Special Session 11

SPECIAL SESSION #11

Sensors and instruments for improving sustainable mobility

Alessandra Flammini

University of Brescia, Italy

• alessandra.flammini@unibs.it

Luigi Ferrigno

University of Cassino, Italy

• ferrigno@unicas.it

The increasing pressure towards decarbonized and sustainable energy systems is heavily affecting the transportation sector, which is progressively called for a radical shift from traditional Internal Combustion Engines (ICEs) towards greener solutions. From this perspective, Electric Vehicles (EVs) are generally considered one of the most promising solution, thanks to their independence from the primary energy source, and to the total absence of direct Greenhouse Gases (GHG) and pollutant emissions. EVs, in fact, avoid the direct combustion of fossil fuels, and might also help to mitigate the drawbacks caused by intermittent Renewable Energy Sources (RESs), e.g., by potentially acting as storage solutions (e.g. batteries, fuel cells). Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) and active mobility are extending the benefits of EVs because they are a feasible and sustainable alternative to single occupancy cars, a space saving solution, and provide greater social accessibility due to lower costs.

Several research streams have recently proposed advanced optimization strategies for the integration of EVs/LEVs in smart grids. The application of Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm, and in particular of some of the services offered by industrial-grade IoT, to EV/LEV is going to make available a large amount of information, which can be exploited for improving the integration into smart grids. This Special Session is dedicated to the role of advanced sensors, models and instruments in enabling and enhancing sustainable mobility systems. It aims to explore innovative technologies, methodologies, and applications that address critical challenges in sustainable transportation and mobility.

This Special Session welcomes research papers that demonstrate the real-world application of sensors and instruments in improving sustainability, energy efficiency, and user experience in mobility systems.

Topics of interest for this Special Session includes, but are not limited to:

• design and characterization of sensors and measurement systems for sensing the EV/LEV consumption.
• design and characterization of sensors and measurement systems for monitoring driving style.
• design and characterization of sensors and measurement systems for monitoring LEV and active mobility.
• communication infrastructures enabling V2V and V2X.
• design and characterization of sensors and measurement systems for monitoring EV/LEV and charging infrastructures.
• sensing technologies and models for real-time diagnostic and characterization of batteries for EV/LEV.
• artificial intelligence, machine learning and data fusion algorithms for sensor generated signals in e-vehicles applications.
• development and integration of smart sensors for autonomous EV/LEV.
• IoT and connected vehicle solutions for improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions.
• Sensors for active and passive safety in multimodal transportation systems.
• Innovative measurement techniques for assessing environmental impact in mobility networks.
• Advances in renewable energy-powered mobility solutions and their sensor integration.
• Sustainable logistics and freight transportation enabled by cutting-edge instrumentation.

Alessandra Flammini graduated with honours in Physics at the University of Rome, Italy, in 1985 and, for the first ten years, she worked on industrial research and development on digital drive control. From 1995 to 2002 she was a Researcher at the Department of Electronics for Automation of the University of Brescia, and since 2016 she has been a Full Professor of electric and electronic measurement. She coordinates the ES3 (Embedded Systems and Smart Sensors) research group including seven professors and three researchers. Her main research activity is the design of methods and digital electronic circuits for numeric measurement instrumentation, sensor signal processing, smart sensors and wireless sensor networking, with reference to real-time industrial applications, smart grids (eLUX Laboratory) and wearable sensing. IEEE Fellow for contribution to wireless distributed measurements for industrial systems, she the author of more than 300 international publications and responsible of many financed projects, including projects of National Center for Sustainable Mobility (e.g. PNRR MOST).

Luigi Ferrigno is currently a Full Professor of electric and electronic measurement and a Rector’s Delegate for the technology transfer, spin-off and start-up with the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio. He coordinated and participated in several national and international research and technology transfer projects and he is leading the scientific participation of University of Cassino in the National Center for Sustainable Mobility (e.g. PNRR MOST). His current research interests include the development of smart and distributed measurement systems and novel measurement methods in several application fields, such as energy, NDT4.0, smart cities, the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, batteries and medical devices. He is the Coordinator of Interdisciplinary GEV (Evaluation Expert Groups) of valorization of knowledge of ANVUR (National Agency for the Evaluation of the University System and Research).