Dr. Ingrid Paoletti, Associate Professor of Building Technology at the Politecnico di Milano (Polytechnic University of Milam – POLIMI), Italy, visited Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in October 2016 as a part of the Rector’s Delegation to India. During her visit, she interacted with faculty members from the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Paoletti’s interest lies in technical innovation in architecture with a particular emphasis on innovative envelopes and advanced construction methods.

Dr. Paoletti also met with teams from the Amrita Multi-Modal Applicationfor Computer Human Interaction (AMMACHI) Labs, the Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications (AWNA), and Amrita Live-in-Labs®.

Dr. Paoletti met with Dr. Maneesha Sudheer, Dean of International Programs, and expressed an interest in setting up strong bilateral relations in the form of joint degree programs, joint PhD programs, and joint proposals and for Live-in-Labs®. Dr. Paoletti also invited the delegation from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham to visit POLIMI during their trip to Europe.