Lorenzo's CV
CURRICULUM VITAE
BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
- First Name: Lorenzo Last name: Castelli
- Date of Birth: 3 July 1969
- Home Address: Via U. Felluga 92, 34142 Trieste (TS),
Italy
AFFILIATION
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura
- Università degli Studi di Trieste
ADDRESS
- DIA - University of Trieste
- Via A. Valerio 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Tel: +39 040 558 3416
- Fax: +39 040 558 3460
- Email: castelli[at]units.it
CURRENT ACADEMIC RESPONSABILITIES
- 17.12.2019 - today. Associate Professor in Operations
Research, University of Trieste, Italy
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND PREVIOUS POSTS
- Coordinator of master course in
Computer and Electronic Engineering, University of Trieste,
Italy, 01.08.2018 - 31.08.2024.
- Assistant Professor in Operations Research, University of
Trieste, Italy, 01.03.2005 - 16.12.2019.
- Research fellowship, University of Trieste, Italy, 01.11.2000
- 28.02.2005.
- Scholarship from AREA Science Park (Trieste, Italy) to attend
as Research Fellow the Department of Aeronautics and
Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),
Cambridge, MA, USA, from May to September 2004. Guest of prof.
Amedeo R. Odoni.
- Ph.D. in Transportation, University of Trieste, Italy,
February 2002. Thesis title: "Bilevel linear programming models
and algorithms for freight transportation".
- Master Degree (Laurea) in Electronics, Summa cum laude,
University of Trieste, Italy, April 1997.
GRANTS and RESEARCH FUNDS
- SITE - Shaping inclusive tourist experiences, funded by the EU under the 2021-2027 Interreg VI Italy - Croatia Programme, Mar 24 - Aug 26. Project coordinator
- Green-GEAR - Green operations with Geometric altitude, Advanced separation and Route charging Solutions, funded by the EU under the Horizon Europe Programme, call HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01, Sep 23 - Feb 26.
- Engage 2 - The SESAR 3 Knowledge Transfer Network, funded by the EU under the Horizon Europe Programme, call HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01, Jun 23 - May 27.
- BEACON - Behavioural economics for ATM concepts, funded by the EU under the Horizon 2020 Programme, call H2020-SESAR-2019-2, Jul 20 - Dec 22.
- E-Chain - Enhanced Connectivity and Harmonization of data for the
Adriatic Intermodal Network, funded by the EU under the 2014-2020 Interreg V-A Italy -
Croatia CBC Programme, Jan 19 - Jun 22.
- Engage - Knowledge Transfer Network , funded by
the EU under the Horizon 2020 Programme, call
H2020-SESAR-2016-2, Jan 18 - Jun 22.
- ADAPT - Advanced prediction models
for flexible trajectory based operations,
funded by the EU under the Horizon 2020 Programme, call
H2020-SESAR-2016-2, Jan 18 - Dec 19. Project
coordinator.
- Domino - Novel tools to evaluate
ATM systems coupling under future deployment scenarios, funded by the EU under the Horizon 2020
Programme, call H2020-SESAR-2016-2, Jan 18 - Dec 19.
- UDPP - User Driven Prioritisation Process project
funded by Advanced Logistics Group (ALG), Sep 14 - Oct 16.
- SATURN - Strategic
Application of Traffic Using Redistribution in the Network, funded by SESAR WPE Long Term and Innovative Research,
Jun 13 - Jan 16. Project coordinator.
- ACCESS - Application of
Agent-Based Computational Economics to Strategic Slot
Allocation, funded by SESAR WPE Long Term
and Innovative Research, May 13 - Jan 16.
- T-TRANS - Enhancing
the transfer of Intelligent Transportation System innovations
to the market,
funded by the EU under the 7th Framework Programme,
Sep 12 - Nov 14.
- Enhancing the European Air Transportation System
funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and
Research, Mar 10 - Sep 12.
- Technical specification for the development of Economical
Metrics in support of mathematical ATC Simulations funded
by EUROCONTROL CRDS, Dec 07 - Jul 09.
