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It all starts where mathematics and business meet, where university and entrepreneurship come together. That is how measuring and modelling add value to your company, optimising changes and processes to maximise the economic, environmental, and social objectives of our partners and our clients.
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solutions
Our solutions range from high-level consulting to advanced analytics, to providing models, Software as a Service (SaaS) and customized applied solutions (software). We create intelligent tools with heart in order to achieve concrete improvements and follow the path towards an Intelligent Enterprise.
We work with many different business markets every day, particularly in three large, vertically specialised sectors (Energy, Environment, and Logistics), and we have our own internal software company: that’s what we do.
Energy
Optimising the management of Smart Energy Systems means responding to global challenges like Climate Change…
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Waste
Industry 4.0 brings new challenges for the entire waste handling process, including collection, treatment, and disposal…
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Logistics &
Supply Chain
Punctuality, trustworthiness, and quality of service are the fundamental objectives of this sector. Today these objectives are transformed into…
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Digital Industry
The world of digital innovation is full of data, all of which must be visualised to obtain a competitive advantage…
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Analytics & Optimization
To get started on the road to Smart Automation, we need to understand data science…
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News
Optit takes another strategic step towards the future of logistics by joining ALICE – Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ETP LOGISTICS), the platform that connects the most advanced logistics players, fostering innovation and collaboration between research and…
Artificial Intelligence and Decision Science are revolutionizing sectors such as energy, logistics, and the circular economy. However, true value only emerges when technology meets the operational reality of companies. In the latest issue of IDA Magazine, our CEO Matteo Pozzi…
On Friday, January 24, Optit’s headquarters in Bologna welcomed an engaging meeting with a group of PhD students as part of the second edition of #DOCABILITY 2, promoted by ART-ER S. cons. p. a. within the Ecosister project. EcosistER brings…
Season’s Greetings from Optit! This year, for our Winter Meeting, we turned a corporate reflection into a unique celebration of growth and togetherness. With the guidance of Federico Palombarini and the power of corporate theater, we honed our listening skills,…
We continue our exploration of the most interesting and dynamic logistics markets in Europe. We presented our solutions with a dedicated stand at TransLogistica Poland 2024, one of the most relevant events for the logistics and transport sector in Central…
Optit is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Danfoss Leanheat® Building to develop innovative energy optimization solutions for district heating utilities in Italy. By combining our expertise in Decision Support Systems (DSS) with the expertise of Danfoss Leanheat® Building,…
We are pleased to announce that Optit’s CEO, Matteo Pozzi, recently participated in the 5th EURO Practitioners’ Forum held in Coimbra, where he presented the paper titled “From OR to Trustworthy AI: the experience of the TUPLES project.” The EURO…
Our CEO Matteo Pozzi recently attended the annual conference organized by IRDEA, the Irish District Heating Association, bringing Optit’s experience to the roundtable “Planning for the Energy Transition by Learning from the Mistakes of the Past”. During the talk, Matteo…
Optit participated in the 29th edition of the Dresdner Fernwärme-Kolloquium, a key event for the district heating sector that this year recorded a record attendance of over 450 participants and 60 exhibitors. Organized by AGFW and held at the World…
This year, Optit once again participated as a sponsor at the International Conference on Optimization and Decision Science (ODS) organized by AIRO, the Italian Operations Research Society. The conference addressed key topics in the fields of operations research, optimization, problem-solving,…
Working and feeling good together is one of our fundamental values. Our Summer Meetings are the practical demonstration of this philosophy.
