CSL Rome

WHAT WE DO IN ROME

The new lab in Rome aims at laying down the foundations of a new research entity that will combine, in a unique conceptual space, the sciences, the arts, the public engagement, and the business, to drive innovation and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

At Sony CSL Rome we strive to give a contribution to the redesign of our societies with a transdisciplinary approach operating at very different spatial and temporal scales. From the short time-scale of the present to long-term strategic thinking. From the micro-scale of interventions (e.g., sustainable mobility, production processes, logistics, etc.) to the larger scale of more complex features (e.g., economic development, democratic practices and social dialogue, inclusion, leveraging the vocation of specific areas, etc.).

Since its first opening during the fall 2021 and after the official announcement during the Maker Faire Rome 2021, the new lab has already established three main research lines:

• Infosphere
• Sustainable Cities
• Augmented Creativity

The researchers involved are operating together with the lab in Paris but they are also aiming at dropping the studies in the local context, collaborating with external professionals, partner companies, national authorities, and institutions.

WHO WE ARE

The teams dedicated to each research line reflect Sony CSL approach to openness in science, welcoming knowledge exchanges and collaborations with colleagues, external professionals, students and other entities as triggers for innovation.

The Infosphere Team

Co-PIs

• Vittorio Loreto, Director, CSL Paris/Rome
• Pietro Gravino, Senior Researcher, CSL Paris

Members

• Max Pellert, Assistant Researcher, CSL Rome
• Martina Galletti, Assistant Researcher, CSL Paris
• Giulio Prevedello, Assistant Researcher, CSL Paris
• Ruggiero Lo Sardo, Assistant Researcher, Sapienza University of Rome

The Augmented Creativity Team

Co-PIs

• Vittorio Loreto, Director, CSL Paris/Rome
• Alessandro Londei, Senior Researcher, CSL Paris/Rome

Members

• Antonio Di Cecco, Assistant Researcher, Sapienza University of Rome

The Sustainable Cities Team

Co-PIs

• Vittorio Loreto, Director, CSL Paris/Rome
• Bernardo Monechi, Senior Researcher, CSL Paris/Rome

Members

• Matteo Bruno, Assistant Researcher, CSL Rome
• Alessandro Londei, Senior Researcher, CSL Paris/Rome
• Bruno Campanelli, Assistant Researcher, Sapienza University of Rome
• Claudio Chiappetta, Assistant Researcher, Sapienza University of Rome
• Lavinia Rossi Mori, PhD student, CREF
• Matteo Straccamore, PhD student, CREF
• Lorenzo Biferale, PhD student, Gran-Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), L’Aquila

Staff

System Administrator & Developer

• Elisabetta Falivene, System and Research Engineer, CSL Rome

Communication

• Milena Di Canio, Communication Manager, CSL Paris/Rome

OUR VISION

Sony CSL Rome aims at:

• becoming a reference entity in providing ideas for new solutions and validated scenarios for sustainable development challenges;
• testing the potential impact of these scenarios in concrete contexts;
• contributing to new policies and accompany policy-makers and stakeholders in their implementation;
• mobilizing the private sector and strengthening public-private partnerships (PPPs) to address social challenges while opening new markets and new business models.

WHERE

In the heart of Rome at the premises of the historical Enrico Fermi Research Center.

Address: Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi” – CREF

c/o Compendio del Viminale

Piazza del Viminale 1

00184 Rome