Salvatore Antonio Biancardo is fixed-term research assistant in “Roads, Railways and Airports” at the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), University of Naples Federico II, School of Polytechnic and Basic Sciences.
Awards and recognitions:
(2018) National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor
(2021) Editor’s Choice in recognition of the outstanding publication “Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Asphalt Pavement Solutions Involving Recycled Aggregates and Polymers”
(2021) Finalist University of Naples Federico II Team member, The buildingSMART Awards 2021, Operational Excellence Category: Asset Management
(2015) Top Place Honor of The Oregon ITE’s 24th Annual Bill Kloos Traffic Bowl, Portland, Oregon USA, University of Washington Team Member
(2021) Invited for the selection of Editor-in-Chief e Deputy Editor-in-Chief for Civil Engineering and Architecture. Print ISSN: 2332-1091, Online ISSN: 2332-1121.
(2016) Selected for the Research Position as Junior Safety Engineer, Research Assistant 2. University of Connecticut, School of Engineering, Connecticut Transportation Institute, USA.
(2015) Third Place Winner Poster Contest, PacTrans Region 10 Student Transportation Conference 2015, Seattle (WA), USA. Poster title: “Methodology for Evaluating Roadway Geometric Design Consistency by using Speed and Safety Data”.
(2015) Selected as speaker for Workshop Doctoral Student Research in Transportation Operations and Traffic Control, Transportation Research Board (TRB) 95th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., USA. Presentation Title: Modeling Highway Consistency using Operating Speed and Safety Data (Presentation Number: P16-2113).
(2013) Invited Presentation for “A statistical look at gender and age differences as related to the injury crash type on low-volume roads”. The 5th International Conference on “Safety and Security Engineering” SAFE, Roma, September 17-19, 2013.
Publishing activities:
N.55 articles in indexed peer-reviewed Journals/ N.13 articles in peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings/ N.5 articles in peer-reviewed Books
H-index: 13/ Citations:390/ Scopus ID: 55915639400
Teaching activities at the University of Naples “Federico II”:
(2022-) I-BIM: Infrastructure-Building Information Modeling (MSc degree course – 9 CFU – English Language), DICEA
(2020-) Laboratorio BIM per le Infrastrutture Lineari (MSc degree course – 3CFU), Department of Architecture
(2018-) I-BIM: Infrastructure-Building Information Modeling (Ph.D. class in Civil System Engineering Doctoral Degree – 3 CFU – English Language), DICEA
(2018-) Costruzione di Strade, Ferrovie e Aeroporti (BSc degree course – 9 CFU), DICEA
(2018-) Costruzione e Gestione di Strade, Ferrovie e Aeroporti (BSc degree course – 8 CFU), DICEA
(2019-) Teaching Assistance for BIM Lab. (Second-level Professional Master's Programme, FS Mobility Academy-University of Naples Federico II)
(2017-) Teaching Assistance for Progettazione di Infrastrutture in Ambiente BIM (Master Second Level Degree on: BIM and Sustainable Integrated Design), Dipartimento di Strutture per l'Ingegneria e l'Architettura.
Teaching Activities at other Universities:
(2014, 2018, 2019 – BSc and MSc level) University of Washington, Seattle (WA), USA
(2017 – BSc and MSc level) Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, LT
(2019 – BSc and MSc level) Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, PT
(2019 – 2nd- level MSc degree) Turin Polytechnic, Turin, IT
(2020, 2021 – Ph.D. Level) La Sapienza University, Rome, IT
Other Teaching and Training Activities:
(2021) “Modellazione Infrastrutturale: Civil 3D”, BIM Specialist – Professional Training Course, Regione Campania, Virvelle S.r.l., Salerno.
(2020) “Modellazione Infrastrutturale: Bentley Open Roads Designer”, BIM Specialist – Professional Training Course, Regione Campania, Virvelle S.r.l., Salerno.
(2018-) Instructor for Cad Connect Gold Partner of Bentley Systems, Incorporated.
Supervision activities:
(2017-) N. 3 Postdocs/ N. 3 PhD candidates/ N. 30 Master students/ N. 27 Bachelor students
Relevant Institutional responsibilities:
(2021-) Member of the Scientific Board of the Ph.D. Course in “Infrastructures and Transports” - School in Civil Engineering and Architecture, Rome "La Sapienza" University.
