Hi Fabrizio,
> In the near future I could have
> one or two computer science students
> work on a software project here
> at the University of Pisa
> (300-450 hours of work for each student).
Wow, that would be really terrific. Everyone has a lot of good ideas.
I've added these items to the wish list on the Maxima wiki
(http://maxima.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Design%20Notes)
which contains items we have been accumulating for a couple of years.
best,
Robert Dodier