Research projects

Below the list of the most relevant national and international research projects in which LISES staff has been involved

ElvHys - Enhancing safety of liquid and vaporised hydrogen transfer technologies in public areas for mobile applications

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SERICS - Security and Rights in the Cyberspace

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NEST - Network for Sustainable Energy Transition

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SuperLNG and SuperLNG+

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Environmental pressure in port areas and in urban areas close to ports is high owing to emissions from ships, port machinery and transport to/from the port areas. LNG is proposed as a low-carbon clean fuel for marine transport in port areas. The boost of LNG for marine and terrestrial propulsion may be a key to enhance the sustainability of port areas, protecting health of population and cultural heritage. However distribution networks and port infrastructures for the bunkering of LNG-powered ships requires technologies and solutions assuring a high level of safety in touristic areas of the Adriatic and Ionian sea, avoiding trade-offs among environment protection and safety of passengers and personnel. The overall objective of the SUPER-LNG PLUS project is to increase the level of safety, environmental quality and sustainability of LNG maritime transportation in the Adriatic and Ionian seas, while the goals are to "Promote the SUPER-LNG project outcomes and results to national/regional/ level" and also to "promote the use of project outcomes to potential benificiaries." These goals will be achieved by the following actions: 1) Organisation of three meetings in the countries of the benificiaries, Greece, Italy and Slovenia, either in person or online open to the public (granted action 1 out of the pre-defined menu) ; 2) Organisation of a workshop within the international conference Loss Prevention 2022, either in person or online; 3) Organisation of a training activity in Greece for Safety of LNG at ports, either in person or on line (granted action 2 out of the pre-defined menu) and 4) Enhancement of the first call delivered moodle platform's data and operability on LNG safety and security at ports (granted action 6 out of the pre-defined menu). The Enhancement will be performed on the Consequence analysis of LNG accidental released scenarios at port areas, by CFD modeling and estimation of safety zones for the population and emergency responders.
The main benificiaries will be regional, national and port authorities. The project will contribute to the sustainable transport and mobility solutions by supporting safe use of LNG, as a fuel, in the ADRION area.

Contact person
Ernesto Salzano

Coordinator
National Center for Scientific Research "DEMOKRITOS"
Institute of Nuclear Radiological Sciences Technology, Energy Safety (INRASTES)

Duration
2018-2022

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E-CITIJENS - Civil Protection Emergency DSS based on CITIzen Journalism to ENhance Safety of Adriatic Basin

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EDEN - End-user Driven dEmo for CbrNe

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European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 313077

The accidental or deliberate release of CBRNE materials are low probability events that can have a significant impact on citizens and society. Whenever and wherever they occur, they usually require a gradual and multi-facetted response as they tend to provoke severe and unexpected physical, psychological, societal, economical and political effects that cross EU-borders. Successful CBRNE resilience requires a global System-of-Systems approach.

The EDEN project will leverage the added-value of tools and systems from previous R&D efforts and improve CBRNE resilience through their adaptation and integration. The concept of the EDEN project is to provide a “toolbox of toolboxes” EDEN Store to give stakeholders access to interoperable capabilities they deem important, or affordable, from a certified set of applications. It will share the burden of development and allows for lessons to be learned and applications to be enhanced. The benefit of the EDEN concept is that integration will be applied at the application level. This means that all countries and stakeholders, irrespective of their existing capability levels, will gain immediate advantages through improved interoperability.

EDEN Store will allow capabilities to be shared among multi-national CBRNE stakeholders, which is paramount in cross-border incident management, and through time allow for a build up of common capability across European boundaries. EDEN will be validated by three themed end-user demonstrations (Food Industry, Multi Chemical, Radiological) covering multiple hazards (CBRNE), phases of the security cycle, response tiers, and stakeholders.

The EDEN consortium includes CBRNE domain end-users, major stakeholders, large system integration and solution providers, including SMEs with innovative solutions, and RTOs. The impact of EDEN is to provide affordable CBRNE resilience and market sustainability through the better integration of systems in real operations and thus enhancing the safety of citizens.