https://decisionsciencealliance.org/The intuition that guided Optit’s early steps many years ago was to take the best of the sophisticated (and often incomprehensible) science of Operations Research, a branch of the broader Decision Science, and translate it into tools that can be…
Optit participated again this year in the EURO conference on operational research, a key event to discuss the latest developments in operational research (OR), such as the evolution of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). The conference offers participants…
We traveled to Orlando to exhibit at IDEA 2024, the annual conference and trade show organized by the International District Energy Association (IDEA). This conference brings together international leaders in the district heating sector to discuss the latest technologies and…
Last week, Optit team travelled to Barcelona to attend the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2024 and join the brightest minds for supply chain management and innovation, discussing and examining the latest strategic thinking, trends and technologies; from this insightful experience,…
Matteo Pozzi and Luca Ferrari recently participated in the Euroheat & Power Congress, highlighting the pivotal role digitalization plays in modernizing district heating and cooling (DHC) systems. Optit’s CEO, Matteo Pozzi, contributed as a speaker in the session “From Old…
Matteo Pozzi presented the TUPLES Trustworthy AI project at the Trustworthy AI: Landscaping verifiable robustness and transparency seminar promoted by Adra – AI-Data-Robotics-Association, showing the main challenges of trustworthyAI through one of the five use cases of the project: BELUGA…
Optit continues to invest in the promising German district heating market, which, thanks to substantial state funding, is experiencing significant growth. Andrea Duvia and Matteo Pozzi took part in the seminar ‘Digitalization – Transfer and use of data,’ held as…
Optit is proud to announce its continued involvement in the TUPLES project. As an industrial partner since its inception in 2022, Optit remains dedicated to advancing the project’s mission of developing transparent, robust, and safe algorithmic solutions in a particularly…
The market for renewable energy and energy transition is dynamic and continuously growing, as confirmed by the numbers from the second edition of Key Energy. The event exhibited record-breaking data: a 41% increase in total attendance compared to 2023 (+60%…
Claudio Caremi, COO of Optit, will participate today in the first Kickoff 2024 Workshop of the Contract Logistics Observatory at the Bovisa Campus of the Polytechnic of Milan, the first meeting of the series of thematic workshops that will unfold…
The eighth AIROYoung Workshop is currently underway at the University of Calabria, hosted by the young professionals’ section of AIRO. Talented young researchers in Operational Research from Italy are engaging in discussions on ‘Emerging technologies for decision support systems and…
February 11th marks the International Day of Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). Science and gender equality are two development goals within the Agenda 2030 for sustainability. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization dedicates February 11th each…
Digital innovation is revolutionizing the energy sector and emerges as a crucial key in the transition towards a sustainable future. Con Edison, the historic multi-utility company in New York, has undertaken an ambitious path to achieve the goals set by…
Corporate meetings the way we like them. The evening was full of joy, music and creativity. We thank BgBuilding – Team Building Italia for the teambuilding activity that allowed us to play at being artists by decorating bikes for the…
Maria Francesca Colombo, our HR Manager, participated in the event organized by ART-ER, International Talents Emilia-Romagna, titled “Emilia-Romagna for international talents: From the it-ER program to the new regional law 2/2023,” held at the Golinelli Foundation. The day delved into…
Our CEO, Matteo Pozzi, was interviewed by Areti Ntaradimou at the last edition of Enlit Europe for a podcast about PlaMES – Integrated Planning of Multi Energy Systems, a three-year EU project addressing the decarbonization challenge by tackling the complex…
Matteo Pozzi spoke as vice chair of the DHC+ Platform (Research & Innovation Hub of Euroheat & Power) at the conference “Digitalization as the Enabler for High Performance District Heating Systems”. The event is part of Annex TS4, “Digitalization of…
During Ecomondo, one of the most significant fairs dedicated to circular economy and sustainable development, Optit showcased the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the realm of environmental innovation with the event “Artificial Intelligence for the Innovation of Operational Processes…
