A Scalable State Channel for IoT Smart-Contract Execution Leonardo Mostarda University of Perugia Abstract Blockchain technology was introduced to support cryptocurrency transactions without relying on a trusted third party. With smart contracts, blockchains

Gaussian Quadrature, Iterative Methods and Applications Prof. Alessandro Buccini, Prof. Caterina Fenu, Prof. Luisa Fermo, Prof. Giuseppe Rodriguez Università degli Studi di Cagliari Abstract A Gaussian quadrature rule is optimal, i.e., it integrates exactly

A Primer on Power Semigroups Prof. Salvatore Tringali Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China Abstract The course will consist of three two-hour lectures and is aimed at students and researchers with a basic background in algebra (in

MAIN PhD Seminars 2026   Date Speaker Title March, 4th  Filippo Concas Learning to Translate with Scarce Data Foundations and Recent Advances in Low-Resource NMT March, 11th Luca Garau How to build a PhD: from 3D

Symbolic AI and SMT solving Dott. Enrico Lipparini University of Cagliari Abstract Symbolic AI is an approach to Artificial Intelligence that relies on deductive reasoning to produce exact, explainable solutions to well-defined problems. This contrasts with

Foundations of Open, Rigorous and Reproducible Research Dott. Mirko Marras University of Cagliari Abstract This course equips participants with the conceptual and practical foundations required to conduct open, rigorous, and reproducible research, aligned

The Dichotomy of Global Existence and Blow-up in Chemotaxis Systems Dott. Rafael Díaz Fuentes Università di Cagliari Abstract This course provides a comprehensive analysis of systems of nonlinear partial differential equations, primarily of parabolic and

Extreme Value Theory Dr. Amir Khorrami Chokami Università di Cagliari Abstract This doctoral course provides a comprehensive introduction to Extreme Value Theory (EVT), covering both classical probabilistic foundations and modern statistical modeling tools,

Riemann Surfaces Prof. Roberto Mossa University of Cagliari, Italy Abstract This 16-hour PhD course is devoted to algebraic functions on Riemann surfaces, following Forster’s Lectures on Riemann Surfaces up to §8 (Algebraic Functions), with emphasis on

Insights and Algorithms for Ill-Posed Problems Prof. Lothar Reichel and Prof. Laura Dykes Kent State University, USA Abstract The aim of this course is to introduce Master’s and Ph.D. students to linear ill-posed problems. Their properties

Qualitative Properties of Solutions of Uniformly Parabolic Equations Prof. Daniele Castorina Università di Napoli Federico II Dott. Simone Ciani Università di Bologna Abstract The course is divided in two sections: Section 1 – Second Order Parabolic

Introduction to Compositional Data Analysis and Modelling Prof. Fabio Divino Università del Molise & University of Jyväskylä Abstract This course introduces the fundamental concepts of compositional data analysis, including the algebraic structure of