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Wednesday, November 27
09:00-10:30 Welcome Statements        
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Plenary Speeches        
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:30 Future Environmental & Humanitarian Challenges        
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-16:30 Keynote Speech
Magdalena Salazar Palma - IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board: Partnering for Impact		 TS1.7 - Sustainable mobility and micro-mobility   SS1.2 - Transmission and HVDC Infrastructures to Foster Large Renewable Projects  
16:30-18:00 Workshop - Expressing your Humanitarian Passion through IEEE Smart Village    

Thursday, November 28
08:30-09:30 SS3.2 - Part 1 - Biomedical Engineering: a Technological Support to Equity in Healthcare SS1.4 - Optimization, sustainability & resilience of energy distribution systems and final uses SS2.1 - Part 1 - Remote Sensing for Humanitarian Purposes SS3.4 - Part 1 - New Frontiers in Electromagnetic and Optical Solutions for Improving Quality of Life HTB panel: Engineering with purpose
09:30-10:30 IEEE R8 Climate Challenge AI Enhanced Weather Forecasting - Part I
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:30 Energy Regulation in Europe, Africa and Middle East   SS2.1 - Part 2 - Remote Sensing for Humanitarian Purposes SS3.4 - Part 2 - New Frontiers in Electromagnetic and Optical Solutions for Improving Quality of Life  
11:30-13:00   IEEE R8 Climate Challenge AI Enhanced Weather Forecasting - Part II
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Research & Industry for the Energy Transition     IEEE R8 Industry Workshop - Connecting the Unconnected IEEE R8 Workshop on Innovative Solutions from Scrap
15:30-16:00     IEEE R8 Climate Challenge: Disaster-Resilient Communication
16:00-17:00      
17:00-17:30 Coffee Break
17:30-19:30 SS3.2 - Part 2 - Biomedical Engineering: a Technological Support to Equity in Healthcare SS3.1 - Integrated Networks and Services Toward Ubiquitous and Sustainable Digitalization SS3.5 - Diversity Equity and Inclusion in Engineering TS1.8 - Part 1 - Sustainable and efficient energy systems IEEE R8 Activities: Workshop on SIGHT Group

Friday, November 29
09:00-11:00 Panel: Energy Poverty, Renewable energy community and Emerging Models of Energy Access SS3.3 - Innovative Teaching Methods, Virtual Labs, and Technologies for Remote Learning and Training SS1.6 - Improving living standards through advanced technologies for optimal energy management strategies and Transactive Energy Frameworks Panel on Water and Energy between Efficiency and Climate Change IEEE R8 Humanitarian Activities Congress: Ignite Session on SIGHT
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-13:00 Panel: Nexus of Energy and Water in Sub-Saharan Africa Best PhD Competition Best HT Entrepreneurship Ideas Panel: Strenghtening the Resilience of the Power System Against Natural Disasters HTB Panel #2: The future of Humanitarian Technologies
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 WiE in Humanitarian Technology Track SS1.1 - Part 1 - Smart villages, Microgrids for Rural Electrification and Local Energy Communities TS1.9 - Water, food, energy IEEE R8 Humanitarian Activities Congress: Ignite Session on Humanitarian Project
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 Panel: Empowering Africa through Industrial Certified Electricity Education TS1.8 - Part 2 - Sustainable and efficient energy systems SS1.1 - Part 2 - Smart villages, Microgrids for Rural Electrification and Local Energy Communities   IEEE R8 Humanitarian Activities Congress: Workshop on Humanitarian Projects
17:30-18:30   Comitato Esecutivo della IEEE Italy Section
18:30-19:00        

Saturday, November 30
08:30-09:30   TS2.4 - Critical Events and Adverse Living Conditions TS3.7 - Life Quality Improvement SS1.5 - Solutions and resources for ensuring grid adequacy and supply accessibility SS1.3 - Renewable Energy for Future Green Rural Energy Communities: Technologies, Integration, and Operation
09:30-10:30 Panel on the Role of Academia and Industry Solving Community Challenges
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Closing Session & Awards        

Wednesday, November 27

Wednesday, November 27 9:00 - 10:30

Welcome Statements

Room: Lecture Hall

Wednesday, November 27 10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

Wednesday, November 27 11:00 - 12:00

Plenary Speeches

Room: Lecture Hall

Wednesday, November 27 12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

Wednesday, November 27 13:00 - 15:30

Future Environmental & Humanitarian Challenges

Room: Lecture Hall

Wednesday, November 27 15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

Wednesday, November 27 16:00 - 16:30

Keynote Speech
Magdalena Salazar Palma - IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board: Partnering for Impact

Room: Lecture Hall

Wednesday, November 27 16:00 - 18:00

SS1.2 - Transmission and HVDC Infrastructures to Foster Large Renewable Projects

Room #5
Renewable Energy Policy Trends in the European Union: Insights From a Text Mining Analysis
Alina Kumachova, Daniil Hulak and Nigar Hazhimzade (Brunel University London, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Advanced Control of the ELMED HVDC Link to Support the Sustainable Energy Transition
Salvatore Favuzza (Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy); Mariano Ippolito (Università di Palermo, Italy); Rossano Musca and Gaetano Zizzo (University of Palermo, Italy); Angelo L'Abbate and Lorenzo Vitulano (RSE SpA, Italy)
Impact of Distributed PV Penetration on Power Transmission Lines
Andi Hida (Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania); Rajmonda Bualoti (Polytechnic University of Tirana & Electric Engineering Faculty, Albania); Marialis Çelo (Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania); Diamant Gashi (Electricity Power Distribution System, Albania)
Contingency Management and Assessment in the Albanian Power Transmission System
Donard Shaliu (Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania); Elio Voshtina (Transmission System Operator, Albania); Marialis Çelo and Rajmonda Bualoti (Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania)
Bridging the Euro-Mediterranean Region Power System: Impact of the HVDC ELMED Link in the Context of Mid-Term Scenarios for Tunisia
Angelo L'Abbate (RSE SpA, Italy)
Series Compensation to Increase System Stability: Static and Dynamic Assessment
Enrico Carlini and Cristiano Quaciari (Terna Rete Italia, Italy); Giorgio Giannuzzi, Corrado Gadaleta, Cosimo Pisani and Michela Migliori (Terna, Italy); Guido Coletta (Terna Rete Italia S.p.A., Italy); Gianfranco Luongo and Davide Monno (Terna S.p.A., Italy); Alessandro Uncini and Giovanni Siano (Terna Rete Italia S.p.A., Italy)
KPIs to Assess the National Power Grid Performance: The Italian Case Study
Amedeo Andreotti, Bianca Caiazzo and Antonio Di Pasquale (Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy); Santolo Meo (Federico II University, Italy); Michael Mirzaagha and Mario Pagano (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy)
Combined Network and Storage Development: Renewable Integration Efficiency Assessment
Michela Migliori (Terna, Italy); Enrico Carlini (Terna Rete Italia, Italy); Corrado Gadaleta (Terna, Italy); Antonio Conserva and Francesca Ferretti (Terna S.p.A., Italy); Francesca Longobardi (Terna SPA, Italy); Flavius Strimbei and Eliana Mangiardi (Terna S.p.A., Italy)
Optimal Transmission Grid Assets Maneuvering for Improving Voltage Profile in RES Scenarios
Roberto Cometa, Angelo Velini, Mohammad Rajabi Nasab, Sergio Bruno and Massimo La Scala (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)

