LUMINA SUMMER SCHOOL
Tech Impact: Emerging Technologies Reshaping Industries
Imagine a future where technological innovation redefines work, industries, and how we tackle global challenges.
The LUMINA Summer School on Tech Impact is an immersive program designed to provide participants with hands-on, multidisciplinary experience with cutting-edge emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality, AI agents, and autonomous mobility.
Leveraging H-FARM’s network of excellence and the guidance of industry experts, participants will explore and apply advanced technological solutions through practical labs, interactive workshops, and innovative projects. Each day will focus on a key sector, ranging from AI applications in robotics and precision agriculture to augmented reality in fashion and sustainable mobility optimization.
The program concludes with a full-day Hackathon, where participants, organized into multidisciplinary teams, will tackle a real-world challenge by developing innovative, practical solutions. Projects will be presented to a panel of industry experts, who will provide constructive feedback and insights into future opportunities.
PARTICIPANTS’ AGE:
18 – 24 years
LANGUAGE:
English
2025 EDITION:
23 – 27 June
LOCATION:
H-FARM Campus
PRICE:
Free with full Scholarship;
€950.00 + VAT (accommodation included) with Partial Scholarship
Participating in the Lumina Tech Impact Program is a unique opportunity to directly experience the most advanced emerging technologies transforming industries. This Summer School provides an immersive environment to explore innovative fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality, and autonomous mobility, guided by industry experts and H-FARM’s network of excellence.
The program combines practical learning and real-world applications, allowing participants to create AI-based solutions, design AR/VR experiences, and tackle concrete challenges with creativity and an innovative spirit. Multidisciplinary projects and teamwork foster the development of essential skills for success in today’s dynamic world.
The highlight of the program is the Hackathon, where participants synthesize their knowledge to solve real-world problems and present their solutions to a panel of experts, gaining valuable feedback and practical insights.
The ideal participant for the LUMINA Summer School on Tech Impact is a curious, ambitious, and forward-thinking student eager to explore the transformative power of emerging technologies.
Whether a university student, recent graduate, or young professional, they should possess a strong interest in innovation, technology, and problem-solving, driven by the desire to create tangible impact in the real world.
Learning Objectives
This Summer School aims to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of emerging technologies and their applications, while developing practical skills to tackle real-world challenges. Each activity is designed to foster creativity, enhance problem-solving abilities, and promote collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.
Understanding Emerging Technologies
Exploring Industry Applications
Developing Practical Skills
Enhancing Problem-Solving Abilities
Collaborating in Multidisciplinary Teams
Fostering Creativity with AI
Applying Knowledge to Real-World Scenarios
Understanding Ethical and Social Impacts
From June 23rd to 17th
MON
JUNE 23
Introduction to AI and Emerging Technologies
Key Concepts Overview: Fundamentals of AI, including machine learning, deep learning, and neural networks; ethical and social implications of AI.
AI Trends and Applications: AI as an enabler for emerging technologies: robotics, transportation, extended reality, autonomous agents, and voice interfaces.
Activity: Prompting Workshop – participants will learn to interact with LLMs and other AI generative models using prompting techniques to create effective solutions.
Outcome: Gain foundational knowledge of AI, its industrial applications, and practical skills for AI interaction.
TUE
JUNE 24
Robotics, Autonomous Agents, and Voice Agents
Robotics in Modern Industries:
Key Concepts Overview: Advanced robotics, collaborative robotics, and integrating AI into robotic systems for enhanced efficiency and flexibility.
AI-Robotics Integration: Explore how AI empowers robotic systems, enabling robots to learn and adapt.
Activity: Robotics workshop with Comau (to be confirmed).
Outcome: Understanding robotics technologies and practical skills in AI-robotics integration.
Autonomous Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Voice Agents:
Topics: Introduction to autonomous agents, multi-agent systems, and voice agents as new paradigms for interaction and problem-solving.
Activity: Design collaborative scenarios where agents solve problems through communication and interaction, creating text- or voice-based AI agents.
Outcome: Knowledge of AI agents, multi-agent systems, and voice agents, with the ability to design agent-based solutions.
WED
JUNE 25
Extended Reality in Fashion and Creativity Enhanced by AI
AR/VR and Industrial Transformation:
Key Concepts Overview: Introduction to augmented and virtual reality and their applications in fashion and design.
Activity: Workshop on using AR/VR to create immersive experiences in fashion.
Outcome: Skills to understand and implement AR/VR for storytelling and enhancing user experiences.
Creativity with AI:
Topics: How AI amplifies human creativity, focusing on its use in creative processes for communication and marketing.
Activity: AI Creativity Workshop – design projects using AI to generate visual and textual content.
THU
JUNE 26
AI for Mobility and Agriculture
Mobility in the Digital Era:
Topics: AI for autonomous mobility, traffic management, and transportation optimization.
Activity: Workshop with Audi to explore AI systems applied to autonomous driving and sustainable mobility solutions.
Outcome: Understanding of AI technologies in mobility and their influence on the future of transportation.
AI in Agriculture:
Topics: Precision agriculture, crop monitoring, and resource management with AI.
Activity: Design a technologically integrated agricultural system with AI for resource optimization.
Outcome: Understanding AI applications in agriculture and skills in designing sustainable solutions.
FRI
JUNE 27
Challenge Day
All-Day Challenge:
Topics: Application of technologies learned during the week to solve a real-world problem.
Activity: Hackathon – participants, divided into multidisciplinary teams, develop innovative solutions using program concepts.
Outcome: Ability to apply acquired knowledge in a competitive and collaborative environment, creating practical, innovative solutions.
Our faculty includes professors with international experience, ranging from academic professionals to managers, startup founders, and consultants.
The faculty for this Summer School is currently being finalized.
H-FARM Campus
A unique space for collaboration and innovation, designed for students, professionals, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts.
Located on the doorstep of the Venetian lagoon, the H-FARM Campus is open to all and offers facilities for events and corporate meetings, sports facilities, dedicated educational buildings, dining areas, a conference hall, and a library.
In your free time, you can enjoy 5,000 sqm of outdoor space and 1,600 sqm of indoor facilities to practice sports such as tennis, padel, soccer, rugby, beach volleyball, baseball, BMX, skateboarding, and more.
The Campus is 85% self-sufficient in its energy needs, thanks to extensive photovoltaic systems and advanced energy storage and exchange technologies.
Green mobility is encouraged through charging stations for electric vehicles, bicycles, e-bikes, golf carts, and electric scooters.
ACCOMMODATION
H-FARM Campus Marina
The accommodation option includes overnight stays at one of our facilities: H-FARM Campus Marina.
Located in the magical Venetian lagoon, H-FARM Campus Marina is a true oasis just minutes from the H-FARM Campus (2 km).
Two recently renovated Barchesse—overlooking what used to be the main harbor connecting Portegrandi to Venice—host fully equipped apartments.
Here, students can experience university life in a dynamic and stimulating environment, sharing not only their studies but also their passions.
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