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SUMMARY:Stakeholder-based eDNA monitoring framework for marine biodiversity management
DESCRIPTION:The next appointment in the PhDTalks seminar series will take place on Wednesday\, March 11th\, 2026\, in Grandori Room (Building 4)\, from 12:00 to 13:00 CET. \nPhDTalks is a series of seminars and discussions among PhD candidates. The events aim to provide a space for networking among doctoral students and for engaging with the many projects developed within our department. \nThe speaker Eleonora Barbaccia will deliver a seminar entitled “Stakeholder-based eDNA monitoring framework for marine biodiversity management” \nAt the end of the event\, a light refreshment will be offered\, sponsored by the department. \nThe seminar will also be accessible online at the following link. \nAbstract\nMonitoring marine biodiversity at high spatio-temporal resolution remains constrained by the vast scale of ocean systems and the logistical\, financial and taxonomic limitations of conventional surveys. As a result\, available data are often fragmented\, spatially restricted and temporally discontinuous\, reducing their reliability for effective marine governance. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is based on the analysis of genetic material that organisms naturally release into their environment\, allowing species detection from environmental samples without direct observation or capture. Within the eWHALE project\, this research developed and validated an integrated monitoring model that combines eDNA\, opportunistic platforms and stakeholder engagement to expand spatial coverage\, increase sampling frequency and reduce operational costs. The framework provides a scalable pathway to generate policy-relevant marine biodiversity data that can directly inform strategic conservation planning and evidence-based marine management. \nSpeaker’s Bio\nEleonora holds an MSc in Marine Sciences from the University of Milano-Bicocca (2022). She is currently a PhD candidate (38th cycle) in Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA)\, Politecnico di Milano. \nHer research focuses on advancing marine biodiversity monitoring by developing spatially extensive\, temporally consistent and cost-efficient data frameworks to support effective conservation and management. Her work centres on integrating environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling with opportunistic platforms such as whale-watching vessels\, validating analytical workflows across laboratories\, optimising seawater sampling protocols\, and evaluating the operational and economic feasibility of this monitoring model. A core dimension of her research is stakeholder engagement\, examining how institutional and non-institutional actors can contribute to and sustain long-term biodiversity monitoring systems.\nIn her free time\, she practises and teaches scuba diving\, exploring marine ecosystems from a complementary\, in-water perspective.
URL:https://www.dica.polimi.it/it/evento/environmental-dna-edna-monitoring-for-marine-biodiversity-management/
CATEGORIES:PHD Life,Seminari e conferenze
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260311T123000
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SUMMARY:Understanding the Fatigue Behaviour of High-Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete: From Experimental Investigations to Design Provisions
DESCRIPTION:The next appointment in the PhDTalks seminar series will take place on Wednesday\, March 11th\, 2026\, in Grandori Room (Building 4)\, from 12:00 to 13:00 CET. \nPhDTalks is a series of seminars and discussions among PhD candidates. The events aim to provide a space for networking among doctoral students and for engaging with the many projects developed within our department. \nThe speaker Gabriele Bocchino will deliver a seminar entitled “Understanding the Fatigue Behaviour of High-Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete: From Experimental Investigations to Design Provisions”. \nAt the end of the event\, a light refreshment will be offered\, sponsored by the department. \nThe seminar will also be accessible online at the following link. \nAbstract\nThe topic of fatigue in concrete is receiving increasing attention as a growing number of fatigue-sensitive structures are being constructed. These include energy-harvesting and energy-storage infrastructures\, industrial slabs\, bridges\, and infrastructural pavements\, which\, over their service life\, may undergo millions of load cycles\, possibly leading to premature degradation and failure.\nFibre-Reinforced Concrete (FRC)\, owing to the bridging effect of fibres\, exhibits significant tensile resistance and improved toughness compared to plain concrete\, enabling it to better withstand cyclic loading. Nevertheless\, current design codes only provide fatigue formulations originally derived for plain concrete\, strongly limiting the advantages offered by the improved capabilities of FRC.\nThe talk will outline the problem of fatigue in concrete structures\, provide an overview of the behaviour of FRC under fatigue loading\, and conclude with new tailored formulations informed by experimental results\, aimed at better exploiting the enhanced performance of FRC materials. \nSpeaker’s Bio\nGabriele D. Bocchino is a PhD candidate in Structural\, Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering (39th cycle). He holds a Master of Science in Structural Engineering from Politecnico di Milano\, obtained in 2023. He developed his master’s thesis at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre\, while working as a Scientific Trainee. \nHis current research focuses on the fatigue behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Concrete (FRC) and on code provisions for the design of fatigue-sensitive FRC structures\, combining experimental campaigns with analytical modelling. As part of his PhD programme\, carried out in collaboration with the industrial partner Cemex\, he spent six months at the company’s research facilities in Switzerland conducting original experimental tests and gaining hands-on experience in FRC production processes.\nIn his free time\, Gabriele enjoys automating tasks\, reading\, ice-skating\, dancing\, and travelling.
