Our Team
Professors
Giuliana Mattiazzo
FULL PROFESSOR
Director of the Research Center
Assistant Professors
Mauro Bonfanti
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (RTDA)
Numerical modeling, optimization
and experimental studies of Hydraulic PTOs for wave energy devices
Fabio Carapellese
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (RTDA)
Design of an Omni-directional Wave
Energy Converter, numerical
modeling and dynamic
Nicolás Faedo
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (RTDA)
Model reduction and
optimal control for Wave Energy Converters
Giuseppe Giorgi
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (RTDA)
Nonlinear hydrodynamic modelling
and optimization of Wave Energy Converters
Bruno Paduano
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (RTDA)
Numerical modeling, mooring
analysis and design for wave and
wind offshore systems
Edoardo Pasta
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (RTDA)
Control of Wave Energy Converters, application of data-driven techniques and machine learning strategies
Sergej Antonello Sirigu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (RTDA)
Numerical and experimental
modelling of wave energy
converters
Postdoctoral Researchers
Pietro Casalone
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Hydrodynamic and
CFD modeler
Manuel Corrales-Gonzalez
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Marine renewable energies, particularly wave energy, Ocean modelling, Coastal Engineering.
Oronzo Dell'Edera
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Analysis and definition of extreme events related to sea states, CFD
analysis of devices under design
Gianmaria Giannini
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Progressing Wave Energy Conversion via Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing
Enrico Giglio
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Planning and operation
of high‐RES energy scenarios
Emiliano Gorr
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Coastal oceanography for marine renewable
Francesco Niosi
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Numerical modeling, mooring
analysis and CFD of WEC and
offshore wind system
Massimo Sirigu
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Structural and dynamic analysis of floating substructures for offshore wind turbines
PhD Students
III year PhD Students
Filippo Giorcelli
PhD STUDENT
Robust optimisation frameworks for wave energy converters
Claudio Moscoloni
PhD STUDENT
Decision-Making for energy systems
decarbonization
Guglielmo Papini
PhD STUDENT
Fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control for wave energy converters
Ermando Petracca
PhD STUDENT
Modelling and optimization of Offshore Wind & Wave Hybrid Platforms
II year PhD Students
Francesco Balestrieri
PhD STUDENT
High hydrodynamic efficiency boat design with hydrogen fueling
Caterina Carà
PhD STUDENT
Modelling the energy system at national level in an optimal configuration of renewable resources and storage for decarbonisation
Maria Luisa Celesti
PhD STUDENT
Modelling and control of Offshore Wind & Wave Hybrid Platforms
Carola Chicco
PhD STUDENT
Enviromental and impact assestment of offshore renewable energy systems
Lorenzo Dutto
PhD STUDENT
Development of an AI based optimization tool for offshore wind farm layout optimization and informed decision making
Leonardo Gambarelli
PhD STUDENT
Estimation and assessment of the offshore resources, spatial interpolation through satellite data
Davide Issoglio
PhD STUDENT
Offshore renewable energy underwater noise evaluation and mitigation strategies
Gabriele Mangia
PhD STUDENT
Fatigue behavior study on floating offshore wind turbines
I year PhD Students
Francesco Callea
PhD STUDENT
In-situ and remote metocean data measurement procedures for Offshore Renewable Energy application
Anna Ceni
PhD STUDENT
Development of a Reference Water System for smaller Italian islands
Matteo Mastorakis
PhD STUDENT
Numerical analysis in CFD environment of an air-lubricated hull
Research Assistants
Ardemia Acampora
RESEARCH FELLOW
Macrodynamic rotor modeling for floating offshore wind turbines in the Mediterranean Sea
Viola De Clerck
RESEARCH FELLOW
Enanching the uptake of offshore wind potential in Mediterranean basin
Lucia Cairella
RESEARCH FELLOW
Analysis of the complementarity between offshore resources for the integrated design of renewable energy plants
Salvatore Galazzo
RESEARCH FELLOW
Nonlinear modelling and control of wave energy conversion systems
Francesco Mongelli
RESEARCH FELLOW
Modelling of wake effects and their impact on wind farm energy production, with a focus on dynamic modelling approaches
Jacopo Ramello
RESEARCH FELLOW
Design, construction and testing of a lubrification system for boats
Letizia Pincetti
RESEARCH FELLOW
Environmental impact assessment of floating offshore structures
Visiting Researchers
Past members
Abdul Basit
PhD. Beatrice Battisti
Riccardo Barbera
Alessandro Brusasco
Riccardo Caradonna
Marta Casassa
Domenico Castellano
Alessandro Cogo
Natalia Citarella
Lorenzo Cottura
PhD. Panagiotis Dafnakis
Luigi Di Paolo
PhD. Emilio Faraggiana
PhD. Beatrice Fenu
PhD. Marco Fontana
PhD. Giulia Cervelli
PhD. Alberto Ghigo
Sara Gigliotti
PhD. Michele Martini
Gabriel Siqueira Machado
Aju Menon
PhD. Facundo Mosquera
Cassandra Moussebois
PhD. Riccardo Novo
Pietro Pagnan
Maurizio Ponzetta
Luca Parrinello
PhD. Biagio Passione
PhD. Nicola Pozzi
PhD. Mattia Raffero
PhD. Marcello Rava
Marco Serra
Diego Selman-Caro
Agustina Skiarski
Magnus Schneider
Fabio Viotti
