Ph.D. Candidates

XL cycle (2024/2025)

Surname	Name	Institution	Tutor	E-mail	Curriculum	Research title
Adami	Alessandro	Università degli Studi di Padova	Pietro Falco; Luca Schenato; Ruggero Carli; Aris Synodinos	a.adami1@phd.poliba.it	C2	Supervised autonomy: learning effectively and safely from human
Barbara	Carlo	Politecnico di Torino	Carlo Novara; Giuseppe Calafiore; Massimiliano Saponara	c.barbara@phd.poliba.it	C2	Advanced guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for space vehicles during atmospheric entry, descent, and landing maneuvers
Benrekia	Abdelilah	Università degli Studi di Palermo	Filippo D'Ippolito; Antonino Sferlazza	a.benrekia@phd.poliba.it	C1	Optimization and control techniques for energy management systems
Caporossi	Iacopo	Università degli Studi di Siena	Chiara Mocenni; Giovanna Maria Dimitri	i.caporossi@phd.poliba.it	C1	Mathematical models, machine learning, and agent-based models of individual and collective human systems that exhibit nonlinear and complex dynamics
Castellaneta	Andrea	Politecnico di Bari	Vito Cacucciolo; Yu Kuwajima	a.castellaneta1@phd.poliba.it	C2	Soft and Wearable robotics powered by electro-active fluids
Catalano	Angelo	Politecnico di Bari	Vito Cacucciolo; Mariagrazia Dotoli	a.catalano8@phd.poliba.it	C2	Robots-as-a-service in the digital industry
Dindelli	Ludovico	Politecnico di Bari	Francesco Dell'Olio; Pietro Peliti	l.dindelli@phd.poliba.it	C3	Photonic inertial sensors for next-generation autonomous systems
Farmani	Jaleh	Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"	Daniele Carnevale; Sergio Galeani; Corrado Possieri; Federico Pallottino	j.farmani@phd.poliba.it	C1	AI-based VSLAM and tracking control for agricultural robots (Consiglio per la Ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA))
Kamel	Kirolos Romany Anwar	Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"	Francesco Delli Priscoli; Alessandro Giuseppi; Giuseppe Tomasicchio	k.kamel@phd.poliba.it	C1	AI/Machine Learning techniques for satellite/space applications
Longo	Antonello	Politecnico di Bari	Dino Guaragnella; Giuseppe Piro	a.longo70@phd.poliba.it	C3	Interconnected Digital Twins
Mastromarino	Fabio	Politecnico di Bari	Mariagrazia Dotoli; Raffaele Carli; Nicola Longo; Antonio Venezia	f.mastromarino1@phd.poliba.it	C2	Intelligent systems for industrial robotics
Monfreda	Simona	Politecnico di Bari	Vitoantonio Bevilacqua; Antonio Brunetti; Giovanni Piccininno	s.monfreda@phd.poliba.it	C3	Intelligent image processing and decision support systems for skin lesion management in proximity healthcare
Nouman	Muhammad	Politecnico di Bari	Nicola Cordeschi; Alessio Fascista; Pietro Boccadoro	m.nouman@phd.poliba.it	C2	Methodologies and protocols for innovation and interoperability between Internet of Things standards in home automation (Nextome)
Parma	Federico	Università degli Studi di Brescia	Manuel Beschi; Emma Varrenti	f.parma@phd.poliba.it	C1	Embedding proactive safety in perception and control algorithms for collaborative automation
Shiferaw	Aleligne Yohannes	Politecnico di Bari	Antonio Papangelo; Luciano Afferrante; Michele Tricarico	a.shiferaw@phd.poliba.it	C2	Mechanical design of dynamically-excited soft interfaces for smart tuning of contact forces
Signorile	Federico	Politecnico di Bari	Mariagrazia Dotoli; Raffaele Carli; Alessandro Bertogli	f.signorile2@phd.poliba.it	C2	Algorithms for management and control of mobile agent fleets
Spallone	Antonio	Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II	Fabrizio Carteni; Mario di Bernardo; Stefano Mazzoleni	a.spallone@phd.poliba.it	C2	Production of microorganisms in bioreactors: from modelling to control systems
Tucci	Francesco	Università degli Studi della Campania Vanvitelli	Alberto Cavallo; Antonio Russo	f.tucci4@phd.poliba.it	C1	Smart control and optimisation of electrical smart grids

XXXIX cycle (2023/2024)

