The seminar will address two fundamental aspects related to the roadway safety management process: the network-wide road safety assessment and the safety effectiveness evaluation. The first activity undertaken in a cyclical roadway safety management is the network screening which is a process for reviewing a transportation network to identify and rank sites from most likely...Read More

On June 1, 2024, the European LIFE CAP-TILE project has been officially launched, with the involvement of the DICEA Department. Funded by the European Union, LIFE CAP-TILE aims to develop innovative solutions to improve urban quality of life and address climate change. Coordinated by Industrie Cotto Possagno, the project focuses on creating green roofs and...Read More

Large language models (LLMs), exemplified by OpenAI’s Generative Pre-trained Transformer(GPT), represent a new frontier in generative AI. This presentation will provide a brief introductionto LLM technology and discuss the opportunities it offers to transform pavement engineering. Onesuch opportunity is improving the understanding of the causes of highway construction accidents.By leveraging the wealth of publicly available...Read More

Professor Eva Savina Malinverni and Roberto Pierdicca of the Geomatics Group (GAP) held the Topography course at The University of Tongren, School of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering and Planning, from August 30 to September 14, 2024. During the course, the professors explained the principles of Geomatics and some case studies with field instruments. It was...Read More

“The concept of risk must move from static to dynamic, because it varies according to the specificities of the disaster event, the combination with other possible risk conditions, as wellas the hour, the day, the time of year in which it occurs, and the unique and essential characteristics of the built environment in which it...Read More

It is with great satisfaction and pride that we inform you that the DICEA has once again emerged as a ‘department of excellence’ for ANVUR, the National Agency for the Evaluation of the University System and Research, obtaining the planned funding (EUR 6.5 mln) for the 2nd consecutive five-year period (2023-2027). The funded departmental development...Read More