Ongoing research projects


Principal investigator:


2016-2019 DEBASS - DEtecting Behavioural Anomalies in the Operations of Large Software Systems, CRC call 2014 Free University of Bolzano, Italy, project funding, project funds: 70,000 Euro, role: principal investigator

2014 – 2017 DramaLäb in collaboration with the Art and Design Faculty, Free University of Bolzano, Italy project funding: 50,000.00 Euro, role: principal investigator

  • TCC_EU2020 "Trusted cloud computing for Europe 2020"
    • in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics of UNIBZ, funded by the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano through a competitive call.

    In 2013, the European Commission has launched consultations on the exploitation of cloud computing to support the European Single Market [10]. The EC communications illustrate the vision of the European Commission to build the Trusted Cloud Computing Europe in the next future.

    This project aims at understanding what are the major pillars of the European Commission's strategy and evaluating the EC regulatory framework that is under definition and its effects on the public and private sector with specific attention to South Tyrolean situation.

    Feedback from the field will be used to understand the development and the implementation limits of such strategy in the provincial, national and European context.

    External experts will help to interpret the data collected. The final result of the project will map the current cloud computing services within the legal framework in which they operate and define a set of future scenarios and driving forces triggering possible future evolutions of the use of such technology and the regulatory framework for the European Single Market and Digital Agenda.

    2015-2018 Funded by CRC call, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. Duration: 36 months In collaboration with: prof. Laura Valle, Faculty of computer science of unibz, dott.ssa Rita Rossi CNR, dott.ssa Simonetta Maina, Province of Bozen-Bolzano

Unit Principal Investigator of National Projects

2016 – 2019 GAUSS – Governing Adaptive and Unplanned Systems of Systems, Italian Ministry of Research and University, MIUR – program PRIN 2012 PROGRAMMI DI RICERCA SCIENTIFICA DI RILEVANTE INTERESSE NAZIONALE - Bando 2015, project funds: 506,000.00 Euro, role: unit coordinator

2015 - 2017 IDEAS - Integrated Design and Evolution of Adaptive Systems, MIUR – PRIN2015, PROGETTI DI RICERCA DI RILEVANTE INTERESSE NAZIONALE – Bando 2012, project funding: 436,523.00 Euro, role: unit coordinator


Past Research Projects


Principal Investigator:

  • Optimization of the execution of self-adaptive, self-healing and self-recovery software applications for energy saving

    • 2013 - 2015 Funded by CRC call 2012 , Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. Duration: 24 months Project funding: 28,000.00 Euro, role: principal investigator

    2012 - 2013 with the company PCS  srl - Realizzazione di un nuovo software gestionale per alberghi funded by Provincia di Bolzano (L.P. 4/1997 Ricerca e Sviluppo - Progetti di cooperazione - Capo IV)


    2010-2012 eGovS2020- eGovernment Scenarios for 2020, CRC call 2010-2011 Free University of Bolzano, projectfunding:  28,000.00 Euro, role: principal investigator

    2011 - 2012 with the company Angeleye srl - Applicazione Mobile per l'analisi di Movimenti di Corpi mani in Acqua - Acquisition of Underwater images funded by  Provincia di Bolzano (L.P. 4/1997 Ricerca e Sviluppo - Progetti di cooperazione - Capo IV)

    2008 – 2011 CMOSS - Capability and Maturity of Open Source Software, Call 2008 of Provincia di Bolzano,Italy, project funding: 130,000.00 Euro, role: principal investigator

    2007 – 2009 KBeG - A Knowledge Base in eGovernment, CRC call 2007 Free University of Bolzano, project funding: 50,000.00 Euro, role: principal investigator

    2007 UNISAD - Strategic alignment of the business processes of the provincial bus transportation - funded by the provincial bus transportation SAD, role: principal investigator

    2013 - 2015  FOSSMAE - FOSS maturity predictor based on product and process metrics, funded unibz, role: principal investigator

    2007 and 2009 ABITAE I e II  - e-Government in the provincial Electric Company -  funded by the Azienda Energetica of Bozen-Bolzano,  role: principal investigator

    Scientific investigator

    • COSPA – A Consortium for studying, evaluating, and supporting the introduction of Open Source software and open data standards in the Public Administrations, funded by FP6 - STREP - IST-1-002614, 2004-2006  - scientific investigator
    • NAME - Network for Agile Methodologies Experience, funded by FP5  - NoE - 2003 - scientific investigator
    • TEKNE - Towards Evolving Knowledge-based interNetworked Enterprise, funded by MIUR FIRB, 2006-2009  - scientific investigator
    • European Tender  - Economic impact of FLOSS on innovation and competitiveness of the EU ICT sector  Lead contractor: UNU-MERIT, 2006 - scientific investigator
    • CALIBRE “Coordination Action for Libre Engineering” - scientific investigator for the Business Innovation Center of SüdTyrol, Italy. FP6 CA, 2006-2007
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