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Programme overview

The PhD in Environmental and Civil Engineering (ICA) is part of the research and study programme offered by two Departments: DISEG (Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering) and DIATI (Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering). 

The ICA PhD programme covers research topics in classic and frontier areas of both Environmental and Civil engineering, through an engineering and quantitative approach . This approach makes use of theoretical , mathematical and numerical modelling and of experimental methods , carried out both in the field and in high-level laboratories . The ICA PhD programme focuses on: 

training highly qualified and internationally recognised researchers in scientific and technological subjects in the environmental and civil sector; 

developing specialised technical expertise in a highly multidisciplinary environment and a solid, broader spectrum knowledge in the civil and environmental scope; 

providing the essential tools to carry out future activities both in the field of scientific research, whether theoretical or experimental, and in the field of technology, to work in the production and economic sector; 

shaping the figures who will play a key role in scientific innovation, in universities, in industries or in research institutions, figures who will be able to manage any type of activity, independently or in a group setting, and to appropriately communicate their ideas and initiatives both in English and in Italian. 

The programme has a highly multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral structure, and it is organized based on the following disciplinary groups: 

GEOENGINEERING 

HYDRAULICS, HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULIC CONSTRUCTIONS 

GEOTECHNICS 

INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT and CONSTRUCTION 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

STRUCTURAL MECHANICS 

MECHANICS OF MATERIALS 

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING 

These disciplinary groupings are not to be perceived as disciplinary barriers; they are in fact opportunities to create a wide and highly interconnected PhD course among various research areas. In the multiple disciplines present in the ICA PhD programme, a student can always find support and the chance to extend his/her research beyond the boundaries of his/her disciplinary area. 

The programme consists of two essentials elements: training and research .  Both these aspects aim to stimulate intellectual growth and to develop the ability to comprehend problems and to critically analyse solutions related to the research, basic or applied, in the civil and environmental field. 

The training consists of a set of level III courses tailored according to the requirements of each student, who may select those he/she prefers in agreement with his/her tutor(s). Training includes typical civil and environmental disciplines, to fill any cultural gaps, and it also involves cross-cutting disciplines, so that PhD students can have a complete scientific preparation. 

Level III courses allow PhD candidates to strengthen their technical expertise, to be exposed to the activities of other research groups, to develop soft skills, and to interact with other students. 

The research carried out during the PhD must be innovative, concerning civil and environmental issues. The research activities and objectives are defined with the tutor(s) at the time of enrolment, so that the student can focus on a specific objective to reach in the three-year span expected by the PhD programme. The research activity provides the students with the right mindset and methodology to deal with innovation. In addition to being guided by their tutor(s) in this activity, doctoral students can engage with the different expertise present in the PhD Academic Board. 

PhD students must document the activities carried out and the results obtained during their research, both in their thesis and in articles published in scientific journals or presented during international conferences. The ultimate purpose of any the research activity is, indeed, to allow members of the scientific community to benefit from the results obtained. In this regard, the publication of results in international journals and in prominent conferences represents a pivotal task of the programme. Publications in scientific journals increase the impact and the visibility of one's work; furthermore, they stimulate the reputation growth of the individual and of the research group. Each ICA PhD candidate contributes on average to more than three journal publications within the doctoral programme. 

In addition to training and research, candidates are involved in networking activities to develop a network of contacts and to learn to share their knowledge, a fundamental step towards professional and scientific growth. Therefore, candidates are encouraged to collaborate with each other and with professors not only from their own research group or department, but also within the international scientific community. To promote these dynamics, the students are encouraged to spend a period of time in other institution (academic or private) and to speak during national and international conferences.  

Usually, during the first year, candidates complete and perfect their basic training and, at the same time, start outlining their research topic. The second year is designated to research activities and conferences with peers. The third year is devoted to the completion of research activities and to the final elaboration of the thesis.    Usually, between the second and third year, students have the chance to conduct part of their research activities abroad in prestigious universities or research institutes to carry out studies related to the development of their thesis. It is possible to benefit from co-tutorial fellowships with foreign universities. Some of the ICA fellowships are funded by public institutions and private companies which invest in dedicated research programmes. These resources are made available by supervisors and research groups. Several fellowships are annually funded by external organizations. 

The ICA PhD Academic Board includes approximately sixty professors and researchers from DISEG and DIATI. The members of the Board are nationally and internationally renowned in their respective scientific communities. Thanks to this, the ICA PhD is on the high end of the national university landscape and is characterized by several strong points: 

professors who have won national and international peer-reviewed research projects (PRIN, FIRB, Horizon, etc.); 

a high number of professors with bibliometric indicators above the medians of their scientific area of expertise; 

a tradition of numerous and ongoing relationships and collaborations with illustrious foreign universities. 

The presence of numerous laboratories of great scientific value, some of which are prominent in the Italian university system, guarantees levels of training and research possibilities that can hardly be found in other Italian and foreign universities. 

Examples of research activities conducted by PhD students in Civil and Environmental Engineering are available in poster form on the students’ webpage of the last cycles. 

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CORNETTI PIETRO

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BARLA MARCO

DE BIAGI VALERIO

MARANO GIUSEPPE CARLO

PANEPINTO DEBORAH

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Dipartimento di Ingegneria civile ed ambientale Università degli Studi di Perugia

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INTERNATIONAL DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (Cycle XXXIX)

International and Industrial PhD Program of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, co-funded within the Department of Excellence Project 2018-2022 (approved by ANVUR in 2019, active cycles XXXV, XXXVI, XXXVII, XXXVIII, XXXIX).

Co-funded by the Department of Excellence Project 2018-2022 with the economic support of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), the International Doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering focuses on timely research topics relating to prevention, prevision and mitigation of natural and anthropic hazards on the built environment, as well as on the design and management of complex infrastructural systems of Civil Engineering, by integrating quantitative approaches based on engineering mathematical models, as well as based on laboratory and field experiments, with the engineering of advanced composite materials and the technologies of digital innovation. Courses are primarily held at the main campus of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Perugia Santa Lucia and in the campus of Pentima in Terni. Advanced courses are also offered in international and national partner institutions as well as in higher education and research centers.

Mission and Goals

The Doctoral Programme promotes a multidisciplinary approach in which the disciplines of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Materials Engineering are naturally complemented by disciplines pertaining to the fields of Environmental Sciences and Product Design. The Doctorate offers courses and seminars focusing on fundamental and applied aspects of Civil and Environmental Engineering, therefore providing the students with a solid scientific background and with the skills and competences needed to compete at an international level in the specific research field and/or to enter in the work market with a high level of professional qualification. Courses are held by members of the board of teachers and by invited internationally acknowledged experts. The board of teachers of the doctoral programme includes selected professors from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of University of Perugia, as well as international scholars affiliated to the partner institutions of the PhD (i.e. Iowa State University, University of Liege, Technion Israeli Institute of Technology and more). Students are expected to spend an average period of 12 months to carry out research in an international partner institution and develop a joint PhD thesis under the co-supervision of an Italian tutor and a tutor from the partner organization. A particular preference is given to cotutelle programs in which the students earn the PhD title from both University of Perugia and from the partner institution.

Students graduating from the International Doctorate in Civil and Environmental Career Engineering typically find high level positions in Italy or abroad, within academic institutions, research centers, construction firms, public organizations and more. Their working activities are those requiring the ability to solve highly complex and interdisciplinary engineering problems, typically in coordination and management of research activities and technological development, in the industrial sector, in the academic field, in public administration organizations and in freelance professional activities.

Eligible Students

The PhD@DICAPG represents the third level of education for those who have achieved the Master of Science in a field of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Engineering, Architecture, Physics or similar degree courses in Italy or abroad and who wish to complete their education at a level of excellence

Scholarships

The Doctoral program offers an average of 7 scholarships per year, among which three funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) within the Department of Excellence program and four granted by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Additional scholarships may be available focusing on specific targets depending on the funding source (e.g. MSCA-ITN European projects, projects funded by private industries). Two of those scholarships every year are reserved for students who have achieved their MS title from a foreign academic institution. The PhD program offers economic support for research activities of the students including mobility grants.