URL:https://www.dica.polimi.it/it/evento/understanding-the-fatigue-behaviour-of-high-performance-fibre-reinforced-concrete-from-experimental-investigations-to-design-provisions/
CATEGORIES:PHD Life,Seminari e conferenze
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260316T161500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260316T170000
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SUMMARY:Large-scale testing for resilient infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, March 16\, a seminar titled “Large-scale testing for resilient infrastructure” will be held in Grandori Room (Building 4) at 16:15.\n\nThe seminar will be given by Prof. Anastasios Sextos\, University of Bristol\, UK.\n\nSpeaker’s bio\nAnastasios Sextos (www.asextos.net) is Professor of Earthquake Engineering at the University of Bristol and Director of the Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens where he serves on a dual appointment. He is the Founding Director of the new UKCRIC National Facility in Soil–Foundation–Structure Interaction (SoFSI) in Bristol\, where he also acted as the Head of the Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering Research Group\, the Founding Director of the MSc in Earthquake Engineering and Infrastructure Resilience\, and a member of the UKCRIC Management Board. Between 2011 and 2026\, he coordinated 40 internationally funded research grants including the GCRF-funded project on Seismic Resilience of Schools in Nepal\, which delivered the world’s first building on a low-cost PVC-based seismic isolation system\, awarded by the Anti-Seismic Systems International Society (ASSiSi). He serves on the drafting committee of Structural Eurocodes and chairs Greece’s National Pre-Earthquake Assessment Committee of Public Buildings. He is an Associate Editor for the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering\, Earthquake Spectra and Journal of Earthquake Engineering. He has been a Research Visitor at University California Berkeley (2007)\, a Fulbright Research Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2012) and a National High-end Foreign Expert in China (2016-2019). He is the recipient of 20 national and international awards for academic performance\, teaching\, and research excellence. Anastasios has authored or co-authored 115 journal papers (94% Q1)  in the areas of experimental and computational earthquake engineering\, dynamic soil-structure interaction\, seismic resilience of critical energy and transportation networks\, seismic design and assessment of bridges\, community resilience\, multiple-support excitation of extended structures\, hybrid testing\, machine learning and structural health monitoring. 
URL:https://www.dica.polimi.it/it/evento/large-scale-testing-for-resilient-infrastructure/
LOCATION:Politecnico di Milano\, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 1\, Milano\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Seminari e conferenze
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SUMMARY:The Earth Observation Space Economy
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, March 16\, a seminar titled “The Earth Observation Space Economy” will be held in Room 9.0.3 (Building 9) from 16:30 to 18:00 CET.\nThe seminar will be given by Giuseppe Borghi\, Head of Φ-lab Division\, ESA\, ESRIN Italy.\nFor those who wish to attend remotely\, the seminar will also be accessible via Webex at the following link: https://politecnicomilano.webex.com/meet/alberto.vavassori\n\nAbstract\nThis seminar will explore key aspects of the space economy\, with a particular focus on the Earth Observation (EO) sector. It will begin by introducing the space economy and defining the criteria for “commercial space.” The seminar will then analyze the overall Space and EO markets\, followed by a detailed examination of the European EO commercial sector and ESA’s commercialization programs. Finally\, it will highlight the ESA Φ-lab innovation lab and the Investing in Industrial Innovation (InCubed) program as exemplary initiatives supporting innovative entrepreneurs in the EO domain.\n\nSpeaker’s bio\nGiuseppe Borghi is leading the Φ-lab Division since June 2020\, with the mission to “accelerate the future of Earth observation.” He holds a PhD in robotics and artificial intelligence\, as well as a Master’s degree in executive general management. After a few years in AI and robotics research at Politecnico di Milano\, he transitioned to the space industry in 1998\, dedicating about 30 years to driving global innovation. Throughout his career\, he has held numerous executive and managerial roles\, with a steadfast commitment to advancing the space industry by leveraging transformative innovations in technology and business models as key enablers of success.
