Cycle XL (40)
ALQTISH MOHAMMAD (mohammad.alqtish@unipa.it)
Research project: Studio della propagazione del segnale generato da un evento di PD attraverso un cavo
Tutor: Pietro Romano
Co-tutor: Antonino Imburgia, Giuseppe Rizzo (EOSS srl)
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Grant: EOSS srl
ALVICH ALESSIA (alessia.alvich@unipa.it)
Research project: Sistemi avanzati per il controllo del comfort ambientale
Tutor: Marco Beccali
Co-tutor: Marina Bonomolo
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
AVENIA ANGELO (angelo.avenia@unipa.it)
Research project: Risparmio energetico in aziende rurali
Tutor: Vincenzo Di Dio
Co-tutor: Eleonora Riva Sanseverino
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
COLLURA NICOLA (nicola.collura@unipa.it)
Research project: Sviluppo delle REZ (Renewable Energy Zones) in Sicilia e analisi delle reti di potenza con DTR
Tutor: Fabio Massaro
Co-tutor: Francesco Montana, Chiara Vergine (Terna), Enrica Di Mambro (Terna)
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Grant: Terna SpA
FAROOQI MUHAMMAD MUZAMMIL FAROOQI (muhammadmuzammil.farooqi@unipa.it)
Research project: Studio di convertitori elettronici di potenza attraverso lo sviluppo di nuove metodologie di progettazione, caratterizzazione e controllo finalizzate alla ottimizzazione affidabilistica del sistema
Tutor: Rosario Miceli
Co-tutor: Michele Calabretta (STM), Cinzia Muriana
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
LICCIARDI GIADA RITA (giadarita.licciardi@unipa.it)
Research project: Evaluation of the contribution of passive envelope components to improving the resilience of buildings to an increasingly warm climate: the case of green roofs and cool roofs
Tutor: Giorgia Peri
Co-tutor: Antonino Spada
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
MAGGIO SOFIA (sofia.maggio01@unipa.it)
Research projecta: Studio multifisico delle prestazioni nucleari, termofluidodinamiche e termomeccaniche di sistemi in-vessel per un reattore a fusione nucleare di tipo dimostrativo
Tutor: Pierluigi Chiovaro
Co-tutor: Pietro Alessandro Di Maio
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Grant: PhD students representative for cycle 40, Member of CAQ-DOT
MICELI ANGELA VALERIA (angelavaleria.miceli@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Modellizzazione di sistemi di accumulo termico
Tutor: Valerio Lo Brano
Co-tutor: Alessandro Buscemi
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
NAEEM ZAIM (zain.naeem@unipa.it)
Research project: IA generativa per i sistemi di potenza e sistemi multi-agente
Tutor: Eleonora Riva Sanseverino
Co-tutor: Gaetano Zizzo, Giansalvo Cirrincione
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
QAWAQNEH MOHAMMAD (mohammad.qawaqneh@unipa.it)
Research project: Developments and options for planning and operation of future hybrid HVAC/HVDC and HVDC grids in Europe, maximizing flexibility and robustness of operation and with high transport capacity.
Tutor: Gaetano Zizzo
Co-tutor: Rossano Musca, Angelo Labbate (RSE SpA), Antony Vasile (University of Brescia)
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Grant: RSE SpA
RICCOBONO ANTONINO (antonino.riccobono@unipa.it)
Research project: Sviluppo e implementazione di sistemi fotovoltaici in ambiti agricoli con focus su pannelli bifacciali e sistemi di inseguimento solare
Tutor: Valerio Lo Brano
Co-tutor: Vincenzo Di Dio, Stefania Guarino
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Cycle XXXIX (39)
AZAM MUHAMMAD FAROOQ (muhammadfarooq.azam@unipa.it)
Research project: Multi-energy systems and energy communities
Tutor: Guido Ala
Co-tutor: Eleonora Riva Sanseverino
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
BABAR SHERAZ AHMAD (sherazahmad.babar@unipa.it)
Research project: Advance Control for Multi Energy System
Tutor: Eleonora Riva Sanseverino
Co-tutor: Rossano Musca
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Grant: CNR-ITAE
MANTEGNA MIRIAM (miriam.mantegna@unipa.it)
Research project: Development and application of energy communities based on renewable energy sources in Sicily: assessments about feasibility and implementation
Tutor: Daniele Milone
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Grant: DM 118 PNRR UNIPA
Note: PhD students representative for cycle 39, Member of CAQ-DOT
MARTORANA PIERLUCA (pierluca.martorana@unipa.it)
Research project: Electric Power Generation from Wave Motion: Modeling and Dynamic Analysis of sea wave Energy Converters
Tutor: Vincenzo Franzitta
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Grant: PNRR.PA
MUNAFO' FILIPPO LUCA ALBERTO (filippolucaalberto.munafo@unipa.it)
Research project: Study of The City Gas Grid Distribution Network for the Hydrogen Blending
Tutor: Marco Beccali
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Grant: CNR-ITAE
SESSA EMILIO (emilio.sessa@unipa.it)
Research project: Climate neutral cities
Tutor: Eleonora Riva Sanseverino
Co-tutor: Maurizio Cellura
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems/Eletrical Engineering
Cycle XXXVIII (38)
