Alberto Armigliato

Alberto Armigliato was born in Bologna, Italy, on 18 August 1970.

Education

He obtained the Degree in Physics at the University of Bologna on 19 July 1996.

Ha obtained the PhD in Geophysics at the University of Genova on 15 February 2002.

Present position

Starting from 06 July 2017, he is Associate Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna.

On 04/04/2017 he obtained the "Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale" to Associate Professorship in the Academic Field 04/A4 (Geophysics).

Previous contracts

Alberto Armigliato benefited from the following contracts (in reverse chronological order):

• From 01 October 2013 to 05 July 2017 he was researcher with a fixed-term employment contract at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Bologna, pursuant to art. 24 paragraph 3 letter b) of Law no. 240/2010 (senior), full-time for the three-year research program: "Definition and computation of large earthquakes and tsunami scenarios in the Mediterranean region as a contribute to the development of warning systems".
• from 14 October 2011 to 30 September 2013 he was researcher with a fixed-term employment contract at the Department of Physics of the University of Bologna, pursuant to art. 24 paragraph 3 letter a) of Law no. 240/2010 (junior), full-time for the three-year research program: "Definition and computation of tsunami scenarios for the development of the prototype of an emergency-oriented decision support platform as a module of an early warning system";
• from 12 April 2011 to 11 October 2011, Coordinated and Continuous Collaboration contract at the Department of Physics of the University of Bologna, in the framework of the EU-funded Project TRIDEC (FP7, ICT-2009.4.3, Grant Agreement 258723), entitled “Collaboration to the development of a decision support platform in case of emergencies associated to natural hazards such as tsunamis, with particular reference to the scenarios characterisation”;
• from 04 March 2010 to 03 March 2011, Coordinated and Continuous Collaboration contract at the Department of Physics of the University of Bologna, in the framework of the FIRB Project RBAP04EF3A_004 (Project 200564), entitled “Development of new technologies for the protection and the defence of the territory against natural risks”, sub-project “Sea level monitoring for the identification and the study of tsunamis”;
• from 01 November 2008 to 31 October 2009, Research Grant at the Department of Physics of the University of Bologna, entitled "Methods for the characterisation of tsunami risk scenarios for the protection of coastal areas";
• from 01 November 2005 to 31 October 2008, Coordinated and Continuous Collaboration contract at the Department of Physics of the University of Bologna, in the framework of the FIRB Project RBAP04EF3A_004 (Project 200564), entitled “Development of new technologies for the protection and the defence of the territory against natural risks”, sub-project “Sea level monitoring for the identification and the study of tsunamis”;
• from 01 February 2002 to 31 October 2005, Research Grant at the Department of Physics of the University of Bologna, entitled "Study of tsunamis generated by earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides in the Italian seas and lakes";
• from 01 November 1998 to 31 October 2001, three-year PhD scholarship in Geophysics, XIV Cycle, at the Department for the Study of the Territory and its Resources of the University of Genova;
• from 01 October 1997 to 31 December 1998, scholarship financed by the European Commission in the framework of the project called GITEC-TWO (Genesis and Impact of Tsunamis on the European Coasts).

Teaching Activity

Starting in Academic Year 2019-20, Alberto Armigliato teaches module 1 of the course entitled "Tsunamis" in the frame of the PhD Course in "Future Earth, Climate Change and Societal Challenges" at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna (XXXV Cycle).

From Academic Year 2014-15 to Academic Year 2018-19, Alberto Armigliato taught the course entitled "Modelling of tsunami waves" in the frame of the PhD Course in Geophysics at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna (XXX through XXXIV Cycle).

Starting from Academic Year 2017-18, Alberto Armigliato teaches the course "Foundations of Geophysics" (code 31906) which is part of the curriculum of the Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics of the Earth System at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna;

Starting from Academic Year 2019-20, Alberto Armigliato teaches module 2 of the course entitled "Seismology" (code 00903) which is part of the curriculum of the Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics of the Earth System at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna.

In Academic Years 2017-18 and 2018-19, Alberto Armigliato taught the course "Mathematics", module 1 of the course entitled "Mathematics, Statistics and Physics" (code 65965) which is part of the curriculum of the First cycle degree programme (L) in Aquaculture and Fish Production Hygiene at the Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine — Campus of Cesena at Cesenatico (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna).

Since Academic Year 2013-2014, Alberto Armigliato teaches the following modules:

• Module 2 of the course entitled "Laboratory di Geophysics 1" (code 69715) (Reference teacher: Prof. Stefano Tinti), which is part of the curriculum of the Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics of the Earth System at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna;
• Module 2 of the course entitled "Laboratory of Geophysics 2" (code 69716) (Reference teacher: Prof. Stefano Tinti until Academic Year 2018-19, Prof. Alberto Armigliato since Academic Year 2019-20), which is part of the curriculum of the Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics of the Earth System at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna.

