Genoa Centre
University of Genoa
Savona Campus, via Molinero 1, 17100 Savona, Italy
Tel +39 019 97 398
Fax +39 019 97 600
Email agostino@itim.unige.it
URL http://st.itim.unige.it/mcleod
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McLeod
Institute for Simulation Science
Genoa Centre University of Genoa Savona Campus, via Molinero 1, 17100 Savona, Italy Tel +39 019 97 398 Fax +39 019 97 600 Email agostino@itim.unige.it URL http://st.itim.unige.it/mcleod |
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE CENTER
In the 1996, during the International Conference, "Simulation
in Industry" ,the McLeod Foundation established the Genoa Center
of the International Institute and apponted Agostino G. Bruzzone
as Director. Dr. Bruzzone served also the Associate Vice-President of the
Society for Computer Simulation International.
The Genoa Center of the McLeod Institute for Simulation Science (MISS)
is part of the international foundation MISS for the development
and promotion of simulation through a network of world-wide simulation
experts. During this time, the MISS, led by Dr.A.G.Bruzzone, has also
been an active supporter for the Simulation in Esprit Working Group (WG8467),
European Community Project and NATO Industrial Advisory Group for VV&A
and Virtual Prototyping.
The MISS activity is largely devoted to the design of new product
and processes for manufacturing plants, as well as logistics, and management
of new technologies.
The MISS research teams consist of about twelve professors/assistants,
plus several PhD Students; the DIP includes over 40 faculty members and about twelve technical researchers plus PhD Students.
MISS/DIP manages approximately 30 student thesis a year. Each year, about
25 present theses in Design, Modelling and Implementation of new Software
Tools/Procedures applied to Industrial Engineering (i.e. simulation, training
equipment, virtual realities).
The members of MISS has been working in the Simulation
environment since ‘60s in co-operation with International Universities
and Societies and with the major Italian companies (steel-producers, top
management, power plants: ILVA, Italimpianti, Ansaldo).
The research team focuses in all the sector related to the Industrial Simulation: Evaluation of New Tools & Languages for Simulation, Evaluation and Development of new Methodologies, Application of Artificial Intelligence to Industrial Sectors, On-Line Real-Time Simulation, Design of Industrial Simulators, Analysis by Simulation of Industrial Problems.
In early 1997 MISS-Genoa opened offices in the new
campus of Genoa University in Savona, where is currently located, 25 miles west of Genoa, on the coast;
the new campus extends over a very large area with huge potential for
development. It was obtained by the University due to the deactivation
of the NATO barracks.
The new campus has been in operation for 6 years, and has about 1000
students in Management Engineering, Logistics and Prod. Engineering, Chemical
Engineering and Resources Engineering & Environment.
The Prof. Mosca, member of MISS, is also responsible for the SAMS (Sanna Agile Manufacturing System) in Savona. This Structure is an FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System) integrated in a University laboratory, where Simulation, Design and Production become a homogenous process. SAMS has been developed by EC Funding and as a result of direct support from major Companies operating in the CIM environment: Elsag-Bailey , IBM, DEA, KUKA.