People

The Progetto Rocca is managed by the MIT-Italy Program, under the supervision of an advisory board composed by representatives of the Fondazione Rocca, Politecnico and MIT, and with the assistance of the MIT-Italy Scientific Committee.

ADVISORY BOARD

Giovanni Azzone
President
Politecnico di Milano
Suzanne Berger
MIT, MISTI Director
Professor of Political Science
Emilio Bizzi
MIT, Institute Professor
Matteo Bonardello
Fondazione Rocca and Techint Group
Jacopo Buongiorno
MIT, Associate Professor
Luigi Iperti
Fondazione Rocca
Vice president, Techint Group
Serenella Sferza
MIT, Co-Director, MIT-Italy Program
Donatella Sciuto
Politecnico, di Milano, Professor, and Vice Rector

MIT-Italy Scientific Committee

For the screenings of candidates and initiatives, the Progetto Rocca relies on the expertise and advice of many MIT scientists who have close collaborations with Italian research institutions and are representative of the MIT research community. In particular, the MIT-Italy Scientific Committee includes:

Emilio Bizzi, Institute Professor, MIT-Italy Scientific Committee Chair.
Bruno Coppi, Department of Physics.
Forbes Dewey, Mechanic Engineering and Bioengineering.
Sanjoy K. Mitter, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Tomaso Poggio, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science, and Director, Mit/Woods Hole Institute.
Serenella Sferza, MIT-Italy Program Co-Director