Past Visiting Professors - 2017
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Stelmachowski Pawel JanVisit duration time (from – to): 01 March 2016 - 28 February 2017Affiliation: Jagiellonian University in Krakow Host Department: DISAT - Department of Applied Science and Technology Assistant Professor” at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Polond. |
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Garrich Alabarce MiquelVisit duration time (from – to): 15 June 2016 - 14 June 2017Affiliation: CPqD – Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Telecomunicações Host Department: DET - Department of Electronics and Telecommunications
Miquel Garrich received the Telecommunications Engineering degree from Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, in Oct. 2009 and the Ph.D. degree from Politecnico di Torino, in Feb. 2013. |
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Vollmer JuergenVisit duration time (from – to): 01 August 2016 - 31 July 2017Affiliation: Georg August University Goettingen Host Department: DISMA - Department of Mathematical Sciences Associate (“außerplanmäßiger”) Professor at the Faculty of Physics of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. |
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Macmillan Sebastian GalileoVisit duration time (from – to): 01 October 2016 - 30 June 2017Affiliation: University of Cambridge Host Department: DIST - Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning |
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Painter Kevin JohnVisit duration time (from – to): 01 October 2016 - 30 September 2017Affiliation: Heriot-Watt University Host Department: DISMA - Department of Mathematical Sciences
Prof. Painter has publications that appear in journals that cover a broad spectrum of disciplines: generally mathematical biology, but also including biology, mathematical analysis, |
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Guallart Furio VicenteVisit duration time (from – to): 15 October 2016 - 14 February 2017Affiliation: Institute of Advanced Architecture, Catalonia (IAAC), Barcellona, Spagna Host Department: DAD - Department of Architecture and Design Vicente Guallart is Founder and the Director of the ’Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IACC). |
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Finochietto Jorge ManuelVisit duration time (from – to): 01 November 2016 - 30 April 2017Affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Cordoba Host Department: DET - Department of Electronics and Telecommunications Jorge M. Finochietto holds a MS and PhD in Electriconics Engineer from Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, and from Politecnico di Torino, respectively. He is currently Full Professor at Universidad Nacional de Cordoba in Argentina, where he leads a research and technolgy transfer group in the area of optical and wireless networks. He is also Senior Researcher at the National Research Council in Argentina (CONICET). He has significantly contributed to optical networks for the last 10 years by means of publications, patents and technology transfer activities towards industry. |
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Schiavon NicolaVisit duration time (from – to): 01 November 2016 - 28 February 2017Affiliation: Universidade de Evora Host Department: DISAT - Department of Applied Science and Technology
Prof. Schiavone is an expert in the fields related to Geology, Physics,Solid State Chemistry and Microstructural Evolution in Cultural Heritage and Archaeological Materials, among others, and is very well know internationally in his |
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Dias DanielVisit duration time (from – to): 02 November 2016 - 01 March 2017Affiliation: Joseph Fourier University Host Department: DIATI - Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering Daniel Dias is author of 215 scientific articles, 71 published on International science magazines. |
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Couto da Silva Ana PaulaVisit duration time (from – to): 25 November 2016 - 31 January 2017Affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Host Department: DET - Department of Electronics and Telecommunications Ana Paula Couto da Silva earned her PhD in Computer and System Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2006. She was with IRISA-Rennes, France, in 2005 and 2007, and with Politecnico di Torino, Italy, in 2008 (with a PostDoc position). In 2010 and 2011 (January and February), she was visiting researcher at Politecnico di Torino. |
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Salizzoni Pietro StefanoVisit duration time (from – to): 01 December 2016 - 31 March 2017Affiliation: École Centrale de Lyon Host Department: DIATI - Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering Pietro Salizzoni is Maître de Conférences at the École Centrale de Lyon. His teaching and research activities address physical phenomena associated with natural and technological risks, both accidental and persistent, with a focus on the dynamics of environmental flows. |
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Aletta FrancescoVisit duration time (from – to): 09 January 2017 - 08 July 2017Affiliation: University of Sheffield, School of Architecture Host Department: DENERG - Department of Energy Francesco Aletta is a chartered architect (Italy) and researcher, with expertise in environmental acoustics and multi-sensory interaction in the perception of the built environment. He got his PhD degree in Italy at the Second University of Naples. Currently, he is involved in the “Valley Gardens” project, an urban regeneration scheme worth £8 Millions in Brighton & Hove (UK), as soundscape consultant. |