Optit is part of the TUPLES project on Artificial Intelligence, funded by the European Union through the HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01 program. The project has the ambitious goal of bringing substantial evolution to the field of AI by creating scalable, transparent, robust, and…
The 2023 conference of the Irish District Energy Association (IrDEA) saw the participation of Matteo Pozzi, CEO of Optit and Vice Chair of the DHC+ platform of Euroheat & Power, as chair and panelist of session 3, in which the…
The first technical workshop of DigiBUILD, a European project in which Optit is part of the Advisory Board, will be held on October 25th at 10am. The DigiBUILD project, funded by the European Community, will develop digital services linked to…
Matteo Pozzi spoke at the ninth international conference on Smart Energy Systems in Copenhagen participating both in the Smart energy infrastructure and storage options session and chairing the Integrated energy systems and smart grids table. In an edition that surpasses…
Company conventions Optit Style 🙂 #teammates #teamspirit
The DHC+ Working Group on Digitization has produced this report in an effort to share with the wider district heating industry community an up-to-date view of the role of digitization in the growth of the sector as the challenges facing…
Claudio Caremi presented Optit’s experience in optimizing waste management operations, in particular the work done with Contarina, during the MATER Waste Recover & Final Sinks for a Sustainable Ecological Transition conference. This three-day event, held in Piacenza, is an important…
Claudio Caremi gave a speech at the Decision Science Alliance conference “The future of Decision Making: Conscious Data Driven Decisions via AI and Math-Optimization”. His contribution was part of the panel on Manufacturing and real-time decisions. With the advent of…
Matteo Pozzi spoke in Chicago at the 2023 edition of the International Conference organized by IDEA (International District Heating Association). The conference annually brings together members of the district heating industry from across North America and the world to share…
The second plenary meeting of the TUPLES (TrUstworthy Planning and scheduling with Learning and ExplanationS) project was held on 5 and 6 June. Optit is a partner for both Waste and Energy use cases and for the coordination of the…
We are pleased to announce that we have officially opened our first US office, Optit Corp in New York. After joining IDEA (International District Energy Association) last year, our presence in the US market is becoming one of our key…
The main European event promoting district heating and sustainable thermal energy has just concluded in Turin: the Euroheat&Power congress (and the concurrent DHC+ assembly) brought together experts, professionals, and industry representatives from across Europe, providing a unique opportunity for knowledge…
Matteo Pozzi will present the latest analysis from the DHC+ working paper and the transformative potential of digital technologies in the district heating and cooling sector at the Euroheat & Power Conference 2023, which will be held in Turin from…
The controlled temperature logistics sector (Cold-chain) amplifies the critical issues of transport management, as it is necessary, on the one hand, to continuously control the temperature of the products throughout the distribution process, from the storage phase to the packaging…
Thanks to Enlit Europe, our Luca Ferrari explained in a podcast how the Retrofeed EU project aims to concretely help energy-intensive companies to save resources and improve their environmental impact. You can listen to the entire episode here: https://lnkd.in/eyqG3YB8 #energy…
What does the term “resilient energy system” mean in energy related business? What are the planning, investment, and operations decisions that arise from this? What approaches can companies and pubblic organizations adopt to ensure security of supply vs. cost efficiency?…
The TANDEM EU Project ( Acronym for: Small Modular ReacTor for a European sAfe aNd Decarbonised Energy Mix) aims to develop methodologies and tools to facilitate the safe and efficient integration of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) into smart low-carbon hybrid…
OPTIT has renewed its support to the AIRO YOUNG workshop which took place at the University of Milan. The focus of this seventh edition was “Operational Research Beyond the Frontiers“. The goal is to collect contributions concerning a broad range…
For the fourth year, Claudio Caremi, Partner of Optit, will be a part of the degree course in Transport management, within the Executive Supply Chain Management course promoted by POLIMI Graduate School of Management, in collaboration with ADACI and Assologistica….
