Education
2007 MSc degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Bologna. Dissertation in applied acoustics: “Mounting of a binaural measurement chain”, supervisor: M. Garai.
2011 PhD degree in Nuclear, Energetic and Environmental Control Engineering from the University of Bologna. Thesis: “The effective duration of the autocorrelation function of a sound signal: calculation methods, relationship with cognitive models and relevance on the subjective preference theory”. Judge: Prof. R. Pompoli, E. Borgonuovo, M. A. Corticelli, tutor: M. Garai.
2011–today Postdoctoral research fellow at Department of Industrial Engineering of University of Bologna.
Certifications
2008 Professional Practice Exam (Engineer)
2009 Post graduate course “Acoustic Technician” (according to Italian Law 447/95)
2012 Enrolled to list of Acoustic Technicians (Prot. 119674 of 25/07/2012)
Activity in standardization bodies
2012–today Expert member of UNI (Italian National Standardisation Body) Committee on Acoustics and Vibration, CT002/SC01/GL07
Awards
2013 Barducci prize for a research project, granted by Italian Acoustics Association.
2012 Sacerdote prize of Best PhD Thesis in Acoustics, granted by Italian Acoustics Association.
2009 Best paper of 4th International Symposium on Temporal Design.
Project researches
Involved in the following research projects:
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Evaluation of the survey activities of healthcare operators of Emilia-Romagna, Liguria e Toscana regions on noise and vibrations risks in most critical industrial sectors. Supported by INAIL.
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“Acoustics and architecture of historical theatres of Emilia-Romagna”. CIRI, Inter-University Centre for Industrial Research.
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Noise control of the oil refining industrial plant in Busalla (GE).
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Environmental and architectural acoustics in the municipal jurisdiction of Budrio (BO)”.
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Evaluation of the building acoustic performance of a new building (CREA srl)
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Improvement of sound quality inside of Academic rooms at University of Bologna.
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Responsible for the University of Bologna team in the 1st Round Robin on Auralisation held by SEACEN consortium (Brinkmann, Ackermann, Weinzierl, Aspoeck, Obdam, Vorlaender), 2016–2017.
- Responsible for the University of Bologna team in the 1st Italian Round Robin on reverberant rooms (ISO 354, ISO 3741), 2017.
Other projects
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Acoustic design for “Torri dell’acqua ” auditorium of Budrio, 2009
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Acoustic design for the listening room at Acoustic Laboratory of University of Bologna, 2013
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Acoustic design for orchestra shell for Teatro Duse of Bologna, 2014
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Acoustic consultant for “Teatro Galli” of Rimini - currently the biggest project for an opera house in Italy (total cost of about 16M euro), from 2015.
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Acoustic design for the historical rebuilding of former “Cinema Fulgor” inside of the new Fellini museum in Rimini, completed in 2017.
- Acoustic design of the audio restoring control room at Studio Son, Locarno (CH), 2017
Other scientific activities Activities as organizer and chair
Organizer of the session “Recent trends in numerical modelling in performance spaces: protocols and reliability” at Euronoise 2018, May 2018, Crete.
Co-chair of the 8th International Symposium on Temporal Design ISTD, Bologna, Septem- ber 2017.
Member of organizing committee of 37th National Congress of Italian Association of Acoustics (AIA), Rimini, May 2011.
Member of the scientific committee of 2o Congreso Internacional de Acoustica UNTREF, September 2010.
Invited lectures
29.6.2017 “A loudspeaker orchestra for opera houses studies”, Acoustics ’17, Boston.
14.9.2016 “Recordings of anechoic opera orchestra, soloists and choir”, Jornadas do sonido, UniversitadNational de Tres de Fevreiro, Buenos Aires.
15.6.2014 “Objective musician’s criteria in Italian historical Theatres”, al 22th International Congress of Sound and Vibrations, Florence.
13.12.2012 “The Acoustics of Emilia Romagna historic theatres” and “The use of Matlab in acoustics” at 5th International Seminar Multimedia technologies NAAS, Nova Gorica.
18.8.2012 “Measuring reverberation time using preprocessed energy detection”, Internoise 2012, New York City.
15.07.2012 “The e↵ective duration of the autocorrelation function of a sound signal” at 39th National Congress of Italian Association of Acoustics (AIA), Rome.
Teaching Activities
Courses and other academic activities
2016–2017 Adjunct professor of Light Design and Acoustics, University of Bologna.
2007–2016 Tutoring activities for the courses on Physics applied to environment and buildings of the following Master degrees: Building Engineering and Architecture (Prof. M. Garai), Environmental Engineering (prof . P. Guidorzi), Energy Engineering (Prof. E. Zanchini), Building Engineering (Prof. L. Barbaresi). Tutoring activities for the course on Ap- plied Acoustics and Lighting, Master in Building Engineering and Architecture (prof . M. Garai).
Thesis advisor
If not otherwise specified, all Theses have been discussed at University of Bologna.
PhD
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Simona De Cesaris, A new method for the estimation of the reverberation time from measured room impulse responses with application to Italian opera houses, 2014.
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Federica Morandi, Theoretical and experimental investigation into stop-band properties of sonic crystals, 2016.
