AI-TranspWood | Future Perspectives of Transparent Wood

We report the one-day workshop intitled "AI-TranspWood: future perspectives of Transparent Wood", an event dedicated to transparent wood, its modeling through Artificial Intelligence and its future applications.
The event will take place at Castello del Valentino on 13 June 2025 and will feature the participation of international experts, professors and researchers of Politecnico, with talks and round tables.

Program:
- Morning session

9:00 - 9:30 | Registration & Welcome Coffee
9:30 - 9:45 | Institutional Greetings

• Alberto Tiraferri, Deputy to the Vice-Rector for Scientific and Technological Innovation in Basic and Competitive Research
• Debora Fino, Director of Department of Applied Science and Technology-DISAT
• Michele Bonino, Director of Department of Architecture and Design-DAD

9:45 - 10:00 | Workshop Agenda

• Giulio Malucelli, professor of Department of Applied Science and Technology-DISAT
• Beatrice Lerma, professor of Department of Architecture and Design-DAD

10:00 - 10:15 | Introduction to the AI-TW Project

• Stefania Fortino, VTT

10:15 - 10:30 | Transparency and Transparent Materials

• Giulio Malucelli, professor of Department of Applied Science and Technology-DISAT

10:30 - 10:45 | Introduction to Transparent Wood

• Alberto Mariani, professor of Università degli Studi di Sassari

10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee Break & Networking
Micro-Exhibition: Innovative Materials Around Transparent Wood – MATto materials library, Politecnico di Torino
11:15 - 12:35 | Thematic Talks (20 min each)

• Topic 1: The Safe and Sustainable Approach in Material Science and Technology – Thomas Exner, Pink Project
• Topic 2: How is it possible to tune the properties of materials through modelling? – Markus Königsberger, TU Wien
• Topic 3: How may AI help modelling materials? – Antti Puisto, VTT
• Topic 4: What factors would make TW suitable for the market? – Chiara Lacroix, Strane Innovation

12:35 - 12:45 | Q&A Session
12:45 - 13:30 | Light Lunch at Sala delle Colonne of Castello del Valentino

- Afternoon session

13:30 - 14:00 | Interactive Group Activity (Exploration & Future Perspectives for TW) – Polito & STRANE
14:00 - 14:20 | Case Studies in the AI-TW Project

• Susana Otero Belmar, AIMPLAS

14:20 - 16:50 | Roundtable Discussion (including a short coffee-break)

• Moderator: Kari Kolari, VTT
• Vito Guido Lambertini, Project Manager in Stellantis (Automotive Industry Perspective)
• Camilla Nicolini, Strategy & Innovation Associate in Carlo Ratti Associati (Architecture Perspective)
• Ilaria Ferrero, General Manager in FerreroLegno (Door Manufacturing Perspective)
• Olivier Condé, RD Director in BM Plastic (Furniture Industry Perspective)
• Luca Macrì, Partner Architect in lamatilde (Design Perspective)
• Marco Signoretto, CEO and Co-founder in OliveLab (Decorative Lighting Perspective)
• Tanja Marzi, Assistant Professor of Department of Architecture and Design-DAD,(Research Perspective)

16:50 - 17:00 | Closing Remarks & Invitations to Upcoming Events

• Beatrice Lerma, professor of Department of Architecture and Design-DAD
• Doriana Dal Palù, professor of Department of Architecture and Design-DAD
• Eva Vanessa Bruno, researcher of Department of Architecture and Design-DAD
• Susana Otero Belmar, AIMPLAS

17:00 - 17:30 | Castello del Valentino Guided Tour (registration required)


To participate in the workshop, please fill out this form.