Gianfranco Rizzo - Biografia

Gianfranco RIZZO

Born in Naples, 28/3/1952. Degree cum laude in Mechanical Engineering, University of Naples (1975).
Researcher at FIAT Auto, Turin (1977), Istituto Motori CNR, Naples (1978-81). Assistant Professor (Fluid Machines and Power Systems) at the Dept.of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Naples (1982-92). Associate professor (Fluid Machines and Power Systems) at Faculty of Engineering of University of Salerno since 1992, at the Dept.of mechanical Engineering. Full professor since 2000.

Teaching staff member of Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Salerno. Member of national and international Ph.D. committees (University of Lund, University of California Berkeley).
Author of over 120 papers, published on national and international journals and presented at international and national conferences (Selected publications at: http://publicationslist.org/grizzo; complete list here).

Awards
"Best Paper Award" for "Propulsion & Motorcycles" at the AVEC04 Symposium, Arnhem (NL).

Research topics:
Automotive Engines: Emission and Pressure Cycle Modeling in S.I and Diesel Engines; Deterministic and Stochastic Optimization of Control Strategies; Turbulent Combustion Modeling in ICE; A/F, NOx and Cylinder Wall Temperature estimation from pressure cycle; Engine/Vehicle Dynamic Models for Conventional and Hybrid Vehicles; Solar Hybrid Vehicles; A/F Modeling and Control; Hierarchical Modeling Approach for ICE; Identification of Non Linear Models with Physical Structure for ICE; Mechanical Efficiency Models in SI Engines; Application of Experimental Design and Active Learning Techniques.
Turbomachines: Modeling and optimal design of turbines and compressors; Design Optimization for Multi-stage Compressors; Emission Monitoring in Gas Turbine Plants.
Power Plants: Modeling and Optimal design of steam power plants for power and cogeneration; thermo-economic modelling and optimization of cogeneration plants; Modeling and Optimization of Hybrid Power Plants with Wind Turbines and CAES.
Bio-Economic Systems: modeling and optimal management of marine fisheries and aquaculture plants.

Author of educational multimedia on fluid machines and power systems.
Chair of IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control) Technical Committee "Automotive Control", http://www.ifac-automotivecontrol.org (2008-)
Vice-President of SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Naples Group, associated to SAE International (2001-2005).
Editor and Chair of National Organizing Committee of IFAC Symposium AAC04 on "Advances in Automotive Control", University of Salerno, 2004. Associate editor for the 17th IFAC World Congress, Seoul.
Reviewer for international journals ("ASME Journal of Dynamic System, Measurement and Control", "Kybernetika", "Control Engineering Practice", "Inverse Problems in Engineering", "IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology") and italian and international research organizations.
Member of IPC and/or session organizer for international conferences:
3rd Intl.Conf.on Internal Combustion Engines ICE'97, Sept.17-20, 1997, Capri;
2nd Intl.Conf.on Control and Diagnostics in Automot.Applic., Genova, Oct.1-2, 1998;
6th IEEE Mediterranean Conference, June 9-11, 1998, Alghero.
7th IEEE Mediterranean Conference, July 1999, Haifa.
AVEC 2000, August 2000, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
IFAC Workshop on Automotive Control, Karlsruhe, Germany, March 2001;
CD Auto 01, Genova, June 2001;
2001 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM'01), Como, Italy, 8-11 July 2001
AVEC '02, September 2002, Hiroshima (Japan).
CD Auto 03, Genova, June 2003.
IFAC Symposium on Automotive Control, Salerno, Italy, Germany, April 2004;
AVEC '04, August 2004, Arnhem (The Netherlands).
2005 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM'05), Monterey, California, Italy, 24-28 July 2005;
AVEC '06, August 2006, Taipei (Taiwan).
Chairman and/or Reviewer for international conferences (ASME-ESDA, 6th and 7th IEEE-Med.Conf., Flowers '97, ICE '97, IFAC World Congress 1999, AIM01, CD-Auto01, CD-Auto03, IFAC World Congress 2005, AIM05).
Invited speaker at international conferences and workshops (CD-Auto 03, June 2003, Genova, Italy; Workshop on the Integration of Modeling and Control for Automotive Engines, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, June 5-6, 1999).
Given seminars at: Tokyo Inst.of Techn., Nissan Labs, Universityof Michigan, Carnegie Mellon University, CRF, ELASIS, Magneti Marelli, SFIO-Edinburgh, ETH-Zurich, Ohio-State University, University of Wisconsin, FORD Laboratories, University of Budapest, University of Miskolc, Université de Mulhouse, University of Bologna, University of Naples, University of Cassino, University of Bergamo.
Member of Best Paper Award Committee, AVEC02, Hiroshima.
Member of Transportation Panel of ASME DSCD (Dynamic System and Control Division).
Member of SAE, ATA, ATI, ASME, AIRO, The Combustion Institute, EAFE.
Responsible for University of Salerno of the program agreement with FIAT Research Centre, BiMed, Provincia Salerno, Parco Cilento on Sustainable Mobility.