Wednesday, November 27 16:00 - 18:00

TS1.7 - Sustainable mobility and micro-mobility

Room #1
Design and Pilot Tests of a Transportable Off-Grid Charging Station for E-Bikes Powered by Renewables
Davide Astolfi (Università di Brescia, Italy); Alessandra Flammini, Antony Vasile, Marco Pasetti, Salvatore Dello Iacono and Paolo Bellagente (University of Brescia, Italy); Paolo Malighetti (University of Bergamo, Italy)
Promoting Sustainable Mobility and Inclusion via Renewable Charging Stations for Light Electric Vehicles, Case Study: Favignana Island
Antony Vasile (University of Brescia, Italy); Davide Astolfi (Università di Brescia, Italy); Marco Pasetti (University of Brescia, Italy); Gaetano Zizzo and Eleonora Riva Sanseverino (University of Palermo, Italy); Alessandra Flammini (University of Brescia, Italy)
Applied Case of IoT and Generative AI Integration in an Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Antonio Carlos Bento, Carlos Alberto Lopez-Alvarez, Johanna Rodriguez-Jaramillo, Juan Carlos Díaz-Bautista and Katherine Vanegas-Salamanca (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico)
Renewable Energy Communities Equipped With Electric Mobility Infrastructures: Energy and Economic Modeling With Flexible Market Data Conditions
Elisa Belloni (University of Perugia, Italy); Tommaso Ferrucci (University of Pisa, Italy & EnGreen, Italy); Davide Fioriti (University of Pisa, Italy); Andrea Tumiati (University of Perugia, Italy); Davide Poli (University of Pisa, Italy)
Noninteger-Order Control to Reduce Effects of Saturating Actuators in Faulty Marine Engines
Francesco Maione and Guido Maione (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Vehicle to Grid for Demand Response Optimization: A Case Study
Jonathan Tabora (National Autonomous University of Honduras, Honduras); Gabriel Abel Massunanga Moreira (Federal University of Para, Brazil); João Victor Alves dos Reis and Filipe Menezes de Vasconcelos (Federal University of Pará, Brazil); Ubiratan Holanda Bezerra (UFPA, Brazil); Maria Emilia de Lima Tostes (Federal University of Pará - UFPA & CEAMAZON, Brazil)

Wednesday, November 27 16:30 - 18:00

Workshop - Expressing your Humanitarian Passion through IEEE Smart Village

Room: Lecture Hall

Thursday, November 28

Thursday, November 28 8:30 - 9:30

HTB panel: Engineering with purpose

Room #7

Thursday, November 28 8:30 - 10:30

SS1.4 - Optimization, sustainability & resilience of energy distribution systems and final uses

Room #1
How Do Aggregated Consumption Impact on the Analysis of Wind-Powered Energy Communities?
Valentina Consolo (University of Pisa, Italy); Roberto Rugani (Università di Pisa, Italy); Marco Raugi (University of Pisa, Italy)
A Geospatial Heuristic-Based Service for Resilient Electricity Infrastructures in Varying Environments
Matteo Ferigo (Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, Italy); Maria Luisa Villani (ENEA, Italy)
Case Study Analysis of Energy Monitoring for Prosumer Engagement and Energy Awareness
Valerio Pfister, Martina Botticelli, Fiorella Lauro and Sabrina Romano (ENEA, Italy)
What is the Role Played by Building Habitants on Building Resilience Against Climate Change?
Laura Cirrincione, Maria La Gennusa, Giorgia Peri and Gianluca Scaccianoce (University of Palermo, Italy)
Energy Mobile Hub (EMH) for Distribution Grid Optimization and Disaster Recovery
Riccardo Loggia (University of Rome Sapienza, Italy); Vincenzo Ciniello (Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy); Alessandro Flamini (University of Rome Sapienza, Italy); Alessandro Galasso (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy); Andrea Massaccesi (University of Rome Sapienza, Italy); Roberto Menichelli and Cristina Moscatiello (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy); Luigi Martirano (University of Rome, Italy)
Operational Planning Strategies for Improving the Resilience of Electricity Distribution Systems Supplying Critical Loads
Adriano Casu, Fabrizio Pilo and Giuditta Pisano (University of Cagliari, Italy); Gian Giuseppe Soma (Università di Cagliari, Italy)
Optimal Network Reconfiguration for Mitigating the Impact of Adverse Weather Events on Distribution Networks
Angelo Velini, Roberto Cometa, Francesco Lorusso, Massimo La Scala and Sergio Bruno (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)

Thursday, November 28 8:30 - 10:30

SS2.1 - Part 1 - Remote Sensing for Humanitarian Purposes

Room #3
A Proposed Automatic Forest Fire Extinguishing and Prevention System Using Drones*
Ahmad Alkhatib, Khalid Jaber and Mohammad Al-Madi (Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan)
A Cost-Effective Air Quality Monitoring System for the Global South
Ryan Peter Mckenzie (University of the Witwatersrand, Switzerland & iThemba Labs National Research Fund of South Africa, South Africa); Antonio Cervello (Institut de Física Corpuscular University of Valencia, Spain); Vongani Chabalala, Isaiah Chiraira, Thuso Mathaha, Lotta Mayana and Nkosiphendule Njara (University of the Witwatersrand, iThemba Labs, RSA, South Africa); Jude Kong (Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto, Canada); Ling Cheng (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa); Bruce Mellado (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, RSA, iThemba LABS, South Africa)
Validation of Satellite-Derived Daily Sunshine Duration Estimates Against Campbell-Stokes Sensor Measurements in Côte d'Ivoire
Konin Pierre-Claver Kakou (Universite Abdou Moumouni, Niger & WASCAL, Ghana); Dungall Laouali (Abdou Moumouni University, Niger); Boko Aka (Institut de Recherche sur les Energies Nouvelles, Cote d'Ivoire); Janet Appiah Osei (Abdou Moumouni University, Cote d'Ivoire); Nicaise Franck Kassi Ette (SODEXAM, Cote d'Ivoire); Georg Frey (Saarland University, Germany)
A Novel Multi-Speed Dilated Convolutional Deep Neural Network Architecture for Meteorological Forecasting
Donato Impedovo (Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy); Vincenzo Gattulli (Università Degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro"', Italy); Lucia Sarcinella (University of Study of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Davide Veneto (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Giuseppe Satalino (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy); Anna Balenzano (CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (CNR), Italy); Francesco Lovergine (CNR-IREA, Italy); Cinzia Albertini (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy); Davide Palmisano (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy); Francesco Mattia (National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Italy); Sergio Ruggieri and Pasquale Garofalo (CREA, Italy); Michele Rinaldi and Vito Iacobellis (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Andrea Gioia (PoliBA, Italy); Luigi Nardella, Michele Di Cataldo and Nicoletta Noviello (Consorzio per la Bonifica della Capitanata, Italy); Rocchina Guarini, Paolo Sacco and Maria Virelli (Italian Space Agency (ASI), Italy); Deodato Tapete (Italian Space Agency, Italy)
Design Tradeoffs of a Regional LEO System for Emerging New Space Integrated Services
Bunyod Samandarov (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain); Angeles Vazquez-Castro (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain)
Cloud-Based and On-Premises Tools for Earth Observation Data Processing in Disaster Management Activities
Fabio Bovenga (Research National Council of Italy (CNR) & Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA), Italy)
Precision Agriculture: Integrating Sensors for Weed Detection Using Machine Learning in Agriculture Fields
Rameez Ahsen (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Pierpaolo Di Bitonto (Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Lorenzo De Trizio (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Michele Magarelli (Università Degli Studi di Bari, Italy); Donato Romano (Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - INFN, Italy); Pierfrancesco Novielli (Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro and INFN-BA, Italy); Domenico Diacono (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare Sezione di Bari, Italy); Sabina Tangaro and Roberto Bellotti (Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro and INFN, Italy)

