Aerospace
UAS 2025 - Humanitarian Drone
6th place worldwide UAS Challenge 2025 - Best Newcomer Award out of 42 international teams
ACTIVE PROJECTS
Projects
Working prototypes built by interdisciplinary teams with expertise in aerospace, AI, robotics, electronics and software.
Aerospace
Aerospace
UAS 2026 - Agricultural Drone
Biomimetic fixed-wing drone for precision agriculture - water delivery mission at UAS Challenge 2026
Aerospace
Rocket Team - Colombo Series
Incremental rocket series for EUROC - Colombo 1 reached 600m at Mach 0.5
Aerospace
Zero-G Microgravity Experiment
Microgravity experiment on RINA parabolic flight - November 2024
Health
Quantum Computing for Medical Imaging
QCNN for medical imaging - Access to real quantum hardware via Helsinki
Health
SINCO - Integrated Clinical Platform
Integrated clinical data platform with AI and Digital Twins for predictive medicine
Health
AI4Health - Framework for Transparent AI
Framework for transparency and fairness of AI algorithms in healthcare
AI & Data
StratoPilot - Multi-Mission Autonomous Autopilot
Multi-mission autopilot with swarm intelligence - Working demo in simulator
Digital
Cybersecurity for Naval Networks
Naval network vulnerability analysis - GPS spoofing attack architecture defined
AI & Data
Earth Observation - Urban Heat Island Monitoring
AI-powered urban heat island monitoring system combining satellite thermal data with IoT sensors to address 600-900 annual heat-related deaths in Genova
Robotic
Project A.R.M. - Robotic Actuators
Development of high-precision robotic actuators for humanoid applications
Health
BioBricks for Organoids
BioBricks for controlled production of faithful and reproducible organoids
AI & Data
ExplAIn - Explainable AI for High-Stakes Decisions
Making AI transparent and verifiable - tools to look inside the black box across medicine, cybersecurity and justice
Operations
Communication & Marketing
Building DOPE's brand presence and community engagement through strategic communication
Operations
Business & Fundraising
Securing resources and partnerships to fuel DOPE's growth and project sustainability
Operations
HR & Coordination
Managing talent, team dynamics, and operational excellence across all DOPE projects