FINAL PROGRAM
Wednesday, September 17
11:30 - 13:30 - Registration
13:30– 14:00 - Welcome Addresses
14:00– 16:00
Session 1 - Wide and urban area monitoring
Experimental Investigation on the Chassis Dynamometer for the Evaluation of Exhaust Emissions
Paolo Iodice (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Adolfo Senatore (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
3D Automotive Imaging Radar for Transportation Systems Monitoring
Fabio Baselice (Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Giampaolo Ferraioli (Università di Napoli
Parthenope, Italy); Gianfranco Matuozzo (Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Vito Pascazio
(Università di Napoli “Parthenope”, Italy); Gilda Schirinzi (Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy)
Hybrid-Polarimetry architecture to observe metallic targets at sea
Rafael Paes (National Institute for Space Research, Italy); Ferdinando Nunziata (Università di Napoli
“Parthenope”, Italy); Maurizio Migliaccio (Università Napoli “Parthenope”, Italy)
Environmental monitoring via Living Labs approach
Alessandro Quarto (myHermes S.r.l., Italy); Francesco Di Lecce (myHermes S.r.l., Italy); Antonella Giove
(Polytechnic of Bari, Italy); Domenico Soldo (myHermes S.r.l., Italy); Vincenzo Di Lecce (Politecnico di Bari,
Italy)
14:00– 16:00
Session 2 - Sensing systems for energy and structural monitoring I
Multi-point Solar Prediction through Feed-forward Neural Networks
Stefano Ferrari (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy); Vincenzo Piuri (Università degli Studi di Milano,
Italy); Claudio Leani (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy)
Model based Control and Diagnostic System for centrifugal Pumps
Filippo Attivissimo (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy); Massimiliano Defebo (IPC, Italy); Pasquale Paganini (IPC Oil &
Gas Industries, Italy); Giacinto Di Mango (IPC Oil & Gas Industries, Italy)
A Novel & Practical Approach to Structural Health Monitoring - The RECONASS Vision / Local
Positioning, Sensor Networks, Secure Communications and Remote Sensing at the service of
Structural Monitoring to Assess Construction Damage and Related Needs
Evangelos Sdongos (Institute of Communication and Computer Systems, Greece); Athanasia Tsertou
(Institute of Communication and Computer Systems, Greece); Nikolaos Georgakopoulos (ICCS NTUA,
Greece); Konstantinos Loupos (Institute of Communication and Computer Systems, Greece); Angelos
Amditis (Institute of Communication and Computer SYstems, Greece); Niko Joram (Technische Universität
Dresden, Germany); Frank Ellinger (Dresden University of Technology, Germany); Bastian Lindner (TU
Dresden, Germany); Ezzaldeen Edwan (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Anneli Ehlerding
(Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden); Stephanos Camarinopoulos (RISA Sicherheitsanalysen GmbH,
Greece); Vassilis Kallidromitis (Tecnic spa, Italy); Dimitris Bairaktaris (D. Bairaktaris & Associates Ltd,
Greece); Emmanouil Bairaktaris (D. Bairaktaris & Associates Ltd, Greece); Jonathan Naundrup-Jensen
(GeoSIG AG, Switzerland); Norman Kerle (University of Twente, The Netherlands); Markus Gerke (University
of Twente, The Netherlands); Katrin Vierhuß-Schloms (German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW),
Germany); Michael Markus, Markus (Bundesanstalt THW, Germany)
14:00– 16:00
Session 3 - Special Session on Structural Control and Health Monitoring Systems I
An Extended Kalman Filter Procedure for Damage Detection of Base-Isolated Structures
Andrea Calabrese (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Salvatore Strano (University of Naples Federico II,
Italy); Mario Terzo (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Giorgio Serino (University of Naples Federico II,
Italy)
Effects of Modal Density in System Identification using the Hilbert Transform
Fabrizio Iezzi (University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy); Claudio Valente (University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy);
Daniele Spina (Civil Protection, Italy); Stefano Gabriele (University “Roma Tre” of Rome, Italy)
Seismic Protection of Structures by Smart Passive Control System using "Regional Algorithms"
Giuseppe Maddaloni (University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy); Antonio Occhiuzzi (University of Naples
“Parthenope”, Italy)
Non-destructive characterization and identification of the modal parameters of an old masonry
tower
Mariella Diaferio (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Dora Foti (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Nicola Ivan Giannoccaro
