Presented paper:
"Designing robot autonomy; how tightly should we hold the leash"
at a Design conference at the University of Sapienza in Rome
See: TALK
and PAPER

I also interviewed four Universities for U.S. student studies abroad
(two in Rome, and two in northern Italy)
See: REPORT

Piazza Navona and view from nearby monastary I stayed at in Rome:

DAY-1: Only day for site-seeing in Rome

The Vatican

Around Castel Sant'Angelo

DAY-2: Attended classes and spoke to many at the Pantheon Institute

Pantheon Institute student housing:

DAY-3,4,5: Conference on Design at Sapienza University in Rome

Views from walk to conference:

A U.S. Engineering colleague I met who was staying near the Trevi Fountain;

We took a quick look at the Forum between talks:

and looked at a nearby 2000 year old bridge and a still-working storm sewer:

DAY-6: Five hours of travel to northern Italy
DAY-7,8,9: Visited U.Padova, and U.Trento
engineering professor and his family

University of Padova International Welcoming staff:

U.Trento engineering professor and his family:

Day-10: Five hours of trains back to Rome airport:

DAY-11: Eighteen hours of travel back to the U.S.

Travel Advice: Always attempt to avoid touristy areas and try to meet the local people.
And try your best to speak their language. (see: " MY ITALIAN " )
All photographs taken by   J. Wunderlich, Ph.D. All rights reserved.