Surname	Name	Institution	Tutor	E-mail	Curriculum	Research title
BONSANTO	Pietro	Università dell'Aquila	De Santis Elena; Di Benedetto Maria Domenica; Iovine Alessio	p.bonsanto@phd.poliba.it	C3	Stability and security of interconnected platoons of vehicles
BOULEANU	Daniel	Università della Calabria	Fortino Giancarlo; Costin Badica	d.bouleanu@phd.poliba.it	C2	Edge AI-enabled Internet of Things systems for smart environments
CAMPREGHER	Francesco	Università di Brescia	Visioli Antonio; Guzmán José Luis	f.campregher@phd.poliba.it	C1	Advanced control strategies with applications to sustainable bioprocesses
D'ADDATO	Giulia	Università di Trento	Fontanelli Daniele; Palopoli Luigi	g.daddato1@phd.poliba.it	C1	Multirobot planning and control for human-robot interaction and cooperation in the manufacturing sector
DELPRETE	Claudia	Politecnico di Bari	Bevilacqua Vitoantonio; Buongiorno Domenico; Carli Raffaele	c.delprete4@phd.poliba.it	C3	Autonomous systems for guided endoscopic navigation and theranostics
DI BIASE	Alessandro	Università Politecnica delle Marche	Longhi Sauro; Andrea Bonci	a.dibiase8@phd.poliba.it	C1	Model-based condition monitoring, fault diagnosis and control of autonomous systems
DI PAOLA	Antonio	Univ. Roma "La Sapienza"	Giuseppi Alessandro; Tomasicchio Giuseppe; Francesco Delli Priscoli	a.dipaola4@phd.poliba.it	C1	Satellite technologies for autonomous systems and decision support
GEMIGNANI	Gabriele	Università di Pisa	Pollini Lorenzo; Bucchioni Giordana	g.gemignani@phd.poliba.it	C3	Autonomous Vehicles Fleet Management using Artificial Intelligence
GENTILE	Simone	Univ. Roma "La Sapienza"	Di Giorgio Alessandro; Delli Priscoli Francesco	s.gentile10@phd.poliba.it	C2	Control methods for smart networks
GHAVAMI	Mahsa	Università del Sannio	Vasca Francesco; Iannelli Luigi	m.ghavami@phd.poliba.it	C2	Real-time optimization with application to autonomous systems
GOMIERO	Sara	Libera Università di Bolzano	von Ellenrieder Karl; Gupta Satyandra K.	s.gomiero@phd.poliba.it	C3	Risk-aware control of aerial cargo drones
JEDDI	Mohammad	Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia	Falcone Paolo; Giarrè Laura	m.jeddi@phd.poliba.it	C2	Safety-driven mixed model- and learning-based motion planning and control of autonomous systems
MANCA	Giorgio	Università di Roma Tor Vergata	Sassano Mario; Galeani Sergio	g.manca5@phd.poliba.it	C1	Advanced estimation methods via Kalman filters, resonator gyroscopes and machine learning
MANCAZZO	Valeriana	Politecnico di Bari	Bevilacqua Vitoantonio; Brunetti Antonio; Carli Raffaele	v.mancazzo@phd.poliba.it	C3	Digital Driven Diagnostics, prognostics and therapeutics for sustainable Health care
MARVULLI	Pietro Maria	Politecnico di Bari	Bevilacqua Vitoantonio; Dotoli Mariagrazia; Buongiorno Domenico	p.marvulli@phd.poliba.it	C3	Robotic systems for minimally invasive and interventional surgery
MIRALIZADEH JALALAT	Sajjad	Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli	Cavallo Alberto; Russo Antonio	s.miralizadehjala@phd.poliba.it	C1	Modelling, control and optimisation of electrical smart grids
MOHAMED	Mohamed Mahmoud Abdelwahab	Università di Padova	Dalla Libera Alberto; Carli Ruggero	m.mohamed@phd.poliba.it	C2	Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Contact-Rich Manipulation Tasks
NAZ	Nadia	Università di Parma	Consolini Luca; Locatelli Marco	n.naz@phd.poliba.it	C1	Identification, modeling, and optimization of a sustainable urban transportation network
POHUDINA	Olha	Politecnico di Bari	Nicola Cordeschi; Verdano Gianmichele	o.pohudina@phd.poliba.it	C2	Data fusion for indoor localization system based on UWB technologies
PORGHOVEH	Mojtaba	Politecnico di Bari	Dotoli Mariagrazia; Carli Raffaele	m.porghoveh@phd.poliba.it	C2	Platforms for optimization and control of Drone-as-a-service in logistics
SHAHROUEI	Zohreh	Università di Cagliari	Usai Elio; Barbagelata Marco	z.shahrouei@phd.poliba.it	C3	Management and automation systems for energy management in buildings and industrial processes
SOCCI	Vittoria	Università di Siena	Mocenni Chiara; Garulli Andrea	v.socci@phd.poliba.it	C1	Integrating Swarm Sensors for Distributed Monitoring and Agent Based Modeling for Environmental Systems Control
TOGNOLO	Denis	Università di Verona	Muradore Riccardo; Francesco Visentin	d.tognolo@phd.poliba.it	C1	Robotics and artificial intelligence in agriculture
VENKATACHALAM	Amarnath	Università di Catania	Frasca Mattia; Minati Ludovico; Buscarino Arturo; Gambuzza Valentina Lucia	a.venkatachalam@phd.poliba.it	C2	New techniques for analysis, design and control of chaotic dynamics