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Application deadline: Dec 14, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

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Doctoral programme start date: Mar 01, 2023

Application deadline: Aug 02, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

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Enrolment: From Aug 05, 2022 to Aug 29, 2022

• Engineering of Infrastructure, Resources and Territory
• Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
• Chemical and Process Engineering
• Materials Engineering and Industrial Biotechnology

Curriculum 1: Engineering of infrastructure, resources and territory

• Hydraulics and Hydraulic works
• Sanitary engineering
• Roads and Transport Systems
• Topography and  Cartography
• Geoengineering and Georesources
• Applied Geology

Curriculum 2: Structural and Geotechnical Engineering

• Continuum Mechanics
• Geotechnics

Curriculum 3: Chemical and process engineering

• Principles of Chemical Engineering
• Chemical Plants
• Fundamental of Chemical Process Development
• Industrial and Technological Chemistry

Curriculum 4: Materials engineering and industrial biotechnology

• Fundamental Chemistry of Technologies
• Materials Science and Technology
• Industrial, Food and Environmental Biotechnologies

NRRP Call - Further PhD Positions Appointed by RD 952/2022 Prot. n. 0357333 of 02/12/2022

Nrpp call admission board appointed by rd 1103/2022 prot. n. 0162873 of 17/07/2022.

* The following shall take part in the work of the Examination Board as expert members for positions linked to specific research topics:

• Cristian Chiavetta - ENEA - Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile
• Francesco Paolo Nanni Costa - Fondazione ITL
• Stefano Bagli - GECOsistema Srl
• Marco Fontana - Ondaplast SpA
• Devis Sonda - Sismo Solution Srl
• Dario Rea - Ima SpA
• Francesca Galimberti, Elisabetta Canavesi - Eni SpA
• Luca Querzé - Gvs SpA
• Tita Enrico - Cooperativa Edile Appennino sc
• Fiorenzo Parrinello - Sacmi Imola
• Luca Sestigiani - Rothoblaas Srl
• Dario Gozzi - Sadepan Chimica Srl
• Marco Pavesi, Alessio Baroni - Kerakoll SpA
• Tommaso Di Giorno, Giorgia Martinelli - Kerakoll SpA
• Andrea Boschelle, Alberto Spaggiari, Maria Elia Natali - Kerakoll SpA

Call for Application Admission Board Appointed by RD 830/2022 Prot. n. 0127511 of 30/05/2022

The main goal is the acquisition of the knowledge needed to conduct high-quality scientific research activities in the development of innovative technologies for the current and emerging fields of either civil engineering, or process and chemical engineering, or environmental engineering, or materials engineering, or industrial biotechnologies.

The scientific activity of PhD students is generally devoted to the theoretical-experimental investigation of a project in the framework of the active research fields in the DICAM department; projects in cooperation with foreign universities, research centers as well as with industrial partners are warmly recommended. The development of the doctoral thesis and the dissemination through scientific publications and participation to national and international conferences, constitute the main activity for the student and provides for a relevant experimental work and/or modeling and numerical simulation of the processes examined. The activities can be carried out both in DICAM laboratories and in other institutions. The starting point of the activity should be a wide bibliographic research about the state-of-the-art in the field of interest. Projects in cooperation with industrial partners allow to spend some time in working and profesional context. Formal education is concentrated mainly in the first year, whereas the rest of the time is dedicated to research. Autonomous development of the research plan by analyses, experiments and/or field survey. Results dissemination in particular through the doctoral thesis monograph and peer-reviewed papers.

The goal of the training activity is to teach the students advanced knowledge and skills in the typical fields of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials engineering and Industrial Biotechnology. Seminars, lectures, meetings are organized by the Department DICAM and by the other Doctorate programmes of UniBo. Interesting opportunities are the national and european events for PhD students in Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering. Attending national and international conferences is warmly encouraged. The training program is defined for each student according to his/her own previous studies. Elements of advanced courses are considered essential and they are decided by each student together with her/his tutor and according to the indications provided by the PhD board of Professors. Third level courses are active on specific themes of the disciplines included in the four Curricula. In addition to scientific training are offered courses to equip PhD students with a range of complementary skills. They consist as example of training courses concerning: Intellectual property, EU calls for research funding, Academic and technical writing in English, as well as the deepening of advanced software tools. Studies should be concluded with a high score in the first two years of doctorate. For all the students, it is very warmly recommended to spend a period abroad (minimum 6 months) in universities or research centers or other institutions and to prepare the final thesis in English.

The PhD Program aims at the development research skills with an international perspective. The PhD students join research groups at UniBo that hold a well established network of international collaborations on the fields of research, dissemination, and university education. All the students have to spend (with the exception of particular cases) a period of studies in the laboratories/research centers of international institutions working on the same projects of their own PhD program; if the health emergency due to Covid-19 allows it, the period should last between six and 18 months. During his/her stay, the student learns new experimental techniques and/or develops specific modeling procedures which are complementary to those existing in DICAM. “Exchanges” of PhD students coming from other universities are regularly approved to spend some time in DICAM working on common projects; some students are also hosted according to specific international agreements (ERASMUS mundus, EU projects ecc.). Research activity abroad is scheduled usually during the second and central phase of the research. The PhD program organizes workshops and seminars, with international profile, hold by professors form foreign institutions or visiting professors. PhD courses and seminars are mainly held in English. Participation of foreign candidates to the admission tests of the program is possible through web-based applications. The PhD Course is open to accept positions reserved to foreign students. In the last years some positions were funded by Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Chinese Scolarship Council, Italian Ministry of Foregin Affairs, etc. Joint tutorship (co-tutela) with foreign universities was arranged for some of our students.

In addition to the final thesis, the ability of the student to carry out research activity should be documented by some presentations at international congresses as well as by some papers published in international scientific journals relevant for the typical fields of PhD programme. The development of national and international patents is greatly appreciated.

Alessandro Tugnoli

Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Chimica, Ambientale e dei Materiali

Via Terracini 28 Bologna (BO)

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Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering

Ph.D. programme in Civil Systems Engineering

Coordinator

prof. eng. Andrea Papola

The Ph.D. course in Civil Systems Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II aims at shaping next generation, highly qualified researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and technicians able to lead and anticipate unprecedented revolutions in civil systems engineering.

Enrolled candidates will be leading-edge managers of key societal issues, including scarcity of environmental resources, unprecedented pressure on populations and territories, need to develop – economic, environmental, societal – sustainable and resilient civil systems. They will be able to lead technological and digital transitions of civil systems, with specific focus on automation, connectivity, and cooperation.

Overall, the PhD program promotes technological and process innovation in civil systems, environmental, and infrastructure engineering, governance and management of territorial transformations, rational and sustainable implementation of civil manufacts and services.

Civil systems engineering is experiencing unprecedented revolutions, with ground-breaking opportunities offered by revolutions in digitalisation and in enabling technologies. Reshaping the traditional role of civil systems engineers is a key challenge, to be pursued with an interdisciplinary approach and with a modern view of skills and solutions to be offered.

The PhD program in Civil Systems Engineering (CSE-PhD) aims at anticipating such transformations, by creating an innovative and flexible research environment able to lead the development of new paradigms and tools/solutions able to intercept and predict market trends/needs, with an interdisciplinary and internationally recognised approach.

The CSE-PhD program develops its activities along three key directions:

• Internationalisation: a consolidated network of collaborations with prominent research centres worldwide is available to let PhD students to develop their research in tune with leading-edge trends.
• Personal growth: a solid background on leading topics in civil systems engineering will be developed, thanks both to the internal faculty and to a series of training initiatives that will boost the skills of enrolled PhD students.
• Eye to the market: relevant public and private stakeholders will be part of the training process, sharing their needs and creating a living lab environment to showcase the outcomes of proposed research by PhD students.
• To be part of the research group of one of the most ancient universities in the world, within a stimulating research environment, in connection with prominent research groups worldwide.
• To make the most of the consolidated network of stakeholders and shareholders that can support, fund, and showcase research activities.
• To join a group of experienced, prominent researchers in civil systems engineering.

