Francesco Saverio Nucci

Francesco Saverio Nucci -. He is Applications Research Director, in Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA, R&D Division. During his working activity he acquired more than 20 years of experience in management of research and technology based innovation. He is author of over 40 referred international publications in Digital Media, Technology Innovation and Multimedia Business. He has been visiting professor at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" in a Master of Finance and Business Administration of Media. He is CUbRIK evangelist and member of the Steering Board of NEM (Networked Electronic Media) European Technology Platform. In the past he was involved in a collaboration with the MediaLab of the M. I. T., where he also attended summer schools and executive courses (including “Management of Research Development and Technology based innovation” at Sloan Business School). In Engineering he has been Director for European Projects, acquiring and conducting several EC-funded research projects: he was Director of PHAROS research project for multimedia search. For the PHAROS project he received the award for the best innovation project in Information, Communication and Media Technology from the President of Italian Repubblica “Giorgio Napolitano”.