Scientific Program

Here you can find the complete Scientific Program. Note that some changes could be applied in the next weeks.

Note that Side Events program (Plenaries and Keynotes) is the one represented in yellow. A specific schedule can be found here

Wednesday May 29 - Sustainable resources management

From 9

Registration

12-13.15

Technical Committee meeting

13.30-14.30

Welcome Lunch

14.30-14.40

IAMES Opening

 

Marco Testa (Delegate of the Rector for Savona Campus)

Ronald van Nooijen (Chair of IFAC CC6-Bio- and Ecological Systems)

Marialuisa Volta (Chair of IFAC TC 6.3- Modelling and Control of Environmental Systems) 

Michela Robba (Chair of IAMES 2024)

14.40-14.55

Plenary

Roadmap to sustainability

University of Genova Sustainability Commission

14.55-15.40

Plenary

 

Changing climate and technology reshape the future of African hydropower 

Prof. Andrea Castelletti (Polytechnic of Milan)

    

16-16.30

Coffee Break

16.30-17.30

Invited Session: Advanced design, retrofit, operation and maintenance of water resources systems (Chairs: Silvia Maria Zanoli, Crescenzo Pepe, Maria Macchiaroli)

16.30-16.45

Promotion of Socio-Environmental Sustainability by Water Utilities: Optimal Budget's Estimation and Results' Analysis of Varying Company Size

Luigi Dolores*, Maria Macchiaroli, Gianluigi De Mare

16.45-17

Unknown Input Observer Scheme for Open-flow Irrigation Channels 

Juan Pablo Arango Restrepo*, Lucien Etienne, Gregory Conde, Eric Duviella, Kokou Langueh, Vicenç Puig, Pablo Segovia, Nicanor Quijano, Carlos Ocampo-Martinez

17-17.15

Assessment model of tariff structure for sustainable management of water resources systems 

Maria Macchiaroli

17.15-17.30

Model Predictive Control for water management of a two-reservoir hydroelectric power plant

Silvia Maria Zanoli

17.30-18.30

Integrated Water Management 

 

17.30-17.45

A comparison of physics- and data-based modeling of rural drainage systems

Henry Baumann*, Alexander Schaum, Nanna Høegh Ravn, Thomas Meurer, Lina Nybo Jensen 

17.45-18

Situation and ordering based control of a polder-boezem system 

Ronald Robert Paul van Nooijen*, Alla G. Kolechkina, Thomas Berends, P. E. R. M. van Leeuwen 

18-18.15

Multi-set based model predictive control to explore large freshwater resources 

 

Javier García Martín*, Alejandro Anderson, Ignacio J. Sánchez, Agustina Djorge, Eric Duviella, Jose M. Maestre 

18.15-18.30

A Mixed-Integer Dynamic and Stochastic Algae Process Optimization 

Sercan Kivanc, Ozgun Deliismail, Hasan Sildir* 

Thursday May 30 - Sustainable energy

9-10

Plenary

Distributed Optimization in a Renewable-rich Grid Edge

Anuradha Annaswamy

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

10-10.15

Industrial Keynote 

Information Technology supporting decision-making in energy distribution

Antonio Iavarone (Head of Digital Innovation at IREN Group)

10.15-10.30

Industrial Keynote

Innovative technologies for sustainable energy

Innovation Pole on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development

10.30-10.45

Industrial Keynote

Training and technological transfer for sustainable energy: synergies between University and companies

Elisabetta Arato (President Innovation Pole on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development) 

10.45-11.15

Coffee Break

11.15-12.15

Invited Session: Sustainable Districts' Optimization and Control (Chairs: Luca Parodi, Virginia Casella, Yassine Ennassiri)

11.15-11.30

Optimization of Electric Bus Charging: Integrating Discrete Event Modeling in Public Transportation Systems 

Virginia Casella, Riccardo Minciardi, Luca Parodi* * 

11.30-11.45

Influence of Distributed Energy Resources on the performance of phase topology identification in distribution networks 

Sebastián García*, Stefano Bracco, Javier M. Mora-Merchán, Diego F. Larios, Enrique Personal, Carlos León 

11.45-12

Modeling of Photovoltaic-Thermal Systems Using Multivariate Polynomial Regression 

Kamran Moradi, Fereshteh Jafari, Fariba Moghaddam*, Qobad Shafiee

12-12.15

Nonlinear System Identification and Predictive Control for Waste Heat Recovery with Heat Pumps 

Ansgar Reimann*, Jan Küpper, Max Rose, Johannes Schiffer 

12.15-13.15

Sustainable Energy I

 

12.15-12.30

On the Use of Optimized Models for Energy Management System in Multi Energy Hydrogen and Electric Vehicle Applications 

Marco Giuntoli*, Marina Santarelli, Pablo Almaleck, Francesco Baccino, Mara Cosentino, Pietro Serra, Katarzyna Furmanska

12.30-12.45

Process simulation and optimization of membrane separation system for CO2 capture from coal-fired power plants 

sa Li, Xiao Wu*, Yiguo Li, Lei Pan (China)  

12.45-13

Smart Grid Stochastic optimization with Ant Colony-based Scenario Generation 

Daniel Fernandez Valderrama*, Giulio Ferro, Juan Ignacio Guerrero, Carlos León, Luca Parodi, Michela Robba

13-13.15

CCEM: A System Dynamics Earth Model for Capturing Beliefs Related to the Coupling of Energy, Economy and Global Warming 

Yves CASEAU

13.30-14.30

Lunch

14.30-15.30

Invited Session: Optimization and Simulation of RES-integrated Electric Mobility Systems (Chairs: Stefano Bracco, Matteo Fresia)

