COMMUNICATION IN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURES

(Project laboratory, Informatic laboratory, Frontal teaching, Experimental laboratory)

  • Language: ENGLISH
  • Campus: AULA VIRTUALE, MILANO CITTÀ STUDI
  • Enrollment: 24-09-2021to hour 12:00 on
    04-10-2021
  • Subject area: Tech and society
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Teacher in charge
MAGARINI MAURIZIO
Credits
5
Hours to attend
50
Prerequisites

The course requires a basic knowledge in computer science, probability theory, chemistry, botanic, and environment.

Max. number of students
130
Topics:
Green Infrastructures, Molecular Communication, Plant cell biology and physiology
Tag
Environment and land planning, Smart cities and smart building, Communication and presentation skills, Infrastructures, Engineering, Architectural and urban design, Environmental and social sustainability, Urban studies, Information technologies

Description of the initiative

Mission and Goals

This multidisciplinary course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts of molecular communication and its role in understanding how information propagates in plants, when used as biosensors to monitor the environment. Green Infrastructures are trees, shrubs, herbs, green walls, green roofs etc. The main goal of the course is to introduce students with the main functional models based on ideas from molecular communication to understand the extent at which plants can be used to sense and collect information from the surrounding environment. Molecular communication is an emerging bio-inspired communication field where molecules are used for encoding, transmitting, and receiving information, in the same way that living cells communicate. The course will give a chance to be initiated to a very exciting cutting-edge research field, which will soon influence many diverse research fields, such as engineering, chemistry, and biology.

Programme of the course

1. Course Presentation
2. Green Infrastructure and Natural Based Solutions e.g. greenroofs, green walls, water gardens, green corridors. Biodiversity in the Urban Environment. The importance of Local Flora Plant species and the plant biology. The Benefits of Living Green Walls in the cities (e.g. improve the microcline, reduce the air pollution, well-being). The types of Green Walls and the experiments
3. Introduction to Biological and Molecular Communication. Propagation of Information in Plants. Biosensors and Molecular Communication Applications
4. Foundations of plant cell biology and physiology (Plant cell: transcription and translation; Cell metabolism: photosynthesis and cell respiration; Plant anatomy). Plant communication (Intracellular and intercellular communication in a plant; Plant-to-plant communication). Technologies to assess plant communication (Nucleic acid detection; Protein detection; Miscellaneous).
5. Computer-based and experimental lab activities.

Duration

dal September 2021 a December 2021

Calendar

Every Wednesday and Thursday from 5:15pm to 7:15pm

Note

In-person classes with the possibility of remote attendance.

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