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23 October 2026

 
 
 

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Artificial intelligence takes centre stage at the Neural Wave Hackathon
 


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From 16 to 18 October, the second Neural Wave hackathon welcomed around 100 participants in the Aula Magna on USI’s West Campus in Lugano. Organised by nine USI students and alumni, the competition challenged participants to train artificial intelligence systems to solve real-world problems proposed by industry partners attending the event.
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Research

USI joins the Trees4ProLands project

Trees4ProLands is a 30-month Italy–Switzerland Interreg project using AI-based technologies to monitor tree health and stability, identify potential risks of tree failure and improve tree management - the Swiss side is coordinated by Prof. Cesare Alippi (IDSIA USI-SUPSI).

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Seminars

 

02.11

Monday

IDSIA-SUPSI Seminar

"Embodied Multimodal Intelligence with Foundation Models"
Oier Mees, Project Prometheus Zurich

Room B1.07

10:30

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05.11

Thursday

SI Seminar

"Timed Games under Environmental Interference with Real-Time Objectives"
Andrea Manini, Politecnico di Milano

Room D1.13

17:00

 

Events

 

04.11

Wednesday

BRIDGE Proof of Concept Event

The event will offer information about the funding scheme, experiences from successful grant recipients, and guidance from the USI Startup Center on the path from research to startup, with opportunities for discussion and networking.

Room C2.09 (East Campus)

10:30

 

04.11

Wednesday

Positive Impact Research Market (PIRM) workshop

Senior Bachelor’s and Master’s students can meet companies and researchers to discuss potential sustainability-focused projects for their Bachelor and Master’s theses.
At the INF Corner "Energy Data Intelligence", TicinoEnergia will present a research proposal focusing on the use of data to support energy efficiency and sustainability across the region.

Room A31 (West Campus)

17:15

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09.12

Wednesday

Computational Reproducibility Hackathon 2026

Join the next Computational Reproducibility Hackathon, a one-day event where researchers collaborate to reproduce methods, papers, and tools, promoting transparent and reproducible research.

Registration closes 31 October!

9:30

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