PhD Graduate in ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE FOR ENERGY AND INDUSTRY XXXVI MARCO ANTONIO BUCARELLI (supervisor: Prof. A. Geri) SHAYESTEH NAGHINAJAD MOHAMMADKHANLOU (supervisor: Prof.Annamaria Pau) VINCENZO SCARANO (supervisor: Prof.ssa Marta Feroci e Prof. Leonardo Mattiello) XXXV FEDERICO CARERE (supervisor: Prof. Alberto Geri) GAETANO FERRARI (supervisor: prof. Luigi Martirano) GAETANO IANNARELLI (supervisor: Prof. Chiara Boccaletti) STEFANO PANELLA (supervisor: Prof. Maria Carmen Falvo, co-supervisor: Ing. Mauro Caprabianca, joint PhD: TERNA S.p.A.)