Scientific publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers

• Corbari, L., Capodici, F., Ciraolo, G., Ceriola, G., Aiello, A., 2025. Fate and transport of macroplastics released along the West Africa Coastal Area applying a hydrodynamic model. Accepted for publication in Water.

• Filippi, E., Aiello, A., 2025. Barriers, benefits and influential factors of adopting Earth Observation satellite data at local and regional levels: the case of the Italian LRAs, Sustainability, 17, 145

• Settembre, G., Taggio, N., Del Buono, N., Esposito, F., Di Lauro, P., Aiello, A., 2025. A Land Cover Change Framework Analyzing Wildfire-affected Areas in Bitemporal PRISMA Hyperspectral Images. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 229, 855-866

• Filippi, E., Aiello, A., 2024. Reasons, Objectives and Potential Impact of the Italian NRRP Investment for the «IRIDE» Earth Observation Programme, L'Industria, 1-46

• Taggio, N., Aiello, A., Ceriola, G., Kremezi, M., Kristollari, V., Kolokousis, P., Karathanassi, V., Barbone, E., 2022. A Combination of Machine Learning Algorithms for Marine Plastic Litter Detection Exploiting Hyperspectral PRISMA Data, Remote Sensing, 14, 3606

• Kremezi, M., Kristollari, V., Karathanassi, V., Topouzelis, K., Kolokoussi, P., Taggio, N., Aiello, A., Ceriola, G., Barbone, E., Corradi, P., 2022. Increasing the Sentinel-2 potential for marine plastic litter monitoring through image fusion techniques, Marine Pollution Bullettin, 182, 113974

• Andresini, G., Appice, A., Iaia, D., Malerba, D., Taggio, N., Aiello, A., 2022. Leveraging Autoencoders in Change Vector Analysis of Optical Satellite Images, Journal of Intelligent Information Systems, 58, 433–452

• Kremezi, M., Kristollari, V., Karathanassi, V., Topouzelis, K., Kolokoussi, P., Taggio, N., Aiello, A., Ceriola, G., Barbone, E., Corradi, P., 2021. Pansharpening PRISMA Data for Marine Plastic Litter Detection Using Plastic Indexes. IEEE Access, 9, pp. 61955-61971

• Aiello, A., Adamo, M., Canora, F., 2015. Remote sensing and GIS to assess soil erosion with RUSLE3D and USPED at river basin scale in southern Italy. Catena, 131, pp. 174-185

• Canora, F., D'Angella, A., Aiello, A., 2015. Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity to desertification in the Bradano River basin (Basilicata, southern Italy). Journal of Maps, 11, 745-759

• Aiello, A., Canora, F., Pasquariello, G., Spilotro, G., 2013. Shoreline variations and coastal dynamics: a space-time data analysis of the Jonian littoral, Italy. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 129, pp. 124-135

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

• Filippi, E., Aiello, A., 2025. Bridging Big Data from Space Down to Earth: Exploring EO Integration in EU Local Authorities. Accepted for publication at the BIG DATA FROM SPACE 2025 (BiDS'25)

• Nicastro, N., Taggio, N., Ceriola, G., Kremezi, M., Karathanassi, V., Aiello, A., 2025. Applying AI for Improved Detection of Debris in Dumpsites and Floating Matter via Spatio-Temporal Fusion of Sentinel-2 and PlanetScope Satellite Data. Accepted for publication at the 29th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems (KES-2025)

• Settembre G., Taggio N., Del Buono N., Aiello A., Esposito F., 2025. Low-rank hierarchical clustering of PRISMA hyperspectral images to identify burned areas. In: Meo, R., Silvestri, F. (eds) Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases. ECML PKDD 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2135. Springer, Cham.

• Aiello, A., Massimi, V., Taggio, N., Borrelli, R., Laurino, V., Filippi, E., Decaro, P., Lo Zito, F., D'Aranno, P., Marsella, M., Quattrociocchi, D., Brunetti, A., Casucci, M., 2024. A land monitoring service for local public administrations: the IRIDE EOS4LPA Lot 3 project. In Borgogno-Mondino, E., Zamperlin, P. (Eds.), Geomatics for Environmental Monitoring: From Data to Services, ASITA 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2088. Springer, Cham.

