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WOA “From Objects to Agents” is an international workshop in the IT field which, every year, serves as a forum for Italian and international researchers and professionals working on all aspects of intelligent agents and multi-agent systems (MAS). The conference has reached its 25th edition, which will be celebrated in 2024, at the Forte di Bard (AO) from 8 to 10 July 2024. It is an event typically appreciated by young researchers for its constructive and interactive environment. Multi-agent systems are computing structures composed of multiple autonomous agents that interact with each other and with their surroundings to achieve specific objectives.   Following the considerable interest that all aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are recently obtaining, and the specific relevance of the topic also within the “Smart West” flagship project, as part of the NODES – Spoke 4 project, the 2024 edition of the workshop will focus on the theme Smart and Agile Agent Technologies for a Sustainable Model of Distributed Working.   Specifically, the COVID-19 pandemic has acted as an accelerator in the digitalization process of small-medium enterprises and public administrations, promoting new forms of hybrid/remote work. This requires the design and implementation of new processes and adequate technological infrastructures to address new challenges, including, but not limited to, the transformation of leadership and control, the shift towards a goal-oriented work organization (due of a reduction in the difference between employed and self-employed workers), the reduction of informal in-person interactions, the need for support to find an adequate work/life balance, the worker's well-being, his safety, and his lifelong learning. The systems and technologies developed in the field of agents and multi-agent systems can provide fundamental support in creating a new and sustainable working model at multiple levels: economic, but also technological, environmental and social, with particular reference to the peculiarities of mountain territories.   During the workshop, thematic sessions will be organized (keynote talks, panel discussions) specifically focused on the challenges of remote/hybrid working in a mountain environment, and on the solutions made available by research on agents and multi-agent systems. There will also be a moment of discussion with local stakeholders, in order to involve them and identify which technological tools can best respond to their needs.   Among the topics of interest identified for this edition it is possible to highlight:      Agent-oriented software engineering      Agents and sensor networks      Agent-based modeling and simulation      Business process management      Compliance      Hardware and software infrastructures for agents and multi-agent systems      Industrial applications of agents and MAS      Next generation socio-technical systems      Agent-based enabling technologies      Intelligent tools and devices for smart collaboration      AI-supported models and tools for remote working      Digital and Sustainable Mountain      Multi-agent systems for remote working in mountainous territories

Spoke 1, Aerospace and Sustainable Mobility meets on June 19, 2024 to find new ideas and new synergies among the many actors involved in the project. In fact, Politecnico di Torino and its partners are organizing a meeting where industry and academia will meet to present the progress and results achieved by the different Spoke projects. Thanks to the presentations of the various R&I activities, i.e., flagship projects and Proof of Concepts, both industrial and academic, and the wide space given to the discussion, the Spoke 1 actors will be able to identify synergies and contact points useful to fully exploit the great expertise gathered in the Spoke. In addition to several informal moments, the event will feature three discussion tables, organized by theme, Aerospace, Electric Mobility and Hydrogen. The event is reserved for partners, researchers and companies in NODES Spoke 1.     Agenda and registration     picture by Diego PH on Unsplash  

The Department of Agricultural, Forest, and Food Sciences at the University of Turin, in collaboration with Corteva and UPTOFARM, is organizing a field demonstration day aimed at farmers, technicians, and anyone interested in precision agriculture techniques and variable rate fertilization. The event is part of the Academic Proof of Concept DIGI-FERT, developed by the Department of Agricultural, Forest, and Food Sciences at the University of Turin as part of Spoke 6. DIGI-FERT is a demonstration project for precision and digital fertilization with variable rate distribution of mineral fertilizers and digestate (Scientific Director: Professor Massimo Blandino). The project aims to demonstrate the advantages of variable rate (VR) application of both digestate and synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, comparing them with conventional fixed rate application. The demonstration day, conducted at a representative cereal production farm, will provide a unique opportunity to observe advanced precision fertilization techniques and evaluate their agronomic, productive, economic, and environmental sustainability benefits.   Registration is not required to attend.

On the morning of May 24th, at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, in its centennial year, a free training conference will be held on the legal responses to the effects of climate change on the wine industry. This event is primarily aimed at benefiting businesses and professionals in the sector, including lawyers, food technologists, agronomists, and experts/studies interested in the impact of the new CAP, new labeling regulations, and, more generally, the protection of the wine landscape and quality wine production in the face of climate change.   The event is part of the activities of Spoke 6 within the NODES innovation ecosystem, providing an integrated view of these aspects.   The audience will be invited to participate in a debate coordinated by journalist Carlo Gariboldi, aimed at bringing together various perspectives and initiating new synergies and collaborations with the production sector and all interested stakeholders. The conference, included in the calendar of the Sustainable Development Festival (coordinated by OSA), has received patronage from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) and the Institute of Advanced Studies of Pavia (IUSS), as well as recognition as a professional training activity by the Bar Association of Pavia and the Order of Agronomists and Foresters. It is part of the Sustainable Development Festival week.   The event is free, and entry will be granted until the venue's maximum capacity is reached (80 seats).   Registration is required via the provided registration link.   Organizing and Scientific Committee: Professor Carola Ricci, Dr. Aldo Piccone.

On 21 May 2024 - 9:30/13:00 a delegation from Spoke 2 will travel to the University of Sannio in Benevento, a partner in Southern Italy, for the 2nd stage of the Round GRIP cycle of meetings. Public (Dis)Value in the Energy Transition Benevento, University of Sannio Conference Hall PROGRAMME 09:00 | Registration of participants 09:30 | Greeting with the Rector of the University of Sannio at the Rettorato 10:00 | Start of meetings at Sala Convegni, First Floor Prof.ssa Cristina Prandi, Full Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Turin and Spoke 2 Coordinator Prof. Paolo Esposito, Moderator/Conclusions Dott.ssa Maria Carmela Serluca, Councillor for the Budget of the Municipality of Benevento Dott.ssa Anna Pezza, General Manager of Confindustria Benevento Dott. Donato Madaro, Sole Director ASIA BENEVENTO S.p.A. Prof. Marco Consales, University of Sannio Prof. Maurizio Sasso, University of Sannio Prof. Eugenio Zimeo, University of Sannio Dott. Edoardo Braccio, Project Manager Spoke 2 13:00 | Lunch Break 14:20 | Visit to the ‘Casetta’ H ZEB - UNISANNIO residential and laboratory facility 15:30 | Visit to the laboratories located in Piazza Risorgimento 16.30 | Return to the Rectorate and possible visit to the Church of Santa Sofia (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and visit to the Hortus Conclusus