Department Committees
The Department Committees support the Department’s governing bodies in the planning, coordination, and implementation of academic, research, and third-mission activities.
They carry out advisory and preparatory functions within their respective areas of competence and include the Steering and Self-Evaluation Committee, Research and Technology Transfer Committee, Teaching Committee, Internationalization Committee, Communication and Public Engagement Committee, and Safety Committee.
Steering and Self-Evaluation Committee
The Steering and Self-Evaluation Committee is an internal advisory body of the Department with consultative and proposal functions.
Its role is to support the Department’s governing bodies in defining policies for the allocation of resources and in guiding scientific research, technology transfer, and innovation activities.
The members of the Steering and Self-Evaluation Committee of the Department of Information Engineering are appointed by the Department Council upon proposal of the Head of the Department, ensuring, as far as possible, balanced representation of the scientific disciplinary sectors within the Department.
Members serve a four-year term and may be reappointed only once consecutively.
Current members: Giorgio Battistelli (Head of the Deparment), Luciano Alparone, Paola Cappanera, Lorenzo Ciani , Alessandro Cidronali (Chair), Antonio Lanatà, Antonio Luchetta, Pietro Pala, Pietro Tesi
Administrative support: Elena Simonetti
Research and Technology Transfer Committee
The Research and Technology Transfer Committee promotes and supports the Department’s research activities and scientific production. It works to strengthen the quality and scope of the Department’s research and third-mission activities.
The Committee contributes to the definition and coordination of research structures and initiatives, including laboratories, research units, and strategic agreements, and supports the allocation of research funding and research grants. It also fosters relations with external partners and collaborates with other departmental committees and University administrative bodies on matters related to research, evaluation, and technology transfer.
Current members: Alessandro Piva (Chair), Paola Cappanera, Laura Carnevali, Lorenzo Capineri, Giacomo Innocenti, Stefano Selleri
Administrative Support: Giulia Ridolfi
Teaching Committee
The Teaching Committee carries out advisory and preparatory tasks in matters related to the design and planning of teaching activities.
It supports the Head of the Department in ensuring the effective functioning and coordination of teaching activities, in collaboration with the School of Engineering and the Chairs of the Degree Programmes.
Current members: Simone Marinai (Chair), Fabrizio Argenti, Michele Basso, Leonardo Bocchi, Gabriele Maria Lozito, Massimiliano Pieraccini
Administrative support: Elena Marella
Internationalization Committee
The Internationalization Committee promotes the internationalization of the Department by fostering new international agreements, expanding mobility programmes for academic staff, doctoral candidates, and students, and enhancing the Department’s visibility and attractiveness in Italy and abroad.
The Committee carries out preparatory activities in connection with the allocation of University funds dedicated to internationalization, on the basis of defined allocation criteria.
Prof. Lorenzo Mucchi serves as the Department’s contact person for Internationalization and International Cooperation at the University level.
Current members: Marianna De Santis, Marco Lippi, Lorenzo Mucchi (Chair)
Administrative support: Sara Mazzini, Elena Simonetti
Communication and Public Engagement Committee
The Communication and Public Engagement Committee coordinates the Department’s activities aimed at sharing academic education and research with civil society through a wide range of initiatives.
These activities are intended to generate benefits ranging from the development of new skills and the acquisition of new ideas to the improvement of research objectives and the promotion of forms of co-design.
Current members: Dania Marabissi (chair), Marco Bertini, Francesco Chiti, Antonio Luchetta, Stefano Maddio, Lorenzo Seidenari
Administrative support: Giovanna Falugiani
Safety Committee
The Safety Committee supports the Head of the Department and laboratory managers in overseeing organizational and technical aspects related to safety in laboratories and workplaces.
It ensures continuous attention to safety matters, assists the Department leadership in the operational management of health and safety activities, and plays an advisory role in the allocation of budget resources dedicated to safety.
Current members: Giovanni Collodi (Chair), Franceco Guidi, Antonio Lanatà, Francesca Nizzi, Marco Papini, Roberto Singuaroli, Imad Zaza
Administrative support: Roberta Rosati
Last update
04.02.2026