University and enterprise: research in doctoral studies with industrial characterization

Since 2017 the Ministry of Education, University and Research has promoted the high postgraduate training of research doctors in line with the needs expressed by the national production system. Following the guidelines provided by the European Community through the National Strategy of Smart Specialization 2014/2020, "PhD Studies with Industrial characterization" have been financed (PON RI) for that disciplinary areas with a strong scientific-technological vocation. The financing of the three-year scholarships is granted to research projects which, in line with the development trajectories identified by SNSI, aim to form highly qualified professional figures through a university research trail in partnership with foreign universities and companies that operate on the Italian territory. The contribution presents an industrial PhD project in progress at the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering of the University of Naples "Federico II" aimed at the experimentation of "Innovative and non-invasive industrialized systems for the characterization of moist content and for the rehabilitation of historical walls with capillary rising damp” conducted in partnership with the Escuela Técnica Superior de Edificación of Madrid and an Italian company leader in the field of dehumidification of historical masonry. Through the analysis of the parameters to be respected in the writing of a research project with industrial characterization and in the choice of the partners, it will be possible to highlight the degree of innovation of this research method that approaches the academic world to that of production. Of particular interest will be the comparison between the classical methodology for the development of a PhD project and that of doctorates financed with PON RI funds, in terms of choice of the research topic, which must be included in the strategic planning of industry 4.0, of articulation of the activities and methodology adopted, of degree of innovation with respect to the sector of intervention, of technical feasibility of the proposed project, of objectives to be pursued and finally of synergy with respect to the insertion of the professional figures formed in the working world. In second analysis the activities carried out and the work InProgress of the specific project will be described with particular interest to the weaving of networks of relationships that are created in the development of an interdisciplinary project, involving national and foreigners institutions of both public and private competence, highlighting the importance of strengthening these relations in order to promote research at international level.