URL:https://www.dica.polimi.it/it/evento/the-earth-observation-space-economy/
CATEGORIES:Seminari e conferenze
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SUMMARY:From atomistic simulations to macroscopic structures: multiscale mechanics of materials from nuclear fusion to microelectronics
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, March 17\, a seminar titled “From atomistic simulations to macroscopic structures: multiscale mechanics of materials from nuclear fusion to microelectronics”  will be held in Grandori Room (Building 4) at 11:00 CET.\nThe seminar will be given by Luca Reali\, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering\, Politecnico di Milano. \nFor those who wish to attend remotely\, the seminar will also be accessible via Webex at the following link: https://politecnicomilano.webex.com/meet/enrico.masoero\n\nAbstract\nIn this seminar\, I will discuss how computational tools can help us understand mechanisms active at the fundamental scale of atoms\, and how this translates to engineering design.\nTwo examples\, taken from my own research activity\, are radiation damage in metals and fracture of silicon in micro-electromechanical systems. In both cases\, the starting point is to directly simulate the mechanisms of interest at the lowest scale\, whether it is a localised impact of a neutron on a lattice or the fracture of a brittle phase. We then extract quantities that are familiar to engineering design\, such as a creep rate or the fracture toughness.\nI will also show how the atomistic modelling can be part of large modelling endeavours\, in my case applied to the structural simulation of a fusion device. Starting from stochastic Monte Carlo simulations of the neutron fields\, we need atomistic models to translate neutron fluxes into quantifiable effects on materials; subsequently\, we use the finite element method in a high-performance computing setting to estimate the expected elastic stress during operations.\n\nSpeaker’s bio\nAfter a degree in Industrial and Materials Engineering from the University of Trento\, and a short experience in a startup as a junior engineer\, Luca graduated with a PhD in Theory and Simulation of Materials at Imperial College London. His research there involved the computational modelling of zirconium alloys for nuclear fission applications\, using planar discrete dislocation plasticity.\nHe then spent 4 years at the UK Atomic Energy Authority\, in Oxfordshire\, building an understanding of radiation damage in materials for nuclear fusion applications. Intense neutron irradiation profoundly changes engineering materials and structures. This has implications for the very fundamental atomic mechanisms as well as for macroscopic phenomena such as swelling and irradiation creep. Incorporating irradiation effects into large finite element models and performing stress analyses were the main objectives of his research.\nAfter a successful application to the 2024 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions call\, he was hired as a researcher at the Politecnico di Milano\, to lead a project that aims at integrating atomistic methods into existing models for the mechanical response and fracture of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS).\nOverall\, his interests are positioned at the intersection between structural mechanics\, materials science and computational physics.
URL:https://www.dica.polimi.it/it/evento/from-atomistic-simulations-to-macroscopic-structures-multiscale-mechanics-of-materials-from-nuclear-fusion-to-microelectronics/
CATEGORIES:Seminari e conferenze
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260319T093000
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SUMMARY:World Water Day 2026 – Women and girls in water solutions
DESCRIPTION:In line with the theme proposed by the United Nations\, Gender and water\, this year’s edition of World Water Day will focus on the topic Women and girls in water solutions\, with the aim of highlighting the role of women and girls in developing and advancing global water solutions.\n\nThe event represents an important opportunity for scientific and cultural dialogue on one of the most pressing challenges of our time and will feature contributions from international guest speakers:\nNosim Noah – Site Engineer at Oikos East Africa\nFrancesca Greco – Senior Expert Associate at EMEA (Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association) and Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Geography\, King’s College London (UK)\nTheir talks will be followed by an intervention by Prof. Maria Cristina Rulli from the Politecnico di Milano\, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.\n\nEvent details:\nDate: Thursday\, March 19\, 2026\nTime: from 9:30 AM\nLocation: Grandori Room (bld. 4)\n\nTo attend the event in person\, please register using the following form: World Water Day @ DICA 2026 – Women and girls in water solutions\nIt will also be possible to follow the event online via WebEx: https://politecnicomilano.webex.com/meet/massimiliano.cremonesi\n\nAll detailed information about the program of the day can be found by cliking here.