Thursday, November 28 8:30 - 10:30

SS3.2 - Part 1 - Biomedical Engineering: a Technological Support to Equity in Healthcare

Room: Lecture Hall
Incorporating Attention and Residual Blocks in Dual-Path UNet for Brain Tumor Segmentation Using a Real Clinical Dataset
Ramin Ranjbarzadeh (Dublin City University, Ireland); Ayse Keles (Ankara Medipol University, Turkey); Halil Kul, Harun Demirci and Pinar Akdemir Ozisik (Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey); Martin Crane (Dublin City University, Ireland); Malika Bendechache (University of Galway, Ireland)
Frugal Engineering - the Tide That Lifts All Boats
Dan Clark (Clinical Engineering Department, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK); Davide Piaggio (School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Library Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK); Nahimiya Husen Ibrahim, Lemlem Degafu Abate and Leandro Pecchia (Department of Engineering University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Italy)
A Portable Digital MUAC Bracelet for Assessing the Acute Malnutrition Degree of Children
Stefano Bonaldo (University of Padova, Italy); Federico Dal Lago (Nidek Technologies, Italy); Thomas Cogo (University of Padova, Italy); Francesco Comuzzi (Stevanato Group, Italy); Lorenzo Dal Lago (Professional pediatrician doctor, Italy); Giovanni Putoto (CUAMM, Doctors with Africa, Italy); Dante Carraro (Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Italy); Alessandro Paccagnella (University of Padova, Italy)
Cardiovascular Dynamics During Sleep as Technological Support for Pregnant Women
Martin O. Mendez (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Arantxa Hernandez (Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico); Paola Vasquez (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Florian Recker, Jorge Jimenez-Cruz and Brigitte Strizek (University of Bonn, Germany); Alfonso Alba (UASLP, Mexico); Anna M. Bianchi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Pharmacokinetic Modeling in Developing Countries: Utilizing Bloodstream Analysis to Evaluate Commonly Prescribed Drugs and Establishing Safe Use Practices
Pranav Kunderu (Moorpark College, USA); Shivm Patel (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Bridging the Rehabilitation Gap: A Virtual Reality Approach to Fine Motor Skill Recovery With Instrumented Glove
Elizabeth Vidal (Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa, Peru & Escuela Profesional de Ingenieria de SIstemas, Peru); Valentina Chambilla and Andre Paredes-Quispe (Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Peru); Antony Blanco-Trujillo (Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa, Peru); Christian Mestas (Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Peru); Efren Arias-Aquino (Clínica San Juan de Dios de Arequipa, Peru)
Telemonitoring With Radar Sensor: An Ethical Tool for the Well-Being of the Elderly
Maria Gardano (UnivPM, Italy); Antonio Nocera and Michela Raimondi (Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy); Gianluca Ciattaglia and Linda Senigagliesi (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy); Ennio Gambi (Universita' Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy)

Thursday, November 28 8:30 - 10:30

SS3.4 - Part 1 - New Frontiers in Electromagnetic and Optical Solutions for Improving Quality of Life

Room #5
Toward Large Area Metasurface Fabrication for Augmented Reality Systems
Gil Cardoso, Frederic Hamouda, Vy Yam and Beatrice Dagens (Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, France)
Artificial Neural Network-Assisted Confinement Loss Prediction of D-Shaped PCF-SPR Biosensor
Nazrul Islam (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh); Mia Mohammad Shoaib Hasan (Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh); Md. Nahid Hasan (Khulna University, Bangladesh); Imam Hossain Shibly (Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh); Mohammad Abu Yousuf (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh); Md Zia Uddin (SINTEF Digital, Norway)
Diffractive Lenses as a Tool for the Conception of Large-Scale Metalenses for Human Vision
Cindy Péralle (LAAS-CNRS, France); Olivier Gauthier-Lafaye (LAAS-CNRS: Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes, France); Lucie Séveno and Aude Bouchier (Essilor International, France); Stéphane Calvez and Henri Camon (LAAS-CNRS, France)
Sensors and Cognitive Support for Pilot Health and Performance Assessment
Alessandro Albertoni (Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Germany); Riccardo Sorvillo (Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy)
Guided Mode Resonant Metagrating for Augmented Reality Lenses and Biosensing
Francesca Filograno and Ilaria Marasco (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Beatrice Dagens (Université Paris-Saclay, France); Olivier Gauthier-Lafaye (LAAS-CNRS: Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes, France); Vincenzo Petruzzelli (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy); Giovanna Calo and Giovanni Magno (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)

Thursday, November 28 9:30 - 10:30

IEEE R8 Climate Challenge AI Enhanced Weather Forecasting - Part I

Room #7

Thursday, November 28 10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

Thursday, November 28 11:00 - 13:00

Energy Regulation in Europe, Africa and Middle East

Room: Lecture Hall

Thursday, November 28 11:00 - 13:00

SS2.1 - Part 2 - Remote Sensing for Humanitarian Purposes

Room #3
Design and Implementation of an IoT-Based System for Monitoring Endangered Beaches
Franco Rivadeneira, Bonnie Arauco, Ariana Terán and Jesus Flores-Oscanoa (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru); Celso De-La-Cruz Casaño (Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru)
Navigating Legal Challenges in Earth Observation - A Case Study of Lake Ziway
Seonaid Rapach, Annalisa Riccardi and Rhonda Wheate (University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Viktoria Nemeth and Esayas Samuel (Water Witness, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Improving the Robustness of CNN-Based Human Detection in Multiple Raw UWB Radar Datasets
Mohammad Yousefi and Emine Berjin Doğan (Bahçeşehir University, Turkey); Ece Gelal Soyak (Bahcesehir University, Turkey); Saeid Karamzadeh (Silicon Austria Labs, Austria)
Detection of Post-Flood Persistent Water Bodies and Their Impact
Naseeb Asaad Albakri (College of Engineering and IT, University of Dubai, Dubai, UAE); Leena El Neel and Mohammad Sami Zitouni (University of Dubai, United Arab Emirates); Saeed Al Mansoori (Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, United Arab Emirates); Hussain Al-Ahmad (University of Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Active Microwave Sensors for Vegetation Water Content Estimation
Samiullah Yousaf, Muhammad Amjad Iqbal and Andrea Buono (Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Ferdinando Nunziata (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy); Maurizio Migliaccio (Universita' Napoli Parthenope, Italy)

Thursday, November 28 11:00 - 13:00

SS3.4 - Part 2 - New Frontiers in Electromagnetic and Optical Solutions for Improving Quality of Life

