The Telecommunications, Computer Engineering, and Photonics Institute (TeCIP) of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa was created in 2001 as a Centre of Excellence funded by the Italian University, Scientific and Technological Research Ministry.
The core research domains in the TeCIP Institute are:
- Telecommunication networks, systems and components implemented with partial or full use of photonic technologies and relevant software control techniques;
- Cyber-physical systems, real-time computing, artificial intelligence and cyber-security;
- Photonic Integrated Circuits for datacom, sensors and networks and biophotonics.
Research Units
Telecommunications
This research unit is composed by three research areas:
Cyber-Physical Systems
This research unit is composed by four research areas:
Photonics
This research unit is composed by two research areas:
Education
PhD in Emerging Digital Technologies
The PhD Programme in Emerging Digital Technologies is a three-year programme which provides an exhaustive training path with structured teaching and supervised research activities
ESEAS - Exploring sea and space: technologies, opportunities and challenges
October 19th - 23rd, 2026
ARTIST - Pervasive ARTIficial Intelligence for Next-G Softwarized neTworks
July 20th - 24th, 2026
News and Events
International Education and Research: New Joint PhD Supervision Agreement between Sant’Anna School and the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Dedicated to the Memory of Daniel Bristot de Oliveira
Luca Pedrelli wins Best Paper Award at the international workshop “Deep Learning Meets Neuromorphic Hardware”
Artificial Intelligence redesigns the 6G networks of the future: the european 6G-OPTICON project launches with the contribution of Sant’Anna School
