identified - In presence and online event

Mosaic art spans ancient to modern times, but lacks academic study. Combining computational aesthetics and creativity could support artists and deepen understanding of beauty in mosaics.

21 SEPTEMBER 2026

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Life: a non-biological domain

room not yet identified - In presence and online event

Using Solaris as a lens, this talk explores the limits and biases in defining life, and how astrobiology seeks universal principles to recognize life beyond Earth.

07 OCTOBER 2026

Lectures

Brain-muscle cross talk: drivers of resilience to fatigability and targets of novel interventions

room not yet identified - In presence and online event

How brain-muscle interactions promote resilience to fatigue in older adults, offering insights for interventions to improve mobility and reduce disability risk.