Room #5
FEM-Optimized Piezoelectric AlN-Based Sensor for Blood Viscosity Monitoring in Polysomnographic Applications
Ilaria Marasco and Beatrice Irmici (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Francesco Rizzi (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy); Luca Fachechi (IIT, Italy); Paolo Visconti (University of Salento, Italy); Massimo De Vittorio (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy); Vincenzo Mastronardi (University of Salento, Italy)
A Dual-Band Low-Power Transponder Prototype for SAR Satellite Calibration
Gianfranco Avitabile, Marco Rossano, Giuseppe Coviello and Antonello Florio (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Metasurface-Enhanced Mid-Infrared Sensing Based on Integrated Polycrystalline Silicon Metagratings
Jesus H. Mendoza -Castro (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Artem S. Vorobev (Munster Technological University, Ireland & Tyndall National Institute, Ireland); Giovanni Piscopo (Munster Technological University, Ireland); Simone Iadanza (Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland); Tomasz Piwonski (Tyndall National Institute, Ireland); Antonella D'Orazio, Marco Grande and Giovanni Magno (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Bernhard Lendl (Technischen Universität Wien, Austria); Liam O'Faolain (Munster Technological University, Ireland)
High-FoM All-Dielectric Metasurface for Advanced Mid-IR Sensing Applications
Giovanni Piscopo (Munster Technological University, Ireland); Artem S. Vorobev (Munster Technological University, Ireland & Tyndall National Institute, Ireland); Giovanni Magno (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Liam O'Faolain (Munster Technological University, Ireland)

Thursday, November 28 11:30 - 13:00

IEEE R8 Climate Challenge AI Enhanced Weather Forecasting - Part II

Room #7

Thursday, November 28 13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

Thursday, November 28 14:00 - 16:00

IEEE R8 Industry Workshop - Connecting the Unconnected

Room #5

Thursday, November 28 14:00 - 15:30

IEEE R8 Workshop on Innovative Solutions from Scrap

Room #7

Thursday, November 28 14:00 - 17:00

Research & Industry for the Energy Transition

Room: Lecture Hall

Thursday, November 28 15:30 - 17:00

IEEE R8 Climate Challenge: Disaster-Resilient Communication

Room #7

Thursday, November 28 17:00 - 17:30

Coffee Break

Thursday, November 28 17:30 - 19:30

IEEE R8 Activities: Workshop on SIGHT Group

Room #7

Thursday, November 28 17:30 - 19:30

SS3.1 - Integrated Networks and Services Toward Ubiquitous and Sustainable Digitalization

Room #1
Integrating Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks to Bridge the Digital Divide and Advance Sustainability
Francesco Matera and Marina Settembre (Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Italy); Arcangela Rago, Giuseppe Piro and Luigi Alfredo Grieco (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Ernestina Cianca (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy); Marina Ruggieri (University of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy); Simone Morosi (University of Florence - CNIT, Italy)
Smart Trash Bins: Integration of IoT With AI for Efficient Waste Management
Antonio Carlos Bento, Guadalupe Esmeralda González, Edgar Rodolfo Escobar and Iván Ilich Carvajal (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico)
Integrated Networks and Services for Sustainable Rural Digitalization
Kevin McDonnell (Huawei Technologies Co, Ireland); Maria Rita Palattella (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg); Fernando Camacho (Huawei Technologies Co, Ireland); Muhammad Faheem Awan (Telenor Research and Innovation, Norway); David Pradas (Viveris Technologies, France); Michael Nørremark (Aarhus University, Denmark); Srdjan Krco (DunavNET & University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Serbia)
Bridging the Digital Divide: The XGain Knowledge Facilitation Tool for Rural Connectivity
August Betzler (i2CAT Foundation, Spain); Anargyros J Roumeliotis (ICCS & NTUA, Greece); Adrián Pino (i2CAT Foundation, Spain); Panayiotis Klitou (EBOS Technologies Ltd, Cyprus); Vasilis Kotsikoris (RAINNO, Greece); Anna Pouliou (RAINNO, Spain); Damianos Michailidis (RAINNO, Greece); Ioannis Neokosmidis and Theodoros Rokkas (Incites Consulting, Luxembourg); Hatem Chouchane and Annabel Oosterwijk (Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands); Evangelos Kosmatos (Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS), Greece); Pau Pamplona (i2CAT Foundation, Spain); Pamela Bartar and Gorazd Weiss (Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI), Austria)
5G-GOVSATCOM: 5G EU-GOVSATCOM Non-Terrestrial Networks for Humanitarian Connectivity
Miguel Ángel Vazquez (CTTC, Spain); Sergio Barrachina (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain); Mauro Di Si (Open Arms, Spain); Fotis Foukalas (University of Thessaly, Greece); Basilio Garrido (Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos, Spain); Giovanni Giambene (University of Siena, Italy); Makhlouf Hadji (AIrbus Defence and Space, France); Hamzeh Khalili (Centre Tecnol`ogic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain); Josep Mangues-Bafalluy (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain); Sara Nasirian (University of Siena, Italy); Marina Santos (INSTER, Grupo Oesia, Spain); Lorenzo Santilli (TIM - Telecom Italia SPA, Italy); Theodoros A. Tsiftsis (University of Thessaly, Greece); Marco Viali (Croce Rossa Italiana, Italy)
Digital Twin as a Service for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa: A Case Study From the ESA DT4CMI Project
Tian Yang (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg); Maria Rita Palattella (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg); Catalin Chitu (Frontier Connect, Luxembourg); Philippe Claudon (Avocat2.0, Luxembourg); Mohamed Boukhebouze (EarthLab Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
WindNet: A Mobile Base Station Infrastructure for Maritime Industry
Saurab Rauniyar (University of Oslo, Norway); Pål Orten (Kongsberg Maritime & University of Oslo, Norway); Stig Petersen (Sintef ICT, Norway); Josef Noll (University of Oslo, Norway)

Thursday, November 28 17:30 - 19:30

SS3.2 - Part 2 - Biomedical Engineering: a Technological Support to Equity in Healthcare