(2021-) Member of DICEA Erasmus+ Committee Board
(2019-) Member of the Coordination Support Board for the course of study in Civil Engineering
(2014-) Member of the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Departmental Board
(2014-2016) Member of the Professors – Students Join Committee for the evaluation of the degree programs
(2014) Member of the Project “Messaggeri della Conoscenza”. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Gianluca Dell’Acqua
(2017-) Coordinator of International Agreements:
• The Smart Transportation Applications and Research Laboratory (University of Washington) and Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (University of Naples Federico II)
• Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and University of Naples Federico II
• Erasmus+ Programme. University of Zagabria and University of Naples Federico II
• Erasmus+ Programme. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu and University of Naples Federico II
Relevant International activities:
(2022) Chairman of the Poster Session on “Safety Studies on Low-Volume Roads”, The Transportation Research Board 101st Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 12, 2022
(2022) Invited Chairman of the Poster Session on “Safety Studies on Low-Volume Roads”, The Transportation Research Board 101st Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., 12 January, 2022
(2022) Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Automation and Information and Knowledge Model Technologies in Construction Engineering”. Buildings. (Publisher “MDPI”). ISSN 2075-5309
(2021) Invited Chairman of the Transport Session “Valorization of waste and marginal materials for roads”, Mediterranean PhD School 2nd Edition “European Green Deal. The Contribution from Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering”, Naples, Italy, 15 October, 2021
(2021) Lead Editor of the Special Issue “BIM for Infrastructures: from Planning and Design to the Maintenance Phase”. Journal of Advanced Transportation. (Publisher “Hindawi”). Print ISSN: 0197-6729, Online ISSN: 2042-3195.
(2021) Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Innovative Practices into Road Pavement Maintenance Management”. Infrastructures. (Publisher “MDPI”). ISSN 2412-3811
(2021-) Editorial Board Member. The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering. ISSN: 1822-427X (Print), ISSN: 1822-4288 (Online). Publisher: Riga Technical University (RTU) Press
(2020) Chairman of the Poster Session on “Advancements in Geospatial Technologies for Design and Construction”, The Transportation Research Board 99th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 13, 2020
(2019-) Member of ABJ95(1) Standing Subcommittee on BIM for Infrastructure, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences
(2019-) Editorial Board Member. Civil Engineering and Architecture. ISSN: 2332-1091 (Print), ISSN: 2332-1121 (Online). Publisher: Horizon Research Publishing
(2019-) Editorial Board Member. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives ISSN: 2590-1982. Publisher: Elsevier
(2019) Chairman of the AFB80(1) Standing Subcommittee on Geospatial Control, The Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 14, 2019
(2018) Chairman of the Session 4 “Road Safety and Human Factors”, The International Conference on Traffic and Transport Engineering ICTTE 2018, Belgrade, November 27, 2018
(2017) Chairman of the Session 21 “I-BIM Infrastructure Building Information Modeling”, TIS International Congress on Transport Infrastructure and Systems, Roma, Italy, April 10-12, 2017
(2016-) Editorial Board Member. International Journal for Traffic and Transport Engineering (IJTTE). ISSN 2217-544X (print), ISSN 2217-5652 (online). Publisher: Scientific Research Journals Ltd. Serbia
(2016-) Member of AFB80 Standing Committee on Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences
Research projects responsibilities:
(2021-) Member of the Research Project “Sistema di monitoraggio INtelligente per la Sicurezza delle infraSTrutture urbane” [Smart monitoring system for urban infrastructures safety] - PON: Programma Operativo Nazionale
(2020-) Member of the Research Project “Passadeiras seguras e eficientes para cidades sustentáveis” [Safe and efficient pedestrian crossings for sustainable cities] (Principal investigator: Prof. António Luís Pimentel Vasconcelos, Instituto Politecnico de Viseu, Portogallo)
(2019-) Local Principal Investigator (University of Naples Federico II) of the Research Project “Stone Pavements. History, Conservation, Valorisation and Design” - PRIN: Progetti di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale, Italy
(2015) Principal Investigator of the Research Project “Analisi della sicurezza stradale in ambito extraurbano” [Road Safety Analysis on rural roads], Centro di Servizio di Ateneo per il Coordinamento di Progetti Speciali e l’Innovazione Organizzativa (COINOR), Italy
(2015-2016) Project Assistance, University of Washington, USA.:
• TRB IDEA J-04/IDEA 82: "Active Safety-Collision Warning Pilot in Washington State" (Principal Investigator: Jerry Spears, Deputy Director at Washington State Transit Insurance Pool)
• Regional Map Based Analytical Platform for State-Wide Highway Safety Performance Assessment (Principal Investigator: Dr. Ali Hajbabaie, Assistant Professor at Washington State University)
• Bicycle Safety Analysis: Crowdsourcing Bicycle Travel Data to Estimate Risk Exposure and Create Safety Performance Functions (Principal Investigator: Dr. Haizhong Wang, Assistant Professor at Oregon State University)