Services to PhD students

The Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, in which the PhD program in Civil Systems Engineering is hinged, has long been working to build new spaces – both indoor and outdoor – and new study rooms for bachelor’s, master’s and PhD students. In March 2023, the study room named after Prof. Vittorio Biggiero and Fabio Rossi was inaugurated, and another study room will be inaugurated soon. In addition, an education office is being established to take care of the needs of bachelor’s, master’s and PhD students.

PhD Quality Management Unit (UGQ-PhD)

To monitor the achievement of the proposed objectives, the pathway of phd students (periods abroad, participation in conferences, research products) and to define Quality Assurance procedures (review, corrective actions, timeframes and methods), the Course has identified a PhD Quality Management Unit (UGQ-PhD) composed by Professors Emilio Bilotta, Francesca Russo and Stefano Papirio and chaired by the Course Coordinator.

Research orientation activities conducted by the PhD board

The professors of the Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, in which the Civil Systems Engineering PhD course is hinged, have, overall, a strong ability to attract funds to finance and/or co-finance PhD scholarships. To appropriately allocate the PhD scholarships that become available each year, the PhD board of the Civil Systems Engineering PhD course, assisted by all the professors of the Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, publicises the PhD scholarships on offer to master students through various social channels (Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin) and various national and international mailing lists. Since this year, the Civil Systems Engineering PhD course has also participated to the “Career Day”, an orientation day dedicated to all master’s students. At this event, three PhD students from the Civil Systems Engineering course publicised the course to all master’s students through videos, slides, brochures, and personal testimonials.

Research topics

HYDRAULIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

• Hydraulic measurements, transportation and turbulent mixing in open channel flows
• Two phases exchange processes (air-water)
• Dynamics and morphology of hillsides and rivers
• Soil erosion and qualitative and quantitative evaluation of solid transport to rivers, artificial reservoirs and coastlines
• Prediction and modeling of debris flows and mud flows
• Water distribution networks and wastewater systems in urban and rural environment
• Pressure management and renewable energy production in water distribution networks
• Seismic reliability of hydraulic structures
• Design of pumping systems under the European Directive on “eco-design”
• Qualitative and quantitative control and management of surface and ground water resources
• Sustainable management of artificial reservoirs and dams
• Modeling of aquifers at different observation scales
• Environmental and energetic issues related to groundwater utilization
• Flood protection policies
• Planning of water courses and watersheds management works
• Climate change impact on water resources and on extreme hydrological events
• Maritime and coastal engineering
• Innovative biological and physico-chemical processes and technologies for water treatment
• Sustainable management of nutrients in wastewater
• Evaluation and detection of microplastics in water and sewage sludge
• Biological waste-to-energy valorization
• Circular economy and production of high-value commodities from residual organic feedstocks
• Recovery of critical metals and rare earths from wastewater and solid waste
• Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) and storage (CCS) technologies for the mitigation of greenhouse gases and climate change
• Technologies and processes for soil remediation

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURES ENGINEERING

• Planning, design, management and monitoring of infrastructures and services for passenger and freight transport
• Public engagement
• Discrete choice models for travel demand estimation
• Models and methods for travel demand estimation through traffic measures
• Development of macroscopic and microscopic models and decision support systems
• Simulation, optimization and control of transportation networks
• Analysis and modeling of drivers’ behavior
• Analysis and modeling of pedestrian and vehicular flows
• Paradigms, approaches and methods for the development of digital and sustainable freight transport systems
• Models and methods for design, construction and management of transportation infrastructures
• Models and methods for design, construction and management of pavements and railroad track structures
• Monitoring, control and maintenance of transportation infrastructures and pavements
• Building Information Modeling (BIM) for road, rail and airport infrastructure
• Methods and models for networks safety management
• Energy and environmental sustainability
• Environmental effects of infrastructures construction and operation
• New forms of passenger and freight transport (mobility-as-a-service, freight-as-a-service, …)
• Impact of technologies on systems design (smart, lean and green infrastructures)
• Advanced systems for traveler information, traffic control and driver assistance

URBAN AND LANDSCAPE PLANNING AND DESIGN

• City, mobility and environment: from the building up of a shared scientific paradigm to the definition of integrated design techniques
• Resilience and vulnerability of urban and territorial systems to natural and man-made risks
• Processes of urban transformation/requalification and enhancement of the real estate asset
• Smart Cities: from the interpretative paradigms to the evolution of the urban transformations management tools.
• Sustainability analysis and assessment of urban and territorial development
• Energy saving and efficiency in the planning and management of urban transformations
• City and energy: planning and management of urban and territorial transformations for environmental sustainability and energy saving.
• City, mobility and energy for building up climate change resilient cities
• Ecosystem services
• Urban and region adaptation to Climate change
• Landscape planning and management
• Historic areas and urban change
• Policies of territory governance
• Recovery, requalification and transformation of city e regions
• Public spaces as common landscapes
• Planning and territorial development

BUILDING DESIGN, RE-DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

• Design, construction and management of sustainable buildings
• Sustainable residential typologies: Social housing
• The “shapes” of the expanding city: characters and intervention methods
• Environmentally friendly building techniques with low environmental impact
• The envelope in contemporary architecture between language and construction
• Technological and architectural characters for sustainable urban design
• The retrieve of deteriorated environmental contexts with non-structural landscape interventions and environmentally friendly technologies
• Architecture and the visual arts in the design of contemporary public buildings
• Complex infrastructural places: characters of permanence and retraining opportunities
• The design of infrastructural terminals: new spatialities and typological models
• The reuse of derelict railways
• The architectures for the health service: new users and building typologies
• Design characters for high maintainability buildings
• Evaluation of durability for building components
• Climate change impact on the degradation of building envelopes
• New technologies for the safe management of construction sites
• Building Information Modelling
• Innovation and sustainability in mortars and concretes
• To recycle for sustainable building

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

• Mechanical behavior of geomaterials: experimental analysis and modeling of the static and dynamic behavior of saturated and unsaturated soils, of continuous rocks and those crossed by discontinuities.
• Geotechnical works: analysis and monitoring of the static and dynamic soil-structure interaction in shallow and deep foundations, support works, open pit excavations, tunnels and underground works, earth constructions, embankments and dams; analysis and monitoring of the interaction between geotechnical works and existing buildings; geotechnical works such as heat exchangers in geothermal heat pump systems (GSHP).
• Earthquake geotechnical Engineering: analysis of the local seismic response and seismic microzonation; assessment of the susceptibility to liquefaction and the triggering of earthquake-induced landslides in a large area and at the scale of the building; monitoring and analysis of the behavior of geotechnical works under seismic actions.
• Ground improvement: consolidation and reinforcement of soils and rocks; seismic geotechnical isolation and active and passive protection techniques from anthropic vibrations; liquefaction risk mitigation techniques; innovative biological and physico-chemical systems for soil consolidation.
• Slope stability: slope behavior of unsaturated pyroclastic soils and in complex clayey formations; rock landslides and rapid flowslides; assessment of the susceptibility, hazard and risk of landslides in a large area and on artifacts and related thematic cartography; applications of remote monitoring techniques to the stability of the territory.
• Rock masses: geometric and mechanical characterization of discontinuity systems and failure mechanisms; remote sensing techniques, photogrammetry and 3D models; karst-collapse sinkholes and anthropogenic sinkholes.
• Hydrogeology: characterization of aquifers in different geological settings; assessment of groundwater resources, including  the climate change scenarios; hydrochemistry of groundwater and isotopes; mineral waters; geothermal; groundwater protection from contamination at a territorial level (assessment of vulnerability and pollution risk) and site (well protection areas).

Requirements: Master Degree or equivalent, knowledge of English (at least B2). Admission methods : titles and oral exam.

Organization of the Ph.D. course

First Year In the first year, to each student is assigned a tutor who will follow him throughout the three-year period. In this period, the research theme is identified and the state of the art is mostly completed. Moreover, the first year is also mostly devoted to educational activities, including both general topics propaedeutic to scientific research activities, and specific courses to deepen the specific sector of interest. Each course presents a final test. At the end of the year, the Ph.D. scientific committee evaluate the work done by each candidate on which bases his/her passage to the next year is discussed.

