Study of Architectures, Networks, and Medium Access Protocols for Vehicular Communications in the Context of CCAM (Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility)
Referring Professor: Prof. F. Santucci

The project aims to improve energy efficiency and reliability of communication systems for cooperative and autonomous mobility. Specifically, the research focuses on studying architectures, networks, and medium access protocols characterized by high energy efficiency and reliability for services related to vehicular communications and Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility (CCAM). The project involves the following phases:

• – Study of architectures, networks, and medium access protocols aimed at ensuring high energy efficiency and reliability, with a particular focus on CCAM-supported services

• – Extension of the study domain to the development of innovative techniques for managing communication devices with limited computational and energy resources, such as sensors for monitoring and localization in smart road contexts

• – Design and development of testbeds for experimental validation of the proposed solutions, leveraging the hardware and software assets provided by the hosting laboratories

Agile and Motivational Software Systems for Sustainable Mobility: Microservices, Gamification, and Real-time Infomobility Supporting Citizens and Businesses
Referring Professors: Prof. M. Autili, Prof. A. Bucchiarone

The project includes the following phases:

• – Design of a digital platform for sustainable mobility, based on microservices, gamification, and real-time infomobility, to encourage sustainable commuting behaviors

• – Needs analysis, co-design, development, and field validation in a real operational context

• – Development and testing of the designed platform. Development sprints will be conducted with subsequent user testing and evaluation of usability and motivational effectiveness. GSA will provide data, user access, and experimental support.

Design and Development of Smart Environments for the Enhancement of Cultural Heritage through Gamification and Augmented Realityy
Referring Professor: Prof. H. Muccini

Serious games are increasingly used to enhance user engagement with cultural heritage, promoting interactive learning and immersive exploration. The project aims to create a development environment that enables the integration of AI and Augmented Reality (AR) within gamified applications supporting the enjoyment of cultural assets. The project includes the following phases:

• – State-of-the-art analysis

• – Design of an architecture integrating serious games, AI, and AR modules

• – Development of a platform enabling the creation of gamified applications for cultural heritage exploitation, supported by AI and AR

• – Application of the platform to real-world use cases

• – Validation of the results

System for Collecting and Analyzing Data from Urban Video Surveillance Networks to Enhance Territorial Safety and Resilience, with Application to the 2009 Earthquake Crater Area.
Referring Professor: Prof. A. Di Marco

The project focuses on the intelligent management of urban video surveillance data to enhance territorial safety and resilience. Using data from the video surveillance system of the municipalities affected by the 2009 earthquake, the project includes the following phases:

• – Definition, design, and implementation of a system that collects and preprocesses data from the video surveillance network in compliance with legal, ethical, and privacy requirements
• – Definition, design, and implementation of video analysis for the data collected by the system defined in the previous objective
• – Development of a Smart Urban Living system to improve citizen safety in general and particularly in disaster scenarios

System-level design methodologies for real-time embedded applications on heterogeneous reconfigurable parallel platforms
Referring Professors: Prof. T. Di Mascio, Prof. L. Pomante

The project involves the following phases:

• – Definition of an innovative system-level design methodology for real-time embedded applications on heterogeneous reconfigurable parallel platforms, with a particular focus on System-on-Programmable-Chip (SoPC) platforms
• – Development of a prototype software toolchain
• – Validation of the methodology through the application of a design flow, based on the developed toolchain, to case studies

Details on the grant funded by the PRIN 2022 MEDITATE project
Referring Prof. V. Cortellessa

Title: Model-based generation and optimization of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) testing scenarios in co-simulation

Abstract: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) play a crucial role in improving road safety, reducing traffic congestion, and decreasing fuel consumption, thus paving the way to safer and more environmentally friendly mobility. Novel ADAS mostly relies on AI techniques to “understand” the current situation around the vehicle (e.g., a pedestrian in front of the car), plan, and execute appropriate behavior (e.g., emergency braking). The validation of AI-based ADAS is a pain point for automotive companies, due to the sheer number of scenarios that need to be considered. In this PhD program, we aim at improving cosimulation-based validation of ADAS with an integrated framework, supporting both the automated generation of a suite of testing scenarios and their optimization.