Two researchers from the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna among the winners of the ‘2025 Young Researchers’ Awards.
The 2025 awards have been announced. The award ceremony will take place on 11 November at the CNR headquarters in Rome.
The fourth edition of the Young Researchers Award organized by Gruppo 2003 has identified the winners of Italian early-career research. Among more than 470 applications, two researchers from the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna stood out for their innovation, originality, and scientific relevance. The awards will be presented tomorrow, 11 November, during the ceremony at the CNR headquarters in Rome.
The Award, aimed at researchers with less than seven years of experience since completing their PhD, recognizes significant scientific contributions across ten research fields, from agriculture to personalized medicine, and from astronomy to artificial intelligence. The selection was carried out by over 40 jurors who evaluated the 470 submissions, ultimately awarding ten main prizes and sixteen special mentions.
Winners from Sant'Anna School
Giulio Rossolini (WINNER), a researcher at TeCIP in the Cybersecurity sector, was awarded for his work on assessing the vulnerability of autonomous vehicle vision systems. The recognition was given in particular for proposing innovative solutions aimed at enhancing their resilience against cyberattacks.
Paolo Maria Triozzi (SPECIAL MENTION), a researcher at the Institute of Plant Sciences in the Agriculture sector, received a special mention for being the first to observe hypoxia cycles in young plant tissues. This discovery opens new perspectives for a better understanding of plant physiology and their adaptation mechanisms.
Topics of the 2025 Award
The ten winners of this edition addressed highly relevant themes, including agriculture, astronautics, astrophysics and astronomy, biodiversity, climate change, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, personalized medicine, natural and human-made risks, and multiple sclerosis. Sixteen special mentions further recognized works distinguished by their originality and scientific significance, confirming the Award as one of the most important events in the Italian scientific community.
The award ceremony will take place tomorrow, 11 November, in the presence of CNR President Andrea Lenzi, Gruppo 2003 President Rocco De Nicola, the juries, and the sponsors. It will be an opportunity to celebrate the enthusiasm, creativity, and scientific rigor of young Italian researchers, with particular attention to the awarded projects from the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.