Room: Lecture Hall
Promoting Inclusive and Equitable Physical Education Through Smart Technologies: Insights From the ActivE³ Project
Maria Pinelli, Erica Pantusa, Emanuele Lettieri and Manuela Galli (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Advancing Sleep Apnea Detection With CINet: Convolution and Interactive Learning Neural Network for Analyzed ECG Signal Data
Moni Akter, Mohammad Abu Yousuf and Sabbir Ahmed (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh); Md Zia Uddin (SINTEF Digital, Norway)
Ethics and Sustainability in Biomedical Engineering: Problems and Perspectives
Sergio Cerutti (Polytechnic of Milan, Italy)
Sickle Cell Disease Patient/Provider Match Tool
Jiebin Liang, Yunhyuk Chang, Jinhyeok Kim and Zhiyuan Li (Rutgers University, USA); John Canevari (NovoNordisk, USA); Sasan Haghani (Rutgers University, USA)
Multifunctional Rescue Equipment for Enhanced Patient Mobility
Prince T. Hernandez (Technological Institute of the Philippines, Philippines); Jan Rayner A. Morada and Jenesis M. Sevillo (Technological Institute of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines); Frederick T. Tinasas, Jr. (Technological Institute of the Philippines, Philippines); Gail A. Guevarra and Daniel A. Bierneza (Technological Institute of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines); Samantha S Caragay and Jaypy Tenerife (Technological Institute of the Philippines, Philippines)
Application of OUT (Onco-Ultrasound-Tripsy) Procedure to Cancer Cells: Results on Lymphoma and Melanoma Cells
Claudia Cianci (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Antonella Cicirelli and Gabriella Guida (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Simona Nicole Barile and Caterina Casavola (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Caterina Foti (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Lucia Lospalluti (Policlinico di Bari); Carmine Pappalettere (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Fabio Sallustio (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Giovanni Pappalettera (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Segmentation-Based CCTA Image Analysis to Support the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease
Giuseppina Settanni, Raffaele Vaira, Michele Spedalieri and Mariapia Colatruglio (Dyrecta Lab, Italy); Angelo Maurizio Galiano (Dyrecta Lab Srl, Italy)
A Cognitive Computing Tool for Differential Diagnosis Between Metastases and High Grade Gliomas
Camilla Russo (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Paolo Maresca (University of Napoli Federico II & DIETI Universita Federico II, Italy); Alfredo Marinelli (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

Thursday, November 28 17:30 - 19:30

SS3.5 - Diversity Equity and Inclusion in Engineering

Room #3
A Computational Model for Gender Asset Gap Management With a Focus on Gender Disparity in Land Acquisition and Land Tenure Security
Oluwatosin Ogundare (California State University, San Bernardino & Siemens Technology, USA); Lewis Njualem (California State University, USA)
Enabling Spatial Visualization in Students With Learning Disabilities Using Cad Tools
Shaun Charles Pinto (Don Bosco Institute Of Technology, India); Neel A Ved, Shreeprasad Manohar, Swapnil Gujarathi and Hemant Hogade (Don Bosco Institute of Technology, India); Ashwini Kotrashetti (University of Mumbai & IEEE Bombay Section, India)
Using AI to Help Preserve Indigenous Oral Histories
Gerhard W. Dueck (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
Beyond an Applied Natural Science: Leveraging Social Science and Design Science to Improve Engineering for Humanity
Grace Burleson (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
Some Considerations About the Provision of Residential Electrical Installations With Reference to Human Needs
Giuseppe Cafaro (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Angelo Baggini (University of Bergamo, Spain); Franco Bua (Engineering Consulting and Design, Italy)

Thursday, November 28 17:30 - 19:30

TS1.8 - Part 1 - Sustainable and efficient energy systems

Room #5
Experimental Investigations on Thermal Performance of a Novel Groundwater-Filled Borehole Heat Exchanger
Nicola Pastore and Concetta Immacolata Giasi (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Contribution of the Recycling Stage to the Carbon Footprint in the Life Cycle of Photovoltaic Energy Use
Marco E Yovera Cortez (Pontifia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru); Carlos A. Paragua-Macuri, Lucia S Morales Perez and Dairo A Sánchez Talledo (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru); Melecio Paragua Morales (Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán, Peru)
Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Wireless Data Acquisition System for Solar Trackers
Aram J. Segovia-Calvillo, Yahir García-Guevara, Federico Ampudia, Pedro Zamora-González, Yadira A. Fuentes-Rubio and Rene Dominguez-Cruz (Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Mexico)
Review of Approaches to Implementing Science-Based Targets for Reducing Carbon Footprint in the ICT Sector
Jelena Gjorgjev (Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of); Nexhibe Sejfuli - Ramadani (University of Tetova, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of); Valentina Angelkoska (University of Skopje, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of); Valentin Rakovic and Aleksandar Risteski (Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of)
Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Lime-Straw Mix for Building Applications
Stefania Liuzzi, Giovanni Pappalettera, Marika Patronelli, Chiara OC Rubino, Caterina Casavola, Carmine Pappalettere and Pietro Stefanizzi (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Francesco Martellotta (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy)
Optimizing Home Energy Systems With Electric Vehicles for Sustainable Living
Rodrigo Fiorotti and Jussara Fardin (Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil); Helder Rocha (UFES, Brazil); Augusto C. Rueda-Medina (Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil); Tiago Zanotelli Zanotelli (Instituto Federal do Espírito Santos, Brazil); Sergio Bruno (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)

Friday, November 29

Friday, November 29 9:00 - 11:00

IEEE R8 Humanitarian Activities Congress: Ignite Session on SIGHT

Room #7

Friday, November 29 9:00 - 11:00

Panel on Water and Energy between Efficiency and Climate Change

Room #5

Friday, November 29 9:00 - 11:00

Panel: Energy Poverty, Renewable energy community and Emerging Models of Energy Access

Room: Lecture Hall

Friday, November 29 9:00 - 11:00

SS1.6 - Improving living standards through advanced technologies for optimal energy management strategies and Transactive Energy Frameworks

Room #3
Developing Control Strategies to Enhance Power Quality in Grid-Connected Natural Gas Pressure Differential Generation Systems: Advancing Clean Energy Practices
Zile Zhang (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China); Peiyi Lin (上海大学 (Shanghai), China); Muhammad Muzammal Islam (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Tianyou Yu and Lidan Zhou (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China); Gang Yao (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China)
A Market-Driven Approach for Unlocking Flexibility Potentials in Eco-Industrial Clusters
Sreelatha Aihloor Subramanyam (Aalborg University, USA); Deevyansh Khadria (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India); Birgitte Bak-Jensen (Aalborg Universitet, Denmark); Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam (Aalborg University, Denmark); Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam (Aalborg University, China)
Optimization of Multi-Microgrid Energy Trading in Distribution Networks Using a Master-Slave Game Approach
Kunqi Jia and Shuhan Zhang (State Grid Shanghai Urban Electric Power Company, China); Muhammad Muzammal Islam (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Tianyou Yu and Ying Wenda (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China); Zhao Yating (State Grid Shanghai Urban Electric Power Company, China)
Centralized Optimization Scheduling of Active Distribution Network-Microgrid Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning
Rui Yao, Wenzheng Li and Nan Yao (State Grid Henan Electric Power Company, China); Jinpeng Qiao and Yang Mi (Shanghai University of Electric Power, China)

Friday, November 29 9:00 - 11:00

SS3.3 - Innovative Teaching Methods, Virtual Labs, and Technologies for Remote Learning and Training

Room #1
Problem-Based Learning Activity for Electrical Engineering: Unconventional Load Flow Assignments
Manuela Minetti and Andrea Bonfiglio (University of Genova, Italy)
Digital Twinning of Village-Scale Microgrids for Remote Maintenance of Power Equipment
Silvia Iuliano and Alfredo Vaccaro (University of Sannio, Italy)
Power Hardware-in-the-Loop in Power System Education: an Experience on Power Quality Events
Francesco Lorusso, Cosimo Iurlaro, Matteo Ascatigno, Massimo La Scala and Sergio Bruno (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Innovative VR-Based Training in the Agri-Food Sector: Insights From METROFOOD-IT
Pierpaolo Di Bitonto (Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Lorenzo De Trizio (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Michele Magarelli (Università Degli Studi di Bari, Italy); Donato Romano (Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - INFN, Italy); Pierfrancesco Novielli (Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro and INFN-BA, Italy); Rameez Ahsen (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Cesare Manetti (Università La Sapienza Roma, Italy); Claudia Zoani (ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Econ, Italy); Giovanni Sanesi and Maria De Angelis (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Roberto Bellotti and Sabina Tangaro (Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro and INFN, Italy)
About the Process to Enhance the Students' Engagement: A Practical Experience
Andrea Mazza (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Simulink Integration With OPC for PLC Management in a Microgrid
Luigi Pio Savastio (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy); Giovanni Maulà, Giulia Amato and Enrico De Tuglie (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)