- CATS - Contract-based Air
Transportation System, funded by the EU under
the 6th Framework Programme, Nov 07 - Nov 10.
- BLUE MED feasibility study co-funded by EC
DG TREN within the TEN-T program, Dec 06 - Jun 08.
- Efficiency evaluation of metabolic network through
mathematical programming models and methods fundend by the
University of Trieste, Sep 06 - Feb 08.
- Study on alternative route charges scenarios for a
Mediterranean FAB funded by the Italian research
consortium SICTA - Advanced Systems for Air Traffic Control, Nov
05 – May 06.
JOURNAL PAPERS
- F. J. Camerota Verdù, A. Gasparin, L. Bortolussi, L. Castelli (2026) Learning to explore tree neighbourhoods for phylogenetic inference, Briefings In Bioinformatics, 27 (1), bbaf732
- A. Gasparin, L. Castelli, T. Bolić, G. Gurtner, N. Pilon (2025) A User-Driven Prioritisation Process implementation and optimisation for ATFM hotspot resolution, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 170, 104894.
- A. Gasparin, F. J. Camerota Verdù, D. Catanzaro, L. Castelli (2023) An evolution strategy approach for the Balanced Minimum Evolution Problem, Bioinformatics, 39 (11), btad660.
- I. Brugnara, L. Castelli, R. Pesenti (2023) A market mechanism for multiple air traffic resources, Transportation Reserach Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 178, 103255.
- T. Bolić, L. Castelli, A. De Lorenzo, F. Vascotto (2022) Trajectory Clustering for Air Traffic Categorisation, Aerospace, 9 (5), 227.
- T. Bolić, L. Castelli, G. Scaini, G. Frau, S. Guidi (2021) Flight flexibility in strategic traffic planning: visualisation and mitigation use case, CEAS Aeronautical Journal, 12 (4), 847-862.
- T. Bolić, L. Castelli, L. Corolli, G. Scaini (2021) Flexibility in strategic flight planning, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 154, 102450.
- S. Zaoli , G. Scaini, L. Castelli (2021) Community detection for air traffic networks and its application in strategic flight planning, Sustainability (Switzerland), 13 (16), 8924.
- L. Delgado, G. Gurtner, T. Bolić, L. Castelli (2021) Estimating economic severity of Air Traffic Flow Management regulations, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 125, 103054.
- P. Pellegrini, T. Bolić, L. Castelli, R. Pesenti (2017) SOSTA: an
effective model for the Simultaneous Optimisation of airport
SloT Allocation, Transportation Research Part E, 99,
34-53.
- T. Bolić, L. Castelli, L. Corolli, D. Rigonat (2017) Reducing
ATFM delays through Strategic Flight Planning, Transportation
Research Part E, 98, 42-59.
- T. Bolić, L. Castelli, D. Rigonat (2017) Peak-load
pricing for the European Air Traffic Management system using
modulation of en-route charges, European Journal of
Transport and Infrastructure Research, 17 (1), 136-152.
- L. Castelli, M. Labbé, A. Violin (2017) Network Pricing
Problem with Unit Toll, Networks, 69 (1), 83-93.
- L. N. Nkamba, J. M. Ntaganda, H. Abboubakar, J. C. Kamgang, L.
Castelli (2017) Global
Stability of a SVEIR Epidemic Model: Application to
Poliomyelitis Transmission Dynamics, Open Journal of
Modelling and Simulation, 5 (1), 98-112.
- L. Castelli, R. Pesenti, D. Segrè (2016) The cell as
a decision-making unit, IEEE Life Sciences Letters,
2 (3), 27-30.
- A. Bagula, L. Castelli, M. Zennaro (2015) On the Design
of Smart Parking Networks in the Smart Cities: An Optimal
Sensor Placement Model, Sensors, 15 (7),
15443-15467.
- C. Scaini, T. Bolić, A. Folch, L. Castelli (2015) Civil
aviation management during explosive volcanic eruptions: a
survey on the stakeholders' perspective on the use of tephra
dispersal models, Journal of Volcanology and
Geothermal Research, 294, 25-36.
