Piero Boccardo

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Full Professor (L. 240)
Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST)

  • Referente Osservazione della terra - Progetto Referenti del Politecnico di Torino su attività a supporto dei rapporti con enti governativi territoriali, nazionali ed europei

Profile

Research interests

Emergency management
Geographic information systems (gis)
Intelligent transportation system
Mapping
Remote sensing

Biography

Full Professor of Geomatics at the DIST (Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning) of Politecnico di Torino, where he teaches Remote Sensing in the Master’s degree programs in Environmental and Land Engineering, and in Geography and Urban and Regional Planning. Since 2006, he has been Director of ITHACA (Information Technology for Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action), a research association founded by Politecnico di Torino and the Compagnia di San Paolo. Since 2021, he has also been President of Ithaca Srl, a company active in the fields of emergency management and security. From 2012 to 2018, he served as President of 5T, the public company (owned by the Piedmont Region, City of Turin, Metropolitan City, and GTT) that operates in the field of mobility, intelligent transport systems (ITS), and mobility information services. He is also a Research Fellow in Earth Observation at the LINKS Foundation, jointly promoted by Politecnico di Torino and Compagnia di San Paolo. He is currently President of Urban Lab, a joint association of the City of Turin and the Compagnia di San Paolo. A graduate of Politecnico di Torino and Ph.D. in “Geodetic and Topographic Sciences,” he was President of the Italian Association of Remote Sensing (AIT) from 2011 to 2019. Since 1997, he has served as member of the Scientific and Executive Boards of ASITA (Italian Federation of Scientific Associations for Territorial and Environmental Information). From 2008 to 2012, he chaired Working Group 1 (Remote Sensing and Disasters) of Commission VIII (Remote Sensing Applications) of ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing). Since 2021, he has been the official Delegate of Politecnico di Torino for Earth Observation programs. He is the author of over 250 national and international scientific publications, and has participated as speaker or moderator in more than 100 national and international scientific conferences..

Scientific branch

CEAR-04/A - Geomatics
(Area 0008 - Civil engineering and architecture)

Skills

ERC sectors

PE10_14 - Earth observations from space/remote sensing
SH2_12 - GIS, spatial analysis; big data in political, geographical and legal studies

SDG

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 13: Climate action

Awards and Honors

  • borsa di studio CNR per l'estero conferred by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy (1992)
  • Premio CNR per la ricerca conferred by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy (1993)

Fellowships

Editorial boards

  • EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING (2012-), Director

Management or scientific roles in Research Institutes

  • 5T - 5T (2012-2018), Presidente C.d.A.
  • ITHACA - Information Technology For Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action - ITHACA - Information Technology For Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action (2008-9999), Direttore operativo dell'Associazione attiva nel settore delle emergenze ambientali

Conferences

  • GI4DM - Cilamte Change and Disaster Management (30/11/2020-4/12/2020), Program committee
  • GI4DM (3/5/2011-7/5/2011), Program committee
  • GI4DM - TORINO 2020 (1/1/2010-4/2/2010), Program chair
  • GI4DM (19/1/2009-22/1/2009), Program committee
  • GI4DM (25/9/2006-26/9/2006), Program committee
  • GI4DM (21/3/2005-23/12/2005), Program committee
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Roles as evaluator or expert

  • Progetti Strategici 2019 - POR FESR Lazio 2014-2020 - Azione 1.1.4. 2019
    Regione LAZIO / Addizionale IRPEF
  • Piani di Innovazione della Regione Emilia-Romagna - "Rilievo della variabilità Intra-parcellare e applicazioni di PRecisione per una viticoltura Efficiente e SOstenibile".. 2020
    AGENZIA REGIONALE PER IL LAVORO EMILIA-ROMAGNA

Non-commercial collaboration agreements

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Teaching

Collegi of the PhD programmes

  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • DOTTORATO NAZIONALE IN OSSERVAZIONE DELLA TERRA, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
    Università degli Studi di ROMA "La Sapienza"
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2023/2024 (39. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • DOTTORATO NAZIONALE IN OSSERVAZIONE DELLA TERRA, 2023/2024 (39. ciclo)
    Università degli Studi di ROMA "La Sapienza"
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2022/2023 (38. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • DOTTORATO NAZIONALE IN OSSERVAZIONE DELLA TERRA, 2022/2023 (38. ciclo)
    Università degli Studi di ROMA "La Sapienza"
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2021/2022 (37. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2020/2021 (36. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2019/2020 (35. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2018/2019 (34. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2017/2018 (33. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2016/2017 (32. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2015/2016 (31. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2014/2015 (30. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2012/2013 (28. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2011/2012 (27. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2010/2011 (26. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2009/2010 (25. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2008/2009 (24. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2007/2008 (23. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2006/2007 (22. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2005/2006 (21. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • GEOINGEGNERIA AMBIENTALE, 2004/2005 (20. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • GEOINGEGNERIA AMBIENTALE, 2003/2004 (19. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
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