Friday, November 29 11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

Friday, November 29 11:30 - 13:00

Best HT Entrepreneurship Ideas

Room #3

Friday, November 29 11:30 - 13:00

Best PhD Competition

Room #1

Friday, November 29 11:30 - 13:00

HTB Panel #2: The future of Humanitarian Technologies

Room #7

Friday, November 29 11:30 - 13:00

Panel: Nexus of Energy and Water in Sub-Saharan Africa

Room: Lecture Hall
Analysis of WEFE Nexus Around Small Reservoirs in Burkina Faso Using Remote Sensing Data
Daniela Anghileri (European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Italy & Directorate - Sustainable Resources, Italy); Marco Pastori, Roman Seliger, Ezio Crestaz, Patricia Marcos-Garcia, Cesar Carmona-Moreno and Emanuele Quaranta (European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Italy)

Friday, November 29 11:30 - 13:00

Panel: Strenghtening the Resilience of the Power System Against Natural Disasters

Room #5
Heavy Rainfall, Debris Flow Hazard and Powerline Vulnerability: The Case Study of Talamona Event
Andrea Abbate and Leonardo Mancusi (RSE (Ricerca Sistema Energetico), Italy); Michele De Nigris (RSE, Italy)

Friday, November 29 13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

Friday, November 29 14:00 - 16:00

IEEE R8 Humanitarian Activities Congress: Ignite Session on Humanitarian Project

Room #7

Friday, November 29 14:00 - 16:00

SS1.1 - Part 1 - Smart villages, Microgrids for Rural Electrification and Local Energy Communities

Room #3
DC Nanogrid Application in Minigrid for Rural Electrification and Humanitarian Emergencies
Giampiero Spena (University of Calabria, Italy); Daniele Menniti (University of Calabria & CEO Creta Energie Speciali SrL, Italy); Nicola Sorrentino and Anna Pinnarelli (University of Calabria, Italy); Brusco Giovanni (University of Calabria, Italy & Creta Energie Speciali, Italy); Giuseppe Barone (Creta Energie Speciali Srl, Italy)
Sustainability Strategy for Rural Electrification in Talang Dikun Hamlet of Ulubelu Area, Lampung Province, Indonesia
Khairudin Khairudin (Lampung University, Indonesia); Hadi Suranto and Dadang Rachmat Pudja (Pertamina Geothermal Energy, Indonesia); Lukmanul Hakim, Nairobi Nairobi, Herri Gusmedi and Umi Murdika (Universitas Lampung, Indonesia)
Electricity Forecasting in Kenyan Off-Grid Microgrid: Forecasting Accuracy Versus Multi-Year Load Growth
Giulio Pisaneschi (Università di Pisa, Italy); Davide Fioriti (University of Pisa, Italy); Sandra Banda, Anne Wacera Wambugu and Izael Da Silva (Strathmore University, Kenya); Davide Poli (University of Pisa, Italy)
Application Cases of Integrated Mini-Grids for Sustainable Water, Energy, and Food Supply in Remote African Communities
Julian Fleischmann (University of Freiburg & Reiner Lemoine Institute, Germany); Kemi Jegede (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Germany); Adeniyi Isafiade (University of Cape Town, Germany); Mouna El-Qasery (Mohamed V University, Germany); Ciara Dunks (Reiner Lemoine Institute, Germany); Tommaso Ferrucci (University of Pisa, Italy & EnGreen, Italy); Mohamed Laamim (Green Energy Park, Morocco); Bolanle Abe (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa); Philipp Blechinger (RLS-Graduate School Reiner-Lemoine Institute, Germany)
Microgrid Energy Supply Optimization: A Case of Wasini Island, Kenya
Javan Kambu Chiro and Kennedy Kibet Ronoh (Strathmore University, Kenya)
The GISEle Framework: Innovations in Rural Electrification Planning
Corrado Maria Caminiti, Aleksandar Dimovski, Darlain Edeme, Tommaso Carnovali, Silvia Corigliano and Vinicius Gadelha (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Enrico Ragaini (ABB, Italy); Marco Merlo (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
A Secure and Distributed Method for Energy Communities' Optimal Operation
Saber Ghashghaei (University of Palermo, Italy); Salvatore Favuzza (Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy); Eleonora Riva Sanseverino (University of Palermo, Italy); Giuseppe Sciumè (Università di Palermo, Italy)

Friday, November 29 14:00 - 16:00

SS3.6 - Innovative approaches to "human-centered" teaching

Room #1
Humanitarian Engineering: Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) for Young Students of Higher Education, to Develop Skills and Social Consciousness
Irma Livier De Regil Sanchez (SRH University Heidelberg, Germany & Universidad del Valle de Atemajac, Mexico); Ulrike Gayh (SRH University Heidelberg, Germany); Aaron Brown (Colorado State University, USA)
Advancing STEM Education With a Solar-Powered Self-Driving EV Platform
Kai Goodall, D. T. O. Oyedokun, Aadil Eyasim and Munashe Jambawo (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Development and Evaluation of Augmented Reality (AR) Application: A Case for Computer Studies in the Arabic Language
Aisha Abdullah Alswailem and Zainab AlMeraj (Kuwait University, Kuwait)
A Metaverse Between Technical and Humanistic Domains to Reach Society 5.0
Anna Osello (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Umberto Manera (University of Turin, Italy); Nicola Rimella and Carlotta Bin (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Rosario Vasta (University of Turin, Italy); Elena Masala (LINKS Foundation, Italy); Jennifer Ann Evans Shields (California Polytechnic State University, USA); Guillaume Tarantola (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Adriano Chiò (University of Turin, Italy)
Addressing Educational Needs for Renewable Energy Systems in Sri Lanka Under the Erasmus+ Project Three-Lanka
Diana Enescu (Valahia University of Targoviste, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Alessandro Ciocia (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Udyanga Galappaththi (University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka); Kudabadu J.C. Kumara (Ruhuna University, Sri Lanka); Paolo Di Leo, Gabriele Malgaroli and Filippo Spertino (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Overview of Cultural Heritage Education and Emerging Technologies
Liliana Cecere, Francesco Colace, Massimo De Santo and Angelo Lorusso (University of Salerno, Italy); Domenico Santaniello (Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy); Carmine Valentino (Universityof Salerno, Italy)

