{"id":27971,"date":"2026-03-10T11:58:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xylon.it\/?p=27971"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:05:23","slug":"industry-4-0-student-contest-compie-5-anni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xylon.it\/en\/2026\/03\/10\/industry-4-0-student-contest-compie-5-anni\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Industry 4.0 Student Contest&#8221; turns five"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"53fad068-4bff-4176-b5e5-1b16dd5eea81\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"524\">The <strong data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"134\">Industry 4.0 Student Contest by Digital Industries World (DIW)<\/strong> returns for its fifth edition, continuing its mission to connect engineering students with the digital transformation of industry. Since its launch, the initiative has involved <strong data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"338\">more than 500 students<\/strong>, becoming a key platform for fostering dialogue between academia and the industrial ecosystem while helping address the growing shortage of technical skills in the manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"961\">The contest invites <strong data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"581\">final-year engineering students<\/strong> to develop innovative solutions aimed at improving production systems through advanced digital technologies. Participants are challenged to combine <strong data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"850\">generative and industrial AI, Industrial IoT, cloud computing, digital twins, edge computing and application control<\/strong>, tackling real industrial issues such as predictive maintenance, energy monitoring and collaborative robotics.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1340\">Running from <strong data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1001\">February to June 2026<\/strong>, the program also offers training sessions with experts, university professors and guided tours of leading industrial facilities. Previous editions included visits to companies within the DIW network and innovation hubs such as the <strong data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1283\">Siemens Digital Experience Center in Piacenza<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1339\">Ducati Museum and Factory in Borgo Panigale<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1571\">Students will work in teams and can choose between <strong data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1519\">open topics, academic challenges or \u2014 new this year \u2014 real industrial challenges proposed directly by DIW member companies<\/strong>, providing direct exposure to current market needs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"2021\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The initiative is organized in collaboration with the <strong data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1663\">Fondazione Politecnico di Milano<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1737\">Department of Management Engineering at Politecnico di Milano<\/strong>, with participation from the <strong data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"1839\">University of Bergamo, the University of Brescia and LIUC University<\/strong>. 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