During the ICANN 2025 conference, held in Kaunas (Lithuania), Alessio Micheli was elected President of the European Neural Network Society (ENNS), established in 1988. He will officially take office on 1 January 2026.

He is the first Italian researcher to be appointed to this prestigious role, confirming the international recognition of his scientific work and the excellence of Italian research in the field of neural networks.

Lorenzo Leonardini, a master’s student in our Department, will be the captain of Team Italy at the European Cybersecurity Challenge (ECSC 2025).
From 6 to 9 October, he will lead the national team in Warsaw, Poland, in Europe’s leading ethical hacking competition, organised by ENISA, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity.

The challenge consists of two tests: a classic Jeopardy-style Capture the Flag and an attack and defence competition, where team organisation counts as much as technical skills.

The aim of the European Cybersecurity Challenge is to discover and promote the best young cybersecurity talents in Europe, creating opportunities for them to meet universities, companies and institutions in the sector.

Every year, in a different country, national teams made up of ten girls and boys aged between 14 and 25 take part: the best talents in cybersecurity.

Antonio Cisternino, our professor and president of the Information System at the University of Pisa, is the only Italian among the 300 professors chosen by OpenAI Academy, a free educational platform launched by OpenAI to facilitate the adoption of artificial intelligence in various sectors.

OpenAI has just published a video in which Cisternino talks about how he successfully used ChatGPT in the ICT Infrastructure course of the Master’s Degree in Computer Science.

https://academy.openai.com/public/videos/antonio-cisternino-ict-infrastructures-and-advanced-programming-2025-08-21

The excellent feedback prompted the lecturer, together with Professor Andrea Corradini, to take an innovative approach to designing the new edition of the Advanced Programming course, also for the Master’s Degree in Computer Science, focusing on Artificial Intelligence.

The video presents the fundamental ideas behind this new teaching approach, which is not limited to introducing a new tool, but demonstrates the desire and ability to test the technologies that are changing the world.

Technological innovations are often met with scepticism. In this case, a constructive and informed approach was preferred, which is particularly important in programming, where AI is set to profoundly transform the future landscape.

On July 24, 2025, enrollment officially opened for all degree programs at the University of Pisa. The Department of Computer Science offers a BSc in Computer Science and three MSc programmes.

Studying Computer Science in Pisa means accessing a solid education, focused on research and future challenges, in a context of excellence recognized nationally and internationally.

Enrolment

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science: enrolment page
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science: enrolment page
• Master’s Degree in Data Science and Business Informatics: enrolment page
• Master’s Degree in Informatics for Digital Health: enrolment page

🔗 All information about requirements, deadlines, and enrollment procedures is available at: https://www.unipi.it/en/education/registration/enrolment-and-registration/ 

Computer Science in Pisa: your starting point.