• Tricomi, A., Acito, N., Aiello, A., Amici, S., Amodio, A., Braga, F., Bresciani, M., Casa, R., Ceriola, G., Corsini, G., De Pasquale, V., Diani, M., Fabbretto, A., Giardino, C., Laneve, G., Lombardo, V., Matteoli, S., Mirzaei, S., Musacchio, M., Palandri, M., Pascussi, S., Pietranera, L., Pignatti, S., Sacco, P., Scarpa, G.M., Shaik, R.U., Spinetti, C., Tapete, D., 2023. Prisma-Based Advanced Prototype Products: An Overview, IGARSS 2023 - 2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Pasadena, CA, USA, 2023, pp. 1637-1640

• Aiello, A., Adamo, M., Canora, F., 2014. Modelling spatially–distributed soil erosion through remotely–sensed data and GIS. In Murgante, B., Misra, S., Rocha, A.M., Torre, C., Rocha, J.G., Falcão, M.I., Taniar, D., Apduhan, B., Gervasi, O. (Eds.), ICCSA 2014, Part IV, LNCS 8582, pp. 372-385

• Aiello, A., Canora, F., Spilotro, G., 2013. Coastal erosion and sediment deficit assessment at catchment basin scale: a case study from southern Italy. Rendiconti Online Società Geologica Italiana, 24, pp. 9-11

• Tarantino, E., Aiello, A., 2011. Plastic-covered vineyard extraction from airborne sensor data with an object-oriented approach. In Neale, C.M.U., Maltese, A., Richter, K. (Eds.), Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XIII, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 8174, pp. 8174151-8174159 

Not Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers 

• Ceriola, G., Allam, G., Amoruso, L., Laterza, M., Drimaco, D., Aiello, A., 2024. Leveraging Earth Observation for Marine Environment and Blue Economy: Insights from the ESA-funded GDA-AID Activity. 75th International Astronautical Congress https://doi.org/10.52202/078362-0001

• Sarelli, A., Ceriola, G., Iasillo, D., Aiello, A., 2019. Coastal Eutrophication estimation for SDG 14: innovative algorithm and novel provision approach based on the exploitation of large EO time series and a cloud-based application platform. ESA Living Planet Symposium 2019

• Ceriola, G., Drimaco, D., Aiello, A., Bollanos, S., 2019. From SST measurements to actionable information for public and private users: Rheticus© services. Proceedings of the GHRSST XX SCIENCE TEAM MEETING, pp. 144-148, ISSN 2049–2529

• La Mantia, C., Aiello, A., Barbieri, V., 2018. Rheticus®: the Right Cloud-Based Platform for Satellite Data. Proceedings of the ESA Small Satellites, System & Services Symposium (4S), ID 1_135-72, pp. 1-8

• Aiello, A., Canora, F., Spilotro, G., 2013. Metodologie geomatiche per la misura delle variazioni della linea di costa in aree interessate da erosione costiera. Atti 17a Conferenza Nazionale ASITA, pp. 19-24 

• Aiello, A., 2011. Il contributo dell’object-based image analysis nell’estrazione di vigneti a copertura plastica. Atti 15a Conferenza Nazionale ASITA, pp. 47-52 

• Tarantino, E., Aiello, A., Caprioli, M., 2011. The contribute of thermal information to map vulnerability of industrial coastal areas. Proceedings of the 25th International Cartography Conference, ID CO-025 

• Aiello, A., Tarantino, E., 2010. Il contributo dell’infrarosso termico nel monitoraggio delle aree costiere. Atti 14a Conferenza Nazionale ASITA, pp. 15-20

Contributions to books

• Aiello, A., 2022. Actionable geoinformation on burnt areas. in NEREUS/ESA/EC, Copernicus4Regions, User Stories Sheets

• Aiello, A., Barbieri, V., Modesti, F., Mattia, C.,  2018. Actionable geoinformation on burnt areas. In NEREUS/ESA/EC, The Ever Growing Use of Copernicus Across Europe’s Regions,  pp. 110-111

Contributions to websites

• Aiello, A., Allam, G., Ceriola, G., 2024.  Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean area. In ESA GDA AID Marine Environment & Blue Economy

• Ceriola, G., Aiello, A., Allam, G., 2024.  Seawater Pollution Assessment and Monitoring in the West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Region. In ESA GDA AID Marine Environment & Blue Economy 

• Aiello, A., Allam, G., Ceriola, G., 2024. Web-based Application for Historical Data of Coastal Vulnerability Indices in Maldives Region. In ESA GDA AID Marine Environment & Blue Economy

• Aiello, A., 2020. Copernicus Sentinel-2 supports operational service on post-wildfire monitoring. In ESA Sentinel Success Stories

Contributions to TECHNICAL REPORTS

• ISPRA, 2016. Consumo di suolo, dinamiche territoriali e servizi ecosistemici. Rapporto 248/2016

Patent

• Aiello, A., Massimi, V., Samarelli, S., 2021.  “SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE PRIORITY OF INSPECTION OF SATELLITE REMOTELY SENSED OBJECTS AND METHOD THEREOF”. EP4113167A1. European Patent Office