AGFW, the German association for district heating, promotes a series of online events dedicated to the study of technical topics to its members. The last of these events “Software and tools for district heating applications #09” takes place online on…
The RETROFEED project, of which Optit is a partner, is aimed at enabling the optimization of a feedstock that is increasingly variable, bio-based, and circular in energy-intensive process industries through the retrofitting of key equipment and the implementation of an…
Impact Review, the magazine of the English Operational Research Society, in its latest issue, dedicates a nice article to Optit and a mention on the cover. The article, in addition to retracing our history and the deep ties with applied…
Looking back at 2022, we have several good reasons to be happy: Growth exceeding 30% Veri important new national and international leads Several new talents joining the team A consolidated role as digital and analytics partner to an increasingly large…
The logistics sector continues to grow but is facing even bigger challenges than usual: alongside the shortage of personnel and skills and the changes in the structure of the #supplychains that we already knew, there is now also a significant…
On the 17th of October, in Toulouse, Optit participated to the first meeting between the members of the TUPLES (Trustworthy Planning and scheduling with Learning and ExplanationS) consortium. TUPLES is an ambitious and challenging project funded by the European Union…
In Logistics, loading and packing problems are very complex but represent an opportunity to improve efficiency, revenues and service. How do you maximize the load space when the type and characteristics of the vehicles vary? How do you optimize the…
Like last years we participated and were proud supporters of ODS2022, the International Conference on Optimization and Decision Science, organized by AIRO, the Italian Association of Operations Research with the fundamental contribution of AIROYOUNG which gathers the young energies of…
Fabrizio Detassis has happily completed his doctoral thesis on Machine Learning and Constrained Optimization. In the context of industrial problems, the application of constrained optimization is one of the most powerful, explored and exploited tools for addressing prescriptive tasks. The…
Optit presented the PlaMES project at Innogrid, the conference organized by ENTSO-E and E-DSO that brought together the main players in the management of electricity grids at European level. The conference focused on three macro themes: Value of the electricity…
We participated at the Second Contract logistics “Gino Marchet” workshop of the Politecnico di Milano. As always, the workshop is a great opportunity to understand the main trends that shape the evolution of logistics 4.0. One of the themes of…
Optit, in the person of Antonio Napoletano, participated in the 8th meeting of VeRoLog (EURO Working Group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimization) in Hamburg, one of the most important and authoritative international conferences in the field of routing and…
Optit’s expertise in advanced energy analytics was selected by Con Edison (one of the largest utility in the United States) to analyze New York’s district energy and steam system. Using our proprietary algorithms, we will analyze the daily flows to…
Founded in 1909 as the National District Heating Association, IDEA was the first major organization to support and popularize district heating. After more than a century of activity, IDEA continues to inform, connect and promote district heating around the world…
It would be nice if the projections of CMIP6 (the model used to predict climate change effects) were wrong but, thanks also to our experience with models and data, we recognize that the margin of error is very thin. The…
The agreement brings Leanheat Network to the market, an innovative digital solution for real-time monitoring and optimization of networks, enabling savings, cost and emissions reduction, thanks to constant monitoring of AI operation and functionality. In Italy district heating only covers…
It was a pleasure to participate and contribute to the “Virtual District Heating Visit to Denmark” held on December 2nd to present to a wide range of Italian Utilities and AIRU members the “Danish way” to District Heating & Cooling….
Optit will meet RETROFEED partners for the 5th General Assembly, highlighting progress in the Work Package 4 devoted to the development of the Project’s Decision SUpport System. For the first time we will be in the condition to…
The last week has been particularly inspiring for us in Optit! After having followed the developments of COP26, that requires all of us take more responsibility in contributing to the decarbonisation challenge (and we are proud to be in the…
Matteo Pozzi to represent DHC+ at IEA’s event: “Digitalization for optimizing integrated district heating system” On 3rd November Matteo Pozzi will speak as a Vice-Chair of DHC+ during the webinar: “Digitalization for optimizing integrated district heating system”. The event is…
Optit’s project on optimising maintenance planning for district heating networks in Brescia (A2A) awarded at the Nottingham Symposium of the International Energy Agency. We had already reported on our presence at the 17th IEA Symposium, Technology Collaboration Programme on District…
A great success for Upgrade DH Project: an important contributor to support the energy transition in heating sector Optit attended the event of the Upgrade DH project, supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. It was…