- C. Scaini, A. Folch, T. Bolić, L. Castelli (2014) A GIS-based
tool to support air traffic management during explosive
volcanic eruptions, Transportation Research Part C,
49, 19-31.
- L. Castelli, R. Pesenti, D. Rigonat (2014) Bid-Price
Heuristics for Unrestricted Fare Structures in Cargo Revenue
Management, in J. F. de Sousa and R. Rossi (eds.),
Computer-based Modelling and Optimization in Transportation,
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 262, 195-207,
Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
- L. Castelli, M. Labbé, A. Violin (2013) A Network
Pricing Formulation for the Revenue Maximization of European
Air Navigation Service Providers, Transportation
Research Part C, 33, 214-226.
- P. Pellegrini, L. Castelli, R. Pesenti (2012) Metaheuristic
Algorithms for the Simultaneous Slot Allocation Problem, IET
Intelligent Transport Systems, 6 (4), 453-462.
- P. Pellegrini, L. Castelli, R. Pesenti (2012) Secondary
Trading of Airport Slots as a Combinatorial Exchange, Transportation
Research Part E, 48 (5), 1009-1022.
- L. Castelli, R. Pesenti, A. Ranieri (2012) Short-term
allocation of Time Windows to flights through a distributed
market-based mechanism, Journal of Aerospace
Operations, 1 (1-2), 29-40.
- L. Castelli, P. Pellegrini, R. Pesenti (2012) Airport Slot
Allocation in Europe: economic efficiency and fairness, International
Journal of Revenue Management, 6 (1-2), 28-44.
- L. Castelli, L. Corolli, G. Lulli (2011) Critical Flights
Detected with Time Windows, Transportation Research
Record (TRR), Journal of the Transportation Research Board,
2214, 103-110.
- L. Castelli, R. Pesenti, A. Ranieri (2011) The Design
of a Market Mechanism to Allocate Air Traffic Flow Management
Slots, Transportation Research Part C, 19 (5),
931-943.
- L. Castelli, P. Pellegrini (2011) An
AHP Analysis of Air Traffic Management with Target Windows,
Journal of Air Transport Management, 17 (2), 68-73.
- R. Jovanović, L. Castelli, O. Babić, V. Tošić (2010) Effects
on airline costs of different air traffic management scenarios:
an assessment method based on fast-time simulation outputs, International
Journal of Transport Economics, 37 (3), 327-352.
- L. Castelli, R. Pesenti, W. Ukovich (2010) A
classification of DEA models when the internal structure of
the Decision Making Units is considered, Annals of
Operations Research, 173 (1), 207-235.
- L. Castelli, P. Debels, W. Ukovich (2005) Route
charging policies for a central European Cross-Border Upper
Airspace, Journal of Air Transport Management, 11
(6), 432-441.
- L. Castelli, G. Longo, R. Pesenti, W. Ukovich (2004) Two-Player
Noncooperative Games over a Freight Transportation Network,
Transportation Science, 38 (2), 149-159.
- L. Castelli, R. Pesenti, W. Ukovich (2004) Scheduling
multimodal transportation systems, European Journal of
Operational Research, 155, 603-615.
- L. Castelli, R. Pesenti, W. Ukovich (2004) DEA-like
models for the Efficiency Evaluation of Hierarchically
Structured Units, European Journal of Operational
Research, 154, 465-476.
- L. Castelli, R. Pesenti, W. Ukovich (2001) DEA-like
models for efficiency evaluation of specialized and
interdependent units, European Journal of Operational
Research, 132, 274-286.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
- F. J. Camerota Verdù, L. Castelli, L. Bortolussi (2025) Scaling Combinatorial Optimization Neural Improvement Heuristics with Online Search and Adaptation, Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 39 (25), 27135 - 27143.
- E. M. Bertolini, C. Caramuta, L. Castelli, G. Longo, C. Vidulli (2025) May info-mobility solutions contribute to increase sustainable transport connectivity? Lessons learned from the E-CHAIN project, Transportation Research Procedia, 83, 110-117.