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Giulia Fratoni, Room acoustic simulations: standardization of procedures and calculation models (expected in 2020).
MSc
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Silvia Calamante, Progettazione acustica per il recupero polifunzionale di un ambiente a pianta ottagonale, 2007 (in Italian).
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Michela Guizzardi, La dimensione acustica nella riqualificazione della Rocca Brancaleone di Ravenna, 2008 (in Italian).
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Simona De Cesaris, Algoritmi innovativi per lanalisi psicoacustica, 2008 (in Italian).
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Laura Melis, Una proposta di riqualificazione acustica per il PalaSavena (Post-graduation Master), 2010 (in Italian).
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Laura Reggiani, Il Teatro Alighieri di Ravenna: rilevazioni acustiche e modelli numerici per la conservazione, la ricerca musicologica e l’auralizzazione di futuri allestimenti, 2010 (in Italian).
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Maria Davoli, Il Teatro Goldoni di Bagnacavallo: rilevazioni acustiche, verifica di linearità e accuratezza dei descrittori e simulazione numerica, 2011 (in Italian).
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Federica Morandi, Acoustical characterization of sound radiation from stages: a comparison between the theatres of Cesenatico and Longiano, 2011.
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Davide Spada, Acoustic characterization and numerical simulations of Rossini Theatre in Lugo and Masini Theatre in Faenza, 2012.
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Valentina Sartini, Comparative analysis of five small sized Italian theatres of the 19th Century, 2012.
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Lisa Loreti, Assessing the e↵ectiveness of ISO 3382 for evaluating the acoustical quality of Italianhistorical theatres: the case study of the Bonci Theatre, 2013.
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Andrea Muciaccia, Performing Sound Factory, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 2013.
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Stefania Bruni, Architettura e acustica delle sale cinematografiche degli anni ’50 e ’60: i cinema Jolly e Principe di Vinicio Vecchi, 2013 (in Italian).
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Alessandra Poli, Evaluating the acoustic quality of historical theatre stages for rock and pop performances, 2013.
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Marta Barbiani, Valutazione dellincidenza della misura del tempo di riverberazione nella determinazione del potere fonoisolante in laboratorio, 2013 (in Italian).
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Francesco Ciani, Design and acoustic characterization of a new listening room, 2013.
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Lidia Guerra, Singer-oriented acoustic objective measurements in historical Italian theatres, 2014.
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Alessandra Tovo, The acoustics of the orchestra pit in historical Opera houses, 2014.
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Claudia Genestreti, Incidenza del tempo di riverberazione sullisolamento acustico di strutture verticali ed orizzontali, 2014 (in Italian).
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Carlotta Mirri, Duse Theatre in Bologna: design of an orchestra shell, 2014.
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Marco Bartolini, Caratterizzazione di una camera riverberante e calcolo del coefficiente diassorbimento acustico di materiali fonoassorbenti, 2015 (in Italian).
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Giulia Bruschi, Ipotesi e metodologie di intervento per il miglioramento dellacustica delle aule scolastiche esistenti, 2015 (in Italian).
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Valentina Silingardi, Comparative analysis of techniques for the acoustic characterization of large environments for listening to music and speech: the case of the Civic Theatre of Schio, University of Padua, 2015.
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Fabio Sgarzi, Determinazione della trasmissione laterale di giunti strutturali innovativi per strutture in cross-lam, 2015 (in Italian).
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Marco Rinaldi, Vibro-acoustic measurements of wooden stages in historical Italian theatres, 2015.
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Alice Gaddi, La conservazione della memoria:analisi e studio dei cinema di paese. Progetto di recupero a San Giacomo delle Segnate, 2016 (in Italian).
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Giulia Fratoni, Acoustic and lighting design of a multi-purpose hall inside a former church using innovative analysis methods, 2016.
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Anna Rovigatti, Design of acoustic solutions for small rooms: the new control room at l’Immagine Ritrovata, 2016.
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Alessia Frescura, Acoustics in eating establishments: a case study, 2016.
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Federico Santangelo, Investigation of the acoustics and historical aspects of the Podestà Hall in Bologna, 2017.
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Elena Rossi, The evolution of workplaces: Smart working. As architecture and acoustics redefine Magneti Marelli’s offices, 2017.
BCe
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Valentina Silingardi, Musicians subjective perception and objective acoustic descriptors in the stages of historical theaters of Romagna, 2012.
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Davide Marchi, Application and enhancements of the Decca Tree microphone technique, 2014.
References
ORCID orcid.org/0000-0003-1924-9490
ResearcherID ID: Q-3277-2017
Scopus Author ID: 54781317800
Scholar https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=JJgo7uAAAAAJhl=it [http://https//scholar.google.it/citations?user=JJgo7uAAAAAJhl=it]
Website https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/dario.dorazio/en
Languages
Italian mother tongue
English good
French school proficiency
Others
Collaborated with several Orchestras (LaCorelli, Orchestra Senzaspine, Fontanamix Ensemble, Collegium Musicum Almae Matris).
Performed live recordings (https://soundcloud.com/acousticsbo).
Plays Fender Rhodes and synthesizers.