During Academic Year 2012-13 Alberto Armigliato provided teaching support related to the lab experiences of the courses entitled "Laboratory of Geophysics 1" and "Laboratory of Geophysics 2" held by Prof. Stefano Tinti, which are part of the curriculum of the Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics of the Earth System at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna.

During Academic Year 2011-12 Alberto Armigliato provided teaching support related to the lab experiences of the course entitled "Laboratory of Geophysics" held by Prof. Stefano Tinti, which was part of the curriculum of the Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics of the Earth System at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna.

Scientific Activity

Alberto Armigliato participated and participates in several national and international research projects, including:

• EU "ASTARTE", FP7, contract n. 603839, 01/11/2013-30/04/2017, 42 months
• EU "NearToWarn", FP7, contract n. 230301/2011/614039/SUB/A5, 01/01/2012-31/12/2013, 24 months
• EU "TRIDEC", FP7, contract n. 258723, 01/09/2010-31/10/2013, 38 months
• EU "DEWS", FP6, contract n. 045453, 01/02/2007-31/05/2010, 40 months
• EU "SCHEMA", FP6, contract n. 030963, 01/08/2007-31/07/2010, 36 months
• EU "TRANSFER", FP6, contract n. 037058, 01/10/2006-30/09/2009, 36 months, coordinated by Prof. Stefano Tinti, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Bologna
• EU "3HAZ-Corinth", FP6, contract n. 004043, 01/12/2004-31/05/2007, 30 months
• EU "GITEC-TWO", FP4, contract n. ENV4960297, 01/06/1996-31/12/1998, 31 months
• Italian Flagship Project "RITMARE" (2012-2016)
• Italian national FIRB project RBAP04EF3A_004 entitled "Development of new technologies for the protection and defence of land from natural risks", sub-project entitled "Sea-level monitoring for the detection and the study of tsunamis", 2005-2010.

Alberto Armigliato was/is referee of papers submitted to the following international journals:

• Nature Geoscience
• Journal of Geophysical Research – Solid Earth
• Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans
• Geophysical Research Letters
• Coastal Engineering
• Tectonophysics
• Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
• Pure and Applied Geophysics
• Natural Hazards
• Annali di Geofisica
• International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
• GeoRisk
• Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica e Applicata
• ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology

Institutional activities and academic assignments

Alberto Armigliato is member of the teaching board of the PhD in Geophysics, Department of Physics of Astronomy, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna.

Alberto Armigliato is member of the teaching board of the Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics of the Earth System at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna.

Alberto Armigliato was member of the Research Commission of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna in the period May 2018 - April 2021.

Scientific and Editorial Committees

Alberto Armigliato is co-convener of Session NH5.1 “Tsunamis” at the European Geosciences Union General Assemblies since 2014.

Alberto Armigliato is Science Officer of the NH05 "Sea and Ocean Hazards" Division of the European Geosciences Union since 2019.

Alberto Armigliato was Co-Editor of the special issue entitled "Progress in tsunami science in light of the 2004 and 2011 tsunamis", in "Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences" (http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/special_issue209.html )

Other activities

Alberto Armigliato was a member of the adjudication committee evaluating the doctoral thesis of Dr. Finn Løvholt. The public disputation was held on 25 April 2008 at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Oslo (Norway).

Alberto Armigliato was invited and participated as an expert in the “Expert consultation meeting - Tsunami risk in Europe: Status, research gaps and needs in the context of early warning systems”, organised by the European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, 28 February – 1 March 2005.

Alberto Armigliato held the following seminars:

• “Un fisico in mezzo agli tsunami” ("A physicist in the middle of tsunamis"). Held on 13 May 2011 at Aula Magna of the Department of Physics of the University of Bologna, in the framework of the initiative entitled “The professions of a physicist”;
• “La Geofisica: indagine su un pianeta irrequieto” ("Geophysics: investigation into a restless planet"). Held on 6 April 2009 at the ITCS "Monti" of Ferrara in the framework of the initiative entitled “Un pozzo di scienza 2009” ("A weel of science 2009") organised by Hera Group.
• “I maremoti nello Stretto di Messina: dai modelli numerici di simulazione all'analisi del rischio” ("Tsunamis in the Straits of Messina: from simulation with numerical models to risk analysis"). Held at the INGV premises of Bologna, 4 February 2009.
• “Tsunami risk in the Euro-Mediterranean region”, held at UNU-EHS-DAAD Special Seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development in Tsunami Affected Countries, UN Campus/Gustav Stresemann Institute (GSI), Bonn, Germany, 10-12 January 2007.
• “Mechanics and modelling of landslide-generated tsunamis and their propagation”, held at the Symposium entitled “Modelling Tsunami Generation, Propagation and Impact on Shores and Islands”, Chennai, India, 1-2 April 2005.