SOFIA AGOSTINELLI

Dottoressa di ricerca

ciclo: XXXVI


supervisore: prof. Fabrizio Cumo

Titolo della tesi: Optimization and Management of Microgrids in the Built Environment based on Intelligent Digital Twins

The interplay between the built environment and energy use has profound implications for global energy consumption, emissions, and the transition towards sustainable systems. Recent analyses reveal that buildings are responsible for consuming approximately 40% of global energy, contributing to over 70% of electricity consumption and nearly a third of all carbon emissions. As the energy paradigm shifts, so does the dynamic between infrastructure and energy sources. Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), including microgrids, nanogrids, and behind-the-meter energy storage, offer both challenges and opportunities. Additionally, innovations such as grid-interactive efficient buildings and Electric Vehicle (EV) integration pathways (like EV-to-grid and EV-to-home) are broadening the horizons of demand response, heralding an age marked by heightened demand flexibility. The past decade's advancements on the Internet of Things (IoT) have opened an era of interconnected sensors and devices. This transition from limited to expansive data repositories facilitates advanced anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and smart features based on Machine Learning (ML) and other Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered methods. In this scenario, the emergence of the Digital Twin paradigm (DT) is redefining how we model the contexts in which these innovations operate, even though this concept remains under-explored in the energy and smart grid sectors. This research was conducted with the cooperation of ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) and delves into the challenges and potential of integrating AI with Digital Twins to support and enhance energy management and optimization in built environments. Using a testbed at the Faculty of Architecture of Sapienza University of Rome known as the SmartLAB—a building provided with an IoT network, a photovoltaic system, and an EV charging station—the microgrid is monitored and regulated via an AI-driven energy management system (EMS). Through the deployment of IoT devices, vast data streams are generated enabling insights for an Intelligent Digital Twin (IDT) framework built on open-source methods, integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM), IoT, and AI within a Proof of Concept (PoC) Data Ecosystem. The research's core aims are to craft an autonomous system capable of discerning energy loads using Naïve Bayes Classifier with Association Rule Mining ensuring efficient energy consumption management and optimized distribution among distinct loads/users. Moreover, it seeks to enhance the well-being of SmartLAB occupants by overseeing CO2 levels, lowering volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations through IoT-guided, data-informed procedures. This approach demonstrates adaptability across multiple contexts, from grid interactions to smart ecosystems, improving real-time control and providing data-driven energy optimization strategies. Moreover, the proposed prototype embraces scalable and cross-disciplinary strategies, paving the way for further integrations, such as space management systems and predictive maintenance. The findings highlight the advantages of embracing DT technologies within the built sector, while ongoing advancements are also discussed towards DT-based Smart Cities and Energy Communities for a more sustainable built environment.

Produzione scientifica

11573/1711426 - 2024 - Digital Twins for Lifecycle Management: The Digital Thread from Design to Operation in the AECO Sector
Agostinelli, Sofia - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Handbook of Digital Twins - (9781003425724)

11573/1711985 - 2024 - Concert Halls as Nearly Adaptive Spaces
Cairoli, Maria; Agostinelli, Sofia - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: APPLIED SCIENCES (Basel: MDPI AG, 2011-) pp. - - issn: 2076-3417 - wos: WOS:001209927500001 (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85192444875 (0)

11573/1639427 - 2024 - Infrastrutture dei servizi a rete per la sostenibilità e la tutela culturale del suolo e sottosuolo - Network Service Infrastructures for Sustainability and Cultural Protection of Soil and Subsoil.
Cherubini, Roberto; Cumo, Fabrizio; Sferra, Adriana; Piras, Giuseppe; Pini, Fabrizio; Agostinelli, Sofia - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Patrimonio culturale e welfare urbano. Strategie, piani e progetti per la rigenerazione della città contemporanea - (979-12-80178-54-1)

11573/1701011 - 2024 - A Future direction of machine learning for building energy management. Interpretable models
Gugliermetti, Luca; Cumo, Fabrizio; Agostinelli, Sofia - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: ENERGIES (Basel : Molecular Diversity Preservation International) pp. 1-5 - issn: 1996-1073 - wos: WOS:001159135700001 (3) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85184665525 (2)

11573/1700998 - 2024 - Digital twin framework for built environment. A review of key enablers
Piras, Giuseppe; Agostinelli, Sofia; Muzi, Francesco - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: ENERGIES (Basel : Molecular Diversity Preservation International) pp. 1-27 - issn: 1996-1073 - wos: WOS:001149448000001 (18) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85183317128 (23)