Conference Abstracts, Posters, and Presentations

• Aiello, A., Ceriola, G., Abouzied, G.A.A., Casal, T., 2025. GDA-AID Marine Environment and Blue Economy: Advancing Sustainable Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Management in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Tunisia through EO. ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025 (Oral Presentation)

• Ceriola, G., Maldera, G., Aiello, A., Villa, M., Rossi, M., Santarsiero, V., Piccolo, A., Zilli, A., Lippi, M., 2025. Monitoring the environment and the territory of Taranto city through cloud-based geoservices exploiting Copernicus services and missions. ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025 (Oral Presentation)

• Santarsiero, V., Martino, L., Ceriola, G., Iasillo, D., Rossignoli, C., Longobardi, L., Aiello, A., 2025. Harnessing Earth Observation and Socio-Economic Insights for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Lessons from Bangladesh and Kenya. ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025 (Poster)

• Kremezi, M., Karathanassi, V., Ceriola, G., Aiello, A., Lamboglia, E., 2025. Multisensor Water Discharge project within the ESA Sentinel User Preparation initiative. ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025 (Poster)

• Santarsiero, V., Martino, L., Ceriola, G., Rossignoli, C., Longobardi, L., Iasillo, D., Aiello, A., 2025. AQUADMC: Smart Solution for a Sustainable Aquaculture Value Chain. 13th World Congress on Water Resources and Environment – EWRA2025 (Oral Presentation)

• Aiello, A., Taggio, N., Ceriola, G., Kremezi, M., Karathanassi, V., 2025. Advancing Remote Sensing and AI for Marine and Land-Based Debris Detection: Insights from the REACT and SPOTTED Projects. Surface PlAstic Remote SEnsing (SPARSE) Workshop (Oral Presentation)

• Aiello, A., Ceriola, G., Allam, G., 2024. From Satellite to Strategy: Advancing Biodiversity Conservation in Tunisia and Guinea-Bissau through Earth Observation. ESA EO4Africa Symposium (Poster)

• Corbari, L., Capodici, F., Ciraolo, G., Ceriola, G., Aiello, A., 2024. Addressing Marine Pollution in West Africa: Insights from Plastic Drift Modeling. ESA EO4Africa Symposium (Oral Presentation)

• Panico, S., Sciusco, P., Vicario, S., Aiello, A., De Lucia, M., Adamo, M., 2024. Integration of Machine Learning and Remote Sensing Techniques for the Estimation of Grassland Soil Organic Carbon across Temperate Climatic Zone. ESA Symposium on EO 4 Soil Protection and Restoration (Oral Presentation)

• Corbari, L., Capodici, F., Ciraolo, G., Ceriola, G., Aiello, A., Casal, T., 2023. Tracking the Spread of Plastic Pollution from Liberian Rivers: A Case Study in the Gulf of Guinea. EC-ESA Joint Earth System Science Initiative workshop (Poster)

• Aiello, A., Barbone, E., Ceriola, G., Karathanassi, V., Kolokousis, P., Kremezi, M., Kristollari, V., Taggio, N., 2023. Unlocking the Potential of Spectral Signature Unmixing and Machine Learning for Detecting Plastic Marine Litter: Insights from the REACT Project. ESA Remote Sensing of Marine Litter Workshop 2023 (Oral Presentation)

• Aiello, A., Ceriola, G., Karathanassi, V., Kolokousis, P., Kremezi, M., Taggio, N., 2023. SPOTTED: Exploring AI for Enhanced Debris Detection in Dumpsites and Floating Matter Using Spatio-Temporal Fusion of Sentinel-2/PlanetScope Images. ESA Remote Sensing of Marine Litter Workshop 2023 (Poster)

• Corbari, L., Capodici, F., Ciraolo, G., Ceriola, G., Aiello, A., 2023. Tracking Plastic Litter: Modeling Particle Movement in the West Africa Coastal Region. ESA Remote Sensing of Marine Litter Workshop 2023 (Poster)

• Aiello, A., Taggio, N., 2023. Litter detection from Super-Resolved Remote Sensing data. Workshop MathAIEOapp (Oral Presentation)

• Aiello, A., 2022. Mappa della severità degli incendi. Earth Technology Expo 2022 (Oral Presentation)

• Aiello, A., 2022. Rheticus® Aquaculture - Smart satellite support for facing climate change challenges. Aquaculture Europe 2022 (Oral Presentation)

• Aiello, A., 2022. Rheticus Aquaculture® and e-shape: satellite-based solutions for supporting mussel and oyster producers. Framework Partnership Agreement on Copernicus User Uptake (FPCUP) Workshop "Identification, promotion and implementation of Copernicus products, applications and services for aquaculture stakeholders" (Oral Presentation)

