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On October 8, 2025, the meetings of the Journal Club series resumed, promoted by Jacopo Dalmasson, FBK Science Ambassador. The session featured applied physics researcher Stephanie Cancelli, who shared insights from her international experience.

From maternal health solutions to neurotechnology supporting individuals with paralysis, the conversation highlighted key challenges, emerging opportunities, and the importance of strong ethical standards. The common goal? That AI becomes a reliable, integrative and understandable tool for citizens, doctors and the media.

Trento hosted the 1st AIxIA Summer School on AI for Healthcare from 7 to 11 July 2025: an outstanding opportunity for PhD students, scholars, and practitioners to further develop their skills and deepen their understanding of the field’s research areas.

After 35 years at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK)—including the last five as Director of the Center for Digital Health & Wellbeing —Stefano Forti is preparing to conclude his professional journey. FBK has launched a public call for applications for a new director, with submissions open until August 20, 2025.

Call open, up to €40,000 for European SMEs innovating in health with XR, AI and augmented reality

The new "IA compliance mission" has been presented. An urgent challenge for our society, essential to accompany the acceleration of current technological development with confidence and responsibility. Michela Milano, head of the Research Center for Digital Society, inspired and led a participatory session, focusing on methodological and application aspects.

From cybersecurity to neuroscience, agriculture and health emergencies

World Health Day will be celebrated on Sunday, April 7. One of the issues debated in recent years is the importance of diagnosis: according to a 2016 University of Baltimore analysis, in the United States alone, medical errors cause more than 250 thousand deaths a year out of a total of about 2.6 million deaths.

A summary of the proceedings and a video interview with the speaker of the "Global Faith-Based Healthcare Systems" conference, which starts with a metaphor about redwood trees to talk about how health is promoted within the various socio-cultural contexts.

A public conference to take stock of clinical ethics and new technologies was held on December 14 and 15, 2023. Organized by FBK through the interdisciplinary collaboration between the Digital Health & Wellbeing and the Religious Studies centers, in cooperation with Interdisciplinary Group of Clinical Bioethics and Ethical Counseling in Health Care, Italian Society for Health Technology Assessment and Pontifical Academy for Life.

The Fondazione Bruno Kessler is collaborating on a model for automated analysis of CT images using artificial intelligence algorithms.

An event on the safe and secure exchange, use and reuse of electronic health data held at FBK

The results of the call on the Extended Partnerships of the MUR, based on the PNRR, have rewarded FBK, protagonist of 5 proposals among those that have passed the first selection, dedicated to 14 topics of national interest.

Frontier research, technology applications, market trends, and societal spillovers addressed at Italian Icop2022 conference.

More than 200 free events animating the city of Trento from 2 to 5 June 2022

Yet another top-notch expert as protagonist of the event organized by FBK per la Salute

Cimatti will lead the digital industry center, Crema the one for sustainable energy, Pistore the one for the digital society and Ranise the one for cybersecurity. As for health, there will be three new centers: health and wellness services will be entrusted to Forti, health emergencies to Merler and artificial intelligence for health and well-being to Ghidini.

Research conducted on 450 individuals in Tomsk (Russia) revealed how interrupting school activities affect limiting influenza cases

Professor Luigi Fontana illustrated, at FBK, the most effective strategy to keep physical and mental well-being. The ingredients are three: healthy nutrition, physical activity and cognitive training

WebValley 2018: over 70 applications from 17 and 18 year-old kids from all over Italy. This year's theme: Machine Learning for Healthcare with Privacy-by-Design

The 2016 Aspen Prize for cooperation and scientific research between Italy and the United States was awarded this year to a study on the Ebola virus in which Fondazione Bruno Kessler of Trento has participated.