11573/1721988 - 2024 - Digital Twin: Piattaforme tecnologiche a supporto dei processi di pianificazione e gestione degli interventi sul territorio Digital Twin: Technological platforms to support the planning and management processes of interventions in the territory
Sferra, Adriana; Piras, Giuseppe; Agostinelli, Sofia - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Territorializzare il PNRR. Strategie, strumenti e progetti per la rigenerazione della città e dei territori contemporanei - (9788835163312)

11573/1664777 - 2023 - COGNIBUILD: Cognitive Digital Twin framework for advanced building management and predictive maintenance
Agostinelli, Sofia - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Technological Imagination in the Green and Digital Transition - (978-3-031-29514-0)

11573/1664778 - 2023 - Immersive Facility Management – a methodological approach based on BIM and Mixed Reality for training and maintenance operations
Agostinelli, Sofia; Nastasi, Benedetto - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Technological Imagination in the Green and Digital Transition - (978-3-031-29514-0)

11573/1655619 - 2023 - Tutela culturale e ambientale del suolo e sottosuolo con tecniche “senza scavi” per le infrastrutture dei servizi a rete
Cherubini, Roberto; Cumo, Fabrizio; Sferra, Adriana; Piras, Giuseppe; Pini, Fabrizio; Agostinelli, Sofia - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: ANANKE (Firenze : Alinea, [1993]-) pp. 101-104 - issn: 1129-8219 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1678270 - 2023 - La transizione verso i Digital Twins per il governo consapevole dell’ambiente costruito
Cinquepalmi, Federico; Agostinelli, Sofia - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Per una Italia che cresca. Diversità, prossimità e generatività dei territori fra transizioni e diseguaglianze - (979-12-81448-00-1)

11573/1711303 - 2023 - Project management. Metodi e strategie digitali per la gestione del processo edilizio
De Maria, Carlo; Agostinelli, Sofia - 03a Saggio, Trattato Scientifico

11573/1664536 - 2022 - Digital twin predictive maintenance strategy based on machine learning improving facility management in built environment
Agostinelli, S.; Heydari, A. - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Artificial Neural Network for Renewable Energy Systems and Real-World Applications - (9780128207932)

11573/1661659 - 2022 - Renewable sources urban cells microgrid. A case study
Agostinelli, S.; Nardecchia, F.; Pompei, L. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT (Southampton: WIT Press) pp. 207-225 - issn: 2056-3280 - wos: (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85141371150 (4)

11573/1681699 - 2022 - Methodology framework for prioritisation of renewable energy sources in port areas
Agostinelli, S.; Neshat, M.; Majidi Nezhad, Meysam; Piras, G.; Astiaso Garcia, D. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: 28th International Conference on Urban and Maritime Transport and the Environment, UMT 2022 (Valencia, Spain)
libro: WIT Transactions on the Built Environment - (9781784664770)

11573/1652264 - 2022 - Machine learning approach for predictive maintenance in advanced building management system
Agostinelli, Sofia; Cumo, Fabrizio - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: Energy Production and Management 2022 (Tallin, Estonia)
libro: Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century V - (978-1-78466-457-2)

11573/1618863 - 2022 - Renewable energy system controlled by open-source tools and digital twin model. Zero energy port area in Italy
Agostinelli, Sofia; Cumo, Fabrizio; Majidi Nezhad, Meysam; Orsini, Giuseppe; Piras, Giuseppe - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: ENERGIES (Basel : Molecular Diversity Preservation International) pp. 1-24 - issn: 1996-1073 - wos: WOS:000768318800001 (30) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85125762488 (44)

11573/1661384 - 2022 - Digital construction strategy for project management optimization in a building renovation site: machine learning and big data analysis
Agostinelli, Sofia; Cumo, Fabrizio; Marzo, Riccardo; Muzi, Francesco - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: 3rd ISIC Intl. Conf. on Trends on Construction in the Post-Digital Era (Guimarães, Portugal)
libro: Trends on Construction in the Digital Era - (978-3-031-20240-7; 978-3-031-20241-4)

11573/1565959 - 2022 - La sostenibilità ambientale a scala urbana: potenzialità e criticità nell’applicazione del Protocollo ITACA. Environmental sustainability on an urban scale: potential and criticality in the application of the ITACA Protocol
Agostinelli, Sofia; Cumo, Fabrizio; Pennacchia, Elisa; Piras, Giuseppe; Sferra, Adriana Scarlet - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: URBANISTICA DOSSIER (Roma - Italia: INU Edizioni Srl) pp. 32-36 - issn: 1128-8019 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1658278 - 2022 - Integrating Renewable Energy Sources in Italian port areas towards Renewable Energy Communities
Agostinelli, Sofia; Neshat, Mehdi; Majidi Nezhad, Meysam; Piras, Giuseppe; Astiaso Garcia, Davide - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: SUSTAINABILITY (Basel : MDPI) pp. 1-18 - issn: 2071-1050 - wos: WOS:000882658400001 (12) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85141835011 (15)

