Monday, 26 January 2026

9:00 - 9:30 Registration

9:30 – 11:00 Opening and Institutional Greetings

Prof. Fabio Bruno, Vice-Rector for Research
Prof. Francesco Valentini, Head of the Physics Department
Dr. Gianluca Gallo, Regional Councillor for Forestry, Calabria Region
Prof. Eleonora Bilotta, Scientific Coordinator, University of Calabria, ASI Project
Prof. Giuseppe Alì, Scientific Coordinator - Introduction to the Conference

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

Session 1 - Mathematical models

Chairman: Giuseppe Alì

11:30 – 12:15 Keynote - Giovanni Mascali (UNICAL)

Stochastic models for wildfire spread

12:15 – 13:05

12:15 – 12:40 Angela Ricciardello

Wildfire propagation model and numerical integration on a real domain: the study case of Enna city

12:40 – 13:05 Adrián Navas-Montilla

Mathematical and numerical modelling of wildfire spread using simplified physics-based models

13:15 – 14:30 Light Lunch

14:30 – 15:15 Keynote - Cordula Reisch (Roskilde University)

Investigating influencing factors on wildfire spread in mathematical models

15:15 – 16:30

15:15 – 15:40 Francesco Gargano

Posidonia Meadows: Dynamics, Stress and Biodiversity Preservation

15:40 – 16:05 Rossella Rizzo

Stationary and oscillatory patterns in a FitzHugh-Nagumo model with anomalous diffusion

16:05 – 16:30 Vincenzo Sciacca

An example of intraguild predation communities with anti-predator behavior: the blue crab invasion

16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break

17:00 – 18:15

17:00 – 17:25 Antonello Provenzale

Data-driven modelling of Burned Area, from climatic to seasonal scales

17:25 – 17:50 Donato Pera

Numerical simulations of an advection-reaction-diffusion model for forest fire modeling with performance evaluation of GPU- and CPU-based high performance computing architectures

17:50 – 18:15 Alice Peng

Existence of travelling wave solution in an advection-reaction-diffusion model for wildfire

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Session 2 - Operational aspects

Chairman: Pietro Pantano

9:00 – 9:45 Keynote – Fabrizia Buongiorno (INGV)

New Satellite Technologies for Forest and Wildfire Monitoring

9:45 – 11:00

9:45 – 10:15 Raffaele Mangiardi (Regione Calabria)

Forests and wildfires: fuel as the engineering key to risk. The system of tools and technologies of the Calabria Region

10:15 – 10:35 Daniele Tittoni (VVF)

Vegetation fire suppression management

10:35 – 11:00 Domenico Costarella (Protezione Civile)

From non-structural prevention to emergency response: the role of Civil Protection in wildland–urban interface fires

11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break

11:20 – 13:00

11:20 – 11:45 Antonio Costanzo (INGV)

Infrastructure and Satellite Data for Monitoring Activities: the Experience at INGV Rende Headquarters

11:45 – 12:10 Luca Tonarelli (DREAMItalia)

Wildfires and climate Change: which direction?

12:10 – 12:35 Francesco De Vivo (HighTek)

The QFLY sensors, the QWEB platform, and the QSIMU predictive model supporting regional and national authorities as a key element in situation awareness and decision-making processes in operational centers

12:35 – 13:00 Raoul Blasi (FLY4DATA)

Aerial support in fire reconnaissance, monitoring, and coordination. Use of manned and unmanned aircraft from survey to completion of the operational task

13:00 – 14:30 Light Lunch

14:30 – 16:30

14:30 – 14:55 Andrea Trucchia (CIMA)

The Cellular Automata Simulator PROPAGATOR for Probabilistic Wildfire Spread Scenarios in Emergency Response

14:55 – 15:20 Eugenio Sansosti (IREA NAPOLI)

Remote Sensing of ground movements: state of the art and future perspectives

15:20 – 15:45 Pascale Vacca (UPC)

The use of fire modelling tools for WUI risk assessment: application to case studies

15:45 – 16:10 Nicolò Perello (CIMA)

ML-Enhanced Fuel Mapping for Operational Fire Danger Forecasting with RISICO: operational deployment in Calabria

16:10 – 16:30 Coffee Break

14:30 – 16:30 Special Session dedicated to prof. Pietro Pantano's 72th Birthday

Probabilistic space-time models for forest fire spreading

16:30 – 16:45 Giuseppe Alì, Carmelo Scuro

A mathematical model for the propagation of wildfires

16:45 – 17:00 Pierpaolo Fusaro, Arrigo Bertacchini, Francesco Demarco

Geospatial analysis and its use in prediction and prevention

17:00 – 17:10 Salvatore Iiritano, Luigi Granata (Revelis)

Presentation of the prototype in the simulation environment

17:10 - 17:30 Pietro Pantano

Further application developments: case studies and discussion

19:00 City Tour

20:30 Social Dinner

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Session 3 - Territorial interactions

Chairman: Massimo Zupi

9:00 – 9:45 Keynote – Gianfranco Franz (UNIFE)

Post-disaster reconstruction: critical issues, experiences, perspectives

9:45 – 11:05

9:45 – 10:10 Flavio Stimilli (UNICAM)

DRM-FRAME - The engagement of territorial stakeholders in EU projects on Disaster Risk Management. The case of DRM-FRAME and other recent experiences in Horizon Europe and beyond.

10:10 – 10:35 Paolo Zimmaro (UNICAL)

Seismic risk of distributed infrastructure systems

10:35 – 11:00 Concetta Fallanca – Antonio Taccone (UNIRC)

A culture of safety for urban spaces. Designing for fluid paths.

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00

11:30 – 11:55 Alessandro Sgobbo (UNINA)

Post-disaster recovery planning. The reconstruction plan for Ischia Island

11:55 – 12:20 Antonia Arena (UNINA)

Co-design of nature-based solutions within the framework of the New European Bauhaus

12:20 – 12:45 Carlo Cacciamani (former director of Agenzia Italia Meteo)

The role of meteorology in fire risk management: operational aspects

12:45 – 13:10 Paola Mercogliano (CMCC)

Fires and climate change: danger, impacts, and risk management

13:30 – 15:00 Light Lunch