Second Year The second year is mainly devoted to an in-depth study of the state of the art of the subject matter of the assigned scientific application and to the development of the methodologies needed to accomplish the thesis project. Reasoned synthesis of the state of the art in relation to the research topic and first results of this methodology development can be brought to the knowledge of the national and international scientific community. In addition to the year-end evaluation, a further mid-year evaluation is scheduled, after around six month.

Third Year In the third year, the methodological aspect related to the issues identified for the PhD dissertation will be thoroughly refined and results and conclusions of the research work will be finalized and presented to a main journal of the sector (10% percentile). Even in the third year, there are two checkpoints. In particular, in the final evaluation concerning the whole Ph.D. path, the reviews received by the above journal will have to be showed. The thesis dissertation is also evaluated by two external reviewers. Each candidate has to spend a period of at least 3 months abroad where improving his/her research through international cooperation.

Doctoral student satisfaction questionnaire

In order to improve the quality of the doctoral programme offered each year, the internal committee, in anticipation of the self-assessment questionnaire just finalised at University level, constructed its own self-assessment questionnaire and submitted it to all Ph.D students in the summer of 2023 (cycle XXXVI-XXXVIII). The questionnaire made it possible to identify the Course’s major critical points from the students’ point of view and to provide for its consistent reorganisation.

In particular, didactics has been enriched by keeping the Course’s website up to date, where it is possible to download the poster and detailed calendar of all the courses offered. In addition, team-building activities are being organised, in line with the Ph.D. students’ suggestions included in the free-form part of the questionnaire.

• PhD satisfaction questionnaire 2022-23
• PhD satisfaction questionnaire 2023-24
• PhD graduates satisfaction questionnaire 2023-24

Ph.D. Cycles

Educational activities.

The didactics of the PhD course in Civil Systems Engineering (ISC) has been designed in collaboration with the stakeholders, taking advantage of the many companies with which the course has built up ‘industrial’ research paths over the years.

The training project is also the result of the feedback received from PhD students in the self-evaluation questionnaire and is organised with 8 courses, for a total of 27 ETCS, of which:

4 compulsory courses for a total of 15 ETCS

compulsory courses in the fields of language (6 ETCS) and computer science (3 ETCS), as well as in the field of research management and knowledge of European and international research systems (3 ETCS) and the valorisation of research results and intellectual property (3 ETCS) are offered at the level of the Polytechnic and Basic Sciences School

4 elective courses for a total of 12 ETCS

these courses can be freely chosen from among all those offered for doctoral students worldwide and are designed to enrich the vertical education of doctoral students in the specific research path undertaken.

The lecturers of the Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, in which the PhD course in Civil Systems Engineering is hinged, offer a series of ad hoc courses for PhD students, repeated on an annual or biennial basis and shown later. Consistent with the Athenaeum’s strategic plan, these courses are offered in hybrid mode, so that they can also be attended remotely. Also consistent with the University’s strategic plan, courses are offered on inter-, multi-, and trans-disciplinary topics, as well as on green topics, highlighted with the green character in the list below.

In the list of teachings to follow, colours indicate their significance:

Red – useful course for acquiring three mandatory “Informatics” credits

Yellow – useful course for acquiring three mandatory credits of “Research management, knowledge of research systems and financing systems”

Blue – useful course for acquiring three mandatory credits of “Exploitation of research results and intellectual property”

Green – “Green” course

List of coursis:

› 2024 Spring School on Transferable Skills (2 ETCS) Dipartimento di Farmacia – 9-10 may 2024

› Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2 ETCS) dr. Pierluigi Rippa (DII) – 12-26 june 2024

› Infrastrutture per la mobilità sostenibile (3 ETCS) ing. Maria Rella Riccardi – 13 september – 4 october 2024

› How to prepare a research paper and present experimental data (3 ETCS) dr. Domenico Carputo – september-dicember 2024

› Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Circular Economy (3 CFU) ing. Grazia Policastro – 20 novembre – 6 dicembre 2024

› Geographic Information Systems to support decision-making processes (ETCS) eng. Gerardo Carpentieri – 14-30 january 2025

› Metodi avanzati per le analisi di sicurezza stradale (3 ETCS) eng. Filomena Mauriello – 14 january – 18 february 2025

› Innovazione, tecnologia e costruzione (3 ETCS) prof. Gigliola Ausiello – 21 january – 25 february 2025

› Building Information Modelling for Infrastructure (3 ETCS) prof. Salvatore Antonio Biancardo – 22 january – 26 february 2025

› Best practices, strumenti innovativi e piani orientati alla resilienza climatica ed energetica delle città (4 ETCS) engg. Carmen Guida e Floriana Zucaro – 24 january – 28 february 2025

› Mathematical Modeling in MATLAB (3 ETCS) dr. Alberto Tenore – 11 march – 15 april 2025

› Methods and tools for driving simulation (3 ETCS) prof. Francesco Galante – 9-27 june 2025

› Discrete choice modelling (3 ETCS) eng. Fiore Tinessa – 24 june – 10 july 2025

› Sustainable Construction Materials (3 ETCS) eng. Rosa Veropalumbo – 1-21 october 2025

› Approcci stazionari e dinamici per la simulazione dei sistemi di trasporto (3 ETCS) prof. Fulvio Simonelli – 19-30 january 2026

› Life Cycle Assessment in Civil Engineering (3 ETCS) eng. Cristina Oreto – 11-26 june 2026

Board committee

• Emilio Bilotta
• Luigi Cimorelli
• Luca D’Acierno
• Anna D’Onofrio
• Giovanni Esposito
• Massimiliano Fabbricino
• Alfonso Montella
• Marco Nicotera
• Luca Pagano
• Stefano Papirio
• Andrea Papola
• Francesco Pirozzi
• Vincenzo Punzo
• Francesca Russo
• Fulvio Simonelli
• Andrea Vacca

Ph.D. students

• Gennaro Nicola Bifulco
• Armando Carravetta
• Oreste Fecarotta
• Francesca Pagliara
• Alessandra Cesaro
• Antonio Giuliano
• Brigida Silvestri
• Francesco Galante
• Franco Polverino
• Franesco Silvestri

Gerardo Carpentieri

• Gianfranco Urciuoli
• Gianpiero Russo
• Giovanni Esposito 

Ilaria Henke

• Lilli Gargiulo 
• Luca d’Acierno 
• Luca Pagano 
• Luigi Pariota
• Marcello Montanino
• Marianna Pirone
• Marilisa Botte
• Massimiliano Fabbricino 
• Roberto Castelluccio
• Romano Fistola
• Silvia Di Fabio
• Silvia Rosa
• Silvio Matassa
• Vicenzo Punzo 
• Virginia Venezia
• Vittorio Marzano
• Seyedmehdi Atyabi
• Carmen Averto
• Eliana Basile
• Chiara Belloni
• Valeria Cosenza
• Fabio Danilo Cristiano
• Alessia De Falco
• Luca De Matteis
• Eleonora De Santis
• Luca Di Costanzo
• Paola Di Criscito
• Simone Fucito
• Mohammadreza Haghdoost
• Davide Iannelli
• Sebastiano Marra
• Valerio Martinelli
• Giulia Nardella
• Ilaria Natale
• Beatrice Notari
• Stella Pennino
• Felipe Rezende Da Costa
• Annalisa Russo
• Alessandra Marisa Tascione
• Cristina Passerelli
• Cino Bifulco
• Cristiana Di Cristo
• Floriana Zucaro
• Gigliola Ausiello
• Giuseppe Del Giudice
• Lilli Gargiulo
• Pierpaolo D’Agostino
• Salvatore Manfreda
• Stefano Sibilla
• Ceraso Annachiara
• Cestaro Sabrina
• D’Amico Annunziata
• De Luca Manuel
• Esposito Ilaria
• Fraiese Mariacarla
• Franzese Maria Giovanna
• Grasso Francesco
• Greco Antonio
• Guida Nicola
• Manzo Raffaele
• Maraviglia Chiara
• Marchetta Andrea
• Marino Emanuele
• Moradi Fatemeh
• Paolella Giulia
• Pelella Fabrizio
• Santoro Enza
• Sarwar Awais Naeem
• Valizadeh Mehdi