- N. Pilon, S. Ruiz, A. Bujor, A. Cook, L. Castelli (2016) Improved Flexibility and Equity for Airspace Users during Demand-capacity Imbalance, 6th SESAR Innovation Days, Delft, The Netherlands, 8-10 November 2016.
- L. Castelli, T. Bolić, S. Costanzo, D. Rigonat, É. Marcotte, G. Tanner (2015) Modulation of Enroute Charges to Redistribute Traffic in the European Airspace, 5th SESAR Innovation Days, Bologna, Italy, 1-3 Dec 2015.
- R. Herranz, D. Toribio, M. Ramírez, F. Villafáñez, J.A. Araúzo, D. Poza, N. Alsina, L. Garrigó, L. Castelli, T. Bolić (2015) Price-Setting Auctions for Airport Slot Allocation: a Multi-Airport Case Study, 5th SESAR Innovation Days, Bologna, Italy, 1-3 Dec 2015.
- T. Bolic, D. Rigonat, L. Castelli, R. Jovanovic, A. Cook, G. Tanner (2014) Better pricing strategies for ATM?, 4th SESAR Innovation Days, Madrid, Spain, 25-27 Nov 2014.
- M. A. Piera, X. Leal, L. Castelli, D. Aizstrauta (2014) Intelligent Transportation System to enhance the sustainability of the air freight transport, HMS2014 – 16th International Conference on Harbor, Maritime, & Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation, Bordeaux, France, 10-12 Sep 2014
- S. Costanzo, L. Castelli, A. Turco (2014) MOGASI: a multi-objective Genetic Algorithm for efficiently handling constraints and diversified decision variables, EngOpt2014 - 4th International Conference on Engineering Optimization, Lisboa, Portugal, 8-11 Sep 2014
- L. Corolli, T. Bolic, L. Castelli, D. Rigonat (2014) Tradable Mobility Permits for the Strategic Allocation of Air Traffic, 6th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation (ICRAT), Istanbul, Turkey, 26-30 May 2014
- T. Bolic, L. Castelli, D. Rigonat (2013) ITS solutions for air cargo revenue management, 3rd International Conference on Models and Technologies for ITS (MT-ITS), Dresden, Germany, 2-4 Dec 2013
- C. Scaini, A. Folch, T. Bolic, L. Castelli (2013) A GIS-based tool for the estimation of impacts of volcanic ash dispersal on European air traffic, 3rd SESAR Innovation Days, Stockholm, Sweden, 26-28 Nov 2013.
- A. Ranieri, N. Alsina, L. Castelli, T. Bolic, R. Herranz (2013) Airport slot allocation: performance of the current system and options for reform: Towards a comprehensive performance framework, 3rd SESAR Innovation Days, Stockholm, Sweden, 26-28 Nov 2013.
- S. Kellberger, L. Castelli, M.A. Piera (2013) Development of an Intelligent Transport System Ontology – linking applications and technologies across different transport modes, European Transport Conference, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, 30 Sep-2 Oct 2013
- L. Castelli, L. Corolli, G. Lulli (2012) The impact of airlines’ collaboration in Air Traffic Flow Management,
2nd International Air Transport and Operations Symposium (ATOS), Delft, The Netherlands, 18-20 Jun 2012.
- L. Corolli, G.Lulli, L. Castelli (2012) The Impact of Uncertain Departure Delays on Flight Flexibility, 5th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation (ICRAT), University of California, Berkeley, CA, 22-25 May 2012
- L. Castelli, L. Corolli, G. Lulli (2010) Granting flexible operations in congested airspaces,9th Innovative
Research Workshop & Exhibition (INO), EUROCONTROL Experimental Center, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France, 7-9 Dec 2010.
- A. Ranieri, L. Castelli (2010) An heuristic market-based procedure for the collaborative assignment of ATFM resources, 9th Innovative Research Workshop & Exhibition (INO), EUROCONTROL Experimental Center, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France, 7-9 Dec 2010.
- A. Violin, M. Labbé, L. Castelli (2010) En-route charges for ANSP revenue maximization, 4th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation (IRCAT), Budapest, Hungary, 1-4 Jun 2010.
