Research areas

Networked Systems

• Management and control of complex systems
  • Decision support systems for Smart Cities and Smart Mobility
  • ICT systems for real-time urban traffic and public transport monitoring
  • Modeling and control strategies for epidemic mitigation (e.g., COVID-19)
  • Influence maximization in large-scale social networks using scalable algorithms
• Energy systems and networks
  • Smart energy scheduling for microgrids and energy communities
  • Distributed and game-theoretic control of electric vehicles and smart homes
  • Noncooperative equilibrium-seeking for grid optimization (OPF)
  • Condition monitoring of power distribution networks under extreme weather using machine learning

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Industry 4.0

• Smart manufacturing and process control
  • Model predictive control for zero-defect manufacturing
  • Optimization of deep drawing processes in automotive production
• Digital Twin and Virtual Reality
  • Predictive maintenance through digital replicas of robotic stations
  • VR-based design and evaluation of manufacturing systems
• Hybrid systems and diagnostics
  • Control architectures for drone-assisted industrial inspection and hybrid delivery systems
• Data-driven decision-making for industrial applications
  • Adaptive clustering and diagnostics in industrial systems
  • Optimization for tray systems and automated storage in logistics

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Transport and Logistics

• Passengers transport
  • Timetable scheduling and real-time rescheduling for rail and metro systems
  • GTFS-based accessibility analysis and dynamic rescheduling for public transport
• Freight and external logistics
  • Strategic design of supply chains under uncertainty
  • Yard and container loading optimization
  • Vehicle routing problems (VRP), including dynamic variants
  • Modeling and control of multimodal terminals and TMS
• Internal logistics
  • Automated bin packing with practical constraints (e.g., robotized layer picking)
  • Optimal warehouse configuration for space and height utilization

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Smart Cities

• Urban energy management
  • Multi-criteria decision support for energy retrofitting and benchmarking
  • Optimization of urban sector energy use under budget and comfort constraints
• Smart mobility
  • Real-time monitoring of urban traffic using probe vehicles
  • Analysis of mobility data to support urban planning
• Integrated decision support systems
  • Tools for public administration to plan sustainable infrastructure
  • Optimization of the energy footprint of smart buildings and neighborhoods

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Robotics 4.0

• Industrial robotics
  • Collision-free path planning and object manipulation in robotic arms
  • Integration of simulation tools (ROS, Gazebo, MATLAB)
• Mobile and collaborative robotics
  • Decentralized coordination of mobile robot fleets
  • Safe, ergonomic, and efficient trajectory planning in human-robot collaboration
  • Human-drone interaction in warehouses for pick-and-place operations
• Medical robotics
  • Tele-operated surgical systems with motion filtering, scaling, and augmented feedback