Maurizio Pollino, PhD 

Head of the Laboratory for the Analysis and Modelling of Critical Infrastructures and Essential Services (ICS)

ENEA,  Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development

C.R. Casaccia, Via Anguillarese, 301 - 00123, Rome - Italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Born in Milazzo (Italy), October 12th 1972. Civil Engineer. PhD in Agroforestry and Environmental Engineering. From 2000 Researcher at ENEA, involved in R&D activity in the field of Geomatics (Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems - GIS). Head of ENEA Laboratory for the Analysis and Modelling of Critical Infrastructures and Essential Services (ICS). Adjunct Professor of "Remote sensing and GIS simulations for territorial planning" (Degree Course in "Geographical Sciences for environment and health", University of Rome "Sapienza"). From 2020 to 2023 Professor at the 1st level University Master in post-catastrophe technical-administrative management of local authorities (University of L'Aquila). From 2003 to 2008, Adjunct Professor of "Geographical Information Systems" (University of Rome "Sapienza"). 

Main interests in Geomatics applications to environmental studies (land planning, spatial analysis) and risk analysis (multi-risk assessment, GIS-based Decision Support Systems - DSS). Author and co-author of several scientific publications and contribution to Conferences in the above mentioned subject areas. ECDL GIS Certified Examiner. Reviewer for many international Journals. Member of the Reviewer Board of the MDPI Remote Sensing Journal. Member of the Topical Advisory Panel of the MDPI ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. Member of the Review Editor Board of the Frontiers in Remote Sensing Journal. Member of the Editorial Board of the MDPI Infrastructures Journal.

Member of Programme Committee of the International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2011-2025). Organiser and Co-Chair of the ASTER Workshop 2015-2024 (Advances in information Systems and Technologies for Emergency preparedness and Risk assessment); “Deep Cities: Intelligence and Interoperability” Workshop 2017; AirQ&CScience Workshop 2020 (Air quality monitoring and Citizen Science for smart urban management. State of the art and perspectives); GeoForAgr Workshop 2020-2023 (Geomatics in Forestry and Agriculture: new advances and perspectives). Special Session Chair of the 19th International Conference on Critical Information Infrastructures Security - CRITIS 2024.

Modica G., Pollino M., Messina G., Lanucara S., Praticò S. (2025). Web-based multicriteria spatial decision support system (MC-SDSS) for land suitability evaluation in olive groves. A case study in Calabria region, southern Italy. Agricultural Systems, 228, 104375 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104375 

Cappucci S, Pollino M, Farrace MG, Della Morte L, Baiocchi V. Infrastructure Impact Assessment through Multi-Hazard Analysis at Different Scales: The 26 November 2022 Flood Event on the Island of Ischia and Debris Management. Land. 2024; 13(4):500. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040500 

Lodato F, Pennazza G, Santonico M, Vollero L, Grasso S, Pollino M. In-Depth Analysis and Characterization of a Hazelnut Agro-Industrial Context through the Integration of Multi-Source Satellite Data: A Case Study in the Province of Viterbo, Italy. Remote Sensing. 2024; 16(7):1227. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16071227 

Buffarini, G.; Clemente, P.; Giovinazzi, S.; Ormando, C.; Pollino, M.; Rosato, V. Preventing and Managing Risks Induced by Natural Hazards to Critical Infrastructures. Infrastructures 2022, 7, 76

Pollino M., Cappucci S., Giordano L., Iantosca D., De Cecco L., Bersan D., Rosato V., Borfecchia F.: "Assessing Earthquake-Induced Urban Rubble by Means of Multiplatform Remotely Sensed Data". ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 9(4):262, 2020

S Taraglio, S Chiesa, L La Porta, M Pollino, M Verdecchia, B Tomassetti, V Colaiuda, A Lombardi: “Decision Support System for smart urban management: resilience against natural phenomena and aerial environmental assessment”. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, Vol. 24, 2019

C. R. Fichera, G. Modica, M. Pollino: “Land Cover classification and change-detection analysis using multi-temporal remote sensed imagery and landscape metrics”. European Journal of Remote Sensing, 45, 2012

2022-Ongoing

 

ICSC - National Centre for HPC, Big Data and Quantim Computing, Spoke 5 "Environment and Natural Disaster" (PNRR Missione 4 - Avviso pubblico per la presentazione di Proposte di intervento per il Potenziamento di strutture di ricerca e creazione di “campioni nazionali” di R&S)

2022-Ongoing

 

I-NEST (“Italian National hub Enabling and Enhancing networked applications & Services for digitally Transforming SMEs and Public Administrations”, EU 2022)

2025-Ongoing

 

Accordo di Programma MiSE-ENEA sulla Ricerca di Sistema Elettrico, Piano Triennale di Realizzazione 2025-2027

2023-Ongoing

 

IRIDE Project - “Service Segment Design Implementation and Deployment”

2018-Ongoing

 

SCIRES Project – “Supporting Critical Infrastructure REsilience from Space”. ESA (European Space Agency) Invitation to Tender (ITT) for Space-based Services to support resilient and sustainable Critical Infrastructure

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