11573/1604980 - 2022 - Transforming a historic public office building in the centre of Rome into nZEB. Limits and potentials
Cumo, Fabrizio; Nardecchia, Fabio; Agostinelli, Sofia; Rosa, Flavio - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: ENERGIES (Basel : Molecular Diversity Preservation International) pp. 1-26 - issn: 1996-1073 - wos: WOS:000759192300001 (13) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85123030026 (19)

11573/1639435 - 2022 - La ristrutturazione dei fabbricati collabenti lungo le vie dei percorsi lenti: valorizzazione, digitalizzazione, connettività e accessibilità per nuovi servizi sostenibili.
Cumo, Fabrizio; Sferra, Adriana; Piras, Giuseppe; Pennacchia, Elisa; Agostinelli, Sofia - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: RETI | CITTÀ | TERRITORI Nuove relazioni tra centri minori e paesaggi - (9788876032264)

11573/1658279 - 2022 - Big Data Analysis for optimising the decision-making process in sustainable energy action plans: a multi-criteria evaluation approach applied to Sicilian Regional Recovery and Resilience Plans
Di Matteo, U.; Agostinelli, S. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: ENERGIES (Basel : Molecular Diversity Preservation International) pp. 1-22 - issn: 1996-1073 - wos: WOS:000872325000001 (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85140576031 (1)

11573/1543064 - 2021 - Cognitive Digital Twin for Building Management Systems: a case study in Rome
Agostinelli, Sofia - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Towards revolving cities. Urban fragilities and prospects in the 21th Century. - (978-88-3338-137-4)

11573/1618991 - 2021 - Actionable framework for city digital twin-enabled predictive maintenance and security management systems
Agostinelli, Sofia - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: Fourth International Conference on Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations (Santiago de Compostela)
libro: Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations IV - (978-1-78466-441-1)

11573/1659696 - 2021 - Strategie digitali per la gestione dell’ambiente costruito - Digital management strategies for built environment
Agostinelli, Sofia - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: IV Forum Internazionale del Gran Sasso (Teramo)
libro: Atti del Convegno IV Forum Internazionale del Gran Sasso, Sessione 02. Ambiente - La gestione digitale dell’ambiente: applicare i Digital Twin models dall’ambiente urbano a quello naturalistico - (978-88-943702-9-4)

11573/1543048 - 2021 - Cyber-Physical Systems Improving Building Energy Management: Digital Twin and Artificial Intelligence
Agostinelli, Sofia; Cumo, Fabrizio; Guidi, Giambattista; Tomazzoli, Claudio - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: ENERGIES (Basel : Molecular Diversity Preservation International) pp. 1-27 - issn: 1996-1073 - wos: WOS:000644181100001 (97) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85106177854 (128)

11573/1470051 - 2020 - SmartLab 4.0: digital twin e sistemi di ambient & artificial intelligence
Agostinelli, Alessandro; Agostinelli, Sofia; Pennacchia, Elisa - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: PONTE (Roma: Dei. Tipografia del genio civile.) pp. 7-17 - issn: 1129-3918 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1458287 - 2020 - The Potential of digital twin model integrated with artificial Intelligence systems
Agostinelli, S.; Cumo, F.; Guidi, G.; Tomazzoli, C. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: 2020 IEEE International conference on environment and electrical engineering and 2020 IEEE industrial and commercial power systems Europe, EEEIC / I and CPS Europe 2020 (Madrid; Spain)
libro: 2020 IEEE International conference on environment and electrical engineering and 2020 IEEE industrial and commercial power systems Europe, EEEIC / I and CPS Europe 2020 - (978-172817453-2)

11573/1473070 - 2020 - Digital methods and tools in construction processes for efficient project management workflows: case histories
Agostinelli, Sofia - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: GIS-BIM-International Summer School Lectures and notes for a digital integrated design - (979-12-200-7745-3)

11573/1555320 - 2020 - Linee guida per l'efficientamento energetico degli edifici residenziali della Regione Lazio
Agostinelli, Sofia - 03a Saggio, Trattato Scientifico

11573/1711314 - 2020 - DEEP RENOVATION
Agostinelli, Sofia - 03a Saggio, Trattato Scientifico

