The Conference will be hosted by the Faculty of Engineering of University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy, in the historic centre of the city, directly overlooking the Colosseum.

The Faculty develops around the Cloister designed by Giuliano da Sangallo, which represents one of the most important examples of the Renaissance architecture in Rome and is next to the ancient Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli, which is home to one of the magnificent sculptures of Michelangelo, namely the marble statue of Moses (1513-1515).

The Cloister consists of a rectangular colonnade. Each side has seven or eight arches supported by columns with beautiful ionic capitals, which show the emblem of Della Rovere family. In the centre of the courtyard, a well with an elegant octagonal plan is placed. It was sculpted by Simone Mosca and surmounted by a simple easel composed by two couples of columns supporting a simple moulding architrave, credited to Michelangelo as well. Today it is the symbol of the Faculty.