In synergy with the University guidelines, DISMI pursues the aim of contributing to the development of the community through the production of knowledge made possible by research, the development of the subsequent applications and the transmission of knowledge through quality education.
As regards education , particular attention is paid to defining an attractive educational offer, which is attentive to the needs of the local, national and international job market.
From this perspective, DISMI plans its educational offering with the aim of producing professional figures who can immediately be emplayable in the world of work. At the same time it aims to train young people capable of competently entering the world of research. The objectives set in the 2023-2025 Department Plan tend to increase the sustainability of the educational offer from the point of view of the quantity and quality of teaching and from the infrastructure point of view. They aim to expand the educational offering in line with the development prospects of the territory and with an international perspective, they aim to support students in their studies to limit drop-out. They also aim to offer adequate orientation activities , both on incoming and outcoming.

With regards to infrastructure, DISMI has recently equipped most of its classrooms with "home automation" managed audio video systems, aimed at improving the usability of teaching (testing completed in mid-February 2023), and in 2022 it completed the work virtualization of its computer laboratories.

As regards research , since its establishment the Department has set itself the general objective of organizing and providing administrative and infrastructural support for the research activities of professors and researchers in the engineering and basic science sectors relating to it, while at the same time creating the conditions to facilitate synergies and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Since its foundation, the objectives and activities of the DISMI research groups have been framed within multidisciplinary strategic themes, attributable to the macro areas "Intelligent, efficient and flexible robotics", "Integrated digital technologies" and "Optimization of processes and products for the smart factory”. These, in more recent times, have been joined by the theme of "Sustainable Energy Transition", strongly active both from the point of view of interaction with the territory and from the point of view of regional, national and European competitive planning.

The Department entrusts a Commission with the development of the criteria for the assignment and distribution of the University's FAR funds (appropriately increased by Department funds), with the general objective of encouraging synergies between the different research groups, of encouraging the acquisition of projects in competitive international tenders and, above all, to support the growth of smaller research groups so that they acquire the critical mass necessary to develop their potential. Starting from 2022, the Departmental Development FAR has foreseen a significant quota dedicated to widespread research, a measure that is intended to be promoted and encouraged in the three-year period 23-25.
Finally, it is intended to consolidate and strengthen the spectrum of collaborations and synergies with local associations and institutions to develop the Third Mission and multiply the opportunities for Public engagement.
In particular, it is planned to boost Public Engagement initiatives, allocating budget resources to the organization of series of seminars and events dedicated to the sustainability of industrial development, the promotion of gender equality in the STEM field and the diffusion of sports culture ( actively supporting the University's "Sport and Wellbeing" project).