Friday, November 29 14:00 - 16:00

TS1.9 - Water, food, energy

Room #5
Crop Monitoring via Deep-Learning-Based Pest Classification for Pesticide Reduction
Antonello Longo (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy); Maria Rizzi, Pierluigi Longo, Germano Pansini and Cataldo Guaragnella (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Precision Agricultural Spraying: Autonomous Computer Vision for Sprayer Nozzle Control
Ahmed Osama (Ain Shams University, Egypt & Dell Inc, Egypt); Yousuf Adel Soliman Nofal, Noha Essam Muhammed, Nada Ahmed Shehata, Renad Haitham Mohammed and Maria Medhat Magdy (Ain Shams University, Egypt)
Analysis of Monitoring Strategies for Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems in Low-Income Remote Areas
Ange Sahuquet (Université Paris Saclay, CentraleSupélec, CNRS, GeePs & Sorbonne Université, CNRS, GeePs, France); Simon Meunier (Université Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, CNRS, GeePs, France); Judith A. Cherni (Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Arouna Darga (Sorbonne Université, CentraleSupélec, CNRS, GeePs, France); Séverin Darga (DargaTech SARL, Burkina Faso); Matthias Heinrich (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Laboratoire HERUS, Switzerland); Thomas Vezin (Institut Photovoltaïque d'Ile de France, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique IPP, France); Loïc Quéval (Université Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, CNRS, GeePs, France)
Perspectives of Agrivoltaic Systems in the Italian Context
Sara Barani, Giulia Cazzaniga, Sara Protasoni, Morris Brenna and Dario Zaninelli (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
A Human-Centered Approach to Solving Water Challenges in Coastal Communities
Yellina Sribhargav, Radhika N, Sabarinath S and Renjith Mohan (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India)
Generalized Nash Equilibrium Seeking for Crop Mix Selection in Sustainable Agriculture
Nicola Mignoni, Paolo Scarabaggio, Sonia Marina Caselli, Raffaele Carli and Mariagrazia Dotoli (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)

Friday, November 29 14:00 - 16:00

WiE in Humanitarian Technology Track

Lecture Hall, Room #1

Friday, November 29 16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break

Friday, November 29 16:30 - 18:30

IEEE R8 Humanitarian Activities Congress: Workshop on Humanitarian Projects

Room #7

Friday, November 29 16:30 - 17:30

Panel: Empowering Africa through Industrial Certified Electricity Education

Room: Lecture Hall

Friday, November 29 16:30 - 18:30

SS1.1 - Part 2 - Smart villages, Microgrids for Rural Electrification and Local Energy Communities

Room #3
Renewable Energy Communities Tapping Into Flexible Optimal Operation of Thermostatic Loads
Asja Alic, Giordano Costanzi and Silvia Zordan (University of Trento, Italy); Vincenzo Trovato (University of Trento, Italy & Imperial College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Technoeconomic Analysis and Optimal Sizing Methodology of District Solar Cooling System
Dimitrios Lagos (National Technical University of Athens, Greece); Aris Dimeas (NTUA, Greece); Nikos Hatziargyriou (National Technical University of Athens, Italy)
Contribution of Renewable Energy Communities to Grid Operation: Sensitivity and Statistical Analyses
Daniela Proto and Fabio Mottola (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Massimiliano Ferrara (University of Naples Federico II & ENEA Research Center (Portici), Italy)
Basic Energy for Remote Villages
Antonio Perrone (WEDAP, Italy); Massimo La Scala and Roberto Sbrizzai (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Recursive Predictive Optimal Dispatch for the Reduction of Fuel Dependence in a Multi-Village Power System
Marco Menga (Politecnico di Bari, Italy & Gridspertise, Italy); Cosimo Iurlaro, Mohammad Rajabi Nasab, Sergio Bruno and Massimo La Scala (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Second Life EV Batteries Use in Microgrid Application
Francesca Marasciuolo, Maria Dicorato, Gioacchino Tricarico, Giuseppe Forte and Roberto Sbrizzai (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Optimal Steady-State Operation of an Isolated Small Active Distribution Network
Gioacchino Tricarico (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Ashish Shrestha (Aibel AS, Norway); Giuseppe Forte and Francesca Marasciuolo (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt (University of South-Eastern Norway & Venezuelan Wind Energy Association, Norway); Maria Dicorato (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)

Friday, November 29 16:30 - 18:30

TS1.8 - Part 2 - Sustainable and efficient energy systems

Room #1
Energy Policies, Education and Sustainable Development Goals Applied to Low Developed Countries - a Symbiotic Case Study
Paulo Sousa Silva (Polytechnic of Porto - School of Engineering (ISEP), Portugal); Carlos Felgueiras (CIETI, Portugal); Adriano Santos (CIDEM - Centre for Research & Development in Mechanical Engineering, Portugal); Filipe Pereira (CIETI, Portugal); Adela Acitores and Francisco Cruz (ETSIDI-UPM, Spain); Alfonso Martin Erro (ETSIAE-UPM, Spain); Susana Moreno (Universidad Europea, Spain); George Onofrei, Juanita Blue and Mara Sintejudeanu (ATU, Ireland); Todd Davey and Monica Collins (Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, European Union); Dominic Spada (Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, Portugal); Nidia Caetano (CIETI, Portugal); Florinda Martins (P. Porto, Portugal)
Enhancing Urban Sustainability Through Energy Efficiency: A Case Study of a District in Zagreb
Ruzica Jurjevic (Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar, Croatia); Vesna Bukarica (Energy Insitute Hrvoje Požar, Croatia); Denis Dergestin (Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar, Croatia)
Optimization of Energy Savings and Economic Feasibility in Industrial Processes Using Frequency Inverters, Centrifugal Pumps, and Machine Learning
Martir Osorio, Victor Baca and Luis Loo (Universidad Tecnológica de Honduras, Honduras)
An Optimization Strategy for Energy Management of Multi-Carrier Energy Systems
Silvia Anna Cordieri and Francesco Simmini (Materials and Generation Technologies Department Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico - RSE S.p.A. Milan, Italy)
Balancing Preservation and Progress: A Digital Platform for Decarbonizing Heritage City Centers
Pio Alessandro Lombardi (Fraunhofer Institute IFF, Germany); Marc Richter (Fraunhofer IFF Magdeburg, Germany); Przemyslaw Komarnicki (University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, Germany)
Social Variables in Energy System Optimization: Models, Tools, and Current Approaches
Gabriella Ferruzzi, Maria Valenti and Giorgio Graditi (ENEA, Italy); Camelia Delcea (Bucharest University, Romania); Adrian Domenteanu (University of Bucharest, Romania)

Friday, November 29 17:30 - 19:00

Comitato Esecutivo della IEEE Italy Section

Room #5

Saturday, November 30

Saturday, November 30 8:30 - 10:30

SS1.3 - Renewable Energy for Future Green Rural Energy Communities: Technologies, Integration, and Operation