BABU ANSON (anson.babu@unipa.it)
Research project: Energy harvesting and energy efficiency solutions in a flexographic printing machine
Tutor: Antonio Piacentino
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Grant: UTECO PNRR DM 352
DI FATTA ALESSIO (alessio.difatta@unipa.it )
Research project: Partial Discharge Diagnostics in HVDC Application
Tutor: Pietro Romano
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Note: PhD students representative for cycle 38, Member of CAQ-DOT
FREQUENTE GERLANDO (gerlando.frequente@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Applicazioni industriali destinate alla produzione e distribuzione dell’energia elettrica - Study for the development, characterization and diagnosis of multilevel static conversion systems in the field of electric traction
Tutor: Massimo Caruso
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
GHASHGHAEI SABER (saber.ghashghaei@unipa.it)
Research project: Energy communities
Tutor: Salvatore Favuzza
Co-tutor: Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Giuseppe Sciumè
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Grant: ENGINEERING PNRR DM 352
GIOE' ALBERTO (alberto.gioe@unipa.it )
Research project: Integrated thermofluid-dynamic and thermo-mechanical assessment of the breeding blanket concepts foreseen for the DEMO fusion reactor
Tutor: Pietro Alessandro Di Maio
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Grant: Eurofusion - UNIPA
RINCIONE ROBERTA (roberta.rincione@unipa.it)
Research project: Negative spillover effects of low-carbon energy technologies: application to the Italian context
Tutor: Sonia Longo
Co-tutor: Maurizio Cellura, Francesco Guarino
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Grant: PNRR DM 351
RUFFINO SALVATORE (salvatore.ruffino07@unipa.it)
Research project: Technical-economic analysis of green hydrogen production plants from res/electrolysis. Impact on the power grid and comparison with other energy supply solutions
Tutor: Fabio Massaro
Co-tutor: Marco Ferraro (CNR), Matteo Coveri
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Grant: EELEASE PNRR DM 352
SHARIF BILAL (bilal.sharif@unipa.it)
Research project: Innovative Tools for Electricity End Uses Management
Tutor: Vincenzo Di Dio
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Grant: PNRR DM 351
SORRENTINO GIUSEPPE (giuseppe.sorrentino03@unipa.it)
Research project: Multilevel Virtual Synchronous Generators design and implementation
Tutor: Rosario Miceli
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
VACCA SILVIA (silvia.vacca@unipa.it)
Research project: Studio del comportamento termofluidodinamico e termomeccanico del divertore del reattore a fusione DEMO in condizioni stazionarie e transitorie
Tutor: Pietro Alessandro Di Maio
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
ZINNO AURELIO (aurelio.zinno@unipa.it)
Research project: Studio e sviluppo di algoritmi e dispositivi innovativi di misura IoT per smart grid, smart building e per applicazioni industriali destinate alla produzione e distribuzione dell’energia elettrica
Tutor: Antonio Cataliotti
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Grant: Prysmian Electronics PNRR DM 352
Cycle XXXVII (37)
AKBAR GHULAM (ghulam.akbar@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Diagnostic and reliability assessment of electronic components and power modules for automotive application
Tutor: Pietro Romano
Co-tutor: Michele Calabretta (STMicroelectronics)
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Borsa: STMicroelectronics
ALI QAIS (qais.ali@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Demand Side Management Strategies for Electric Vehicles Charging/Discharging and to Support the Intermittent and Variable Nature of RES
Tutor: Maria Luisa Di Silvestre
Co-tutor: Gaetano Zizzo, Pio Alessandro Lombardi
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Borsa: PON “Ricerca e Innovazione” 2014-2020, Asse IV “Istruzione e ricerca per il recupero”
BABY BEN ALEX (benalex.baby@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Technologies for production, distribution and use of hydrogen in urban contexts
Tutor: Marco Beccali
Co-tutor: Marco Ferraro (CNR ITAE), Germana Poma (AMG), Tullio Pagano (AMG)
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Borsa: AMG/ITAE CNR
BRUNETTI ALBERTO (alberto.brunetti@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Development of an early design tool for positive energy districts: energy assessment and carbon footprint through four real case studies
Tutor: Maurizio Cellura
Co-tutor: Francesco Guarino, Sonia Longo Per Heiselberg
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
BUSCEMI ALESSANDRO (alessandro.buscemi@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Numerical and experimental analysis of solar assisted borehole thermal energy storage systems
Tutor: Valerio Lo Brano
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Borsa: EUROFUSION
DINO GIUSEPPE EDOARDO (giuseppeedoardo.dino@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Integration of Thermal Energy Systems in Renewable Energy Communities
