This open access book presents thirteen outstanding doctoral dissertations in Information
Technology from the Department of Electronics Information and Bioengineering Politecnico di
Milano Italy. Information Technology has always been highly interdisciplinary as many aspects
have to be considered in IT systems. The doctoral studies program in IT at Politecnico di
Milano emphasizes this interdisciplinary nature which is becoming more and more important in
recent technological advances in collaborative projects and in the education of young
researchers. Accordingly the focus of advanced research is on pursuing a rigorous approach to
specific research topics starting from a broad background in various areas of Information
Technology especially Computer Science and Engineering Electronics Systems and Control and
Telecommunications.Each year more than 50 PhDs graduate from the program. This book gathers
the outcomes of the thirteen best theses defended in 2020-21 and selected for the IT PhD Award.
Each of the authors provides a chapter summarizing his her findings including an introduction
description of methods main achievements and future work on the topic. Hence the book
provides a cutting-edge overview of the latest research trends in Information Technology at
Politecnico di Milano presented in an easy-to-read format that will also appeal to
non-specialists.
