THEMATIC AREAS

• Sustainable technologies for electricity generation and storage
• Applications of integrated technologies and systems for energy efficiency – Smart Energy Technologies
• Socio-economic and environmental impact of energy technologies
• Technology transfer

WORK EXPERIENCE

2024-today CCT 326 “Sustainable Electrified Transportation” Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano (CEI) and SyCSET IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

• CNR representative

2023-today Research project: MH2 – Material Handler – H2 fuel cell power train – PNRR, Missione 2 Componente 2 Investimento 3.5 – Bando B MiTE- Total amount: 3.649.641,82 €. Amount per Operating Unit: 1.363.766,82 €

• Project manager OU (CNR-ITAE)

2023-todayResearch project: PULSe– Pre-feasibility analysis for Urban Logistics Solutions based on Eco-friendly vehicles – M.U.R –Progetti di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale – P.R.I.N. 2022 – Total amount: 266.497,00 €. Amount per Operating Unit: 59.259,60 €

• Project manager OU (CNR-ITAE)

2023-today University of Messina – Department of Engineering

• Member of the PhD board in Engineering – XXXIX cycle

2022-todayFreight Leaders Council (FLC) – National Association for the development and competitiveness of logistics and the promotion of multimodality and sustainability

• Member of the Scientific Committee

2021-2023Research project: FERCAM – Activities for third parties

• Project manager

2016–oggi TTS Italia – National Association for Telematics for Transport and Safety

• CNR ITAE Representative

2012-2016Research project: i-NEXT – Innovation for greeN Energy and eXchange in Transportation – PON04a2_H – Total amount: 12.188.383,90 €. Amount per Operating Unit: 2.824.320,00 €

• OR2 Manager “Mobility Cluster”;
• CNR ITAE vehicle prototype supervisor (Minibus, Delivery van);
• Project manager for the testing of eco-friendly vehicles for urban mobility and last mile logistics and for the data collection campaign
• Responsible for investigative reports from 10.12.2015

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

• Research project in the ERC sectors: PE7, PE8, SH7. Project manager, WP and Task coordinator, Technical reports.
• Design and development of prototypes of Electric Vehicles (EV) and Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) based on Fuel Cells and Batteries. New system architectures, control, and energy management solutions.
• Design of ITS solutions and development of V2x systems. Mobility as a Service (MaaS). Digital technologies and AI in the planning, management and monitoring of transport systems. Diagnostics and predictive maintenance for zero-emission transport systems.
• Territorial analysis for the planning of mobility systems and energy infrastructures. City Logistics. Sustainable Logistics. Electric Vehicle Routing.
• Characterization tests on Fuel Cells, Batteries, and integrated intelligent systems.
• Design and development of demonstration systems based on Fuel Cells and Batteries and integration with RES energy production systems.
• Economic, environmental, and social sustainability of energy technologies.
• Technological transfer of research results to industry. Education. Support for companies and technological platforms for the definition of new scenarios in the energy sector and the implementation of environmental sustainability policies.