Research Unit Univpm

Maddalena Ferretti

Architect, International PhD (IUAV), Associate Professor of Architectural and Urban Design. National coordinator of “[B4R] Branding for Resilience”, PRIN Miur (2020–2023). Former director of the research group for building and settlement development of “Regiobranding”, BMBF (2014–2017). Books: Scenarios and Patterns for Regiobranding (with J. Schröder, JOVIS, 2018); Land Stocks. New Operational Landscapes of City and Territory (List Lab, 2016).

Maddalena Ferretti

Architect, International PhD (IUAV), Associate Professor of Architectural and Urban Design. National coordinator of “[B4R] Branding for Resilience”, PRIN Miur (2020–2023). Former director of the research group for building and settlement development of “Regiobranding”, BMBF (2014–2017). Books: Scenarios and Patterns for Regiobranding (with J. Schröder, JOVIS, 2018); Land Stocks. New Operational Landscapes of City and Territory (List Lab, 2016).

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Maria Giada Di Baldassarre

Engineer, graduated with honours in Building Engineering and Architecture (2018) and PhD Candidate in Integrated facility engineering and resilient environments at the Engineering Faculty, Marche Polytechnic University. II level Master in Buildings for Worship Design at the Faculty of Architecture, Rome La Sapienza University. Currently PhD Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany).

Maria Giada Di Baldassarre

Engineer, graduated with honours in Building Engineering and Architecture (2018) and PhD Candidate in Integrated facility engineering and resilient environments at the Engineering Faculty, Marche Polytechnic University. II level Master in Buildings for Worship Design at the Faculty of Architecture, Rome La Sapienza University. Currently PhD Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany).

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Caterina Rigo

Architect, graduated with honors at Iuav (Venice), Ph.D. candidate and research fellow at UnivPM, in the field of strategic design for the relaunch of territories. After some training experiences in international workshops and an internship at TAMassociati office, since 2018 she works as a freelance in the Marche Region. She participated in architectural competitions (special mention at Europan 15) and collaborates as teaching assistant at UnivPM.

Caterina Rigo

Architect, graduated with honors at Iuav (Venice), Ph.D. candidate and research fellow at UnivPM, in the field of strategic design for the relaunch of territories. After some training experiences in international workshops and an internship at TAMassociati office, since 2018 she works as a freelance in the Marche Region. She participated in architectural competitions (special mention at Europan 15) and collaborates as teaching assistant at UnivPM.

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Emanuele Sommariva

Architect, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urban Design and Planning at UNIGE-DAD since 2020. He has been researcher and lecturer at the Leibniz Universität of Hannover from 2012-2020. Visiting scholar at TUMünchen (2011) and Universiteit Antwerpen (2018) he obtained the italian qualification for Associate Professorship of Urban Design and Planning (MIUR 2017). His research interests focus on urban and public space design, co-design strategies and sustainable planning, urban-rural landscape evolution and the relationship between food and the city. External advisor

Emanuele Sommariva

Architect, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urban Design and Planning at UNIGE-DAD since 2020. He has been researcher and lecturer at the Leibniz Universität of Hannover from 2012-2020. Visiting scholar at TUMünchen (2011) and Universiteit Antwerpen (2018) he obtained the italian qualification for Associate Professorship of Urban Design and Planning (MIUR 2017). His research interests focus on urban and public space design, co-design strategies and sustainable planning, urban-rural landscape evolution and the relationship between food and the city. External advisor

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Maura Mengoni

Associate Professor in Methods and Tools of Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Marche. She is the coordinator of the Virtual Prototyping applied to product design research group, and the Virtual Reality laboratory manager. She was member of the Board of Directors in the academic spin-off Hyperlean and today is the president of EMOJ.

Maura Mengoni

Associate Professor in Methods and Tools of Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Marche. She is the coordinator of the Virtual Prototyping applied to product design research group, and the Virtual Reality laboratory manager. She was member of the Board of Directors in the academic spin-off Hyperlean and today is the president of EMOJ.

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Andrea Generosi

Computer engineer, master's degree in Computer and Automation Engineering at the Università Politecnica delle Marche, he worked in 2016 as a consultant for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Cernusco sul Naviglio (MI), he founded the university spin-off Emoj s.r.l. in 2017 and obtained his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering in March 2020. He is currently a research fellow at the Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences department of the UNIVPM.

Andrea Generosi

Computer engineer, master's degree in Computer and Automation Engineering at the Università Politecnica delle Marche, he worked in 2016 as a consultant for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Cernusco sul Naviglio (MI), he founded the university spin-off Emoj s.r.l. in 2017 and obtained his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering in March 2020. He is currently a research fellow at the Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences department of the UNIVPM.

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José Y. Villafan

Mathematical Engineer, graduated in Mathematical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. He is currently pursuing his studies at Università Politecnica delle Marche as a PhD student at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. His research interests concern Machine Learning methods and Bayesian Optimisation. He is currently working on the development of a vertical ERP for production management in the fashion industry applying his knowledge of Machine Learning and collaborates in Yaw, Pitch, and Roll analysis in dimly lit moving environments using OpenCV.

José Y. Villafan

Mathematical Engineer, graduated in Mathematical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. He is currently pursuing his studies at Università Politecnica delle Marche as a PhD student at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. His research interests concern Machine Learning methods and Bayesian Optimisation. He is currently working on the development of a vertical ERP for production management in the fashion industry applying his knowledge of Machine Learning and collaborates in Yaw, Pitch, and Roll analysis in dimly lit moving environments using OpenCV.

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Benedetta Di Leo

Engineer and architect, graduated with honours in Building Engineering and Architecture at the at the Polytechnic University of Marche (2020). In 2019, he pursued a Master's degree in "Architecture and Museography for Archaeology”. During her university career she won the second prize at the "International Call for the Grande Villa Adriana - Designing the Unesco Buffer Zone". After working on post-earthquake reconstruction in a technical office, in 2021 she won the MUR innovative PhD scholarship for the project "RESETtling APPennines - Territorial promotion, cultural heritage enhancement and transformation of the living space for a resilient rebirth of the Marche Apennines" at UNIVPM (Department of Civil Environmental Engineering, Building and Architecture).

Benedetta Di Leo

Engineer and architect, graduated with honours in Building Engineering and Architecture at the at the Polytechnic University of Marche (2020). In 2019, he pursued a Master's degree in "Architecture and Museography for Archaeology”. During her university career she won the second prize at the "International Call for the Grande Villa Adriana - Designing the Unesco Buffer Zone". After working on post-earthquake reconstruction in a technical office, in 2021 she won the MUR innovative PhD scholarship for the project "RESETtling APPennines - Territorial promotion, cultural heritage enhancement and transformation of the living space for a resilient rebirth of the Marche Apennines" at UNIVPM (Department of Civil Environmental Engineering, Building and Architecture).

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