See reports

• Alfonso Montella 
• Carlo Gualtieri
• Francesco De Paola
• Francesco Silvestri
• Gianluca Dell’Acqua
• Luigi Stendardo
• Marina Fumo
• Salvatore Biancardo
• Scarano Antonella
• Riccio Christian
• Scotto Di Uccio Antonella
• Del Gaudio Andrea
• Miglino Domenico
• Vindrola Pedro Gabriel
• Domingos De Oliveira Luiz Eduardo
• Barbagelata Juan Manuel
• Montillo Renato
• Diamantouli Eliki
• Intignano Mattia
• Ciotola Enrica
• Trinchese Giuseppe
• Elefante Erika
• Ceccotti Maria Cristina
• Maurizio Giugni
• Mariano Buccino
• Luigi Frunzo
• Alessio Tesone
• Alexandra Georganti Ntaliape
• Anna Lanzetta
• Carlo Moscariello
• Castrese Andrea Di Mare
• Diego Menegusso Pires
• Francesco Sommese
• Gennaro Trancone
• Gianluigi Della Ragione
• Nicola Di Costanzo
• Sabrina Sgambati
• Samuel Arhin
• Sara Tuozzo
• Susan George
• Tomas Enrique Martinez Chao
• Veronica Valdasso
• Waheed Imran

The teaching activity expected for the first year (2014) entails the participation to: 6 Required Courses (21 CFU): Course of Ricerca operativa e ottimizzazione (3 CFU) – prof. Antonio Sforza – 9 to 25 September 2014 Course of EuroProgettazione (3 CFU) – Dott. Gianpaolo Varchetta – from 17 to 30 October 2014 Course of Statistica e Applicazioni (3 CFU) – Coordinatori prof. Pasquale Erto e Roberta Siciliano – from 4 November 2014 and February 19, 2015 Individual course of Spoken English (6 ECTS credits) – January to June 2015 Course of Sistemi Informativi Geografici (GIS) I Livello (3 CFU) – prof. Daniela Ducci – 20 January to 2 February 2015 Course of Osservazione della Terra: sensori, immagini e opportunità (Telerilevamento e GIS) (3 CFU) – Prof. Daniele Riccio e Ing. Giuseppe Ruello – 3 to 12 February 2015 (Offered as an alternative to the Course of Sistemi Informativi Geografici (GIS) I Livello) Course of Valorizzare i risultati della ricerca e della proprietà intellettuale (3 CFU) – June 2015 2 Courses to choose from: Course of I processi decisionali pubblici per il territorio e le infrastrutture. Modelli razionali, Public Engagement e ruolo (3 CFU) – prof. Ennio Cascetta – from April 4 to May 9, 2014 Course of Smart City Manager (3 CFU) – Advanced Training Course postgraduate – from June 24 to July 24, 2014 Course of Teoria degli Errori nelle Misure Sperimentali (3 CFU) – prof. Paola Gualtieri – 3 to 15 September 2014 Course of Smart City Manager (3 CFU) – Corso di Alta Formazione post-universitaria – 9 to 24 September 2014 Course of Project Management – Prof. Guido Capaldo – from January 30 to February 27 2015 Course of Decision Aiding with Multiple Criteria – Prof. Giuseppe Bruno – from 3 to 26 February 2015 Course of Fondamenti di MatLab e programmazione – Prof. Alessandra d’Alessio – March / April 2015 Thematic seminars: Modelling and Simulation of Transportation Networks , 19 – 23 May 2014 Cycle International Seminars: SEM Smart Energy Master – from 20 May to 30 September 2014: Smart City: the experience of the Senseable City Lab Prof. Carlo Ratti City Lab Director – Massachusetts Institute of Technology 20 May 2014 – ore 14.30-16.30 – DICEA P.le Tecchio, 80 – 9th floor Classroom TemaLab ITC for Smart Cities Prof. Roberto Laurini LIRIS – Bât. Blaise Pascal de Lyon – Université de Lyon (Francia) 21 May 2014 – ore 15.00 – 19.00 – DICEA P.le Tecchio, 80 – 9th floor Classroom TemaLab Smart City for Sustainable Development Prof. Mark Deakin Department of Built Environment – Edinburgh Napier University 3 June 2014 – ore 9.00 – 13.00 – DICEA P.le Tecchio, 80 – 9th floor Classroom TemaLab Smart City: new Media for Social Participation Prof. Derrick De Kerckhove Papamarkou Chair in Technology and Education at the Library of Congress Washington Director of the McLuhan Program in Culture & Technology at the University of Toronto 12 June 2014 – ore 15.00 – 19.00 – DICEA P.le Tecchio, 80 – 9th floor Classroom TemaLab Smart and resilient city Prof. Thomas Elmqvist Professor in Natural Resource Management at Stockholm University and Theme Leader Urban social-ecological systems and globalization at the Stockholm Resilience Center 30 September 2014 – ore 9.00 – 13.00 – DICEA P.le Tecchio, 80 – 9th floor Classroom TemaLab A series of seminars on Sicurezza stradale Simulazione del traffico – from 18 to 20 June 2014: Special topics in modelling road safety. Part I: The impact of crisis on road safety. Part II: Quantifying the value of avoiding a traffic fatality – Wednesday, June 18; Calibration and validation of traffic simulation models: requirements of a reliable tool for road safety modelling – Thursday, June 19; Macroscopic traffic safety data analysis and prediction – Friday, June 20. A series of seminars on Future Urban Mobility: Alcune frontiere della ricerca per la mobilità urbana . I sistemi di carsharing con veicoli autonomi e nuovi algoritmi di controllo delle reti semaforiche, PROF. ING. EMILIO FRAZZOLI, 9 July 2014 – ore 15:00, Via Claudio 21, Aula Croce Ed.8 P.T. Seminar Construction Manager/General Contractor – Lecture Prof. Ing. Giovanni Ciro Migliaccio, University of Washington 25 luglio 2014 – Ore 10 Aula C5A, Via Claudio 21 Seminar Modelling Road-Related Air Pollution – Lecture Prof. Raimundas Juneviius, 9 ottobre 2014 – Ore 11.30-16.30 Aula Grande 2° piano, Edificio 5 – Via Claudio 21 The students may be allowed to carry out tutoring and integrative teaching activities according to the regulations (not exceeding 40 hours).

Annalisa Agresta

email: [email protected]

Francesco Abbondati

email: [email protected]

Gennaro Angiello

email: [email protected]

email: [email protected]

Maria Chiara Conte

email: [email protected]

Andrea D’Aniello

email: [email protected]

email: [email protected]

Francesco Pugliese

email: [email protected]

Laura Russo

email: [email protected]

Organization of courses and educational activities

The teaching activity expected for the first year (2014) entails the participation to: 6 Required Courses (21 CFU): Individual course of Spoken English (6 ECTS credits) Course of Ricerca operativa e ottimizzazione (3 CFU) Course of Gestione della ricerca, della conoscenza dei sistemi di ricerca e dei sistemi di finanziamento (3 CFU) Course of Statistica e Applicazioni (3 CFU) – Coordinatori prof. Pasquale Erto e Roberta Siciliano – from November 4 2014 to February 19 2015 Course of Sistemi Informativi Geografici (GIS) 1st Level (3 CFU) – prof. Daniela Ducci – 12 to 30 January 2015 Course of Osservazione della Terra: sensori, immagini e opportunità (Telerilevamento e GIS) (3 CFU) – Prof. Daniele Riccio e Ing. Giuseppe Ruello – 3 to 12 February 2015 (Offered as an alternative to the Course of Sistemi Informativi Geografici (GIS) I Livello) Course of Valorizzare i risultati della ricerca e della proprietà intellettuale (3 CFU) – June 2015 2 Courses to be chosen from a set of offers Project Management – Prof. Guido Capaldo – from January 30 to February 27 2015 Course of Decision Aiding with Multiple Criteria – Prof. Giuseppe Bruno – from 3 to 26 February 2015 Course of Fondamenti di MatLab e programmazione – Prof. Alessandra d’Alessio – March / April 2015 Thematic seminars The students may be allowed to carry out tutoring and integrative teaching activities according to the regulations (not exceeding 40 hours).

