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Technology and mental health: to innovate means, first and foremost, to listen
Editorial by Anna Genovese, published in the newspaper L’Adige on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, October 10, 2024.
The rediscovered voice of a leading figure of the Italian Republic. The National Edition of the Works of Aldo Moro
With President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Lorenzo Fontana in attendance, the National Edition of the Works of Aldo Moro—the result of a decade of work—was officially presented to the Chamber of Deputies on September 23.
Pasta, saffron, and Malvasia wine: Discovering food trends of the past
We interviewed researcher Julia Seeberger, winner of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowship, who chose FBK-ISIG to carry out her research project
A hot autumn at A.R.O.
The New Book Recommendations in Issue IX, 2026/2 of Annali.Recensioni.Online.
Technological Humanism: Italian excellence in artificial intelligence
From optimizing electric bus fleets with Milan’s transit authority to developing anti-counterfeiting labels for the Italian State Mint, projects from FBK are spotlighted in a new volume bringing together 84 Italian leaders in AI.
Forecasting demand when the market changes: Afliant’s AI models put to the test with FBK
As part of AI-MATTERS, FBK validated Afliant's forecasting models and tested the latest generation of deep learning to estimate sales, even with sparse or irregular data.
Robots, AI, and 3D reconstructions to help conserve endangered animal species
The results of two European projects, WildDrone and WildBotics, which use autonomous robots to monitor wildlife, were presented in Trento. The innovations tested in Kenya will now be brought to the Dolomites through a new project coordinated by FBK.
September 2026: FBK projects making headlines
From artificial intelligence in health care to systems security, from new energy sources to the history of missions, FBK research is making headlines in local and national media.
3DSecret: FBK is researching AI to analyze blood for early diagnosis and personalized treatment
At the project’s final meeting in Trento, FBK showed how generative AI can connect fragmented biomedical data and help build the simulation environment needed to discover new diagnostic and treatment strategies.
Introducing SophIA: CDP Venture Capital’s National Hub for AI and Cybersecurity
FBK is among the scientific advisors who, together with leading academic partners, will help guide the development of new deep-tech companies in the strategic sectors of AI and cybersecurity. The project is led by CDP Venture Capital in partnership with Scientifica Venture Capital.
Toward zero emissions: FBK’s sustainability efforts, from strategic planning to the next generation of researchers
September 21 marks World Zero Emissions Day, an opportunity to take stock of how institutions and regions are addressing the challenge of decarbonization. At FBK, research and internal management go hand in hand on this issue, making the Foundation's activities increasingly sustainable while developing the skills that will drive tomorrow's energy transition.
Stress-in-bici: the map that evaluates roads from the perspective of cyclists
The map developed through FBK research uses OpenStreetMap data to show how a road’s characteristics can make a bike ride more or less stressful.
Technologies and connections for digital agriculture
FBK supported Synergy Days Italia, a two-day event bringing together researchers, businesses, and institutions to discuss the future of innovation in the agri-food sector
Pioneers of energy
The 2026 edition of the “Pioneers in Research” summer school is devoted entirely to technologies in the energy sector, a cutting-edge field in which FBK actively contributes to progress at both the national and European levels. Thirteen young talents took part, participating in workshops and engaging in discussions with experts on hydrogen, batteries, and advanced materials.
The LLM wears Prada. When Artificial Intelligence shops online with stereotypes
An FBK-led study shows that asking large language models to avoid stereotypes is not enough
Investing in every child’s future: we can, and we must, do it
Editorial by Davide Azzolini, published in L’Adige on September 10, 2026
IMAGINE brings new tools to preventing youth crime
The European project coordinated by FBK focuses on gamification, digital storytelling and AI to develop innovative approaches to preventing juvenile crime
New Labels for AI: but critical thinking is needed
Editorial by Giulia Olivato, published in the newspaper L’Adige, August 29, 2026
Research becomes innovation with PoC by Trentino
Fondazione Bruno Kessler and the University of Trento bring together research, companies, and investors to help technologies move toward real-world applications and new market opportunities
Why agentic AI projects fail—and what it takes to make them work
An analysis of the gap between experimentation and enterprise adoption
InnovAction supports SMEs through the Twin Transition
FBK expertise, consulting, and technology transfer to help companies accelerate digital innovation, sustainability, and cybersecurity
FBK for Innovation: stories of research becoming innovation
Infrastructure, business partnerships, emerging technologies and technology transfer at the heart of the new edition of FBK's LinkedIn newsletter dedicated to innovation
Weather radar data and AI: an open data infrastructure for nowcasting in Italy
Open radar data now enables a unified national dataset, updated every five minutes, for rainfall prediction and decision support in Italy
Geometries of public opinion
Katarina Laken is a Dutch researcher completing a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PhD within the European Hybrids network at FBK's Digital Humanities Unit. Her deeply interdisciplinary work focuses on hate speech, disinformation, and the narrative structure of conspiracy theories.
TERRAE: the European project for the future of rural communities led by FBK
Seventeen organizations from eight countries to develop new digital tools to serve rural areas. Among the five areas involved in the experimentation are the Giudicarie Valleys, in Trentino, where the project will connect climate change, forest management, labor, and the local economy with the involvement of the Autonomous Province of Trento.
“The lonesome meaning”
5 grants to participate in the international conference organised by FBK-ISR
August 2026: The FBK projects making headlines
From supercomputing for AI and drones for wildlife protection to clean rooms, complex systems, neuro-symbolic AI, and environmental history, FBK research once again received prominent coverage in local and national media throughout August.
Passion for wildlife conservation
A conversation with Vandita Shukla, a researcher in the 3DOM Unit who came to FBK through the WildDrone project: the new frontier of engineering that protects nature. Originally from India, she has found fertile ground in Trento to specialize and pursue her interests
The TRAVEL project begins
An international team led by FBK-ISIG researcher Sandra Toffolo will study travel, mobility, and encounters between people in Italy during the early modern period. We asked her a few questions ahead of the project’s launch. The project received significant funding from the Italian Science Fund.
The AI that thinks: double international recognition for Luciano Serafini
The FBK researcher was invited to give a talk at the world’s leading scientific conference on artificial intelligence and received recognition for his pioneering contributions to neuro-symbolic AI, which combines learning from data with logical reasoning