We are
multidisciplinary multitalented multimedia
HOC-LAB is a laboratory at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of the Politecnico di Milano.
Founded in 1997, it is characterized by a multidisciplinary approach to multimedia communication.
The main application field is education.
Projects

PoliCollege
PoliCollege offers high school students (11th and 12th grades) short higher education level online courses on STEM subjects, held by professors of the Politecnico di Milano.

PoliCultura
PoliCultura is a digital storytelling competition, open to schools of all levels. It has been active non-stop since 2006.

TalkyTutor
TalkyTutors are chatbots that support learners, helping them to go through the items of an online course. The underlying innovative technology (aCHAT) allows to build customized pathways of items and also to customize the conversation.

DOL (Diploma On Line)
DOL is a first and second level master of the Politecnico di Milano, aimed at teachers on the job. The focus is on how to infuse technologies into the classroom, in a meaningful way.

Base 5G
Base 5G is a project promoted by the Lombardy Region (Italy) to bring Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, enhanced by 5G, into the classroom (from pre-school to high-school).

ELSE
ELSE (Eco/logical Learning and Simulation Environments in Higher Education), an Erasmus + project, brings innovative teaching methods and tools into higher education. Use the video-tagging tool with your students: www.evoli.polimi.it

SCAR
Schools, widespread heritage and communication technologies. A trip to the outskirts of Milan, led by students.

TWIN
A model of territorial regeneration that combines slow tourism, architectural recovery and social inclusion.
Our impact

HOC-LAB brings tools and services to society on a large scale:
24.000
teachers involved
91.000
students
22
countries
200
pubblications
50
projects
20
cultural institutions
Want to join our projects?
Contact us and we will present you our work.
About us
HOC Team

Nicoletta
di Blas
Associate professor in Special Pedagogy

Paolo
Paolini
Senior Scientific Advisor, Computer Science

Alessia
Materesi
Pedagogist

Lorenzo
Cardilli
PhD in History of the Italian Language and Literature

Giacomo
Cassano
Computer Science engineer and PhD student
Over time, the lab has been joined by professionals
who have become fellows of HOC lab.

Aldo
Torrebruno
eLearning expert

Barbara
Di Santo
eLearning expert

Diego
Peruselli
Computer Engineer

Anna
Torrebruno
Psychologist

Michela
Pelizzari
Secondary school teacher