URL:https://www.dica.polimi.it/it/evento/world-water-day-2026-women-and-girls-in-water-solutions/
CATEGORIES:Commissione scientifica,Seminari e conferenze
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260324T120000
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SUMMARY:From agri-food waste to energy and materials: challenges and opportunities of thermal conversion
DESCRIPTION:Il seminario\, intitolato “From agri-food waste to energy and materials: challenges and opportunities of thermal conversion“ si terrà martedì 24 marzo alle ore 10:00\, presso l’aula Grandori\, e sarà tenuto da Izabella Maj\, Assistant Professor presso la Silesian University of Technology di Gliwice (Polonia). \nSpeaker’s bioIzabella Maj\, PhD\, is an Assistant Professor at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice\, Poland\, within the Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering. Her research focuses on the thermal conversion of biomass and waste\, high-temperature corrosion\, ash characterization and utilization\, and emission control in energy systems. A key theme of her current work is the sustainable and safe utilization of animal-origin waste—such as poultry litter and cattle manure—within waste-to-energy and circular economy frameworks. She is currently the Principal Investigator of a project funded by the National Science Centre (Poland)\, investigating the influence of aluminosilicate additives on ash properties and high-temperature corrosion during biomass combustion. \nAbstractThe thermal conversion of agri-food waste\, particularly animal-origin waste\, represents a promising pathway for sustainable waste management and energy recovery within the circular economy framework. Materials such as poultry litter and cattle manure are produced in large quantities worldwide and pose significant environmental challenges when managed through conventional land application\, including greenhouse gas emissions\, nutrient runoff\, and the spread of pathogens and antibiotic residues. Thermal treatment offers an effective alternative\, enabling energy recovery while reducing environmental and sanitary risks. \nThe presentation addresses the combustion and gasification of animal-origin waste\, with particular attention to ash behavior\, high-temperature corrosion\, and valorization pathways for process by-products. Special focus is given to chlorine-induced corrosion mechanisms in power boilers\, which represent one of the main operational barriers in waste-to-energy systems. Experimental corrosion studies conducted on boiler steels under controlled temperatures are presented\, supported by detailed microstructural and kinetic analyses. \nThe role of aluminosilicate additives—such as halloysite\, kaolin\, and bentonite—in modifying ash chemistry is also discussed. Results show that targeted ash modification can significantly influence ash melting behavior\, suppress low-temperature melt formation\, and reduce corrosion rates by improving oxide scale integrity. Beyond corrosion mitigation\, potential utilization routes for biomass ashes are explored\, including applications in additive manufacturing (3D printing).
URL:https://www.dica.polimi.it/it/evento/from-agri-food-waste-to-energy-and-materials-challenges-and-opportunities-of-thermal-conversion/
CATEGORIES:Seminari e conferenze
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260331T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260331T120000
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SUMMARY:Municipal solid waste management in Japan: Insights from the Far East
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, March 31\, a seminar titled “Municipal solid waste management in Japan: Insights from the Far East” will be held in Grandori Room (Building 4) from 10:30 to 12:00 CET.\nThe seminar will be given by Kosuke Kawai\, Chief Senior Researcher Material Cycles Division\, National Institute for Environmental Studies\, Japan.\n\nAbstract\nDo you know how waste is managed in Japan\, a country located in the Far East? During the 1960s\, a period of rapid economic growth\, large amounts of waste were generated. Because landfill sites quickly became scarce\, many incineration facilities were built across the country. Nowadays\, about 80% of Japan’s municipal solid waste is treated by incineration. Food waste is incinerated together with non-separated municipal solid waste in many areas. However\, some municipalities separately collect food waste on their own initiative. More advanced municipal waste management systems have been developed in such areas thanks to the separate collection of food waste. This presentation will introduce how municipal solid waste management is carried out in Japan and highlight good practices in waste valorization.
URL:https://www.dica.polimi.it/it/evento/municipal-solid-waste-management-in-japan-insights-from-the-far-east/
CATEGORIES:Seminari e conferenze
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