Here you can enjoy the free download of the the book of History of Population Dynamics (in Italian)
by Nicolas Bacaer, book to which I have infinitesimally contributed with a few translations.
Departmental coordinator of Erasmus+ programme between the University of Naples Federico II and the University of Iasi, Romania, 2016/17-2020/21
Scientific Projects
Junior projects and local projects
2002-2003: PI of Junior Project GNFM (National Group for Mathematical Physics), Call 2002, entitled "Mathematical methods and models in Ecology: aquaculture and phytodepuration plants".
2007-2008: PI of Junior Project GNFM (National Group for Mathematical Physics), Call 2007, entitled "Analysis of two recent methods for global stability and applications to ODE and PDE models in Population Dynamics".
2009-2010: PI of Junior Project GNFM (National Group for Mathematical Physics), Call 2009, entitled "Dynamics of complex systems and applications in Biology and Economics".
2012-2013: PI of Junior Project GNFM (National Group for Mathematical Physics), Call 2012, entitled "Analysis and Control of Diffusion Processes".
2015-2016: PI of Local Project UNINA (University of Naples Federico II), Call 2015, entitled "Analysis of complex biological systems".
2017-2019: PI of Local Project UNINA (University of Naples Federico II), Call 2017, International Cooperation with Addis Ababa University.
2021-2023: PI of Local Project UNINA (University of Naples Federico II), Call 2020, International Cooperation with Addis Ababa University.
2024-2025: PI of Local Project UNINA (University of Naples Federico II), Call 2023, International Cooperation with Addis Ababa University.
National and international projects
2017-2019: Local coordinator of project MIUR (Italian Ministry of Universities and Research), Call 2014-Progetto premiale, entitled "SIES-Strategic Initiatives for the Environment and Security", an initiative of
INdAM (National Institute of Advanced Mathematics) in partnership with INGV (National Institute of Geophisics and Volcanology). National coordinator: Vincenzo Vespri.
2021-2024: Member of the Trento Unit of project PRIN (Research Projects of National Relevance), Call 2020, entitled: "Integrated Mathematical Approaches to Socio-Epidemiological Dynamics". Local coordinator in Trento: Andrea Pugliese.
National coordinator: Andrea Tosin.
2021-2026: Official international collaborator of project ORTARChI (OR Tambo Africa Research Chair Initiatives), Call 2020, entitled "Climate Change Adaptation", financied by South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF), the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI),
Adelaide Tambo Foundation, and Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Work package "Vegetation and livestock dynamics". Coordinator: Semu M. Kassa.
2022-2026: Member of the Naples Unit of project PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan), Call 2022, entitled "INF-ACT: One Health Basic and Translational Research Action addressing Unmet Needs on Emerging Infectious Diseases".
Spoke 4 "Epidemiology, monitoring and mathematical models". Spoke coordinators: Stefano Merler and Francesco Sannino.
2023-2025: Member of the Naples Unit of project PRIN (Research Projects of National Relevance), Call 2022 PNRR, entitled: "A multidisciplinary approach to evaluate ecosystems resilience under climate change".
National coordinator: Francesco Giannino.
Zin Mukandavire
(London SHTM
): Cholera in Haiti and Zimbabwe: using mathematical models to understand disease transmission and interventions. Dec. 11, 2014.
Konstantin Blyuss
(Univ. Sussex):
Effects of population awareness and delayed response on the spread of epidemics. November 21, 2018.
Sparse departmental seminars
Jacob Körner (Univ. Würzburg): Stochastic epidemiological models and optimal
control for the Fokker-Planck equation. July 21, 2021.
Alfio Borzì (Univ. Würzburg): Fokker-Planck optimal control and Nash games in pedestrian motion. November 25, 2021.
Boards
Board member of the PhD program in Mathematics and Applications, University of Naples Federico II, 2019 and 2022-date
Appointments in committees
Member of Examination Committee, Full professor:
University of Naples (Mar 2023)
Member of Examination Committee, Tenure Track:
University of Naples (Jul 2022)
Member of Examination Committee, PhD thesis defence:
University of Trento (Jan 2015); Addis Ababa University (Jan, 2018) Strathmore University of Nairobi (Apr 2018); University of Catania (Mar 2020); University of Trento (Jan 2023); University of Palermo (Feb 2023)
Giorgio Martalò (2017-2019) Post-doc fellow within the project SIES (Strategic Initiatives for the Environment and Security), the National Institute of Advanced Mathematics (INdAM) in partnership with the National
Institute of Geophisics and Volcanology (INGV)
Sileshi S. Sharbayta (2019-2022) PhD student in Mathematics, University of Addis Ababa (within the scientific agreement NAASCO)
Rossella Della Marca (2021) Post-doc grant of INdAM, the National Institute of Advanced Mathematics
Claudia Panico (2022-2025) PhD student in Mathematics, University of Naples Federico II (co-tutorship)
Sabrina Averga (2023-2026) PhD student in One Health approaches to
infectious diseases and life science research, University of Naples Federico II and University of Pavia
Undergraduate advisory activities
M.Sc. thesis in Mathematics (Tesi di laurea magistrale in Matematica)
B.Sc. thesis in Mathematics (Tesi di laurea in Matematica)
See the advisory activities page for a full list