Francesca Acotto

Thesis title

Investigation of selected invasion problems using analytical, numerical, and control approaches

Research topic

Mathematical models in Ecology and Epidemiology

Tutors

• Roberto Cavoretto
• Alessandra De Rossi

• Best Poster Award: Best poster presented at the 13th European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (2024)

• Radosavljevic, Sonja; Acotto, Francesca; Wang, Quanli; Su, Jie; Gasparatos, Alexandros (2025)
  Pathways to sustainability or collapse in inland small-scale aquaculture systems: insights from a social–ecological systems model. In: ECOLOGICAL MODELLING, vol. 512, pp. 1-19. ISSN 0304-3800
  Contributo su Rivista
• Acotto, Francesca; Ancona, Maria Elisa; Conticelli, Samuele; Petrella, Giulia; ... (2025)
  Investigating the Spread of Chytridiomycosis in Native Amphibians by Invading Bd-Carrier Bullfrogs. In: Trends in Biomathematics: Modeling Health Across Ecology, Social Interactions, and Cells / Mondaini R.P., Cham, Springer Nature, pp. 61-92. ISBN: 9783031974601
  Contributo in Volume
• Acotto, Francesca; Venturino, Ezio (2025)
  Fare gruppo cambia tutto. Capire l’evoluzione degli ecosistemi con la matematica. pp. 1-5
  Altro
• Acotto, Francesca; Camattari, Fabiana; Venturino, Ezio (2025)
  Mitigating negative effects of EBHSV-infected eastern cottontail invasion in Italy using Z-type control on a four-population system. In: MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS IN SIMULATION, vol. 233, pp. 117-136. ISSN 0378-4754
  Contributo su Rivista
• Acotto, Francesca; Bardi, Leonardo; Manzini, Alessandro; Sarfatti, Olivia; Viscardi, ... (2024)
  An Exploration of the Effects of Periodic Top Predator Interference and Hunting on a Predator-Prey System. In: Trends in Biomathematics: Exploring Epidemics, Eco-Epidemiological Systems, and Optimal Control Strategies / S.N., S.L., Springer, pp. 277-297. ISBN: 9783031590719
  Contributo in Volume