(University of Salento, Italy)
Ultrasonic immersion tests for mechanical characterization of multilayered anisotropic materials
Anna Castellano (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Pilade Foti (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Aguinaldo Fraddosio
(Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Salvatore Marzano (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Mario Daniele Piccioni (Politecnico
di Bari, Italy)
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:30
Session 4 - Signal processing for environmental and structural monitoring
Chairman: Urbano Tancredi (University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy)
Potentialities of the Use of Spaceborne Radar Systems in the Monitoring of Structures and
Infrastructures
Diego Reale (CNR-IREA, Italy); Gianfranco Fornaro (CNR-IREA, Italy); Simona Verde (IREA-CNR, Italy);
Leonardo Cascini (University of Salerno, Italy); Dario Peduto (University of Salerno, Italy); Livia Arena
(University of Salerno, Italy); Settimio Ferlisi (University of Salerno, Italy)
Subsidence Rate Estimation in Urban Environment Exploiting InSAR Data
Fabio Baselice (Università degi Studi di Napoli “Parthenope”, Italy); Giampaolo Ferraioli (Università di
Napoli “Parthenope”, Italy); Vito Pascazio (Università di Napoli “Parthenope”, Italy); Gilda Schirinzi
(Università di Napoli “Parthenope”, Italy)
Investigation by Simulation of the Influence of Vacuum Reduction on Time of Flight Mass Spectra
Nourane Tawfik (German University in Cairo, Egypt); Mina Edward (German University in Cairo, Egypt);
Frank Gunzer (German University in Cairo, Egypt)
Monitoring Apulia Region Coastline: A case Study
Francesco Adamo (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy); Filippo Attivissimo (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy); Anna Maria
Lucia Lanzolla (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy); Carlo Guarnieri Calò Carducci (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy)
A resolution enhancement technique for GNSS-R Delay Doppler Map
Domenico Schiavulli (Università di Napoli “Parthenope”, Italy); Ferdinando Nunziata (Università di Napoli
“Parthenope”, Italy); Maurizio Migliaccio (Università di Napoli “Parthenope”, Italy); Giovanni Pugliano
(Università di Napoli “Parthenope”, Italy, Italy)
Thursday, September 18
08:30– 10:30
Session 5 - Special Session on Structural Control and Health Monitoring Systems II
Chairman: Nicola Caterino (University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy)
An adaptive tuned mass damper based on shape memory alloys with an extended range of
frequency
Marta Berardengo (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Alfredo Cigada (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Francesco
Guanziroli (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Stefano Manzoni (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
An application of SHMS to a passively controlled structure
Daniele Losanno (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Mariacristina Spizzuoco (University of Naples
Federico II, Italy); Giorgio Serino (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
Stand-alone NDT system for tensile force estimation in cables and tie rods
Carlo Rainieri (University of Molise, Italy); Danilo Gargaro (University of Molise, Italy); Luigi Cieri (S2X srl
Spin Off Company of the University of Molise, Italy); Giovanni Fabbrocino (University of Molise, Italy)
Validation of Modal Identification procedure for Linear Frames under Unmeasured Seismic Input
Rossella Siano (University of Chieti-Pescara "G. D'Annunzio", Italy); Fabrizio Iezzi (University of ChietiPescara "G. D'Annunzio", Italy); Vincenzo Sepe (University of Chieti-Pescara "G. D'Annunzio", Italy); Claudio
Valente (University of Chieti-Pescara "G. D'Annunzio", Italy)
Seismic reliability analysis of base-isolated structures with friction pendulum system
Bruno Palazzo (University of Salerno, Italy); Paolo Castaldo (University of Salerno, Italy); Pasquale Della
Vecchia (University of Salerno, Italy)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00– 13:00
Session 6 - Sensing systems for energy and structural monitoring II
Chairman: Frank Gunzer (German University in Cairo, Egypt)
On the Role of Phasor Measurement Units for Distribution System Monitoring and State Estimation
David Macii (University of Trento, Italy); Grazia Barchi (University of Trento, Italy); Luca Schenato
(University of Padova, Italy)
A Design Tool for Modelling and Sizing of Energy Production/Storage Home System
Luca Paciello (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy); Giuseppe Conte (Università Politecnica