Room #7
DSCC Converter as Energy Router for Rural Energy Communities: A Case Study Under Vertical Imbalance
Lavinia Tonti, Riccardo Leuzzi and Vito Giuseppe Monopoli (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Improving Rural Microgrid Performance With SiC MOSFET-Based Three-Phase Inverters
Luca Notarpietro, Riccardo Leuzzi and Vito Giuseppe Monopoli (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Structured Modeling and DBS Control Design of Grid -Connected DC Microgrid With PV-Hydrogen Sources
Anna Pinnarelli, Giovanni Sciambarruto, Mehdi Forouzanfar and Pasquale Vizza (University of Calabria, Italy); Daniele Menniti (University of Calabria & CEO Creta Energie Speciali SrL, Italy); Brusco Giovanni (University of Calabria, Italy & Creta Energie Speciali, Italy); Giuseppe Molinari and Nicola Sorrentino (University of Calabria, Italy)
Grid-Forming Inverters for Facilitating the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources and Enhancing the Stability of Grids
Tuan-Quoc Tran (CEA Liten-INES, France); Minh Cong Pham (CEA Liten - INES, France)
Improvement of the Zero Crossing Detection Technique for Estimating Parameters of Noisy Sinusoidal Signals
Amir Ghasemian (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Sobhan Mohamadian (Damghan University, Italy & University of L'Aquila, Italy); Concettina Buccella (University of L'Aquila, Italy); Carlo Cecati (University of L' Aquila, Italy)
Stand-Alone DC Microgrids for Rural Areas: A Decentralized Energy Management and Voltage Regulation Approach
Mohammad Rajabi Nasab, Roberto Cometa, Cosimo Iurlaro, Muhammad Muzammal Islam, Sergio Bruno and Massimo La Scala (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)

Saturday, November 30 8:30 - 10:30

SS1.5 - Solutions and resources for ensuring grid adequacy and supply accessibility

Room #5
Integrating Industry 4.0 Approaches Into Low Voltage Grids: A Cost-Efficient Retrofit Strategy Using IoT and Edge Computing
Bastian Steinhagen and Timon Jungh (University of Bielefeld, Germany); Marc Hesse (Bielefeld University, Germany)
A Spatial Decomposition Method for Solving the Security-Constrained Unit Commitment Problem
Arjun Kumar Madhusoodhanan (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) & Institute of Automation and Applied Informatics (IAI), Germany); Marco Giuntoli (Hitachi Energy Germany AG, Germany); Susanne Schmitt and Iiro Harjunkoski (Hitachi Energy, Germany); Jan Poland (Hitachi Energy Research, Switzerland); Thomas Leibfried (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
Power Utilities Energy Data Acquisition and Forecasting: GUI Development and ML Evaluation
Christophe Prévost and Akhtar Hussain (Laval University, Canada); Innocent Kamwa (University Laval, Canada)
Seawater Batteries as Sustainable Energy Storage Systems for the Future Renewables-Based Grids
Dario Pelosi, Lorenzo Trombetti and Alessandro Piccio (University of Perugia, Italy); Federico Gallorini and Andrea Ottaviano (VGA srl, Italy); Linda Barelli (University of Perugia, Italy)
Thermal Control of Photovoltaic Modules: Selective Films and Water Cooling
Alessandro Cannavale, Gioacchino Tricarico, Maria Dicorato, Simone Lops and Ubaldo Ayr (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Fair Multi-Objective Demand Response Algorithm for Congestion Management of Colombian Transmission Lines
Marco Menga (Politecnico di Bari, Italy & Gridspertise, Italy); Francesco Renna (Gridspertise Srl, Italy); Elia Manstretta, Adamo Porcelli and Andrea Solla (Gridspertise, Italy); Gianluca Sapienza (Gridspertise Srl, Italy); Marco Matteoda (Gridspertise, Italy)
Practical Static Stability Assessment for Smart MicroGrids: A Comparison Between the MVEE and the Convex Hull
Giulia Amato and Enrico De Tuglie (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Luigi Pio Savastio and Giovanni Maulà (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy)

Saturday, November 30 8:30 - 10:30

TS2.4 - Critical Events and Adverse Living Conditions

Room #1
The Convergence of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Humanitarian Supply Chain Resilience
Emmanuel Ahatsi, Joseph S Akpan and Oludolapo Olanrewaju (Durban University of Technology, South Africa)
The Clochard Alert: A Student-Developed Alarm System for Those Who are Homeless
Jannik Mertin, Leander Vogel, Florian Beckfeld and Julian Diele (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany); Thomas Musch (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany); Christoph Baer (Ruhr-Universität Bochum & Institute of Electronic Circuits, Germany)
A Proposal of a Neural Predictor of Residual Compressive Strength in an SCC Exposed to High Temperatures for Resilient Housing
Armando La Scala, Fabio Rizzo and Leonarda Carnimeo (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Salvador Ivorra Chorro (University of Alicante, Spain); Dora Foti (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Quacky: Design of an Inspection Robot for High-Risk Peruvian Buildings
Franco Rivadeneira and Daniela Carcausto (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru); Clara Ore, Sharina Calsin and Diego Quiroz (Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru); Dante Arroyo (Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru & Pontificia Univesidad Catolica del Peru, Peru)
Zero-Shot Classification of Crisis Tweets Using Instruction-Finetuned Large Language Models
Emma L McDaniel (Georgia State University, USA); Samuel Scheele and Jeffrey Liu (MIT Lincoln Laboratory, USA)
3D Printed Shelters: Enhancing Rapid Deployment and Resilience in Disaster Zones
Ian B Benitez (FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines); Ren Ren Agustin (FEU Institute of Technolohgy, Philippines); Christian John Carambas (FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines)
Using Sentinel-2 and Open-Source Crowdsourcing Data to Analyze Environmental Impacts of Floods in Northern Sudan
Ahmed Mohamed (Hadhreen Organization (United Arab Emirates)); Faisal El-Sheikh (Open-source Intelligence Community (United Kingdom)); Leena Elneel (IEEE UAE Section, United Arab Emirates)

Saturday, November 30 8:30 - 10:30

TS3.7 - Life Quality Improvement

Room #3
Micromobility Sensing Systems and Safety Services: A Brief Review
Adel Almohammad, Panagiotis Georgakis and Suresh Renukappa (University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Multifunctional Elbow Pads, an Alternative for Smart Cities
Ana Lucía Hernández Gurgúa, Jonathan De Jesús Hernández López, Ángel Emmanuel Ballinas Méndez, Yahir Aguilar Morales and Juan-Humberto Carpio Tovilla (Tecnológico Nacional de México IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico); Marco Antonio Zúñiga Reyes (Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico)
Socioeconomic Inequality in Domains of Transport Travel Pricing: A Data Science Overview
Giancalo Lima Torres (Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Brazil); Diego Nascimento (Universidad de Atacama, Chile); Bruno Almeida Pimentel (Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Brazil)
Market and Technical Study of a Multifunctional Helmet for Disaster Response
Michaela Theresa Landicho, Fritz S. Chua, Jamir Anele Anastacio and Jaypy Tenerife (Technological Institute of the Philippines, Philippines)
Machine Learning as a Tool to Analyze Life Quality Improvement Through a Country's Governance
Hector R. Morano (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de Mexico & ITESM CEM, Mexico); Guillermo Sandoval Benitez (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico); Rafael Caltenco (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de Mexico, Mexico)
Feasibility Study of an Aluminium-Air Powered Flashlight: Input to Sustainable Solutions for Humanitarian Missions
Justine Julia Marie R. Sevilla, Janelle S. Flores, Rochelle Ann V Dela Cruz, Jaypy Tenerife and Rowel Facunla (Technological Institute of the Philippines, Philippines)

Saturday, November 30 9:30 - 10:30

Panel on the Role of Academia and Industry Solving Community Challenges

Room: Lecture Hall

Saturday, November 30 10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

Saturday, November 30 11:00 - 12:00

Closing Session & Awards

Room: Lecture Hall