Marilisa Botte    

email: [email protected]   

Mohammad Daliri    

email: [email protected]   

Vincenzo Luongo     

email: [email protected]   

Claudio Scognamillo    

email: [email protected]

Organization of courses and educational activities didattica

Farhad  Bahmanpouri email: [email protected]

Gerardo  Caroppi email: [email protected]

Fiore Tinessa email: [email protected]

Maria Rosa Tremiterra email: [email protected]

n. 4 Mandatory Courses: – Businesses and Research (4CFU) – Dr. Marco Frizzarin, Ernst & Young Business Manager – Communicating and disseminating your research work (3 CFUs) – Prof. Mo Mansouri – Customized course of “Spoken English” (6 CFU) – CLA – A computer science course to be selected from: – I-BIM: Infrastructure-Building Information Modeling – ing. Salvatore Antonio Biancardo – Advanced Modeling for City and Territory (3 CFU) – ing. Pierpaolo D’Agostino – Global Optimization and Uncertainty Quantification (3 CFU) – Prof. Mrinal K. – Introduction to MatLab (3 CFU) – Prof. Alessandra d’Alessio – Strumenti e software GIS (3 CFU) – prof. Marialuce Stanganelli – Earth Observation: Sensors, Images and Opportunities (Remote Sensing and GIS) (3 CFU) – Prof. Daniele Riccio and Ing. Giuseppe Ruello

n. 4 Courses to be selected from a list offering at the moment: – Decision Aiding with Multiple Criteria (3 CFU) – Prof. Giuseppe Bruno – Modelli, metodi e software per l’Ottimizzazione (Modulo 1) (3 CFU) – prof. Antonio Sforza – Modelli, metodi e software per l’Ottimizzazione (Modulo 2) (4 CFU) – prof. Claudio Sterle – Introduzione al Matlab (3 CFU) – prof. Alessandra D’Alessio – Advanced Matlab for transport engineers (3 CFU) – prof. Vittorio Marzano – I-BIM: Infrastructure-Building Information Modelling (3 CFU) – prof. Salvatore Biancardo – Modellazione avanzata per la città e il territorio (3 CFU) – prof. Pierpaolo D’Agostino – Metodi avanzati per le analisi di sicurezza stradale (3 CFU) – Ing. Filomena Mauriello – Metodi e strumenti per la simulazione di guida (3 CFU) – Ing. Francesco Galante – Advanced topics in environmental hydraulics (3 CFU) – prof. Carlo Gualtieri – Environmental fluid dynamics (3 CFU) – prof. Massimo Greco – Patologie da umidità sulle murature e sui sistemi di risanamento (3 CFU) – prof. Roberto Castelluccio – Strumenti e software GIS (3 CFU) – prof. Marialuce Stanganelli

Sara Gargano email: [email protected]

Adriana Luciano

Rossella Marmo

Ivo Martone email: [email protected]

Lucia Mele email: [email protected]

Rosa Morosini email: [email protected]

Daniela Tocchi email: [email protected]

Veronica Vitiello email: [email protected]

Sara Guerra De Oliveira email: [email protected]

n. 4 Mandatory Courses: – Communicating and disseminating your research work (3 CFUs) – Prof. Mo Mansouri – Management del Trasferimento Tecnologico ( 3 CFU ) dott. Giovanni Landi – Customized course of Spoken English (6 CFU) – CLA – A computer science course to be selected from:

• Global Optimization and Uncertainty Quantification (3 CFU) – Prof. Mrinal K.
• I-BIM: Infrastructure-Building Information Modeling – ing. Salvatore Antonio Biancardo
• Introduzione al MatLab (3 CFU) – Prof. Alessandra d’Alessio
• Modellazione avanzata per la città e il territorio (3 CFU) – ing. Pierpaolo D’Agostino
• Osservazione della Terra: sensori, immagini e opportunità (Telerilevamento e GIS) (3 CFU) – Prof. Daniele Riccio e Ing. Giuseppe Ruello
• Strumenti e software GIS (3 CFU) – prof. Marialuce Stanganelli

n. 4 Courses to be selected from a list offering at the moment:

• Advanced Matlab for transport engineers (3 CFU) – prof. Vittorio Marzano
• Advanced topics in environmental hydraulics (3 CFU) – prof. Carlo Gualtieri
• Decision Aiding with Multiple Criteria (3 CFU) – Prof. Giuseppe Bruno
• Environmental fluid dynamics (6 CFU) – prof. Massimo Greco
• I sistemi di trasporto ferroviari (3 CFU) – ing. Marilisa Botte, prof. Salvatore Strano, prof. Mario Pagano
• I-BIM: Infrastructure-Building Information Modelling (3 CFU) – prof. Salvatore Biancardo
• Introduzione al Matlab (3 CFU) – prof. Alessandra D’Alessio
• Metodi avanzati per le analisi di sicurezza stradale (3 CFU) – Ing. Filomena Mauriello
• Metodi e strumenti per la simulazione di guida (3 CFU) – Ing. Francesco Galante
• Modellazione avanzata per la città e il territorio (3 CFU) – prof. Pierpaolo D’Agostino
• Modelli, metodi e software per l’Ottimizzazione (Modulo 1) (3 CFU) – prof. Antonio Sforza
• Modelli, metodi e software per l’Ottimizzazione (Modulo 2) (4 CFU) – prof. Claudio Sterle
• Patologie da umidità sulle murature e sui sistemi di risanamento (3 CFU) – prof. Roberto Castelluccio
• Percorsi di conoscenza verso l’innovazione (3 CFU) – prof. Gigliola Ausiello

Lucia Coppola email: [email protected]     

Roberto Landolfi email: [email protected]               

Federica Vitale email: [email protected]  

Ciro Buonocore email: [email protected]

Grazia Policastro email: [email protected]                              

Maria Rella Riccardi email: [email protected]                           

Margherita Carmen Ciccaglione email: [email protected]                     

Carmen Guida email: [email protected]

Nunzio Viscione email: [email protected]                

Giovanni Ruggiero email: [email protected]                            

Yao Sicong email: [email protected]         

Guadalupe Torre email: [email protected]                              

Gigliola D’angelo email: [email protected]

Angelo Avino email: [email protected]

Antonello Cerbone email: [email protected]

Manuela Compagnone email: [email protected]

Simeone De Simone email: [email protected]

Elena Del Gaudio email: [email protected]

Milad Abdollahpour Kohnehshahri email: [email protected]

Roberta Ferraiuolo email: [email protected]

Cristina Oreto email: [email protected]

Dina Pirone email: [email protected]

Filomena Sabatino email: [email protected]

Gaetano Zaccaria email: [email protected]

Calls and Admissions

PhD Call and Attachment A

Titles evaluation results XL cycle

Results of the oral exam XL cycle

Schede progetti

• Da impianti di depurazione a “fabbriche verdi” (Borsa DM 630/2024 PNRR)
• Caratterizzazione del modello di sottosuolo in situ e da remoto (Borsa DM 630/2024 PNRR)
• L’intelligenza artificiale a supporto del Digital Twin per la gestione e manutenzione degli edifici (Borsa DM 630/2024 PNRR)
• Studio del comportamento all’interfaccia tra pavimentazioni stradali ed impermeabilizzanti innovativi per impalcati da ponte (Borsa DM 630/2024 PNRR)

