Dario PEDUTO | Curriculum
Dario PEDUTO Curriculum
Dario Peduto, PhD in 2008 in Civil Environmental Engineering, since March 2018 is Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering at the Department. of Civil Engineering of the University of Salerno (DICIV-UNISA), Italy.
Research Topics
His main research interests deal with the multi-scale analysis of slow-moving landslides and subsidence phenomena as well as the risk they pose to structures/infrastructures. In the field of risk analysis, he particularly focuses on the geometric and kinematic characterization of the analyzed hazards and the assessment of the associated vulnerability of the exposed elements. For this purpose, he has been developing probabilistic approaches for the assimilation of multi-source multi-temporal monitoring data (both ground-based techniques and innovative monitoring satellite data) in numerical models for the prediction of the geotechnical system performance.
Teaching Experience
He is responsible of the module “Excavations and Retaining structures” (since September 2013), and lecturer for the module “Geotechnics” (since 2010) for students of the MSc Courses in Civil and Environmental Engineering at DICIV-UNISA. Since January 2020, he has promoted and has been appointed responsible lecturer for the module on “Innovative Geotechnical Monitoring” for both MSc and PhD students of DICIV-UNISA.
Since 2016 he has taught the module on “Remote sensing for civil and environmental engineering applications” lecturing on geotechnical problems concerning both landslide and subsidence risk analysis within the PhD course on “Risk and Sustainability in Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Systems” at DICIV-UNISA.
He is lecturer of the module “Remote sensing technologies for landslide characterization and vulnerability assessment” at the International School for PhD students on LAndslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation (LARAM).
In 2018, 2019, 2020 he has been guest lecturer of the module “DInSAR data for geotechnics/engineering geology applications” at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente (The Netherlands).
He has been supervisor and co-supervisor of more than 40 PhD/MSc Theses, mostly in cooperation with foreign Universities and Research centres.
Responsibility of international/national joint research and mobility programmes
2019-2022: Principal Investigator of the IPL (International Programme on Landslides) project on “Innovation in slow-moving landslide risk assessment of roads and urban sites by combining multi-sensor multi-source monitoring data” carried out in cooperation with the University of Belgrade within the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL).
2021-2022: Scientific leader of the research unit of DICIV-UNISA within the project: “Metodi di Elaborazione di dati SAR multi-Frequenza per Il monitoraggio del disseSTO idrogeologico – MEFISTO” carried out jointly with IREA-CNR, University Parthenope, Naples and Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, funded by Italian Space Agency – ASI.
2019-2020: Scientific leader of the research project on “Analysis and interpretation of remote sensing data (Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) for geotechnical studies pursuing the detection, mapping, and geometric and kinematic characterization of slope instabilities over the Polog Region (Republic of North Macedonia)” carried out by DICIV-UNISA and the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (Republic of North Macedonia). The project is funded by United Nations Development Programme within the project “Feasibility Study on Basin-Scale Sediment Management Options for the Polog Region”.
2018-2020: Scientific leader of the research project on “Quantitative landslide risk analysis in urban areas of southern Italian Apennines by means of advanced numerical modelling and satellite monitoring data” signed between DICIV-UNISA and IRPI – CNR (Italy) and funded by IRPI – CNR (Italy).
2018-2020: Principal Investigator of the project “Multi-scale response and vulnerability analysis of structures/infrastructure to subsidence/earthquake-affected urban areas via multi-sensor DInSAR data: case studies in the province of Groningen (Netherlands)” approved by the German Space Agency (DLR).
He is currently responsible of International Mobility Agreements within the ERASMUS+ Programme between UNISA and: Deltares (The Netherlands); Skygeo (The Netherlands); Sensar (The Netherlands); Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (France); Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (Spain); University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation - ITC (The Netherlands); Geological Survey of Austria (Austria).
He is coordinator for UNISA of an Agreement for cooperation with the University of Belgrade (Serbia).
He is responsible of the framework Research Agreements with Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, National Research Council of Italy (IRPI – CNR) and Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA – CNR, Italy).
He has participated in several national and international projects:
Safeland (FP7, EU funded); PRIN 2007-2013-2015, funded by Italian Ministry of Research and University; projects with European Space Agency and Italian Space Agency; TEMASAV (funded by Campania Region).
Chairing and Organization of International/National Courses/Conferences
He is member of the Scientific Committee and chairperson of the Technical Committee of the International School for PhD students “Landslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation, LARAM”, yearly held at UNISA (www.laram.unisa.it).
He has co-organized the 12th International Symposium on Landslides (Naples, 2016) and chaired sessions at the 4th World Landslide Forum (Ljubljana, 2017), the Second World Landslide Forum (Rome, 2011), the IAEG XII Congress (Turin, 2014). He will chair the session on “Landslide vulnerability of people, communities and the built environment” at the 5th World Landslide Forum (Kyoto, 2021).
Awards and participation in scientific associations
He was awarded with the Springer Best Paper within the EMCEI 2017 Conference in Sousse, Tunisia.
He is corresponding member of the technical committee: “TC220 Field Monitoring in Geomechanics” of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).
He is member of the “Training Course Committee”, “Journal Editorial Committee”, and “Project Collaboration Committee” within the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction (ICGdR).
He is member of the Italian Geotechnical Association (AGI) and the Italian Group of Geotechnical Engineering (CNIG).
Publications and editorial activities for international journals
Since 2020 he has been serving as Editor for the international journal Landslides
He is member of the Editorial board of Geoenvironmental Disasters (Springer) International Journal.
He serves as reviewer for several international Journals: Landslides (Springer); Transportation Geotechnics (Elsevier); Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology (Elsevier); Engineering Geology (Elsevier); International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier); Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment (Springer); Environmental Earth Sciences (Springer); IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters; Structural Health Monitoring; Computers and Geoscience (Elsevier); Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography; Geosciences (MDPI); Natural Hazards (Springer); Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (Copernicus Publications); Remote Sensing (MDPI); Remote Sensing of the Environment (Elsevier); Sensors (MDPI); International Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (Elsevier); Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment (Elsevier); Acta Geotechnica (Springer).
He serves as foreign assessor for projects presented to the Dutch Research Council (NWO) | Domain Applied and Engineering Sciences (AES).
He has published about 90 papers in international journals and presented in international/national conferences.