7th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems: we are pleased to present our experience in designing with A2A Calore e Servizi We are at the 7h International Conference on SmartEnergySystems in Copenhagen, where we are going to present with A2A Calore…
Discover more about the 17th International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling Today and tomorrow I’ll take part in this interesting Programme in Nottingham where I’ll speak about the correct functioning of district heating networks and minimise critical failures. It…
There are many small islands in the world that do not have a proper connection to the main grids. This results in low energy efficiency and high environmental impact, a condition that is not sustainable anymore. The disadvantages are also…
On April 29, 2021, 4 pm, Daniele Vigo, VeRoLog coordinator and Optit partner, will conduct the plenary on Integrating Machine Learning into state-of-the-art Vehicle Routing Heuristics The new VeRoLog webinar series is upcoming: we are very glad to announce that…
A further opportunity to contribute to the development of district energy in Europe. Optit’s involvement in the DHC+, technological platform of Euroheat & Power, has always been more than a formal membership, but rather an active contribution with our research,…
The Italian magazine Servizi a Rete presents UpgradeDH, the EU H2020 project for the renovation and improvement of the performance of district heating systems in Europe, where Optit participate as major technical partner. Nowadays, the urban planning strategies adopted by…
The 2021 begins with even greater security and reliability for Optit customers, thanks to the renewed policy that we have chosen to adopt in the provision of our services, in line with the European General Data Protection Regulation. The GDPR…
After several months of development and the participation at international events, PlaMES partners meet for the periodic consortium meeting and to meet the advisory board members On October 19 and 20, one year after the kick off meeting, PlaMES consortium…
Topics, programme and speakers make this year’s edition of the Smart Energy Systems (SES) International Conference particularly rich and relevant with current discussion about climate change. The event is expeted to be a strategic opportunity to discuss scientific findings and…
For the third year in a row, Optit sponsors and support the annual conference of the EURO Working Group on the Practice of OR The third edition of the EURO Practice of OR working group conference is approaching. Optit is…
Three days, from June 24th to June 26th, of discussions about policies, regulatory framework and solution for future energy infrastructures. The EU objective towards 2050 is to have a carbon neutral economy. This can be accomplished by investing heavily on…
The two-day Retrofeed general assembly was followed by a series of workshops paving the way for the future of the project. The H2020 Retrofeed project’s general assembly just ended: interesting perspectives and food for thought for all the partners of…
Confindustria Romagna brings together companies and academics to look beyond the critical circumstance we are experiencing. Tuesday, June 9 from 11.00 to 12.30 am business representatives and academics face this topic together during the webinar by Confindustria Romagna “Enterprise and…
Save the date: next DHC+ webinar on “Upgrading heat distribution and piping technologies” will take place on June 4th at 2 pm. An essential part of DH systems is the heat distribution network, which connects heat production with final users….
Initially planned to include one of the key annual events for the Italian district heating community, to be held in Bologna (Italy) under the auspices of AIRU, current circumstances are forcing the UpgradeDH partners to gather for the periodic progress…
Towards the 4th generation of energy networks: online the new edition of the Digital roadmap for District heating and cooling OPTIT solutions for optimising energy production and heating and cooling infrastructure. Energy used for Heating and Cooling purposes represents approx….
We keep looking ahead The spread of COVID-19 is putting a strain on the entire production system and society, posing unprecedented organisational and management challenges. In Optit the reorganization has been luckily seamless: working in digital innovation let the whole…
OPTIT supports the 4th AIROYoung Workshop “New Advances in Optimization, Machine Learning and Data Science”. Bolzano, February 5-7 2020, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. We have enthusiastically seized the opportunity to be sponsors of the 4th AIROYoung Workshop “New advances in…
Optit partner of Retrofeed, the UE project for the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industrial sectors November 2019 marks the official launch of RETROFEED, the European project coordinated by the Centre of Research for Energy Resources and consumption (Zaragoza, Spain), in which…
Solutions towards smart and sustainable cities OPTIT at the Sino-Italian Forum on Environmental protection On April the 8th the first Sino-Italian Forum on Environmental Protection took place, focusing on “Solutions towards smart and sustainable cities”; the event has sealed the…
OPTIT joins SMILE project Optit is supporting ITL Foundation (Institut on Transport and Logistic) on activities of the SMILE project (Smart green innovative urban logistics for energy efficient Mediterranean cities), co-funded by the MED Programme, which aims at supporting and…
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