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Patil Shirish PadmakarVisit duration time (from – to): 01 February 2017 - 31 July 2017Affiliation: 2009-2010 Malaysia University of Technology/2011-2016 National University of Singapore Host Department: DIMEAS - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dr. Shirish Patil joined Polytechnico di Torino as a Visiting Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering on February 1, 2017 for a period of six months. From 2009 to 2010, he taught automotive engineering at the Malaysia University of Technology . From 2011 to 2016 he has been an Associate Professor automotive engineering at the National University of Singapore. His teaching and research interests are in vehicle engineering, vehicle dynamics, body structure design, dynamics & vibrations and fatigue & fracture. |
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Detry NicolasVisit duration time (from – to): 09 February 2017 - 08 June 2017Affiliation: ENSA-CF National School of Architecture of Clermont-Ferrand Host Department: DAD - Department of Architecture and Design Architect, expert in restoration of historical monuments. |
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KAVOUSIANOS ChrysovalantisVisit duration time (from – to): 01 March 2017 - 31 August 2017Affiliation: University of Ioannina in Greece Host Department: DIGEP - Department of Management and Production Engineering Dr. Chrysovalantis Kavousianos is an Associate Professor at the University of Ioannina in Greece. |
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Olmos CarlosVisit duration time (from – to): 06 March 2017 - 05 June 2017Affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Department Facultad Host Department: DISMA - Department of Mathematical Sciences Professor Carlos Olmos is internationally recognized expert in Differential Geometry. He is a pioneer in investigation of normal holonomy group of a submanifold of the Euclidean space and he got an important classification of normal holonomy groups. |
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Michael Philip AllenVisit duration time (from – to): 15 March 2017 - 15 June 2017Affiliation: University of Warwick and University of Bristol, UK Host Department: DISAT - Department of Applied Science and Technology Mike Allen is full professor in UK ( Bristol and then Warwick) and is the world leading expert in the field of computer simulation of complex fluids. |
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Jadresic AlejandroVisit duration time (from – to): 01 April 2017 - 31 July 2017Affiliation: University Adolfo lbanez - Chile Host Department: DIGEP - Department of Management and Production Engineering Professor Alejandro Jadresic is Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences of the University Adolfo lbai'\ez since 2007. He also serves as Chairman of the Latin American chapter of the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) and is former President of the Council of Faculty of Engineers of Chile (CONDEFI). |
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Underwood Benjamine ShaneVisit duration time (from – to): 01 April 2017 - 31 July 2017Affiliation: Arizona State University Host Department: DIATI - Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering
Dr. Shane Underwood is an Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). Prior to joining ASU he was a Graduate Research Assistant and then Research Scientist at North Carolina State University where he received his doctorate degree in Civil |
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Zhang LiVisit duration time (from – to): 15 May 2017 - 30 June 2017Affiliation: Tsinghua University Host Department: DAD - Department of Architecture and Design Zhang Li (a.k.a. Li Brian Zhang / Brian Chang) [1970-] (D. Eng., M. Arch.) is a Professor of Architecture / Chair of the Architecture Department in the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, China. He leads the design practice Atelier TeamMinus in Beijing. He is currently a board member of the Architectural Society of China and the Editor-in-Chief of the leading Chinese magazine World Architecture. |
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Rodriguez Marek AdrianVisit duration time (from – to): 01 September 2017 - 31 December 2017Affiliation: Virginia Polytechnic and State University Host Department: DISEG - Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Performance Based Design in Geotechnical Engineering Dr. Rodriguez-Marek's research is in the general area of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. |
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De la Barriere OlivierVisit duration time (from – to): 16 September 2017 - 15 December 2017Affiliation: Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (Université Paris-Saclay) Host Department: DENERG - Department of Energy Olivier de la Barrière is researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). |
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Kulikov GennadyVisit duration time (from – to): 01 October 2017 - 31 December 2017Affiliation: Tambov State Technical University Host Department: DIMEAS - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Gennady Kulikov is Principal lnvestigator at the Tambov State Technical University and Director of the center 'lntelligent Structures'. |