8th edition: 22-26 June 2026
Physics for a Better Planet - III Edition
SUMMER SCHOOL on MODELING and DATA ANALYSIS for APPLIED PHYSICS – I EDITION
- Science and scientific progress can help us to create a better world
The summer school showed examples from cutting-edge physics research in material science, health, geophysics, society, and climate. The purpose was to show how different areas of physics can contribute to building a better planet. Hands-on workshops have helped students practice with the topics presented.
The school was aimed at master's degree and PhD students.
Director: Daniel Remondini
Co-director: Mariachiara Stellato, Mattia Ricchi, Chiara Malvaso, Simone Santoro, Leonardo Conti, Tommaso Giacometti
LOC: Giulio Colombini, Maddalena Cavallo, Giulia Napolitano
PARTNERS
Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna (Bologna)
Department of Geosciences, University of Padova (Padova)
IRCCS - Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (Bologna)
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia (Reggio Emilia)
National Institute for Nuclear Physics, INFN Pisa (Pisa)
Medical Technology Laboratory, IRCCS – Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (Bologna)
Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford (Oxford)
Main lectures
Lapo Boschi (Department of Geosciences, University of Padova) - Numerical models of 3D wave propagation through cetacean anatomy, and implications for biosonar
Francesco Avolio (Hera Bologna s.r.l., Wastewater Technological Innovation) – New approaches to detecting anomalous sewer discharges and testing innovative technologies for wastewater purification
Adrien Hallou (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford) - Spatial mechano-transcriptomics: mapping mechanical forces and gene expression in tissues at single-cell resolution
Fabio Monforti (Joint Research Centre - European Commission) - Good science for a better continent. The experience of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre
Filippo Pirani (Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna) - The Physics of Trauma: when science becomes evidence
Davide Micheli (TIM, Wireless Access Engineering Department) - Use of MDT (Minimization of Drive Test) data for electromagnetic propagation analysis in TIM's mobile radio access network
Seminars
Camilla Marella (Medical Physics Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia) - Feature Extraction from Histopathology Images for AI-Based Prediction Models
Francesco Casadei (IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna) - Towards Better Decoding: Reading DNA Through Physics
Giulio Colombini (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna) - Distributed-delay epidemiological models and how to inform them with open data
Stefano Polizzi (IRCCS - Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna) - Hazard Analysis: How to survive a coin flip?
Daniele Dall'Olio (IRCCS - Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital) - From Models to Medicine: When Advanced Methods Meet Clinical Reality
Maddalena Cavallo (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna) - Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Advanced methods for exploring brain structure through water motion
Camilla Scapicchio (National Institute for Nuclear Physics, INFN Pisa, Italy) - From Radiobiology to Biophysical Models in Advanced Radiotherapy: Data Platform and AI-Based Analysis
Matteo Berni (Medical Technology Laboratory, IRCCS – Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli) - Synchrotron imaging and mechanical testing for the study of articular cartilage viscoelastic properties
Hands-on / Laboratory sessions
Tommaso Giacometti (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna) - A practical introduction to image-based mechanical force inference in biological tissues and mechano-transcriptomics analysis
Francesco Casadei (IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna) - Hands-On Bioinformatics for Sequencing Data
Lorenzo Dall'Olio (IRCCS - Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna) - Hazard Analysis: How to survive a coin flip?
Daniele Dall'Olio (IRCCS - Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital) - From Models to Medicine: When Advanced Methods Meet Clinical Reality
Simone Fantoni (Medical Technology Laboratory, IRCCS – Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli) - Analysis of synchrotron images of articular cartilage
Giulia Napolitano (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna) - Innovative Materials for Real-Time Dosimetry in Radiation Therapy