delle Marche, Italy); David Scaradozzi (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy); Anna Pedale (Università
Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy)
Adjusting a distributed sensor system to the needs of commissioning as an opportunity for
reduction of measurement uncertainty
Giulio D'Emilia (University of L'Aquila, Italy); Antonella Gaspari (University of L'Aquila, Italy); Emanuela
Natale (University of L'Aquila, Italy)
Measurement of temperature and early age shrinkage of alkali activated metakaolin using fiber
Bragg grating sensors
Stefania Campopiano (University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy); Agostino Iadicicco (Università di Napoli
“Parthenope”, Italy); Francesco Messina (University of Naples “Parthenope”, RILEM Student Member,
INSTM, Italian Society of Ceramics, Italy); Claudio Ferone (University of Naples “Parthenope”, RILEM
Member, INSTM, Italian Society of Ceramic, Italy); Raffaele Cioffi (University of Naples “Parthenope”, RILEM
Member, INSTM, Italian Society of Ceramic, Italy)
Structural monitoring and smart control of a wind turbine
Nicola Caterino (University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy); Christos Georgakis (Technical University of
Denmark (DTU), Italy); Francesco Trinchillo (University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy); Antonio Occhiuzzi
(University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy)
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00– 16:00
Session 7 - Intelligent monitoring systems
Chairman Stefano Ferrari (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy)
Intelligent Condition Monitoring Platform Combined with Multi-agent Approach for Complex
Systems
Yunus Biçen (Duzce University, Turkey); Faruk Aras (Kocaeli University, Turkey)
A new NARX based Semi Supervised Learning algorithm for pollutant estimation
Edmondo Di Tucci (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy); Sabato Manfredi (University of Naples
FEDERICO II, Italy); Carlo Sansone (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy); Saverio De Vito (ENEA,
Italy)
Towards miniaturization of time of flight mass spectrometers: A static voltage linear resonator-like
set up for ion packages
Nourane Tawfik (German University in Cairo, Egypt); Mina Edward (German University in Cairo, Egypt);
Frank Gunzer (German University in Cairo, Egypt)
Geometric Total Electron Content Models for Topside Ionospheric Sounding
Urbano Tancredi (University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy); Alfredo Renga (University of Naples Federico II,
Italy); Michele Grassi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
"Non-geodetic" approaches in the analysis of terrestrial CDGPS data for the retrieval of the
atmospheric precipitable water at local scale during severe weather phenomena
Umberto Tammaro (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy); Umberto Riccardi (University of
Naples Federico II, Italy); Irene Forte (Università di Salerno, Italy); Valeria Sorrentino (Università di Salerno,
Italy); Paolo Capuano (Università di Salerno Fisciano, Italy)
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30– 18:30
Session 8 - Sensor Networks for Environmental Monitoring
Chairman: Giulio D'Emilia (University of L'Aquila, Italy)
POVOMON: an Ad-hoc Wireless Sensor Network for Indoor Environmental Monitoring
Davide Brunelli (University of Trento, Italy); Ivan Minakov, Minakov (University of Trento, Italy); Roberto
Passerone (University of Trento, Italy); Maurizio Rossi (University of Trento, Italy)
Enhancing wireless networked monitoring system sustainability by multi-hop consensus algorithm
Antonio Frezzetti (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Sabato Manfredi (University of Naples Federico II,
Italy)
Inductive power transmission for wireless sensor networks supply
Leopoldo Angrisani (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Francesco Bonavolontà ( University of Naples
Federico II, Italy); Guido d'Alessandro (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Mauro D'Arco (University of
Naples Federico II, Italy)
Intelligent Wireless Sensor Nodes in Water Monitoring Systems
Marco Pellegrini (LIF Srl, Italy)
Comparison of Chemical and Optical Parameters in Monitoring of Urban River Okhta
Maria Andrianova (St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia); Ekaterina A. Bondarenko (St. Petersburg
State Polytechnical University, Russia); Evgenia Krotova (St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University,
Russia); Alexandr Chusov (St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Russia)