FRANCESCO SIMONE

PhD Graduate

PhD program:: XXXVII



Thesis title: From data to knowledge: modelling the imperfect fit for safety management in socio-technical systems

The complexity of socio-technical systems is threatening system safety, and safety science acknowledged the need to rely on approaches that go beyond deterministic cause-effect relationships. However, acknowledging this complexity is nothing but easily knowledgeable, nor fully manageable. This thesis explores how to leverage the impossibility of imperfect knowledge to strengthen safety management in socio-technical systems. This aim is achieved by transforming available data into useful knowledge. To this end, this thesis searches for a model that is capable of enabling such transition, namely, the “imperfect fit”. A set of design criteria for a modelling approach to characterise socio-technical complexity is developed at first. Then, the design criteria are used to design methodologies for analysing relevant complex socio-technical systems’ models. Eventually, the thesis suggests how a model based on knowledge graphs shows compelling signs of the imperfect fit, ultimately strengthening safety management in complex systems.

Research products

11573/1736145 - 2025 - System-theoretic analysis for the identification of emerging risks in the storage of dangerous substances
Nakhal Akel, A. J.; Simone, F.; Stefana, E.; Fedele, L.; Patriarca, R. - 04c Atto di convegno in rivista
paper: PROCEDIA COMPUTER SCIENCE (Amsterdam : Elsevier) pp. 2288-2295 - issn: 1877-0509 - wos: (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-105000528019 (0)
conference: 6th International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing, ISM 2024 (Prague)

11573/1732939 - 2025 - Functional resonance analysis via a genetic algorithm to ensure cost-effective maintenance planning
Patriarca, Riccardo; Lovaglio, Lorenzo; Simone, Francesco - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS (Elsevier BV:PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam Netherlands:011 31 20 4853757, 011 31 20 4853642, 011 31 20 4853641, EMAIL: nlinfo-f@elsevier.nl, INTERNET: http://www.elsevier.nl, Fax: 011 31 20 4853598) pp. - - issn: 0925-5273 - wos: (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85215205808 (0)

11573/1727614 - 2024 - Knowledge graphs to convert large Safety Control Structures of modern industrial establishments
Nakhal Akel, Antonio Javier; Simone, Francesco; Stefana, Elena; Patriarca, Riccardo - 04d Abstract in atti di convegno
conference: 11th European STAMP Workshop and Conference "Advancing Safety in a Complex World" (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
book: Book of abstracts and presentations 11th European STAMP Workshop and Conference "Advancing Safety in a Complex World" - ()

11573/1727856 - 2024 - Conceptualization of a functional random walker for the analysis of socio-technical systems
Patriarca, R.; Simone, F.; Artime, O.; Saurin, T. A.; Fogliatto, F. S. - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY (Elsevier Applied Science:An Imprint of Elsevier Science Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom:011 44 1865 843000, 011 44 1865 843699, EMAIL: nlinfo-f@elsevier.nl OR usinfo-f@elsevier.com OR forinfo-kyf04035@niftyserve.or.jp, INTERNET: http://www.elsevier.nl/, Fax: 011 44 1865 843010) pp. - - issn: 0951-8320 - wos: WOS:001269433100001 (2) - scopus: (0)

11573/1706560 - 2024 - A data-driven cyber resilience assessment for industrial plants
Simone, F.; Cilli, C.; Di Gravio, G.; Patriarca, R. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 11th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, WorldCIST 2023 (Pisa)
book: Information Systems and Technologies WorldCIST 2023 - (9783031456411)

11573/1714836 - 2024 - Walking “randomly”: how to tract intractable FRAM models
Simone, Francesco; Artime, Oriol; Abreu Saurin, Tarcisio; Fogliatto, Flavio; Patriarca, Riccardo - 04d Abstract in atti di convegno
conference: FRAMily-2024 & Safety-II in practice Workshops 2024 (Lund; Sweden)
book: FRAMily-2024 & Safety-II in practice Workshops 2024 – Book of Abstracts - ()

11573/1727858 - 2024 - Human-Hardware in the Loop (HHIL) STAMP-based simulations to model cyber-physical complexity in experimental high-risk plants
Simone, Francesco; Nakhal Akel, Antonio Javier; Lombardi, Manuel; Di Gravio, Giulio; Patriarca, Riccardo - 04d Abstract in atti di convegno
conference: European STAMP Workshop and Conference ESWC 2024 (Alexandroupolis)
book: European STAMP Workshop and Conference ESWC 2024 - ()

11573/1707006 - 2024 - Analisi dei costi attraverso modelli parametrici
Simone, Francesco; Patriarca, Riccardo; Di Gravio, Giulio - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: LOGISTICA MANAGEMENT (Milano: Edizioni Ritman Srl:Pza Iv Novembre 4, I 20124 Milan Italy:011 39 02 6693690, EMAIL: logman@logisticamanagement.com, Fax: 011 39 02 66983635) pp. 86-91 - issn: 1120-3587 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1710771 - 2023 - System Theoretic Model Checking for Safety Management in Industrial Plants
Nakhal Akel, A. J.; Simone, F.; Stefana, E.; Di Gravio, G.; Patriarca, R. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 28th Summer School Francesco Turco, 2023 (Genoa, Italy)
book: Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco - ()

11573/1701447 - 2023 - Un approccio sistemico per rappresentare la Direttiva Seveso III
Nakhal Akel, Antonio Javier; Simone, Francesco; Franzoni, Vanessa; Alvino, Antonello; Maria Ansaldi, Silvia; Rosaria Vallerotonda, Maria; Francesca Milazzo, Maria; Patriarca, Riccardo - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: Sicurezza e affidabilità delle attrezzature a pressione e degli impianti di processo (Brescia, Italia)
book: Un approccio sistemico per rappresentare la Direttiva Seveso III - (9788874848287)

