F. Sdao | Università della Basilicata (original) (raw)
Prof. Francesco Sdao, born in Mangone (CS, Italy), is graduated with honors in Geological Science from Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza".
Francesco Sdao is full professor and works at the School of Engineering of Basilicata University (Italy), where teaches Engineering Geology.
He is Vice Rector for International Relations of Basilicata University.
He is Deputy Director of School of Engineering, University of Basilicata.
He was member of Accademic Senate (Senato Accademico) of Basilicata University.
He was member of Administrative Board of Basilicata University.
He is former deputy Director of Department of Structures, Geotechnics and Applied Geology, University of Basilicata.
He was associated researcher of the Institute of Methods for Enviromental Analysis (IMAA) of the Research National Council (CNR).
He was visiting professor (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 accademic years) at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of the Technological Educational Institute of Crete (TEI) (sect. Chania) (Greece), where he taught cycles of lectures and seminars on monitoring techniques and models for natural hazard assessment and risk.
He is a member of board of professors of the PhD course on " Ingegneria per l'Innovazione e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile” activated at the Basilicata University.
He is member of the Scientific Council and professor in the High School for Archaeological Heritage (Basilicata University).
He gave numerous invited lectures, in various important foreign and italian universities, about innovative methods and techniques for the hydrogeological hazard and risk assessments (landslide, karstic hazard, groundwater pollution).
His researches are mainly focused to:
1. study of geomorphological and morpho_evolution characters of mass movements (landslide and DGPV), and relationships between diffuse landsliding and triggering factors (rainfalls, earthquakes, ect) in Southern Italy;
2. monitoring and modelling techniques and methods for landslide hazard and risk assessment;
3. applied geomorphology for cultural and archaeological heritage safeguard, with particular reference to historical landslides and climatic change in lucanian archaeological areas in classcal period;
4. landslide hazard and risk assessment through the artificial intelligence models (artificial neural networks, Fuzzy logic, etc.);
5. remote sensing and geophysical techniques for slope instability studies and monitoring;
6. landslide hazard and risk assessment through the artificial intelligence models (artificial neural networks, Fuzzy logic, etc.);
7.hydrogeological characterization, monitoring and modelling of groundwater located in large carbonate and porous aquifers in Mediterranean basin;
8. the assessment of the vulnerability and the risk to pollution of extensive carbonate hydro-structures in the Mediterranean region, using mainly innovative methods and techniques.
Francesco Sdao collaborates with various relevant universities, both italian and foreign, and important Italian research institutes, which are significantly involved in research of environmental monitoring and modeling.
He collaborated with some technical offices and local administrations in Italy on: landslide hazard and risk assessment in urban areas; hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical studies for the purposes of the exploitation and of the protection of groundwater resources in deep and large carbonate aquifers.
Since 2007, he is Earth Science Review of new UNESCO World Heritage List, designed by the International Union of Geological Science.
He is scientific reviewer of international journal, including Engineering Geology, Geomorphology Journal, Journal of Cultural Heritage (Elsevier), Environmental Earth Science, Natural Hazard (Springer ed.), Geophysics, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, Environmental Research Letters (IOP Publishing), Natural Hazard and Earth System Science (Copernicus ed.).
Francesco Sdao have published, from 1983 unitl now, more than 170 scientific papers publishd on international journals, on international conference proceedings, on international books. Further, he realized many geomorphological and hydrogeological maps related to some Italian and Greek areas.
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