11573/1473027 - 2020 - Digitalizzare processi e informazioni: BIM, Cloud, IoT e Artificial Intelligence the next normal nell’industria AEC. Digitizing processes and information: BIM, Cloud, IoT and Artificial Intelligence the next normal in the AEC industry.
Agostinelli, Sofia; Amista, Stefano - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: PONTE (Roma: Dei. Tipografia del genio civile.) pp. 41-48 - issn: 1129-3918 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1465403 - 2020 - Il Project Management 4D. Strategie digitali per la sostenibilità dei processi realizzativi
Agostinelli, Sofia; Cumo, Fabrizio; Ruperto, Francesco - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: Il Progetto nell’era digitale. Tecnologia Natura Cultura – SITdA (Napoli)
libro: Il Progetto nell’era digitale. Tecnologia Natura Cultura – SITdA - (978-88-916-4327-8)

11573/1470054 - 2020 - Tecnologie per l’ageing in place: domotica assistenziale e digital twin
Agostinelli, Sofia; Giustini, Federica; Pennacchia, Elisa - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: PONTE (Roma: Dei. Tipografia del genio civile.) pp. 27-37 - issn: 1129-3918 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1470041 - 2020 - BIM-GIS integration towards Digital Twin: shaping smart for rethinking cities
Agostinelli, Sofia; Pennacchia, Elisa - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Lectures and notes for a digital integrated design - (9791220077453)

11573/1564880 - 2020 - Installazione di sistemi di isolamento per l’involucro edilizio
Agostinelli, Sofia; Pennacchia, Elisa - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
libro: Deep Renovation. Criteri di efficientamento energetico degli edifici - (979-12-200-5959-6)

11573/1555325 - 2020 - Costruire digitale. Scenari per un project management 4.0
Agostinelli, Sofia; Ruperto, Francesco - 03a Saggio, Trattato Scientifico

11573/1447750 - 2020 - Refurbishment of a house in a historical building: energy saving, electrification and flexibility
Romano, Giada; Pennacchia, Elisa; Agostinelli, Sofia - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: 75th National ATI Congress – #7 Clean Energy for all (ATI 2020) (Roma)
libro: 75th National ATI Congress – #7 Clean Energy for all (ATI 2020) - ()

11573/1447754 - 2020 - Historical analysis and refurbishment proposal of the “Red schools” in Viterbo
Romano, Giada; Pennacchia, Elisa; Agostinelli, Sofia - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: 75th National ATI Congress – #7 Clean Energy for all (ATI 2020) (Virtual; Online)
libro: 75th National ATI Congress – #7 Clean Energy for all (ATI 2020) - ()

11573/1650292 - 2019 - 5d bim: Tools and methods for digital project construction management
Agostinelli, S.; Cinquepalmi, F.; Ruperto, F. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: 3rd International conference on building information modelling in design, construction and operations, BIM 2019 (Seville; Spain)
libro: WIT Transactions on the Built Environment - (9781784663612)

11573/1405425 - 2019 - STRATEGIES AND OUTCOMES OF BIM EDUCATION: ITALIAN EXPERIENCES
Agostinelli, Sofia; Cumo, Fabrizio; Ruperto, Francesco - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: Eco-Architecture 2020 (Bilbao)
libro: Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations III - (978-1-78466-361-2)

11573/1473049 - 2019 - Obiettivi, strategie e risultati dell’esperienza italiana sulla formazione universitaria in materia di BIM e digitalizzazione del settore delle costruzioni.
Agostinelli, Sofia; Cumo, Fabrizio; Ruperto, Francesco - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: PONTE (Roma: Dei. Tipografia del genio civile.) pp. 15-24 - issn: 1129-3918 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1473033 - 2019 - L'utilizzo delle malte naturali in Bioedilizia per l'efficientamento energetico e per il miglioramento microclimatico negli edifici residenziali: il cocciopesto
Agostinelli, Sofia; Rosso, Maria - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: PONTE (Roma: Dei. Tipografia del genio civile.) pp. 31-37 - issn: 1129-3918 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1356723 - 2019 - 4D BIM-oriented Digital Project Construction Management for the AEC Industry
Agostinelli, Sofia; Ruperto, Francesco; Sferra, Adriana Scarlet - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: BIM 2019 3rd International Conference on Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations (Seville, Spain)
libro: Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations III - (978-1-78466-361-2)

11573/1334839 - 2019 - ZEB Prototype Controlled by a Machine Learning System
Cinquepalmi, Federico; Cumo, Fabrizio; Agostinelli, Sofia - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: IFAU19 - 3rd International Forum for Architecture and Urbanism. Modernisation and Globalization (Tirana)
libro: IFAU19 - 3rd International Forum for Architecture and Urbanism. Modernisation and Globalization - Proceedings of the conference - (978-9928-346-01-8)

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