Tutor: Antonio Piacentino
Co-tutor: Pietro Catrini
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
GIAMBRONE SALVATORE (salvatore.giambrone@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Multi-physical study of the nuclear, thermofluidodynamic and thermostructural response of plasma- facing components of the DEMO nuclear fusion reactor
Tutor: Pietro Alessandro Di Maio
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Borsa: Eurofusion
JAFARGHOLI HAMED (hamed.jafargholi@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Sviluppo e validazione di pompe di calore ad aria
Tutor: Domenico Panno
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
JUDGE MALIK ALI (hamed.jafargholi@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: A neurofuzzy based controller for handling dynamic response of combined set of different resources
Tutor: Vincenzo Franzitta
Co-tutor: Rossano Musca
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Borsa: PON Prysmian Electronics
TESTASECCA TANCREDI (tancredi.testasecca@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Digital Twins of Smart Energy Systems: Models and Optimization Algorithms
Tutor: Giuseppina Ciulla
Co-tutor: Marco Ferraro (CNR ITAE), Marilena Lazzaro (Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA)
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Borsa: Engineering/CNR - Confindustria
Nota: Rappresentante degli studenti per il ciclo XXXVII
UR RAHMAN AQEEL (aqeel.urrahman@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Innovative Control and Energy Management of DC Microgrids with Hybrid Storage: Enabling E-Mobility and Hydrogen Energy Solutions
Tutor: Antonino Oscar Di Tommaso
Co-tutor: Fabio Massaro, Josep Maria Guerrero (Aalborg University)
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Borsa: PON Prysmian Electronics
Cycle XXXVI (36)
AGNELLO GIUSEPPE (giuseppe.agnello@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Analysis and development of uncertainty quantification methodologies for the deterministic safety analysis of severe accident progressions in fission nuclear power plants
Tutor: Pietro Alessandro Di Maio
Co-tutor: Pierluigi Chiovaro, Fulvio Mascari (ENEA)
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
BARBERI ANTONINO (antonino.barberi@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Metodologie per l’utilizzazione della flessibilità degli utenti finali
Tutor: Pietro Salvatore Favuzza
Co-tutor: Gaetano Zizzo
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
CASTROVINCI FRANCESCA MARIA (francescamaria.castrovinci@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Thermal-hydraulics and thermomechanics of EU-DEMO divertor
Tutor: Pietro Alessandro Di Maio, Pierluigi Chiovaro
Co-tutor: Giuseppe Mazzone, Jeong-Ha You
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
DITTA VITO (vito.ditta@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Technologies and metrics for metrological characteristics improvement of low-cost devices for smart grids measurements
Tutor: Antonio Cataliotti
Co-tutor: Giovanni Tinè (CNR), Nunzio Dipaola (STMicroelectronics)
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
FONTANA CLAUDIO (claudio.fontana@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Energy Management Systems and Potential Applications of Quantum Computing in the Energy Sector
Tutor: Eleonora Riva Sanseverino
Co-tutor: Gioacchino Massio Palma
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
GUERCIO ANDREA (andrea.guercio@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Design and optimisation of innovative systems for hydrogen production using marine energy sources
Tutor: Vincenzo Franzitta
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
KUMAR DHIRENDRAN MUNITH (dhirendranmunith.kumar@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Modeling and Control of Reversible Air-to-water Heat Pumps
Tutor: Antonio Piacentino
Co-tutor: Vincenzo Franzitta
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
MORADI SALAR (salar.moradi@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Integrated Planning and Management Strategies for Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids: Self-Healing Capability Evaluation, Short-circuit Calculations, and Hierarchical Power Flow Optimization
Tutor: Gaetano Zizzo
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Borsa: PON 2014-2020
NGUYEN THANH QUANG (thanhquang.nguyen@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Development of a decision support system for companies in the energy from biomass area, applying circular economy principles with a life cycle thinking approach
Tutor: Maurizio Cellura
Curriculum: Low carbon energetics and innovative nuclear systems
Borsa: PON 2014-2020
VASILE ANTONY (antony.vasile@unipa.it)
Progetto di ricerca: Innovative Methods and Control Strategies for Frequency Support in Power Systems
Tutor: Gaetano Zizzo
Curriculum: Electrical Engineering
Nota: Rappresentante dei dottorandi per il XXXVI ciclo