New professions and new skills: how to actively face the challenges of the future

Ti proponiamo una sintesi di tre minuti dell'incontro con Donatella Sciuto che si è tenuto in STEP FuturAbility nell'ambito del programma scientifico culturale.

The working world was already changing before the pandemic with the advent of new technologies, particularly the digital technologies increasingly present in almost all professions, and the increased level of automation in many sectors, not only manufacturing. The pandemic has accelerated this evolution in some areas and highlighted the skills that will be needed in the future. This presentation takes a broad look at these factors starting with the key role of universities.

Donatella Sciuto is Acting Vice Rector of Milan Polytechnic. She is a Full Professor of Computing Systems in the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering. She has an Electronic Engineering degree from Milan Polytechnic and a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder. In addition, she has a Master’s in Business and Administration (CEGA) from the Bocconi University School of Business Administration. She has conducted most of her research in the field of computer architecture design methodologies, considering issues related to performance, energy consumption and security. More recently, she has focused her research on more applicative issues connected with the use of new ICT technologies in various application areas like smart cities and fintech. Professor Sciuto was made an IEEE Fellow for her scientific contribution to the design of embedded systems. She has co-authored over 300 scientific articles in international journals and conferences. Since 2013, she has served as member of the High Council of the Bank of Italy and Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of the Milan Branch. Since 2017, she has been an independent member of the Board of Directors of AVIO S.p.A and Raiway S.p.A., in addition to Fila S.p.A. since 2021. She has also been a member of the Supervisory Board of the Human Technopole Foundation since 2018. She was Vice President of Finance of the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (the world's largest professional technology organisation) from 2008 to 2010, then President Elect and President from 2011 to 2013. She was named an IBM Woman Leader in AI in 2021 and one of the Inspiring Fifty Italy in 2018.