Francesco Biancalani
I am a junior Researcher at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
For collaborations or more information contact me by e-mail (francesco.biancalani[at]imtlucca.it or francesco.biancalani[at]alumni.imtlucca.it)
Degrees:
Ph.D. at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (2018)
Master's degree at University of Florence (2013)
Bachelor's degree at University of Florence (2010)
Publications on peer-to-peer journals:
F. Biancalani, G. Gnecco, R. Metulini, M. Riccaboni, (2023) “Prediction of annual CO2 emissions at the country and sector levels, based on a matrix completion optimization problem” Optimization Letters. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11590-023-02052-2
Biancalani, F., Gnecco, G., & Metulini, R. (2023). The relationship between players' average marginal contributions and salaries: an application to NBA basketball using the generalized Shapley value. STATISTICA APPLICATA, 35(2), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.26398/IJAS.0035-007
Metulini, R., Gnecco, G., Biancalani, F., Riccaboni M. (2022) “Hierarchical clustering and matrix completion for the reconstruction of world input–output tables.” AstA Advances of Statistical Analysis. Received 31 December 2020, Accepted 28 April 2022, Published 02 June 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10182-022-00448-6
Biancalani F., Gnecco G., Riccaboni M. (2022) “Price-volume agreements: a one principal/two agents model”, European Journal of Operational Research. Volume 300 Issue 1, 1 July 2022, Pages 296-309. Received 15 March 2021, Accepted 22 October 2021, Available online 28 October 2021, Version of Record 25 February 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.10.050
Biancalani F., Czarnitzki D., Riccaboni M. (2022) “The Italian Start Up Act: a microeconometric program evaluation”. Small Business Economics. Volume 58, Pages 1699-1720, Accepted 7 February 2021, Available online 8 May 2021, Version of Record March 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00468-7
Rungi A., Biancalani F. (2019) “Heterogeneous Firms and the North–South Divide in Italy”. Italian Economic Journal. Volume 5, Pages 325-347. Received 12 October 2018, Accepted 22 April 2019, Published 6 May 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40797-019-00090-3
Working papers, conference proceedings, and similar:
Metulini R., Biancalani F., Gnecco G. (2023) “The generalized shapley measure for ranking players in basketball: applications and future directions” CLADAG 2023-Book of abstracts and short papers
Biancalani F., Gnecco G., Metulini R., & Riccaboni M (2023) “Matrix Completion for the Prediction of Yearly Country and Industry-level CO2 Emissions”, Springer LNCS Proceedings.
Metulini, R. , Gnecco, G., Biancalani, F., Riccaboni, M., (2022). A Statistical Approach for the Completion of Input-Output Tables Book of the Short Papers SIS 2022: 51th Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society pag. 1816-1821. In: SIS 2022: 51st Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society, Caserta (Italy), 22-24 June 2022. ISBN: 9788891932310
Submitted works:
Biancalani F., Gnecco G., Metulini R., Riccaboni M., “The Impact of the European Union Emissions Trading System on Carbon Dioxide Emissions: A Matrix Completion Analysis”, submitted to Journal of Cleaner Production.
Biancalani F., Gnecco G. “A Game-Theoretical Model of Competition with Green/Non-Green Products”, submitted to Games and Economic Behavior
Ongoing Research Topics (main):
Topic: Ecological models; with Tiziano Distefano and Giorgio Gnecco
Topic: Equity Issues; with Silvio Vismara, Andrea Signori and Giorgio Gnecco
Topic: SDG; with Lapo Santarlasci, Fabio Pinelli, Alessia Patuelli, Massimo Riccaboni and Nicola Lattanzi
Topic: Energy Poverty; with Angelo Facchini, Francesco Serti and Leonardo Mariano
Long-run effects of the Italian Innovative Startup Act with Dirk Czarnitzki and Massimo Riccaboni.
Reviewer activities:
North American Journal of Economics and Finance;
Metroeconomica;
Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal;
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management;
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems;
Soft Computing;
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development;
Journal of Technology Transfer;
LOD 2022 conference. The 8th International Online & Onsite Conference on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science
LOD 2023 conference. The 9th International Online & Onsite Conference on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science
EAI Intentain 2023 14th EAI International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (2023)
Committees and similar:
EAI Intentain 2023 14th EAI International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment (general co-chair & local chair)
YETI – Young Economists of Tuscan Institution meeting 2022 (co-organizer)
LOD 2022 conference. The 8th International Online & Onsite Conference on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science (member of program committee)
LOD 2023 conference. The 9th International Online & Onsite Conference on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science (member of program committee)
Projects:
PRIN PNRR 2022 “SIGNUM: Study of mobile phone siGNals for the evalUation of the interconnections between Mobility and the environment in Lombardia" (Associated PI)
Research Interests (key words):
Mathematical models for Economics; Industrial organization; Start-ups/Spin-offs; Technology transfer; Firm productivity; Innovation; Green Economy; Machine Learning; Spatial Econometrics; STEM application.
Teaching activities:
Adjunct Professor at University of Florence, Bachelor's degree (a.y. 2018/19; a.y. 2019/20; a.y. 2020/21)
Support to upcoming Ph.D. students at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (2022 & 2023) through an unofficial precourse of Calculus, Linear Algebra and Statistics.
Course of Fundematls of Academic Entrepreneurship (Ph.D. course, a.y. 2022/23)
Patents:
“Impianto di laminazione di celle solari in silicio e processo realizzato con tale impianto” IT102018000006351 by Marco Paggi, Claudia Borri, Saheed Olalekan Ojo, Irene Berardone, Francesco Biancalani. Filed in 2018. Issued in 2020. Applicant: IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca.
Business activities:
CEO & co-founder of TREE-TOWER S.R.L. (2019 - present)