Technological Humanism: Italian excellence in artificial intelligence

FBK-IRVAPP Director Mirco Tonin—Full Professor of Economic Policy at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and member of the Edufin Committee’s Scientific Panel—recently attended the General Assembly on Financial Education at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The event honored organizations that have demonstrated exceptional quality and impact through their financial literacy initiatives. We caught up with Director Tonin to learn more.

FBK at NanoInnovation Rome 2026

The award was conferred during the Asian Modelica & FMI Conference 2026 to the HyRES Unit researcher Michele Bolognese.

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.

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.

As a guest at FBK to give an inspirational talk, Arturo Maria Cardelùs shared his extensive experience in developing international companies, leading and training thousands of employees, revealing the formula for success through relationships, trust, credibility and the emotional drivers that must be cultivated.