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The Research Unit in Genova
The Department of Communication, Computer and System Sciences (DIST) of the University of Genova works on the frontiers of Information Engineering where, thanks to the integration among Information Technology, Control and Transmission Systems, multimedia environments, new methodologies are available and continuously growing. It is one of the most important and dynamic realities of the University of Genova.
For decades DIST has been involved in the international research community and several collaborations have been activated with reputable foreign universities and institutions (M.I.T., University of California, Oxford University, INRIA, etc).
Educational sectors at DIST are Automatics, Bio-engineering, Computer Science, Operative Research and Telecommunications. In these sectors, DIST participates in both international and national research projects, which are encouraged and funded by the European Union (UE), the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) and the National Research Council (CNR). Application areas towards which research at DIST is addressed include both information technologies and methodologies, as well as their use in different sectors of production and services, from industrial robotics and biomedical applications to cultural and "free time" activities. At DIST, about 100 Master theses are discussed each year; in addition, DIST premises host 50 courses, educational laboratories (Automatic Controls, Computer Sciences, Real-Time Systems, Telecommunications) and tele-educational systems: as a result, it contributes to Masters in Biomedical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Business-Administration Engineering and Computer Science Engineering, as well as degrees in both Electronic Engineering and Logistics and Production-oriented Engineering.
The BIOLAB is a Bio-engineering laboratory. The first branch of its research activities concerns bio-image acquisition, processing and visualisation, in order to investigate on one hand the relations between structure and function in biological systems (images of cells in optical and confocal microscopy), and on the other hand clinical applications for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes (images of the human body from MRI, CT, PET, US and other methods). A further research area includes the development of tools and services in the field of Clinical Informatics with special attention to Patient Data Management, Health Care Telematics and Web Services.
The laboratory has been involved in several projects funded by the European Commission (DG XIII/C4) during the 5th Framework Programme and related both to the area of Health Care Telematics, with special reference to emergency telemedicine, and to the area of IT Tools for Health Care Training.