General Chairs' Welcome Message

On behalf of all the organizers of the Fifth Edition of the International IEEE Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry (IEEE RTSI 2019, 9-12 September), we welcome you to the historic and beautiful Florence, Italy. The RTSI forum is the flagship conference of the IEEE Italy Section and represents the annual gathering of researchers and industry professionals in the field of electrical, electronic, and information science and engineering. Specifically, the main purposes of the event are: - to promote and to strengthen partnerships and cooperation between academia and industry; - to increase the public's understanding and awareness of how engineering and technology can positively affect quality of life; - to promote discussion between the research community and government bodies about effective and successful research policies; -to disseminate recent advancements, discoveries and applications; -to discuss ideas and to promote cooperation between researchers working in different research areas.