Research Centers

Members of CUDAM are the university laboratories involved in dating for Geological and Environmental Sciences and Cultural Heritage. The Center currently comprises about 30 members from the four departments affiliated with the Center:
- Department of Materials Science
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Department of Physics "G. Occhialini"
- Department of Computer Science, Systems, and Communication
The purpose of the Center is to promote study and research on dating methods for Geological and Environmental Sciences and Cultural Heritage, and their application.
Main activities developed include dendrochronology, dating using OSL, TL, and radiocarbon, dating with radioisotope techniques, studies of ancient materials, and computer science applications for management and enhancement of cultural heritage through integrated systems.
Established in 2004, CUDAM is based at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, while laboratories dedicated to archaeometric dating are located at the Department of Materials Science.

The Bicocca Quantum Technologies interdepartmental Center (BiQuTe) has three objectives to pave the way for a positive impact of Quantum Technologies (QT) on industry and society:
- Develop new skills and roles in QT;
- Expand education programmes in QT;
- Increase open innovation in the QT area between universities and companies.
With these objectives in mind, BiQuTe aims to create an interdepartmental research and development infrastructure that on the one hand provides instrumental support for multidisciplinary (Physics, Material Sciences, Computer Sciences) and coordinated frontier research in the field of QT and on the other hand constitutes a space for interaction and intellectual synergy to stimulate new applied research in contiguous areas (Biology, Medicine, Environmental Sciences), in related areas (Economics, Sociology), and for technology transfer with the Lombardy manufacturing reality. The Center also aims to be an important platform for both Master and PhD training, making available advanced QT infrastructures in both fundamental and applied research.
The Center currently has about 50 affiliated members belonging to the the participating Departments:
- Department of Physics "G. Occhialini"
- Department of Materials Science
- Department of Computer Science, Systems Engineering and Communication
The Center is based at the Department of Physics “G. Occhialini”. The scientific committee which coordinates the activity of the center is composed by:
- Prof. Marco Fanciulli (Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali)
- Prof. Claudio Ferretti (Dipartimento di Informatica, Sistemistica e Comunicazione)
- Prof. Alberto Leporati (Dipartimento di Informatica, Sistemistica e Comunicazione)
- Prof. Angelo Nucciotti, Direttore Scientifico (Dipartimento di Fisica “G. Occhialini”)
- Prof. Stefano Sanguinetti (Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali)
- Prof. Alberto Zaffaroni (Dipartimento di Fisica “G. Occhialini”)