Symposium Program

15 October 2024

Registration 9:30 - 9:50 (CEST)

10:00 - 10:05

Introduction to the symposium

Angela Pirri, Chair

10:05 - 10:10

Opening remarks

Giovanni Macelloni, Director of CNR-IFAC

Andrea di Benedetto, President of Polo Tecnologico SpA

Mayor of Cascina, Michelangelo Betti

10:10 - 10:30

UAV applications for vineyards and olive orchards

Giovanni Caruso, University of Pisa, Italy

10:30 - 10:50

Artificial intelligence and autonomous drones for civil applications

Massimo Satler, Research fellow at the Institute of Mechanical Intelligence, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy

10:50 - 11:10

Drone for space exploration

Fermin Navarro Medina , University of Vigo, Spain

11:10 - 11:30

Drones and cybersecurity: from communication security to data protection

Ilaria Matteucci, CNR-IIT, Pisa, Italy

11:30 - 11:50

The key role of architecture for the social acceptance of Urban Air Mobility

Giancarlo Zema, Chairman of Giancarlo Zema Design Group, Innovative Ecosustainable Architecture Studio, Rome, Italy

11:50 - 12:10

Cross-platform charging infrastructure for BVLOS drone operations

Andrea Puiatti, Skycharge, Berlin, Germany

12:10 - 12:30

A Sense and Avoid System prototype for a mini-UAV

Marco Fiorio, Research Fellow at Pisa University, Dept. of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Aerospace Section, Pisa, Italy

12:30 - 12:50

New technologies, old issues: opportunities and challenges of drone journalism

Francesca Ferri, Deputy head of service "Il Tirreno", Italy

Lunch 13:00 - 14:30

14:30 - 14:50

Drones and regulatory framework for safe and effective implementation of drone operations.

Pasquale J. Capasso and Sara Molinari, EuroUSC, Italy

14:50 - 15:10

VTOL Drones and the Evolution of Drone Technology: Societal Impacts and Future Challenges

Gaetano Massari, Aerialclick, Lecce, Italy

15:10 - 15:30

Integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in manufacturing and wildfire monitoring

Carlos Ulloa Sande, University of Vigo, Spain

15:30 - 15:50

Vertiport as an anchor: The new urban hubs

Giuseppe Carusi, eVertiSKY, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Social Events

Visit at Museo Piaggio, Pontedera, Pisa, 17:30 - 19:00

Reservations must be made by October, 10th. Free entrance.

Social Dinner at Ristorante "Ci Ritorno", via R. Piaggio, Pontedera, (Pi), 20:00 - 23:00

Reservations must be made by October, 10th.

16 October 2024

Registration 9:30 - 10:00 (CEST)

10:00 - 10:10

Introduction to the symposium

Angela Pirri, Chair

10:10 - 10:30

The UAV services value chain, its development and deployment

Cristiano Baldoni, U-Space consultant and president of IntelliMove Consortium, Rome, Italy

10:30 - 10:50

The impact of AAM on Italian GDP

Federico Mongelli, Director at Strategy&Value Creation, PwC, Rome, Italy

10:30 - 10:50

The Drone Economy's evolution from Innovation Hype to Industry Maturity. Where are we today?

Francesco Zaini, President of Flowdron srl, Milan, Italy

10:50 - 11:10

The use of drones in civil protection activities of the Metropolitan City of Florence: experiences and potential developments

Leonardo Ermini, Head of Civil Protection and Forestry, Florence Metropolitan Area, Florence, Italy

11:10 - 11:30

Collaboration and public engagement: keys to the acceptance of advanced air mobility

Salvo Forzese, Project Officer, ANCI Tuscany, Italy

11:30 - 11:50

Operations with drones: The Sigma Ingegneria experience

Giacomo Pinagli, Sigma Ingegneria srl, Lucca, Italy

11:50 - 12:10

Optimized Autonomous Monitoring by combining AI, Autonomous Platforms, and Drones

Michele Grassi, Matchclick srl, Pisa, Italy

12:10 - 12:30

Drones and artificial intelligence: research activities at ISASI-CNR

Cosimo Distante, Researcher at CNR-IASI, Lecce, Italy

12:30 - 12:50

Industrial drone services: a way to improve processes and safety

Simone Bergamini, UAV Solutions, Medolla, Modena, Italy

Lunch 13:00 - 14:30

14:15 - 14:30

Demo of ABzero | Life saving partner

Giuseppe Tortora, Abzero srl, Navacchio, Pisa, Italy

Introduction by Alessio Giusti, Flybrì, senior drone pilot advisor of ABzero srl

14:30 - 14:50

ABzero | Life saving partner

Giuseppe Tortora, Abzero srl, Navacchio, Pisa, Italy

14:50 - 15:10

Validation process for blood transport with drones

Fabrizio Niglio, Former Director of the UOC Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine Livorno and Pisa - Director of the Transfusion Area ASL Toscana NordOvest

15:10 - 15:40

The use of drones in confined spaces with high risk for human safety, advantages and opportunities.

Virginia Bernardeschi, Waco srl, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy

15:40 - 16:00

Industrial drone services: a way to improve processes and safety

Dario Milani, DM-AirTech, Hamburg, Germany

16:00 - 16:20

Presentation of the book: "Applying drones to current societal and industrial challenges" by Springer Nature, Switzerland (2024)

Diego Carou Porto, Professor at University of Vigo, Spain

16:20 - 16:40

Best Talk Award ceremony

Spokesperson of Drones

16:40 - 16:45

Conclusions

Angela Pirri and Giuseppe Tortora

Conference Closing

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