- L. Corolli, L. Castelli, G. Lulli (2010) The Air Traffic Flow Management Problem with Time Windows, 4th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation (ICRAT), Budapest, Hungary, 1-4 Jun 2010.
- L. Castelli, A. Ranieri, R. Pesenti (2010) Short-term allocation of Time Windows to flights through a distributed market-based CDM mechanism, 1st International Air Transport and Operations Symposium (ATOS), Delft, The Netherlands, 14-15 Apr
2010. -- ATOS 2010 Best Paper Award
- I. Berechet, F. Debouck, L. Castelli, A. Ranieri, C. Rihacek (2009) A Target Windows model for managing 4-D trajectory-based operations, 28th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Orlando, Florida, USA, 25-29 Oct 2009.
- A. Ranieri, L. Castelli (2009) A Market Mechanism to Assign Air Traffic Flow Management Slots, Proceedings of the 8th USA/EUROPE ATM 2009 R&D Seminar, Napa Valley, California, 29 Jun-2 Jul 2009.
- S. Guibert, L. Guichard, C. Rihacek, L. Castelli, A. Ranieri (2008) Contract-based Air Transportation System to fulfil the arriving-on-time objective, Proceedings of the 26th Congress of the International Council of Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS 2008), Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 14-19 Sep 2008.
- M. Casisi, L. Castelli, P. Pinamonti, M. Reini (2008) Effect of Different Economic Support Policies on the Optimal Definition and Operation of a CHP and RES Distributed Generation Systems, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2008, Berlin, Germany, 9-13 Jun 2008.
- A. Ranieri, L. Castelli (2008) Pricing schemes based on air navigation service charges to reduce en-route ATFM delays Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Research in Air Transportation - ICRAT 2008, Fairfax, Virginia, USA, 1-4 Jun 2008.
- L. Castelli, A. Ranieri (2007) Air Navigation Service Charges in Europe Proceedings of the 7th USA/EUROPE ATM 2007 R&D Seminar, Barcelona, Spain, 2-5 Jul 2007. -- Awarded as Best Paper of Session
“Finance, Deployment and Implementation Issues.
- L. Castelli, P. Debels, W. Ukovich (2005)
Route Charging Policy for a
functional block of Airspace (CEATS), Proceedings of the 6th USA/Europe ATM 2005 R&D Seminar, Baltimore, MD, 27-30 Jun 2005
- L. Castelli, M. Toniutto, P. Debels, W. Ukovich (2004) Route Charging Policy for a functional block of Airspace (CEATS): preliminary results Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Research in Air Transportation - ICRAT 2004, Zilina, Slovakia, 22-24 Nov 2004. -- Awarded as Best Paper of Session "Future ATM Concepts"
- L. Castelli, R. Pesenti, W. Ukovich (2003) An airline-based multilevel analysis of airfare elasticity for passenger demand Proceedings of the 7th Conference of the Air Transport Research Society, Toulouse, France, 10-12 Jul 2003.
- R. Pesenti, L. Castelli, P. Santin (2001) Scheduling in a Realistic Environment Using Autonomous Agents, Proceedings of the Agent Based Simulation 2001 Workshop, Passau, Germany, 2-4 Apr 2001.
BOOK CHAPTERS
- E. M. V. Bertolini, L. Castelli, B. Chiarelli (2023) Gathering Travel Needs and Preferences to Customize Truly Inclusive Experiences. The Case Study of the Interreg E-Chain Project. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 303, 26-35.
- L. Castelli, R. Pesenti (2014) Network, Shared Flow and Multi-level DEA Models: A Critical Review, in W.D. Cook and J. Zhu (eds.), Data Envelopment Analysis, International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 208, 329-366, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
AWARDS
- Best Innovation Paper, AGIFORS’ 62nd Annual Symposium, Toulouse, 12-15 September 2022.
- The SATURN project (see section "Grants and research funds")
has been selected for presentation at the SESAR Showcase: A
Conference & Exhibition of SESAR 1 Results, Amsterdam, 14-16
June 2016.
- Supervisor of Best Master Thesis in Operations Research in
Italy for academic year 2009-10.
