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The Faculty of Engineering comprises three institutes: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Information Engineering, and Industrial and Energy Engineering. These institutes are subdivided into Macro Areas.

Institute of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Our mission is to advance the frontiers of knowledge and technology in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computer Science (CS), to shape the next generation of AI and CS leaders, and to leverage AI to solve the most pressing challenges of our society. We are guided by a culture of excellence, innovation, integrity, social responsibility, and diversity that empowers our researchers, stakeholders, and students to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and problem solvers. Members are world-renowned experts in formal and cognitive foundations of knowledge representation; intelligent information systems combining data and knowledge; business process modelling and mining; handling of Big Data using advanced data science and machine learning, including vision and database analytics; mathematical approaches, methods, tools to investigate issues arising in socio-economic, engineering, technological fields, including modelling, analytical study and numerical simulations. The Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AI-Lab, head: Diego Calvanese - KRDB) is associated to the Institute. The goal of the AI-Lab is to aggregate the existing academic expertise at UniBZ in AI methodologies and bridge the gap between academic excellence and local needs. AI-Lab will offer consultancy services, knowledge transfer, feasibility studies, and training to promote innovation and the adoption of AI by the local environment and the scale-up of local SMEs. 

Macro Areas

Institute of Information Engineering

Our research encompasses the entire chain of Information Engineering. It starts from materials and devices for smart systems (perception), through software and autonomous systems (cognition) to their interaction with humans and the environment (action).    
The field of applications ranges from industry and agriculture to healthcare and education in different contexts. They include shopfloors, schools, art exhibitions and greenhouses.    
Within this diversity, the group embraces a shared vision intersecting technology and ethics, productivity and sustainability, security and emancipation. Interdisciplinarity is the guiding principle, and members are world-renowned scholars in their respective fields.    
Together with our students, we collaborate with local, national and international partners while pushing forward a community of learning, research and development which will create the basis for a sustainable and responsible technological future. 

Macro Areas

Institute of Industrial and Energy Engineering

The Institute for «Industrial and Energy Engineering» addresses the future societal challenges of a fast-changing context (twin transition, climate change, resilience, aging population, and inclusivity), contributing to the sustainable development of the local ecosystem through the most-advanced industrial and energy engineering research.  
More in detail, we support manufacturing, construction, energy, logistics, and agriculture small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) as well as policy makers in promoting product, production and logistics process optimization, efficient use of resources and health and safety issues.  
We also provide highly qualified engineering graduates able to hold a variety of job positions and successfully address pivotal challenges ranging from product design, manufacturing, logistics, operations & supply chain management, safety engineering, energy production, to building physics. The institute is organized according to the following Macro Areas: 

Macro Areas

Labs for technology transfer

Further, the Faculty foresees of labs for the technology transfer of different competences: