Lucca Institute for advanced studies IMT is an open and competitive Graduate School designed to attract talented students and scholars on a global scale. With this exclusive focus, IMT aims to adhere to international standards in terms of teaching and research. The mission of the School is to integrate teaching, and innovation through doctoral programs characterized by applied research, so to provide a highly specialized human capital, able to achieve significant results for the productive system, both at national and international level. To offer a stimulating research environment, IMT sticks to international recruiting standards, and promotes competitiveness, cultural exchange as well as constantly monitoring assessment procedures in every single activity of the School-be it educational or managerial.

Dipartimento di Informatica dell'Università dell'Aquila The Department of Computer science of the L'Aquila University has been founded in October 2002. Currently it is directed by Prof. Paola Inverardi.