Projects

Ongoing

• BioBrick We design pieces of DNA to grow more faithful organoids in the laboratory. biology, biotechnology, bioinformatics
• Cyber We look for the weak points in the on-board networks of ships and we build the defences. computer science, engineering, telecommunications
• UAS Challenge We build fixed-wing drones for the UAS Challenge, the drone competition between universities in the United Kingdom. aerospace engineering, mechanical and electronic engineering, computer science
• Rocket We build rockets, each one higher and faster than the last. aerospace and mechanical engineering, electronics, physics

• Zero-G We design experiments to run in weightlessness, during parabolic flights. physics, engineering, biology
• Quantum We use quantum computing to read medical images better. physics, computer science, medicine
• Robotic We build a robotic arm, from the joint motors all the way to the hand. robotics and mechatronics engineering, computer science
• ExplAIn We build tools to understand how an artificial intelligence decides. computer science, mathematics, philosophy, law

Behind every project

• Communications We tell people what happens at DOPE: photos, videos, social media, events and journalists. communications, design, humanities, photography and video, marketing
• Business We find the funding and partners the projects need, and keep the accounts. economics, management, law, international relations
• HR We welcome people who arrive, help them find their project and hold the teams together. psychology, education studies, management, law

Finished

• UAS Challenge 2026 The Panissa drone came fourth, first among the Italian teams.
• UAS Challenge 2025 Our first competition drone came sixth out of 42 teams.
• StratoPilot We designed the software for a drone that sees, orients itself and chooses its own route.
• Earth Observation We used satellite data to study the hottest areas of Genoa.