Introduction

W3Lab, established together with the IT Department of Università di Torino, focuses
on application architectures and user interface development.

What it does

The laboratory carries out the following activities:

• Analysis and study of technological scenarios
• Applied research projects regarding innovative technologies
• Development of technological demos
• Presentation of results nationally and internationally
• Technology transfer to the local area with particular reference to the business world.

Research Themes

The work of the laboratory focuses mainly on:

• Digital libraries. Study and experimentation of technologies and tools regarding the management and consultation of digital libraries, such as:
  
  • Semantic annotation of digital content
  • Multi-channel, multi-modal access systems
  • Enterprise Content Management.
• HCI (Human Computer Interface). Technologies and tools for creating interactive interfaces such as:
  
  • Multi-touch and surface computing systems
  • Gesture recognition systems
  • Design and assessment techniques for interactive interfaces.
• Parallel Computing. Study and experimentation of technologies and tools regarding the creation of parallel applications, in particular:
  
  • Porting applications to GRID platforms
  • Techniques for developing multi-core architectures
  • Development on dedicated hardware: special purpose accelerators and DSP.
• Mobile applications. Study and experimentation of technologies and tools regarding the creation of applications for mobile devices, in particular:
  
  • Mobile platforms: J2ME, MAEMO, iPhone, Symbian and Android
  • Localization and identification techniques
  • Gesture recognition through accelerometers and gyroscopes
  • Principal development frameworks.
• Application architectures. Study and experimentation of technologies and tools regarding the creation of distributed applications, in particular:
  • Web services: SOAP and REST approaches
  •  Rich Client platforms
  • Web development frameworks.