Contact person
Valerio Cozzani

Coordinator
Clive Goodchild (BAE Systems Ltd)

Duration
2013 - 2016

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SAPHEDRA - Building a European Platform for evaluation of consequence models dedicated to emerging risks

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TOSCA – Total Operation management for Safety Critical Activities

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FP7 NMP - Grant agreement ID: 310201

Over the recent past the accumulation of major mishaps, crises and accidents have made it clear that organisations must still improve their capabilities to address safety “not a stand-alone activity that is separate from the main activities and processes of the organization” but as an integrated part of critical project management. Further it is critical also to understand how weaknesses not only in the technical but also in the organisational interfaces can contribute to significant losses and major industrial accidents.

TOSCA (Total Operation Management for Safety Critical Activities) is concerned with the integration of industrial operations into a total performance management system so that concerns about safety, quality and productivity are addressed in an integrated way during life-cycle of a project or a product. The industrial domain of application regards process control industries (e.g., chemical industries, power generation, offshore oil & gas platforms, etc.) that may vary in size, regulatory and cultural aspects.

TOSCA will examine vulnerabilities of the technical, human and organisational systems that may have an impact in safety, quality and productivity. Safety critical activities can be seen as ‘projects’ or ‘safety cases’ that must be examined from the perspectives of many stakeholders (e.g., different departments, subcontractors, regulatory authorities, etc) and decision-making at different organizational levels (e.g., top managers, supervisors and operators).

A participative approach is required that should collect knowledge from the sharp-end operators and integrate it with formal descriptions of how the system works and how responses should be coordinated across the whole organisation. Furthermore, TOSCA should enhance the management of changes and provide a facility for testing out the effectiveness of the possible action plan devised.

Contact person
Valerio Cozzani

Coordinator
Marco Pontiggia (D’APOLLONIA SPA Health and Safety Division)

Duration
February 2013 - January 2016

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INTEG-RISK - Early Recognition, Monitoring and Integrated Management of Emerging, New Technology related Risks

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iNTeg-Risk (Early Recognition, Monitoring, and Integrated Management of Emerging, New Technology related Risks) is a project that responds to the call of offer from the FP7 (Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development) in the area of “Nano-sciences, Nano-technologies, Materials and new Production Technologies”. iNTeg-Risk coordinates research and development sub-projects related to new materials and technologies for establishing a common EU approach to face the challenge of emerging risks within the next 15 years.The main goal of iNTeg-Risk – Project is to establish a holistic approach for facing the challenge of emerging risks, due to new materials and technologies, within the next 15 years.

R-Tech Specific Role: R-Tech is actively involved and plays an important role in the technical development of tools / applications for improving early recognition and monitoring of emerging risks (e.g. RiskEars, Risk Atlas, etc.).

R-Tech has main tasks attributed to
    WP1.6: Integration on the level of ERRAs
    WP2.4: KPI : Agreed Method on how to build iNTeg-Risk KPIs
    WP3.4: I3: Integrative ERRA #3: Industrial zone of Pančevo-South
    WP3.5: Convert the ERRAs in a network of virtual reference facilities (ENISFER)
    WP3.7: Interactions with One-stop-shop and the ERMF
    WP4.4: Decision Support System for emerging risks based on KPIs (DSS-KPI)
    WP4.9: Workshop Agreements CEN
    WP4.10: iNTeg-Risk Training, Technology Transfer, Education & Qualification in the area of Emerging Risks
    WP5.2: Creation of the common IT infrastructure for project management, collaborative tools, reporting, web-based conferences, Quality Management
    WP5.4: Ensuring sustainability of iNTeg-Risk results and commercial exploitation after the project.

Contact person
Valerio Cozzani

Coordinator
Aleksander Jovanovic (EU-VRi)

Duration
December 2008 - May 2013

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