11573/1663535 - 2023 - Supporting weather forecasting performance management at aerodromes through anomaly detection and hierarchical clustering
Patriarca, R.; Simone, F.; Di Gravio, G. - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS (Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier Science Limited) pp. 1- - issn: 0957-4174 - wos: WOS:000890664100007 (10) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85142137456 (13)

11573/1693687 - 2023 - Knowledge in graphs. Investigating the completeness of industrial near miss reports
Simone, F.; Ansaldi, S. M.; Agnello, P.; Di Gravio, G.; Patriarca, R. - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: SAFETY SCIENCE (Tokyo ; Oxford ; New York ; Amsterdam : Elsevier) pp. - - issn: 1879-1042 - wos: WOS:001079763500001 (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85170643292 (2)

11573/1695354 - 2023 - Analisi della completezza dei report di quasi-incidente nella direttiva Seveso
Simone, Francesco; Agnello, Patrizia; Maria Ansaldi, Silvia; Di Gravio, Giulio; Patriarca, Riccardo; Tronci, Massimo - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: Safap 2023 - Sicurezza e affidabilità delle attrezzature a pressione e degli impianti di processo (Brescia)
book: Atti Convegno Safap 2023 - Sicurezza e affidabilità delle attrezzature a pressione e degli impianti di processo - ()

11573/1667933 - 2023 - Industrial safety management in the digital era: constructing a knowledge graph from near misses
Simone, Francesco; Ansaldi Silvia, Maria; Agnello, Patrizia; Patriarca, Riccardo - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: COMPUTERS IN INDUSTRY (Elsevier BV:PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam Netherlands:011 31 20 4853757, 011 31 20 4853642, 011 31 20 4853641, EMAIL: nlinfo-f@elsevier.nl, INTERNET: http://www.elsevier.nl, Fax: 011 31 20 4853598) pp. - - issn: 0166-3615 - wos: WOS:000964727300001 (14) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85145650739 (20)

11573/1693685 - 2023 - Managing industrial automation. How knowledge graphs can boost production
Simone, Francesco; Di Gravio, Giulio; Patriarca, Riccardo; Bortolini, Marco; Gabriele Galizia, Francesco; Gamberi, Mauro - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 9th changeable, agile, reconfigurable and virtual production conference (CARV2023) and the 11th world mass customization & personalization conference (MCPC2023) (Bologna, Italia)
book: Production processes and product evolution in the age of disruption. Proceedings of the 9th changeable, agile, reconfigurable and virtual production conference (CARV2023) and the 11th world mass customization & personalization conference (MCPC2023), Bologna, Italy, June 2023 - (978-3-031-34820-4; 978-3-031-34821-1)

11573/1668470 - 2023 - Thinking in systems, sifting through simulations: a way ahead for cyber resilience assessment
Simone, Francesco; Nakhal Akel, Antonio Javier; Di Gravio, Giulio; Patriarca, Riccardo - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: IEEE ACCESS (Piscataway NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) pp. 11430-11450 - issn: 2169-3536 - wos: WOS:000934948100001 (7) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85148425372 (9)

11573/1644172 - 2022 - Modelling cyber resilience in a water treatment and distribution system
Patriarca, Riccardo; Simone, Francesco; Di Gravio, Giulio - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY (Elsevier Applied Science:An Imprint of Elsevier Science Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom:011 44 1865 843000, 011 44 1865 843699, EMAIL: nlinfo-f@elsevier.nl OR usinfo-f@elsevier.com OR forinfo-kyf04035@niftyserve.or.jp, INTERNET: http://www.elsevier.nl/, Fax: 011 44 1865 843010) pp. - - issn: 0951-8320 - wos: WOS:000821917000006 (19) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85132227607 (19)

11573/1663541 - 2022 - Performance-based analysis of aerodrome weather forecasts
Simone, F.; Di Gravio, G.; Patriarca, R. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 23rd International Conference on New Trends in Civil Aviation, NTCA 2022 (Prague; Czech Republic)
book: New trends in civil aviation - (978-80-01-06985-1)

11573/1667936 - 2022 - Supporting warehouse management through Machine Learning
Simone, F.; Nakhal Akel, A. J.; Patriarca, R. - 04c Atto di convegno in rivista
paper: ...SUMMER SCHOOL FRANCESCO TURCO. PROCEEDINGS (Ancona : AIDI) pp. - - issn: 2283-8996 - wos: (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85142819559 (0)
conference: 27th Summer School Francesco Turco, 2022 (Sanremo)

11573/1727857 - 2022 - A simulation-driven cyber resilience assessment for water treatment plants
Simone, F.; Patriarca, R. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2022) (Dublin)
book: Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference - (9789811851834)

11573/1644159 - 2022 - A Model-Based Assessment of Cyber-Resilience Evaluation for Water Purification Plants with Societal Impact
Simone, Francesco - 04d Abstract in atti di convegno
conference: 4th European International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2021 (Virtual, Online)
book: Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management - ()

11573/1644164 - 2022 - An Integrated Simulation Model for Water Purification and Distribution
Simone, Francesco - 04d Abstract in atti di convegno
conference: 4th European International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2021 (Virtual, Online)
book: Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management - ()

11573/1667748 - 2022 - System-Theoretic Process Analysis for Security with Simulations (STPA-Sec/S): Combining STPA-Sec with simulation-based resilience assessment
Simone, Francesco; Nakhal Akel, Antonio Javier; Di Gravio, Giulio; Patriarca, Riccardo - 04d Abstract in atti di convegno
conference: 10th European STAMP Workshop and Conference 2022 (Gdynia, Polonia)
book: 10th European STAMP Workshop and Conference 2022 - ()

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