Inaugurazione del Microsoft Research-University of Trento Centre for Computational and Systems Biology

Facoltà di Scienze - Via Sommarive 18
Chairman: Marco Andreatta (Dean of the Faculty of Science)

10.00-10.45 Keynote lecture by Leroy Hood (President and Founder of the Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle)
10.45-11.00 Davide Bassi (Rector of the University of Trento) -- presentation of the
University of Trento
11.00-11.15 Fausto Giunchiglia (Director of the Information and Communication Technology Department) -- presentation of the Department
11.15-11.30 Mario Pelosi (Capo del Dipartimento Innovazione e Tecnologie della Presidenza del Consiglio)
11.30-11.45 Gianluca Salvatori (local authority of the Provincia Autonoma di Trento) – presentation of innovation and research in the Trentino area
11.45-12.00 Alessandro Barbagli (Head of Sector - IST Committee secretariat, European Commission)
12.00-13.30 Buffet

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Microsoft Research Centre - piazza Manci, 17
Chairman. Umberto Paolucci (Senior Chairman, Microsoft EMEA and Vice President, Microsoft Corporation)

14.00-14.15 Introductions/Welcome
Corrado Priami, President of the Centre
Stephen Emmott, Director, External Research Office Microsoft Research Cambridge
14.15-14.25 Official Opening.
Rick Rashid, Senior Vice-President, Microsoft Research
Davide Bassi, Rector University of Trento
14.25-14.30 Q&A
14.30-14.45 Importance of the Centre.
Umberto Paolucci, Senior Chairman, Microsoft EMEA and Vice President, Microsoft Corporation
Alessandro Musumeci, Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
Lorenzo Dellai, President, Provincia Autonoma di Trento
14.45-14.55 Scientific Contribution.
Leroy Hood, President and Founder Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle
14.55-15.00 Q&A
15.00-17.00 1.1 interviews with press
15.00-17.00 Refreshments and tour of the centre
17.00-18.00 Rick Rashid Student roundtable