Francesca Pace

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Ph.D. in Ingegneria Civile E Ambientale , 32nd cycle (2016-2019)

Ph.D. obtained in 2020

Dissertation:

A new method for 2D stochastic inverse modeling in Magnetotellurics: application to the Larderello-Travale geothermal field and novel results from 3D inversion (Abstract)

Tutors:

Alberto Godio

Profile

Research interests

Applied geophysics
Environmental engineering
Geophysical methods
Geothermal energy
Metaheuristics

Biography

My main research topic is the geophysical characterization of the subsurface (embankments, geothermal systems, aquifers, permafrost, archaeological remains) through electrical and electromagnetic methods and the processing of geophysical data by means of computational intelligence methods (swarm intelligence and genetic algorithms). I am also devoted to the geophysical characterization of innovative and low-impact grouts for tunneling. My research collaborations are with academic institutions and national/international companies (CNR, Techgea, Fugro). I focused on the 3D characterization of geothermal systems by means of magnetotelluric and time-domain electromagnetic data and on joint optimization of multiple geophysical data sets. I joined geophysical exploration projects in Italy, Spain, Cape Verde and Svalbard Islands.

Scientific branch

GEOS-04/B - Applied Geophysics
(Area 0004 - Earth Sciences)

Teaching

Collegi of the degree programmes

Research

Research areas

Publications

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Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris

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