- Best Conference Paper, 1st International Air Transport and
Operations Symposium (ATOS), Delft, The Netherlands, 14 - 15
April 2010.
- Best Paper in Session, 7th USA/EUROPE ATM 2007 R&D
Seminar, Barcelona, Spain, 2-5 July 2007.
- Poster prize, 10th European Workshop on Efficiency and
Productivity Analysis, Lille, France, June 27-30, 2007.
- Best Paper is Session, 1st International Conference on
Research in Air Transportation (ICRAT), Zilina, Slovakia,
November 22-24, 2004.
INVITED SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS and LECTURES
- 9-12 July 2012, HALA! SESAR Research Network Summer Course, La
Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain.
- 23 April 2012, 3rd European Air Transport Regulation Forum,
European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
- 24 October 2008, Faculty of Economics, University Ca' Foscari
of Venice, Italy.
- 27 February 2008, School on New Perspectives in Wireless
Networking Applications, International Centre for Theoretical
Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy.
- 23 March 2005, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering,
University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
- 7 May 2003, Centre for Transportation Research, University of
Zilina, Slovakia.
SUPERVISION
Doctoral students
- Alex Dagri, in progress
- Fulvio Vascotto, in progress
- Andrea Bertolini, in progress
- Federico Juan Camerota Verdù, Scaling Combinatorial Optimization Neural Improvement Heuristics with Online Search and Adaptation, jointly supervised with Luca Bortolussi, 16 January 2025
- Andrea Gasparin, PHYLOES An Evolution Strategies approach for the phylogenetic inference based on the Balanced Minimum Evolution Criterion, jointly supervised with Daniele Catanzaro, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 2 February 2024.
- Stefano Costanzo, An evolutionary multi-objective optimization framework for bi-level problems, jointly supervised with Alessandro Turco, ESTECO, Italy, 26 May 2017.
- Desirée Rigonat, Models and algorithms for an efficient market-driven management of European airspace demand, 21 April 2016.
- Alessia Violin, Mathematical programming approaches to pricing problems, jointly supervised with Martine Labbé, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, 18 December 2014.
- Andrea Ranieri, Combinatorial Exchange Models for a User-Driven Air Traffic Flow Management in Europe, 30 March 2010.
Post-doc
- Tatjana Bolić.
- 15.3.2018-15.3.2020. Development and assessment of new models
and methodologies, including knowledge transfer, to enhance
the performances of the European Air Traffic Management
system.
- 1.12.2013-30.11.2017. Development of economic incentive
schemes for demand-capacity balancing in the European Air
Traffic Management.
- Luca Corolli, 1.1.2014-28.12.2016. Development of congestion
pricing mechanisms for the European Air Traffic Management under
uncertainty.
- Alessia Violin, 1.11.2014-31.08.2015. Decentralised Network
Pricing Problem for the European Air Traffic Management.
- Paola Pellegrini, 1.11.2008-31.10.2009. Business case for the
economic valuation of trading protocols in the planning phase of
Air Traffic Management
Research grant
- Federica Rescali, 01.07.2024 - 30.06.2026. Multi-objective and multi-decision-making techniques for developing sustainable and inclusive tourism.
- Fulvio Vascotto, 01.09.2021-31.08.2023. Development of a database infrastructure for the management of European air traffic data.
- Elisa Bertolini, 01.11.2021-30.10.2022. Development and assessment of ticketing and service integration scenarios in a multi-stakeholders context.
- Barbara Chiarelli, 03.09.2021-02.09.2022. Accessibility of spaces and services in port areas and layover for passengers with disabilities
- Sara Carciotti, 01.06.2021-30.06.2022. Management of intermodal transport services in port areas for passenger and/or freight transport.
- Francesco Milesi, 01.08.2021-18.04.2022. Development and implementation of an open-source software for the generation of a university timetable
- Giovanni Scaini, 15.3.2018-14.04.2022. Development of mathematical optimisation formulations for the definition of a European strategic flight planning model.
- Margherita Cipriano, 05.02.2021-04.02.2022. Weather ship routing optimisation
- Paola Bassi, 01.06.2018-28.02.2021. Development of a database infrastructure for the management of European air traffic data.