XXXIX Cycle

Titles evaluation results XXXIX cycle

Results of the oral exam XXXIX cycle

Projects sheets

• De-carbonizzazione urbana dalle emissioni generate dai sistemi di trasporto (Borsa PNRR Ricerca)
• Sviluppo di consorzi batteri-microalghe per il trattamento di acque reflue (Borsa PNRR Ricerca)
• Tecniche e strategie di progetto per la stabilizzazione di pendii (Borsa PNRR Ricerca)
• Traiettorie di decarbonizzazione del trasporto merci: metodi, strumenti, politiche (Borsa PNRR Ricerca)
• Valutazione delle potenzialità di un nuovo servizio di trasporto pubblico modulare (Borsa PNRR Ricerca)
• Full-scale test for mitigation of flowslide risk (Borsa PNRR PA)
• Mitigazione del rischio di frana: criteri di scelta e di dimensionamento delle opere (Borsa PNRR PA)
• Dalla vulnerabilità alla sostenibilità urbana: transizione ecologica e nuova dimensione energetica della città (Borsa PNRR PA)
• Next-generation truck appointment systems for terminal efficiency and port sustainability (Borsa PNRR PA)
• Modellazione parametrica per digital twin multiscalari. BIM, interoperabilità e sistemi informativi per la Pubblica Amministrazione (Borsa PNRR PA)
• Resilienza e sostenibilità dei sistemi di trasporto ferroviari. (Borsa MOST Spoke 4)
• Analisi del comportamento di viaggiatori in un sistema di trasporto multimodale (Borsa MOST Spoke 7)
• Analisi della correlazione spaziale e temporale del traffico (Borsa MOST Spoke 7)
• Solutions for improving resilience of geotechnical infrastructures (Borsa MOST Spoke 7)
• Comunità energetiche intelligenti: limiti, vincoli e condizioni urbanistiche, ambientali, economico-sociali e normative per la loro implementazione (Borsa NEST Spoke 7)
• Valutazione della sostenibilità ambientale dell’impiego di biocombustibili derivanti dalla valorizzazione dei rifiuti (Borsa MOST Spoke 10)
• Evoluzione della domanda di mobilità di trasporto aereo alla luce delle nuove modalità di trasporto aeronautico (Borsa DM 118 CIRA)
• Gestione sostenibile della risorsa idrica: caso studio presso l’azienda O.M.P.M. srl (Borsa DM 118 OMPM)
• Tecnologie per l’economia circolare negli impianti di depurazione (Borsa ENEA CR BOLOGNA)
• Processo di metanazione idrogenotrofa in modalità ex-situ  (Borsa ENEA CR BOLOGNA)
• Processi di produzione di idrogeno tramite dark ferm. da reflui agro-industriali (Borsa ENEA CR CASACCIA)

XXXVIII Cycle

Titles evaluation results XXXVIII cycle

Results of the oral exam XXXVIII cycle

XXXVII Cycle DM 1061

Schede borse di Dottorato DM 1061

• Risposta dei rilevati in terra ai cambiamenti climatici
• Infrastructure-BIM
• Da rifiuto a finitura green
• Pump_noise_control
• MaaS4Federico
• From Wasteland to Landscape
• Processi a ultrasuoni per la valorizzazione biologica dei fanghi di depurazione
• BIM Energy Performance Data Exchange

XXXVII Cycle

Titles evaluation results XXXVII cycle – not reserved positions

Titles evaluation results XXXVII cycle – reserved positions

Oral exam schedule XXXVII cycle

Link MS Team oral exame XXXVII cycle

Final rankings XXXVII cycle – not reserved positions

Final rankings XXXVII cycle – reserved positions

XXXVI Cycle

Call for application and Attachment A

Final rankings

Privacy Overview

• PhD in Environmental Engineering and Infrastructure Engineering

Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale

Phd in environmental and infrastructure engineering.

The PhD in Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering is part of the research and training program offered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The programme introduces PhD students to the world of research on critical theoretical and technological elements related to water, the environment, water and transport infrastructures, geology and geomatics. The programme is characterised by a strong cross-sectoral and multi-sectoral structure and is organised according to the following three key thematic profiles.

Area 01 - Water Engineering and Science

The topics of interest are the following:

Hydrology and water resources: analysis of the main physical processes of the hydrological cycle that lead to flooding, drought and pollution migration, measurement and modelling of active variables in water and energy balance, development of continuous distributed water balance models. Hydrogeological risk and mitigation strategies, including hydrological extremes, flood frequency, drought and rainfall, operational early warning systems for shallow landslides, snow avalanches and flood risk. Engineering of hydraulic networks, with design of urban sewers and aqueducts, water quality and quantity in drainage networks and effects of local and diffuse structures for flood and pollution control. Coastal engineering, with analysis of wave motion hydrodynamics, marine currents, coastal dynamics, wave-structure interactions.

Area 02 - Transport Infrastructure and Geosciences

Transport networks: modelling of complex transport networks, including functional interactions with regional, national and international territory.

Sustainable development: complex phenomenology that characterizes the dynamics of development and its relations with the infrastructure system; interaction between tunnels and underground hydraulic systems.

Technological innovation: methods, criteria and indicators for the performance characterisation of infrastructure construction and maintenance techniques.

Risk management: analysis and development of improved measures for the construction and management of road infrastructure, aimed at reducing the risk for both workers and users; geological risk from the construction of transport infrastructure.

Applied Geology: hydrogeological risk related to underground excavation in rocks; danger of landslides; identification and management of water resources, pollution problems.

Area 03 - Environmental Engineering, Hydraulics and Geomatics

Research in Environmental Engineering covers the following topics:

water supply and treatment technologies, waste water disposal/reuse, biological and physico-chemical technologies for waste water treatment, waste water disposal/reuse, sludge management and disposal, anaerobic digestion processes; management and planning of environmental resources, including the allocation of pollutant loads at source and the assessment of their effects on the environmental components; water quality modelling, knowledge-based decision support systems; minimisation and management of solid waste and sludge; phenomenology of the atmospheric environment and treatment of gaseous emissions: statistical modelling of air quality data, fine particulate matter in the atmosphere, emissions of micropollutants from waste incineration, control of organic birds by biofiltration; contaminated land and its remediation, protection and treatment of groundwater.

Research topics associated with hydraulic engineering include:

fluid mechanics; fluid-structure fluid interactions; hydraulic measures; river hydraulics; sediment mechanics; hydraulic risk assessment and management; flow and transport processes in permeable media; hydraulic systems, hydro-energy.

Finally, the main research lines in Geomatics are summarized in the following:

Physical and Satellite Geodesy; GNSS and standard surveying techniques for navigation, precise positioning and deformation analysis; Surface surveying with optical and other sensors (e.g. LIDAR); Digital photogrammetry and image analysis; Remote sensing (from satellite to UAV); GIS, Mobile GIS and WebGIS methods and applications.  

Career Opportunities

Typical career prospects include opportunities at universities, research centers, public bodies, and authorities, as well as private companies/industry. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may also require highly professional profiles to ensure critical innovation and competitiveness. A Ph.D. in Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering can provide highly qualified personnel for key positions and roles in research centers, top management in Public Authorities and Authorities involved in environmental policy, and senior consultants for engineering companies (national and international).

List of courses

Here you find the list of courses of the PhD program in Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering. You can select a given academic year, to view courses provided in recent years and that could be offered also in a near future.

Eligible students and scholarships

Students with a Master’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Physics, Mathematics and Natural Sciences can enroll in the program. Engineers with a Master’s degree in Civil and/or Environmental Engineering are particularly suitable as PhD students/applicants. Scholarships can also be funded by various bodies/organisations, including external public/private research agencies, private companies, universities. Examples are the Italian Space Agency, the European Space Agency, Metropolitana Milanese, Breda, Italcementi, Leica, Eni, CTG, Pibiviesse, US Office of Naval Research. Each scholarship is addressed to a specific research area and theme.

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3 PhD Programs in Engineering Studies Civil Engineering in Italy for 2024/2025

Selinus University of Sciences and Literature

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering

• London, United Kingdom
• Bologna, Italy

Distance Learning

This programme is a valuable source of the principles and techniques needed to design and operate all types of civil construction such as highways, bridges, airports, etc. It incorporates innovations in construction, materials and equipment. The researcher should focus on the essential context in which civil engineering is grounded.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mining Engineering

This programme research should illustrate the latest in mining technology. Describing the several tasks that a mining engineer performs during the life of a mine is also a salient topic: deposit exploration, site value determination, ore extraction and post-mining reclamation. Candidates should focus on sustainable land management that meets economic and environmental needs and cover both surface and underground mining methods for a wide range of substances, including metals, non-metals and fuels.