XXXVIII cycle (2022/2023)

Surname	Name	Institution	Tutor	E-mail	Curriculum	Research title
Akbari	Shima	Università di Roma "Tor Vergata"	Sergio Galeani; Laura Menini	s.akbari@phd.poliba.it	C1	Advanced control allocation techniques for large multi-agent systems and large sensors/actuators networks
Antonucci	Daniele	Università di Parma	Luca Consolini; Gianluigi Ferrari	d.antonucci1@phd.poliba.it	C2	Predictive maintenance, fault and anomaly detection for chemical and pharmaceutical processes
Askari Noghani	Saba	Politecnico di Bari	Mariagrazia Dotoli; Raffaele Carli; Paolo Scarabaggio	s.askarinoghani@phd.poliba.it	C2	Smart control systems for rural energy communities
Bonagura	Valeria	Università di Roma Tre	Pascucci Federica; Panzieri Stefano	v.bonagura@phd.poliba.it	C3	Model based security and monitoring system for resilient industrial control systems
De Paola	Pierluigi Francesco	Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche	Fabrizio Dabbene; Alessandro Borri	p.depaola@phd.poliba.it	C1	Advanced learning and control methods with life science applications
Di Girolamo	Silvia	Università di Palermo	Filippo D’Ippolito; Antonino Sferlazza	s.digirolamo@phd.poliba.it	C1	Sensor network and data analysis to support decision and governance of complex systems
Gaetan	Elisa	Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia	Laura Giarrè; Paolo Falcone	e.gaetan@phd.poliba.it	C2	Exploiting Predictive capabilities in motion control for autonomous vehicles operating in crowded environments
Li	Yike	Università di Cagliari	Alessandro Giua; Yin Tong	y.li@phd.poliba.it	C3	Fault Diagnosis and Security in Smart Cities
Perin	Marco	Università di Padova	Angelo Cenedese; Giulia Michieletto	m.perin@phd.poliba.it	C2	Advanced modeling and control of complex systems
Prunella	Michela	Politecnico di Bari	Vitantonio Bevilacqua; Mariagrazia Dotoli; Raffaele Carli; Nicola Altini	m.prunella@phd.poliba.it	C3	Decision and Control Techniques for Intelligent Diagnostic and Surgery Using Digital Twins
Sartoni	Matteo	Università di Bologna	Giuseppe Notarstefano; Andrea Pietropaolo; Carlo Ciancarelli	m.sartoni@phd.poliba.it	C1	Artificial Intelligence and Control Tools for Cognitive Satellite SAR Systems
Scardigno	Roberto Maria	Politecnico di Bari	Vitantonio Bevilacqua; Mariagrazia Dotoli; Domenico Buongiorno, Raffaele Carli, Nicola Longo	r.scardigno1@phd.poliba.it	C3	Study, development and design of Intelligent Systems for automated diagnostics in the industrial and biomedical fields
Shaikh	Bushra	Università dell'Aquila	Elena De Santis; Mario Di Ferdinando	b.shaikh@phd.poliba.it	C3	Control, coordination and monitoring of autonomous agents, with application to the agrifood field
Siyyal	Shafqat Ali	Università Politecnica delle Marche	Sauro Longhi; Alessandro Freddi; Francesco Ferracuti	s.siyyal@phd.poliba.it	C1	Model-based design for increasing reliability and safety of autonomous systems
Taddei	Sebastiano	Università di Trento	Francesco Biral; Gastone Rosati Papini	s.taddei@phd.poliba.it	C1	Shared-control framework for smart human-vehicle cooperation in the context of autonomous and assisted driving
Tesso Woafo	Paul Christian	Università della Calabria	Alessandro Casavola; Francesco Tedesco	t.paulchristian@phd.poliba.it	C2	Control Strategies for Energy Harvesting Systems
Vitanza	Eleonora	Università di Siena	Chiara Mocenni; Domenico Prattichizzo	e.vitanza@phd.poliba.it	C1	Awareness in human-human and human-robot interactions

Ph.D. Candidates

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XXXVIII cycle (2022/2023)

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