Responsible for research projects with:
MAGNETI MARELLI - Development of models with hierarchical structure for the performance prediction of electonically controlled automotive engines;
ELASIS - Development and optimization of control strategies for the reduction of fuel consumption and emissions in automotive engines, with particular attention to auto-adaptivity problems;
Technological Science Park of Salerno - Development of advanced micro-cogeneration systems for the optimization of thermal and electrical energy consumption;
SNAM - Development of computer codes for the prediction and the monitoring of emissions in gas turbine plants.
Ausimont: Surge Control in Centrifugal Compressors.
ACER: Thermo-Economic Optimization of Cogeneration Plants with Bio-Diesel fuel production from waste.
Cesarmeccanica: Predictive maintenance of automotive vehicles.

Member of International Program Committees, chairman and/or session organizator in the following international conferences:
3rd Intl.Conf.on Internal Combustion Engines ICE97, Sept.17-20, 1997, Capri;
2nd Intl.Conf.on Control and Diagnostics in Automot.Applic., Genova, Oct.1-2, 1998;
6th IEEE Mediterranean Conference, June 9-11, 1998, Alghero.
7th IEEE Mediterranean Conference, July 1999, Haifa.
AVEC 2000, August 2000, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
IFAC Workshop on Automotive Control, Karlsruhe, Germany, March 2001;
2001 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM'01), Como, Italy, 8-11 July 2001
AVEC '02, September 2002, Hiroshima (J).
AVEC'04, August 2004, Delft (NL).
AVEC'06, AUgust 2006, Taipei (Taiwan)
World Congress IFAC08, August 2008, Seoul (Korea)
AVEC'08, October 2008, Kobe (Japan)

Research Projects
Tempus Project "Euroconform Complex Retraining of Specialists in Road Transport" (University of Miskolc).
FP6-2004-ACC-SSA-2, Automotive Controls and Mechatronics Research Center for Actively Safe, Clean and Efficient Road Vehicles - the AUTOCOM (University of Instanbul).
Scientific leader of EU project FAIR-561 "Bioeconomic models", in partnership with University of Iceland and Imperial College of London.
Coordinator of the Leonardo Project I/05/B/F/PP-154181 "Energy Conversion Systems and Their Environmental Impact", http://www.dimec.unisa.it/Leonardo
Coordinator of project "Integration of photovoltaic systems in conventional and hybrid vehicles", http://www.dimec.unisa.it/PRIN
Scientific leader of project founded by Campania Regional Government (POP FESR measure 5.4 - Development of innovative control systems for the reduction of emissions in automotive engines) and researches sponsored by CNR, MURST, UE, MAF.

Organization's activities and hobbies
Responsible for the WEB pages of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (http://www.dimec.unisa.it), online services for graduate recruitment (www.orientamento.unisa.it/opera), Erasmus program (www.erasmus.unisa.it).
Responsible for musical activities at University of Salerno (http://www.musica.unisa.it). Accordeonist of the University of Salerno Jazz Orchestra .