- Efrem Venturuzzo, 01.05.2016-30.04.2018. Multi-objective optimization of financial models.
VISITING STUDENTS
- Chiara Scaini, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Universitat
Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, supervisor Arnau
Folch, May-June 2013.
- Fatima Zohra Drareni, Département d’Aéronautique, Faculté de
Technologie, Université Saad Dahleb de Blida, Algeria,
supervisor Tahar Rezoug, May 2013.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE and CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
Member of the Program Committee
- ODS2026 - International Conference on Optimization and Decision Science, 7-10 September 2026, Galzignano Terme, Italy
- 2nd Air Transportation R&D Symposium, 15-19 June 2026, Delft, The Netherlands
- 15th SESAR Innovation Days, 1-4 December 2025, Bled, Slovenia
- 1st Air Transportation R&D Symposium, 23-27 June 2025, Prague, Czech Republic
- 14th SESAR Innovation Days, 12-15 November 2024, Rome, Italy
- 11th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation
(ICRAT), 1-4 July 2024, Singapore
- 13th SESAR Innovation Days, 28-30 November 2023, Seville, Spain
- 12th SESAR Innovation Days, 6-8 December 2022, Budapest, Hungary
- 10th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation
(ICRAT), 19-23 June 2022, Tampa, FL.
- 3rd Symposium on Aviation Research (SOAR), 7-9 April 2022, Bergamo, Italy
- 11th SESAR Innovation Days, 7-9 December 2021, Virtual conference
- 10th International Conference on Air Transport - INAIR 2021,
3-4 November 2021, Malta
- 2nd Symposium on Aviation Research (SOAR), 5-6 February 2021, Virtual conference
- 10th SESAR Innovation Days, 8-10 December 2020, Virtual conference
- 9th International Conference on Air Transport - INAIR 2020,
4-5 November 2020, Virtual conference
- 9th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation
(ICRAT), 15 September 2020, Virtual conference.
- 1st Symposium on Aviation Research (SOAR), 23-25 January 2020, Oporto, Portugal.
- 9th SESAR Innovation Days, 2-5 December 2019, Athens, Greece
- 8th International Conference on Air Transport - INAIR 2019,
12-13 November 2019, Budapest, Hungary
- Workshop on Agent based Applications for Air Transport (AAAT),
17th International Conference on Practical Applications of
Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (PAAMS), 26-28 June 2019, Avila,
Spain
- 8th SESAR Innovation Days, 3-7 December 2018, Salzburg,
Austria.
- 7th International Conference on Air Transport - INAIR 2018,
20-21 November 2018, Hainburg a.d. Donau, Austria
- 8th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation
(ICRAT), 26-29 June 2018, Barcelona, Spain.
- Workshop on Agent based Applications for Air Transport (AAAT),
16th International Conference on Practical Applications of
Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (PAAMS), 20-22 June 2018, Toledo,
Spain
- 7th SESAR Innovation Days, 28-30 November 2017, Belgrade,
Serbia.
- International Conference on Air Transport - INAIR 2017, 14-16
November 2017, Prague, Czech Republic.
- Workshop on Agent based Applications for Air Transport (AAAT),
15th International Conference on Practical Applications of
Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (PAAMS), 21-23 June 2017, Porto,
Portugal
- 6th SESAR Innovation Days, 8-10 November 2016, Delft, The
Netherlands.
- 7th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation
(ICRAT), 20-24 June 2016, Philadelphia, PA.
- 5th SESAR Innovation Days, 1-3 December 2015, Bologna, Italy.
- 4th SESAR Innovation Days, 25-27 November 2014, Madrid, Spain.
- 6th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation
(ICRAT), 26-30 May 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 3rd SESAR Innovation Days, 26-28 November 2013, Stockholm,
Sweden.
- 2nd SESAR Innovation Days, 27-29 November 2012, Braunschweig,
Germany.
- 5th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation
(ICRAT), 22-25 May 2012, Berkeley, CA.
