We started the day taking a bus to the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies of the National Research Council, and met our guide Vitto Trianni there. We began by learning a little bit about the NRC. It was established in 1923 and their mission is to carry out the research of all 101 of their institutes.
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Showing posts with label Italy 2018. Show all posts
Sunday, June 3, 2018
Saying "ciao" to Italy
Our final day of the trip consisted of us getting up way too early and riding over to Rome's da Vinci airport.
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8:53 AM
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Saturday, June 2, 2018
The Colosseum and the Last Group Dinner
Today was our last day in Rome. Since our tour didn’t start until 1:30 p.m., we all got a chance to sleep in and do our own thing until then. During our tour, we visited the Colosseum.
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7:54 AM
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Friday, June 1, 2018
Day 15: The big day—the IEEE conference!
With today being the big day of the IEEE conference, and the main reason this trip was made, everyone was mentally preparing for this big event for the last few days.
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10:52 AM
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Day 17: Last Stop—Rome
Today we departed from lovely Firenze (Florence) to travel to our last destination: Rome. We took multiple forms of transportation to arrive at our hotel and then grabbed a quick lunch around the area.
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7:22 AM
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Thursday, May 31, 2018
Day 18: Sapienza Universita do Roma—Soccer Robots and Human Interaction
Our first full day in Rome started off with a technical visit to Sapienza Universita do Roma (University of Rome), and their RoCoCo Lab and Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering. The university was located really close to the hotel we were staying at, so it was only a short walk away.
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7:09 AM
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Day 16: Leonardo, Piazzale Michelangelo, and a Farewell to Florence
We started off the day like most, bright and early, as we made our way to Museo Leonardo da Vinci. The museum featured models of Leonardo’s novel inventions, design sketches, and art reproductions. Models included a clock, tank, scuba gear, and numerous flying machines. It was interesting to bridge the gap between the designs we read about in “Leonardo da Vinci” by Walter Isaacson and the interactive models from the museum.
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7:22 AM
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Monday, May 28, 2018
Day 14: Discovering Florence
Following a delicious breakfast and checkout at Hotel La Pace in Pisa, the group made our way to Florence. Via coach bus, Florence was a short 1.5 hour trip to make it to our hotel of Palazzo Ricasoli. Following the bus ride, we were given time to check out the town center for food and shopping. Around noon, we split off into smaller group for free lunch. A group of us grabbed paninis at Panini Toscani for a quick and amazing lunch.
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8:22 AM
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Saturday, May 26, 2018
Day 13: Is the tower leaning or is the city of Pisa just crooked?
Ciao, bellas! We started off today with a historical walking tour of the sights of Pisa. The first stop was climbing the leaning tower.
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8:11 AM
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Friday, May 25, 2018
Day 12: BioRobotics Institute and Scooters
Today was the first full day without Adam, and we were somehow able to handle it emotionally. Anyway, we left the scenic Cinque Terre for Pisa. After settling into our hotel and brief exploration, we attended the BioRobotics Institute at Scuola Supierore Sant’Anna.
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8:34 AM
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Day 11: Hiking at Cinque di Terre
Today was another free day which was dedicated to hiking between and exploring the five villages of Cinque di Terre. We split into two groups, one which would attempt to hike all four segments of the trail, and another which would only hike one.
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9:02 AM
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Day 10: Cinque Terre
Today was a free day and another traveling day. After a quick breakfast we left Genoa. We took two trains with a stop in Santa Margherita Ligure and arrived in Monterosa.
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9:43 AM
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Day 9: Tours of the University of Genova and lots of robots!
Today we traveled to the University of Genova and visited the Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics & Systems Engineering (DIBRIS). Our host, Professor Lorenzo Rosasco, set us up with a morning filled with presentations about Computational Vision, Motion Analysis, Deep Convoluted Neural Networks, and lots of Linear Algebra. Each presentation was packed with beautiful visuals and groundbreaking research.
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2:11 PM
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Monday, May 21, 2018
Day 8: Genoa, a Trip to IIT, and a Swim in the Mediterranean
Ciao a tutti (hello everyone)! Today was our first full day in Genoa, a stunning city on the coast of the Mediterranean with breathtaking views of the city and sea. We started off bright and early at 8:45 a.m., leaving for a technical visit to the Instituto Italiano Di Technologia (the Italian Institute of Technology), a research facility aimed at promoting Italy’s technological development and higher education.
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9:17 AM
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Sunday, May 20, 2018
Traveling and an intro to Genoa
We started off bright and early today. After a quick breakfast we headed to the train station to travel from Milan to Genoa.
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2:50 PM
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Saturday, May 19, 2018
Day 6: Free day!
Today was our first free day of the trip, meaning the first thing we did was sleep in! It’s been a pretty exhausting trip so far. Once everyone was awake, we split up into different groups going to do different activities. One of the groups went to a museum and looked at unique looking animals. Another group took a one hour trip to Lake Como, which led to a spectacular view.
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8:47 AM
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Friday, May 18, 2018
Day 5: Visits to a university, robotics lab, and Juliet's balcony in Verona
Today we went on a university site visit to the University of Verona in Verona, Italy. We toured the Altair Robotics Lab in the morning where we saw numerous applications of machine learning technology, with medical and industrial focuses. Students had the opportunity to operate a Da Vinci surgical robot, which surgeons use to make procedures less invasive and dangerous.
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8:31 AM
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Thursday, May 17, 2018
Day 4: Famous paintings and a visit to an engineering technical college in Turin
The group started the day off pretty early, leaving at 7:45 am for a visit to Santa Maria delle Grazie to see The Last Supper, along with a painting of The Crucifixion by Giovanni Donato da Montorfano. We had to wait a while outside the church before getting in, and it served as a great opportunity to get a group picture.
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8:38 AM
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Day 3: Politecnico di Milano
Today's focus was to see the Robotics/ML research at Politecnico di Milano and then visit the sights in Milan.
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7:30 PM
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Day 2: Historical Introduction to Italy
The first day in Milan served to give the group a more geographical and historical connection to Leonardo da Vinci and Italy as a whole.
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9:43 AM
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