University of Trieste

PhD in Civil-Environmental Engineering and Architecture

• Trieste, Italy

The Ph.D. course prepares culture-oriented and high scientific profile researchers to engineering applications, and enable them to develop knowledge, new methods of investigation, design and research activity in public or private bodies, along with managerial competencies.

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PhD Programs in Engineering Studies Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering is one of the disciplines of professional engineering, dealing with the creation of civilian-used structures from conceptualization through to construction and maintenance. Both publicly-funded governments and private companies are involved in civil engineering.

Officially known as the Italian Republic, the country is found in southern Europe. The official language is Italian and the cultural rich capital is Rome. Many of the world's oldest universities are located in Italy, in particular the University of Bologna (founded in 1088). There are three Superior Graduate Schools with "university status", three institutes with the status of Doctoral Colleges, which function at graduate and post-graduate level.

Requirements for the PhD program often involve the student having already obtained a Master’s degree. Additionally, a thesis or dissertation primarily consisting of original academic research must be submitted. In some countries, this work may even need to be defended in front of a panel.

66 Best universities for Civil Engineering in Italy

Updated: February 29, 2024

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Below is a list of best universities in Italy ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 1.39M citations received by 70.1K academic papers made by 66 universities in Italy was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Polytechnic University of Milan

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2. Federico II University of Naples

3. Sapienza University of Rome

4. Polytechnic University of Turin

5. University of Bologna

6. University of Padua

7. Polytechnic University of Bari

8. University of Florence

9. University of Catania

10. University of Pisa

11. University of Genoa

12. University of Salerno

13. University of Perugia

14. University of Palermo

15. University of Pavia

16. University of Milan

17. University of Trento

18. Roma Tre University

19. University of Trieste

20. University of Calabria

21. Polytechnical University of Marche

22. University of Parma

23. University of Rome Tor Vergata

24. University of Aquila

25. University of Turin

26. University of Ferrara

27. Basilicata University

28. University of Brescia

29. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

30. University of Messina

31. University of Milano-Bicocca

32. University of Cagliari

33. IUAV University of Venice

34. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

35. University of Siena

36. Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

37. University of Salento

38. University of Verona

39. University of Bari

40. University of Sassari

41. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

42. University of Udine

43. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

44. University of Sannio

45. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

46. University of Insubria

47. University of Bergamo

48. Parthenope University of Naples

49. University of Camerino

50. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

51. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

52. University of Tuscia

53. University of Molise

54. Bocconi University

55. Kore University of Enna

56. Carlo Bo University of Urbino

57. Free University of Bozen

58. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

59. University of Eastern Piedmont

60. Normal School of Pisa

61. University of Foggia

62. International School for Advanced Studies

63. Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

64. University of Macerata

65. University of Catanzaro

66. LUISS University

The best cities to study Civil Engineering in Italy based on the number of universities and their ranks are Milan , Naples , Rome , and Turin .

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Best Global Universities for Civil Engineering in Italy

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Here are the best global universities for civil engineering in Italy

University of naples federico ii, polytechnic university of milan, polytechnic university of turin, sapienza university rome, university of genoa, university of padua, university of bologna.

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• # 58 in Best Universities for Civil Engineering  (tie)
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• # 62 in Best Universities for Civil Engineering
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• # 195 in Best Universities for Civil Engineering
• # 130 in Best Global Universities  (tie)

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• # 203 in Best Universities for Civil Engineering  (tie)

The University of Bologna is a public institution that traces its roots back to 1088. In a recent year, around 85,000... Read More

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Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Through advanced coursework tailored to your interests, hands-on research projects with world-renowned faculty mentors, and interdisciplinary collaboration, our Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and Environmental Engineering degree deepens your understanding of key concepts and methodologies while tackling real-world challenges.

Our supportive community of scholars, researchers, and innovators ensures you have the guidance, resources, and support needed to thrive academically and professionally. Whether your goal is academia, industry, or government, a Ph.D. from CEE equips you to become a leader in your field, driving meaningful change and shaping a resilient future. 

Program structure

Direct entry.

Direct entry Ph.D. students holding an undergraduate degree in engineering or a related technical field from an accredited institution can apply directly for the program. Direct entry students can complete the requirements for the M.S. degree before beginning Ph.D. studies.

Advanced entry 

If you already hold a master’s degree in engineering or a related technical field, you may enter the program as an advanced entry student and begin your PhD studies immediately.

Length of program

Typically, your Ph.D. will require at least four years of graduate study beyond your B.S. degree or three years beyond your M.S. degree. This duration allows you to deeply engage in research, advanced coursework, and comprehensive examinations.

Course requirements

We offer flexibility in our curriculum to accommodate diverse research interests. There are no formal course requirements for your Ph.D. program, though most students choose to take relevant courses that align with their chosen focus area . These courses can help you prepare for your qualifying comprehensive exam and enhance your knowledge base in your research field.

Our program encourages you to be independent and creative in your research. While much of the research is faculty-led, you are encouraged to think independently about your research questions and approaches. We foster an environment where you can collaborate with faculty on existing research projects or propose new research directions.

As part of the qualification process, you will assemble a doctoral committee that will provide guidance and support from the initial thesis proposal stage all the way through to your thesis defense.

Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering

Civil engineering, what is civil engineering.

Civil engineers plan, design, and oversee the construction of building and infrastructure projects. These projects may include buildings, bridges, highways, railroads, airports, tunnels, reservoirs, and water and sewage systems.

How soon can I graduate?

The Civil Engineering program at the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering at Texas Tech University has three degree programs that can be completed in as little as 4 years (or 129 hours).* *Additional credit hours required for master's and doctoral degrees compared to bachelor's degrees.

What kind of jobs can I get?

Students have found jobs as a Geotechnical Engineer, Structural Engineer, Transportation Engineer, Water Resource Engineer

Our ABET accredited BSCE program offers a robust curriculum that includes fundamental sciences, engineering principles, and practical applications in structural and environmental engineering. The program emphasizes design experience and leadership preparation. It aims to equip students with problem-solving and communication skills for impactful careers in civil engineering.

Learn more about the faculty in this degree program.

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Students can gain additional knowledge and interact with fellow Red Raiders by joining one of the department's student organizations. See how you can get involved!

Scholarships & Financial Aid

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Why Study At The Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering at Texas Tech University?

The Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering at Texas Tech University offers a dynamic and innovative environment that stands out among its competitors for several reasons:

Comprehensive & Diverse Programs

The college provides a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across various engineering disciplines, ensuring that students can find a path that aligns with their interests and career goals.

Research Opportunities

Texas Tech is a research-intensive institution, and the Whitacre College of Engineering offers numerous opportunities for students to engage in cutting-edge research alongside experienced faculty. This hands-on experience is invaluable for those looking to make a significant impact in their field.

Industry Connections and Career Prep

The college has strong ties with industries, offering students access to internships, co-op programs, and job placement services. This network helps students transition smoothly from academic life to professional careers.

State-of-the-Art Facilities

Students have access to modern labs and facilities equipped with the latest technology, providing an ideal environment for both learning and innovation.

Supportive Community

The college fosters a supportive and inclusive community where students can thrive academically and personally. Various student organizations and activities promote collaboration and leadership skills.

Strong Alumni Network

Graduates join a robust network of successful alumni who provide mentorship and networking opportunities, further enhancing career prospects.

Commitment to Innovation

The college emphasizes innovation and entrepreneurship, encouraging students to think creatively and develop solutions to real-world challenges.

Global Perspective and Collaboration

The Whitacre College of Engineering encourages students to gain a global perspective through international programs and partnerships. These opportunities allow students to collaborate with peers and professionals worldwide, enhancing their educational experience and preparing them for the global engineering landscape.

Choosing the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering means joining a vibrant community committed to excellence, innovation, and making a positive impact on the world. With its strong academic programs, industry connections, and supportive environment, the college equips students with the skills and experiences needed to succeed in today's competitive engineering landscape.

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