14.30-14.45

Optimal Operation of an Innovative Electric Vehicle Charging Hub directly fed by Renewables 

Alphonse Francis*, Matteo Fresia, Stefano Bracco, Edoardo Barabino 

14.45-15

Probabilistic Power Forecasting in a Microgrid for the Integration of Distributed Energy Resources 

Antonio Parejo*, Stefano Bracco, Sebastián García, Enrique Personal, Juan Ignacio Guerrero, Carlos León (Spain) 

15-15.15

Energy Management System for a Smart Green Nanogrid feeding a Research Laboratory with Autonomous Mobile Robots 

Matteo Fresia*, Lorenzo De Simone, Ilaria Traverso, Stefano Bracco, Silvia Siri 

15.15-15.30

Optimal Scheduling of Integrated Energy Systems Considering Closed-loop Dynamic Tracking Performances 

Xin Xiong, Yuhui Jin, Junli Zhang, Jiong Shen, Xiao Wu* 

15.30-16.15

Sustainable Energy II

15.30-15.45

Evaluation and Refinement of a Novel Data-Driven Inverse Integrated Assessment Model focusing on Primary Energy 

Iman Goudarzi*, M. Dekker Mark, Giorgio Guariso, van Vuuren Detlef 

15.45-16

A Tool to Optimize the Participation of BESS to the UK Ancillary Services Market 

Virginia Casella, Alice La Fata*, Stefano Suzzi, Giulia Barbero, Riccardo Barilli 

16-16.15

SustainableTech - A Holistic Framework for Integrated Techno-Economic and Sustainability Assessments 

Thiago L. Silva*, Elijah Tremblay, Tuva Grytli, Ragnhild Skagestad, Nils Eldrup 

16.30-19.30

Tour

19.30-23

Social Dinner

Friday May 31 - Risk Management and Sustainability

9-9.45

Plenary

On-the-field data collection and numerical wildfire simulation for risk management of firefighting activities

Emanuele Gissi (Italian Fire and Rescue Service, Italy)

9.45-10

Plenary keynote

Natural and Technological risk assessment and management: the experience of CIMA Research Foundation

Eva Trasforini (International Centre for Environmental Monitoring (CIMA  Research Foundation))

10-10.15

Industrial Keynote

Innovation and technological transfer for risk management and security

Paola Girdinio (President of START 4.0 National Competence Center on security and optimization of strategic infrastructures)

10.15-10.35

Industrial Keynote

Innovative technologies for the management of critical infrastructures

START 4.0 National Competence Center

10.35-11

Plenary Keynote

Models as maps: how integrated assessment tools can be used to support decision making

Fabian Wagner (Dean for Capacity Development and Academic Training, IIASA-International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)

11-11.30

Coffee Break

11.30-13.30

Technical Session: Risk Management and sustainability  

11.30-11.45

Machine Learning-Driven Dynamic Maps Supporting Wildfire Risk Management 

Nicolò Perello*, Giorgio Meschi, Andrea Trucchia, Mirko d'Andrea, Francesco Baghino, Silvia degli Esposti, Paolo Fiorucci 

11.45-12

Operational Application of Mathematical Modeling for Enhanced Wildfire Risk Management in Liguria 

Francesco Baghino*, Emanuele Gissi, Nicolò Perello, Paolo Fiorucci 

12-12.15

Laying the foundations for the dysfunctional analysis of a territory

Francois Pérès, Jose Galindo Barco, Carmen Martin, Jagannath Aryal 

12.15-12.30

Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Scientific Approaches for Flood Risk Management in Somalia

Ali Abdullahi Abdi

12.30-12.45

Bayesian identification and stochastic model predictive control for water level regulation in a lake 

Muhammad Jibran*, Erik Weyer, Wenyan Wu 

12.45-13

Automated generation of hydraulic models and its use for sensitivity analysis: Channel response time sensitivity

Ronald Robert Paul van Nooijen*, Alla G. Kolechkina

13-13.15

Optimal Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation 

Michele Arrighini*, Laura Zecchi, Claudio Marchesi, Marialuisa Volta 

13.15-13.30

A second-order dynamic model of the mean global carbon cycle 

Enrico Canuto, Daniele Mazza, Carlo Novara* 

13.30-14.30

Lunch

14.30-16

Technical Session: Sustainable mobility and air pollution 

14.30-14.45

Designing Diversity-aware Sustainable Mobility Policies in Social Networks: a Data-driven Approach 

Eugenia Villa*, Francesco Govigli, Valentina Breschi, Mara Tanelli 

14.45-15

Level of Air Pollution, Sources, and Possible Ways for Mitigation: Indian Capital Region Perspective 

Adil Wazeer, Apurba Das, Chamila H Dasanayaka, Chamil Abeykoon* 

15-15.15

The role of energy policies for air pollution control in the Po Valley 

Laura Zecchi*, Michele Arrighini, Giorgio Guariso, Marialuisa Volta 

15.15-15.30

Truck Emission Forecasting and Peak Mitigation in a Port Terminal 

Rexhina Hoxha*, Stefano Cangelosi, Simona Sacone, Enrico Zero 

15.30-15.45

Optimizing a Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem with Scheduled Arrival, Split Deliveries within Time Windows and Emission Consideration 

Mohammad Javad Jafari*, Giulio Ferro, Alessandro Magni, Alberto Mereu, Riccardo Minciardi, Massimo Paolucci, Michela Robba 

14.45-16

Towards Sustainable Last-Mile Delivery: Introducing an Off-Peak Urban Policy to Mitigate Environmental and Social Impacts 

Renata MANSINI, Filippo Ranza*, Roberto Zanotti 

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Last update 7 May 2024