• Aiello, A., Karathanassi, V., Barbone, E., Corradi, P., 2022. Exploring Spectral Signature Unmixing techniques and Machine Learning algorithms on fused multi- and hyper-spectral data for plastic marine litter detection – the REACT project. ESA Living Planet Symposium 2022 (Oral Presentation)

• Iasillo, D., Novelli, A., Deflorio, A., Laterza, M., De Pasquale, V., Aiello, A., Taggio, N., Ceriola, G., 2022. Rheticus® Agriculture supports farmers and planners with accurate and reliable geospatial information in South-Est Asia. ESA Living Planet Symposium 2022 (Poster)

• Aiello, A., 2021. Satellite Support for Smart Aquaculture: Rheticus® Aquaculture. 4th Conference on Industry Digital Evolution (Oral Presentation)

• Aiello, A., 2020. Rheticus® Aquaculture: Satellite Support for Smart Aquaculture. Aquafarm Conference (Oral Presentation)

• Aiello, A., 2019. Rheticus® Aquaculture: Satellite Support for Smart Aquaculture. Blue_Boost Hackathon – Interreg Adrion (Oral Presentation)

• Aiello, A., Ceriola, G., Barbieri, V., 2019. Rheticus® Wildfires: actionable geoinformation on burnt areas for post-fire assessment. 12th EARSeL Forest Fires SIG Workshop, pp. 62-63 (Oral Presentation)

• Spastra, Y., Bollanos, S., Forenza, G., Aiello, A., 2019. Rheticus®: Insightful Geo-Analytics for Detecting Ground Instabilities and Monitoring Critical Infrastructures. 15th International Congress of the Geological Society of Greece

• Aiello, A., Iasillo, D., Drimaco, D., 2019. SDGs’ Indicators and Master Plan Monitoring. ESA Living Planet Symposium 2019 (Poster)

• Aiello, A., 2018. Rheticus® Aquaculture: Satellite Support for Smart Aquaculture. Space Wave Workshop: Food from Sea Aquaculture (Oral Presentation)

• Iasillo, D., Zotti, M., Aiello, A., Ceriola, G., 2018. Continuous Monitoring Of Coastal Waters With Rheticus® Marine For The Blue Economy. The ESA MED 2018 (Poster)

• Ceriola, G., Aiello, A., Drimaco, D., 2018. Rheticus® Aquaculture: Satellite Support For Smart Aquaculture. The ESA Φ-week 2018 (Poster)

• Massimi, V., Aiello, A., Drimaco, D., Nitti, D.O., Nutricato, R., 2018. Pinpointing Failures in Integrated Water and Sewage Networks in Urban Areas. ESA 2nd Mapping Urban Areas from Space Conference (Poster)

• Drimaco, D., Iasillo, D., Deflorio, A.M., Aiello, A., 2018. SDGs’ Indicators and Master Plan Monitoring. ESA 2nd Mapping Urban Areas from Space Conference (Poster)

• Iasillo, D., Aiello, A., Ceriola, G., 2018. Rheticus® Marine for Coastal Water Quality Services in the Blue Economy. 4th GEO Blue Planet Symposium (Oral Presentation)

• Ceriola, G., Drimaco, D., Aiello, A., 2018. Rheticus® Marine: Sentinel and Copernicus data for operative and continuous monitoring of coastal waters and resources. ESA 2nd Mapping Water Bodies from Space Conference (Poster)

• Aiello, A., Adamo, M., Canora, F., 2014. Sediment budget variation at watershed scale due to anthropogenic pressures, and its relationship to coastal erosion. Geophysical Research Abstracts of EGU General Assembly 2014, vol. 16, EGU2014-15532 (Abstract + Poster)

• Aiello, A., Adamo, M., Canora, F., Spilotro, G., 2013. Sediment budget assessment at watershed scale through satellite data and GIS: its relationship to coastal erosion. Epitome of FIST GeoItalia 2013, pp. 236-237 (Abstract)

• Aiello, A., Canora, F., Fidelibus, M.D., Spilotro, G., 2013. L'acquedotto romano del Triglio: "c'erano giganti in quei tempi" (Genesi, 6.4). Convegno SIGEA "Tra geologia e archeologia dell’arco ionico: paesaggi naturali e insediamenti antropici" (Oral Presentation)

• Aiello, A., Canora, F., Spilotro, G., 2012. Natural versus human-induced coastal changes: two case studies in southern Italy. Abstract Volume of AIQUA Congress 2012, p. 105 (Abstract)

Others 

Aiello, A. Remote sensing for marine litter – Early Technology Development Scheme (REACT)