PhD Graduation Ceremony 2026

WELCOME REMARKS
by Local and Regional Authorities, and the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca

GRADUATION ADDRESS BY THE RECTOR
Lorenzo Casini

REMARKS BY THE ALUMNI
Juan Francisco Blázquiz Pulido
PhD in Economics, Networks and Business Analytics
Mohadeseh Fallah Yakhdani
PhD in Computational Mechanics
Christina Iannelli
PhD in Museum Studies
Riccardo Loconte
PhD in Cognitive, Computational and Social Neurosciences
Giulio Pappa
PhD in Management of Digital Transformation
Matteo Fabbri
National PhD Programme in Cybersecurity

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Laura Gianfagna

MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Vincenzo Costa and Jennifer Palmerini, ‘Luigi Boccherini’ Conservatory of Music
Giorgio Gnecco and Adrien Zweifel, IMT School

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonatina for Flute and Guitar, Op. 205
II. Tempo di siciliana. Andantino grazioso e malinconico
Ferdinando Carulli: Trio for Flute, Violin and Guitar, Op. 9, No. 1
I. Allegro
Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 3, No. 5
I. Allegro ma poco

AWARDING OF PHD DIPLOMAS

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The ceremony will be followed by a cocktail reception