Bionics engineering
Course Description
Level: Second Level Degree
Degree Class: LM-21 R - Biomedical engineering
Department: INFORMATION ENGINEERING
Admission: Local programmed
CFUs: 120
Duration: 2 years
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Content in Italian
Per l'accesso al corso è richiesto il possesso dei requisiti curriculari sotto indicati, e una personale preparazione che garantisca la conoscenza fondamenti della Bioingegneria Industriale e della Bioingegneria Elettronica e dell'Informazione,
Requisito generale è infine il possesso di una buona conoscenza della lingua Inglese, di livello non inferiore a B2, secondo il Quadro Comune Europeo di riferimento per le Lingue.
Requisiti curriculari
Requisito curriculare è il possesso di almeno 90 CFU così distribuiti:
i) Almeno 42 CFU appartenenti ai SSD: MAT/02, MAT/03, MAT/05, MAT/06, MAT/07, MAT/08, MAT/09, FIS/01, FIS/02, FIS/03, FIS/07, CHIM/07, CHIM/03.
ii) Almeno 12 CFU appartenenti ai SSD: ING-INF/06, ING-IND/34.
iii) Almeno 12 CFU appartenenti ai SSD: ING-INF/01, ING-INF/05, ING-INF/04, ING-IND/ 13, ING-ING/14, ING-IND/15.
iv) Oltre ai CFU nei punti (i-iii), almeno 24 CFU appartenenti ai SSD caratterizzanti per la Classe L-8 o L-9.
REQUISITI PER CANDIDATI CON TITOLO ESTERO
In caso di candidati con titolo acquisito all'estero, la Commissione Interna di Valutazione valuterà i requisiti curriculari sulla base della durata temporale dei singoli insegnamenti e dei programmi dei relativi esami sostenuti.
PER TUTTI I CANDIDATI è inoltre richiesta una adeguata conoscenza della lingua Inglese di livello non inferiore a B2, secondo il Quadro Comune Europeo di riferimento per le Lingue.
Inoltre sarà effettuata la verifica della personale preparazione con le modalità specificate nel Regolamento Didattico del corso di studio.
In order to be admitted to the competition procedure, candidates must have acquired at least 90 CFUs by the application deadline, distributed as follows:
i) At least 42 CFUs in the following SSDs (academic disciplines): MAT/02, MAT/03, MAT/05, MAT/06, MAT/07, MAT/08, MAT/09, FIS/01, FIS/02, FIS/03, FIS/07, CHIM/07, CHIM/03.
ii) At least 12 CFUs in the following SSDs (academic disciplines): ING-INF/06, ING-IND/34.
iii) At least 12 CFUs in the following SSDs (academic disciplines): ING-INF/01, ING-INF/05, ING-INF/04, ING-IND/ 13, ING-ING/14, ING-IND/15.
(iv) In addition to the CFUs mentioned in (i-iii), at least 24 CFUs belonging to the specific SSDs for Class L-8 or L-9.
SSDs for the L-8 class are as follows: ING-INF/01, ING-INF/02, ING-INF/03, ING-INF/04, ING-INF/05, ING-INF/06, ING-INF/07. SSDs for the L-9 class are as follows: ING-IND/01, ING-IND/02, ING-IND/03, ING-IND/04, ING-IND/05, ING-IND/06, ING-IND/07, ING-IND/08, ING-IND/09, ING-IND/10, ING-IND/11, ING-IND/12, ING-IND/13, ING-IND/14, ING-IND/15, ING-IND/16, ING-IND/17, ING-IND/17, ING-IND/18, ING-IND/19, ING-IND/20, ING-IND/21, ING-IND/22, ING-IND/23, ING-IND/24, ING-IND/25, ING-IND/26, ING-IND/27, ING-IND/28, ING-IND/29, ING-IND/30, ING-IND/31, ING-IND/32, ING-IND/33, ING-IND/34, ING-IND/35.
If the student fully meets this requirement, they may participate in the selection process and, if selected, will have no additional coursework debts. If the student only partially meets this requirement, they will have coursework debts and, if selected, will need to address them by taking additional exams and achieving the aforementioned CFUs. If these debts total 40 CFUs or more, the student does not meet the minimum requirement and is ineligible to take part in the selection process.
Foreign students must hold a degree issued by a foreign university after completion of at least three years of study. During the evaluation phase, the Panel will determine whether the foreign degree is equivalent or not, solely for the purposes of this competition, if selected. Admission of candidates with a foreign degree obtained in a non-EU country is always subject to the condition of verifying the legitimacy of the qualification, as officially declared by the competent Italian diplomatic representations.
For the competition section reserved for non-EU and EU candidates, participation is also open to candidates who do not yet hold a Bachelor’s degree. In this case, the candidate is accepted on condition that they will eventually obtain the Bachelor’s Degree and that they submit the relevant documents by the deadline specified in the call for applications.
Apart from the academic qualifications specified in the preceding paragraphs, candidates are required to have a sound understanding of the English language, at a minimum intermediate level (Level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). The level of knowledge of the English language will be ascertained by the Panel during the assessment interview.
Evaluation
Contacts
Presidente del Corso di Laurea
Alessandro Tognetti
Email: alessandro.tognetti@unipi.it
Referente didattico
Barbara Conte
Tel. (+39) 050 2217642
Email: barbara.conte@unipi.it
Unità Didattica del Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione: https://www.dii.unipi.it/didattica
Orario di ricevimento: Previo appuntamento telefonico (+39) 050 2217642/692 o via e-mail: didattica@dii.unipi.it
Study Plan
For students enrolled in the academic year 2026/2027
Biorobotics
Required
- Neuroanatomy and cognitive neuroscience (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Bioinspired and soft robotics (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Analysis of bionic and robotic systems (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Bioinspired computational methods (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Statistical signal processing (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
Free choice (12 CFU)
- Robot programming frameworks and iot platforms (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Advanced materials for bionics (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Artificial intelligent systems for human identification (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Probability and biostatistics (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Neuromorphic engineering (6 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
Required
- Wearable robotics (12 CFU)
- Final dissertation (15 CFU)
- Lab training (3 CFU)
- Advanced interventional and therapeutic technologies (12 CFU)
- Design principles for bionic tissue engineering (6 CFU)
- Rehabilitation and assistive technologies (12 CFU)
Neural engineering
Required
- Applied brain science (12 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
- Neuroanatomy and cognitive neuroscience (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Analysis of bionic and robotic systems (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Bioinspired computational methods (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Statistical signal processing (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
Free choice (12 CFU)
- Robot programming frameworks and iot platforms (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Advanced materials for bionics (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Artificial intelligent systems for human identification (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Probability and biostatistics (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Neuromorphic engineering (6 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
Required
- Final dissertation (15 CFU)
- Lab training (3 CFU)
- Neural signal processing and measurement techniques (12 CFU)
- Human-computer interaction and affective computing (12 CFU)
- Neural prostheses (12 CFU)
- Bionic senses (6 CFU)
Career opportunities
Enrolment
The selection process is managed by the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. Please refer to the dedicated page for more information.