Ottawa. One of the Canada-Italy Innovation Awards 2017 – launched by the Canadian Embassy in Italy to strengthen ties between the two countries in terms of innovation – was awarded to Antonio Caruso, Computer Science Researcher from the Department of Mathematics and Physics “Ennio De Giorgi” of the University of Salento. It is an award that stems from the objective to strengthen ties between Canada and Italy in the fields of science, technology, and innovation; This year’s edition (the fifth) had a high and qualified number of applications, among which Professor Caruso was selected on the basis of a collaborative project with Professor Melike Erol-Kantarci from the University of Ottawa . After the G7 in Taormina, in late May, Caruso was invited (along with the other five winners from Bologna, Milan, Genova and Trento Universities and Research Centers) to the Office of the Canadian Ambassador in Rome, during Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit. (9colonne)
