Luca Santoro

• Monitoring system for welding process and non destructive testing of weldings

ERC sectors

• Start Cup Piemonte e Valle d’Aosta conferred by Start Cup Piemonte Valle d'Aosta, Italy (2024)

• Effective member - International Society for Optics and Photonics, Stati Uniti (2025-)
• Other roles - Working Group NDT in additive manufacturing, Italia (2024-2100)
• Effective member - AIPND, Italia (2022-2100)
• Effective member - AIAS, Italia (2021-2100)

• THERMO (2025-2026), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series

• 6th International Conference on Structural Integrity (ICSI2025), Co-Chair of Thematic Symposia

• Visiting Researcher, presso Technical University Munich (1/3/2023-31/7/2023)

Master of Science

• Challenge@PoliTo by Firms - Fibercop - Monitoraggio Pali. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE (ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT). Collaboratore del corso
• Challenge@PoliTo by Firms - NODES Spoke 7/TOSA. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE (ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT). Collaboratore del corso

Bachelor of Science

• Manufacturing and assembly technologies. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA DELL'AUTOVEICOLO (AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso

• DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTATION OF MECHANICAL DRIVE COMPONENTS AND THERMOGRAPHY (DIMEAS)

• Sesana, Raffaella; Santoro, Luca; Tromba, Ludovica (2026)
  Masking effect of surface coatings in long pulsed thermography: A quantitative analysis of thickness discrimination. In: OPTICS AND LASERS IN ENGINEERING, vol. 196, pp. 1-9. ISSN 0143-8166
  Contributo su Rivista
• Santoro, Luca (2025)
  Active thermography as non destructive evaluation technique for welded joints. relatore: SESANA, RAFFAELLA; CURA', Francesca Maria; , 37. XXXVII Ciclo, P.: 167
  Doctoral Thesis
• Santoro, Luca; Sesana, Raffaella; Viglietti, Edoado (2025)
  FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF LACK OF PENETRATION DEFECTS IN WELDED ALUMINUM JOINTS. In: 21st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS, Bologna
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Razza, Valentino; Santoro, Luca; De Maddis, Manuela (2025)
  Gradient-based image generation for thermographic material inspection. In: APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. ISSN 1359-4311
  Contributo su Rivista
• Santoro, Luca; Sesana, Raffaella; Cura, Francesca Maria (2025)
  Rapid Assessment of the Fatigue Limit Using an Iterative Algorithm Applied to Intrinsic Dissipation. In: 53° congresso nazionale AIAS, Naples (ITA), 4–7 September 2024, pp. 1-8
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Russo Spena, Pasquale; De Maddis, Manuela; Razza, Valentino; Santoro, Luca; Mamarayimov, ... (2025)
  Infrared-Guided Thermal Cycles in FEM Simulation of Laser Welding of Thin Aluminium Alloy Sheets. In: METALS, vol. 15. ISSN 2075-4701
  Contributo su Rivista
• Santoro, Luca; Sesana, Raffaella (2025)
  A physics-informed framework for feature extraction and defect segmentation in pulsed infrared thermography. In: ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS, vol. 175. ISSN 1350-6307
  Contributo su Rivista
• Quercio, M.; Santoro, L.; Poskovic, E.; Sesana, R.; Canova, A. (2025)
  Magnetic and thermal characterization of Fe2.9wt.%Si for magnetic shielding applications. In: IEEE ACCESS, vol. 13, pp. 2890-2902. ISSN 2169-3536
  Contributo su Rivista
• Santoro, Luca; Sesana, Raffaella (2025)
  A pilot study using flying spot laser thermography and signal reconstruction. In: OPTICS AND LASERS IN ENGINEERING, vol. 188, pp. 1-12. ISSN 0143-8166
  Contributo su Rivista
• Santoro, Luca; Razza, Valentino; De Maddis, Manuela (2025)
  Use of frequency-based methods for quantitative evaluation of resistance spot welds. In: Thermosense: Thermal Infrared Applications XLVII, Orlando (USA)
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Santoro, Luca; Sesana, Raffaella (2025)
  Real-time thermographic monitoring for automated defect detection in welding. In: Thermosense: Thermal Infrared Applications XLVII, Orlando (USA), 15–17 April 2025. ISBN: 9781510687295
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Quercio, M.; Santoro, L.; Sesana, R.; Riganti Fulginei, F. (2025)
  Advanced Feature Analysis of Eddy Current Testing Signals for Rail Surface Defect Characterization. In: IEEE ACCESS, vol. 13, pp. 1-15. ISSN 2169-3536
  Contributo su Rivista
• Santoro, Luca; Razza, Valentino; Maddis, De; Manuela, (2024)
  Nugget and corona bond size measurement through active thermography and transfer learning model. In: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY. ISSN 1433-3015
  Contributo su Rivista
• Sesana, Raffaella; Santoro, Luca (2024)
  Proposal for kf effective notch factor estimation for life assessment of welded joint based on geometric parameters. In: ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS. ISSN 1350-6307
  Contributo su Rivista
• Santoro, Luca; Sesana, Raffaella; Diller, Johannes; Radlbeck, Christina; Mensinger, ... (2024)
  Dissipative and thermal aspects in cyclic loading of additive manufactured AISI 316L. In: ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS, vol. 163. ISSN 1350-6307
  Contributo su Rivista
• Sesana, Raffaella; R, Raffaella; Santoro, L; Borghese, V.; Santini, S (2024)
  Correlazioni Preliminari tra Proprietà Termiche e Densità nelle Strutture in Legno con Prove Non Distruttive. In: INGENIO-WEB.IT https://www.ingenio-web.it/, pp. 1-14
  Contributo su Rivista
• Santoro, Luca; Quercio, Michele; Sesana, Raffaella; Canova, Aldo; Aiello, Alex (2024)
  Directional Thermal Diffusivity of Additive Manufactured Thin Sheets. In: 3rd International Symposium on Industrial Engineering and Automation ISIEA 2024, Bolzano, 19-21 June 2024, pp. 126-132. ISSN 2367-3370. ISBN: 9783031704611
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Santoro, Luca; Razza, Valentino; De Maddis, Manuela (2024)
  Frequency-based analysis of active laser thermography for spot weld quality assessment. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY. ISSN 0268-3768
  Contributo su Rivista
• Santoro, Luca; Quercio, Michele; Canova, Aldo; Sesana, Raffaella (2024)
  Measuring Thermal and Electrical Performances of Additively Manufactured Magnetic Shielding Material: An Active Thermography Approach. In: NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND EVALUATION. ISSN 1058-9759
  Contributo su Rivista
• Borghese, Vittoria; Santoro, Luca; Santini, Silvia; Sesana, Raffaella (2024)
  Correlation between thermal and density properties of chestnuts: preliminary results of experimental non-destructive testing. In: ARCHIVES OF CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, vol. 24. ISSN 1644-9665
  Contributo su Rivista

• Metodologia Per Il Controllo Non Distruttivo Di Giunti Saldati Tramite Termografia Attiva. national and international Patent
  Inventors: Manuela De Maddis Valentino Razza Luca Santoro
• Metodologia di identificazione delle tensioni residue su materiali e componenti mediante tecniche di termografia attiva . national and international Patent
  Inventors: Luca Corsaro Francesca Maria Cura' Luca Santoro Raffaella Sesana