- 1st SESAR Innovation Days, 29 November-1 December 2011,
Toulouse, France.
- 9th Innovative Research Workshop & Exhibition (INO), 7-9
December 2010, EUROCONTROL Experimental Center,
Brétigny-sur-Orge, France.
- 4th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation
(ICRAT), 1-4 June 2010, Budapest, Hungary.
- 3rd International Conference on Research in Air Transportation
(ICRAT), 1-4 June 2008, Fairfax, VA.
Conference organization:
- ODYSSEUS 2003, Second International Workshop on Freight
Transportation and Logistics", Mondello, Palermo, Italy, May 27
- 30, 2003.
EDITORIAL and REVIEW ACTIVITIES
Associate Editor
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, September 2013 -
today
- Journal of Aerospace Operations, 2011 – 2020.
Guest Editor of special issues
- Journal of Air Transport Management (2022), Research in ATM.
- Journal of Air Transport Management (2021), Papers from SIDs 2019.
- Journal of Air Transport Management (2016), 56 Part A. Long-term and Innovative Research in ATM.
- Journal of Aerospace Operations (2013), 2 (1-2). Papers from SIDs 2011.
- Journal of Aerospace Operations (2012), 1 (3). Papers from the 9th Innovative Research Workshop & Exhibition
(INO) 2010.
Referee
4OR, aerospace, Annals of Operations Research, Applied Computing
and Informatics, Applied Mathematical Modelling, Asian-Pacific
Journal of Operational Research, Central European Journal of
Operations Research, Computational and Applied Mathematics,
Computational Management Science, Computers and Operations
Research, Discrete Optimization, Electronic Commerce Research,
Engineering, European Journal of Operational Research, IEEE
Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems, IET
Intelligent Transport Systems, Information Sciences, International
Game Theory Review, International Journal of Information
Technology and Decision Making, Journal of Advanced
Transportation, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Journal of
Aerospace Operations, Journal of Air Transport Management, Journal
of Mathematical Modelling and Algorithms, Journal of Productivity
Analysis, Journal of Scheduling, Journal of the Operational
Research Society, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Omega,
Operations Research, Production and Operations Management, Public
Transport, Research in Transportation Business & Management,
The Service Industries Journal, Transportation Research Part A,
Transportation Research Part B, Transportation Research Part C,
Transportation Research Part E, Transportation Science,
Transportmetrica, Transport Policy.
Other reviews
- 2025. PhD Dissertation, Doctorate program in Mathematical Sciences, Curriculum: Computational Mathematics, Department of Mathematics "Tullio-Levi Civita", University of Padova, Italy
- 2024. PhD Dissertation, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- 2024. Transport Research Arena (TRA) Visions 2024 Young researcher competition
- 2023. Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), UNESCO: OWSD Early Career Fellowship
- 2022. PhD Dissertation, Doctorate program in Aerospace Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- 2022. Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), UNESCO: OWSD PhD Fellowship
- 2021. Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), UNESCO: OWSD PhD Fellowship
- 2020. Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), UNESCO: OWSD Early Career Fellowship, OWSD PhD Fellowship, OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards
- 2019. Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), UNESCO: OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards
- 2019. PhD Dissertation, Department of Computer Science, University of Western Cape, South Africa
- 2018. PhD Dissertation, Doctorate program in Aerospace Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- 2017. PhD Dissertation, Department of Mathematics, Indian
Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
- 2014. Master of Science Dissertation, Department of Computer
Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
- 2014. Research project for Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ).
- 2012. Master of Science Dissertation, Department of Computer
Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
- 2012. Research project for Italian Ministry of Education,
University and Research (MIUR).
TEACHING
- Lecturer for the course on “Optimization algorithms”, University
of Trieste (2021/22 - today) - undergraduate lavel
- Lecturer for the course on “Operations Research”, University
of Trieste (2018/19 - today) - undergraduate lavel
- Lecturer for the course on “Optimization Models/Mathematical Optimisation”, University
of Trieste (2005/06 - today) - graduate (master) level
- Assistant lecturer for several courses on “Operations
Research” at the University of Trieste and University of Udine
from 1998 to 2005.