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Prof. Marco Casini
Sapienza University of Rome, ItalyProf. Marco Casini is a leading
academic in the Green and Smart
Building sector with over 20 years
experience in Building Sciences.
He is an environmental engineer, PhD
in Environmental Engineering and
Research Fellow in Architecture
Technology at Sapienza University of
Rome, Department of Urban Planning,
Design and Architecture Technology.
Since 2002 he has been Professor of
Architecture Technology and of
Environmental Certification of
Buildings at the Faculty of
Architecture of Sapienza University
where he also teaches in several
Master's, PhD and Graduate schools
on subjects pertaining to Energy and
Environmental Sustainability for
Buildings. Dr. Casini's research
activities cover a wide spectrum of
topics within sustainable
architectural design and energy
efficiency of buildings, focusing on
advanced materials and
nanotechnologies for smart building
envelopes as well as integrated
renewable energy systems. He worked
as scientific coordinator on major
projects including the development
of "Italian regional system for the
certification of environmental
sustainability of buildings -
Protocollo ITACA Lazio" (2014) and
the preparation of the "Sustainable
Energy Action Plan of Rome" within
the European Covenant of Mayors for
Climate and Energy (2012). Dr.
Casini's professional activity has
included scientific and technical
consultancy on technological,
environmental and energy aspects
related to the design and
construction of complex building
structures worldwide, as well as
training on Green Building and Smart
Cities strategies and policy making
for Italian public authorities
(Prime Minister's Cabinet, Ministry
of Internal affairs, Regione Lazio).
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Prof. Fabio Tosti
University of West London, UKProf. Dr. Fabio Tosti (IEEE
M’17–SM’19) received the M.Sc. and
Eng. degrees (cum laude) in
Infrastructure and Transportation
Engineering from Roma Tre
University, Rome, Italy, in 2010,
and the Ph.D. degree in Civil
Engineering with European Doctorate
Label (excellent rating) from Roma
Tre University, in 2014. A
registered Chartered Engineer, he is
a Professor of Civil Engineering at
the School of Computing and
Engineering, University of West
London (UWL), London, U.K., and the
Director of “The Faringdon Research
Centre for Non-Destructive Testing
and Remote Sensing” at UWL. His
research interests include the
development of new algorithms,
methodologies, and models for
geoscience applications and the
non-destructive and satellite remote
sensing assessment, repair, and
maintenance of civil and green
infrastructure. He has
authored/co-authored over 220
research publication records in
international journals, conferences,
and books and delivered numerous
keynote and invited lectures. Prof.
Tosti was a recipient of the ECSs
Award by the European Geosciences
Union (EGU) in 2017 and several Best
Paper Awards at International
Conferences, including the 2023
International Conference on
Geographic Information and Remote
Sensing Technology (GIRST 2023), the
2021 IEEE Asia–Pacific Conference on
Geoscience, Electronics and Remote
Sensing Technology (AGERS2021) and
the IEEE 2020 43rd International
Conference on Telecommunications and
Signal Processing (TSP2020). He was
the General Co-Chair of the 3rd and
2nd International Workshop on Signal
Processing Techniques for Ground
Penetrating Radar Applications in
2022 and 2020 (TSP—IEEE Conf. Record
49548), respectively, and he served
as the main organiser, scientific
committee member and chair of
technical sessions in 50+
international conferences and
workshops. He served as the managing
guest editor for various journals.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of NDT
(MDPI), and an Associate Editor of
the International Journal of
Pavement Engineering (IJPE), Remote
Sensing (MDPI), Frontiers in Remote
Sensing, Geoscientific
Instrumentation, Methods and Data
Systems (GI), and the Journal of
Railway Engineering.
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Prof. Pier Paolo Rossiwas
University of Catania, Catania, ItalyPier Paolo Rossiwas born in
Salerno (Italy) on February 1, 1967
and is an associate professor at the
University of Catania. He graduated
in Civil Engineering at the
University of Naples "Federico II"
(1993) and obtained the title of PhD
at the University of Catania (1998).
Before working at the Faculty of
Engineering of the University of
Catania he worked for a few years
(1993-94) at the Faculty of
Engineering of the University of
Naples “Federico II. He is the
author or coauthor of more than 100
publications, including journal
articles and articles in conference
proceedings. He is reviewer of
articles proposed for publication in
several international journals. His
research interests are in the area
of seismic engineering: in
particular, his attention is focused
on the design and seismic behavior
of structures in reinforced concrete
and steel. He has participated in
various national research programs
and is frequently called to lecture
in Italy on the seismic behavior of
structures and on the application of
national and European regulations.
He is currently in possession of the
qualification as full professor for
the competition sector 08/B3 and
professor at the University of
Catania of the courses of Laboratory
of Construction Techniques (Special
Educational Structure of
Architecture of Syracuse) and of
Bridges and Great Structures. He has
participated in various national
research programs and is frequently
called to lecture in Italy on the
seismic behavior of structures and
on the application of national and
European regulations. He is
currently in possession of the
qualification as full professor for
the competition sector 08/B3 and
professor at the University of
Catania of the courses of Laboratory
of Construction Techniques (Special
Educational Structure of
Architecture of Syracuse) and of
Bridges and Great Structures. He has
participated in various national
research programs and is frequently
called to lecture in Italy on the
seismic behavior of structures and
on the application of national and
European regulations. He is
currently in possession of the
qualification as full professor for
the competition sector 08/B3 and
professor at the University of
Catania of the courses of Laboratory
of Construction Techniques (Special
Educational Structure of
Architecture of Syracuse) and of
Bridges and Great Structures.
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