All the students who wish to join our BIP must be currently enrolled in an MSc or PhD course in one of the following disciplines:

• Mathematics
• Applied mathematics
• Physics and Geophysics
• Engineering
• Geology
• Or similar subjects.

Courses will focus on these topics: Earthquake engineering, Computational Seismology, Geology, Pedestrian movement modelling, Epidemiology, Opinion dynamics, Earth observation and Climate models.
Students can choose the follwoing curricula:
 - Modelling Earthquakes (ME)  will be based on the study of stochastic and elastodynamics equations for earthquake dynamics.
 - Mathematical Models for Natural Disasters (MMND)  will be based on the study of reaction-diffusion, elastodynamic and fluid dynamics.
 - Modelling and Simulations of Social-Behavioural Phenomena (MSSBP) will be based on the study of reaction-diffusion-aggregation equations and conservation laws.

Some of the activities listed above will be common among the three curricula and some others will be more specific. 

SPEAKERS 

Giacomo Albi (University of Verona) – MSSBP
Opinion dynamics on networks: social influence and control

Aysegul Askan (Middle East Technical University) - ME+MMND+MSSBP
February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: An Initial Assessment of Recorded Ground Motions and Observed Damages

Antonio Cicone (University of L’Aquila) – ME
The decomposition and analysis of nonstationary signals: a Mathematical perspective on Signal Processing  

Gabriele Curci (University of L’Aquila) – MMND+MSSBP
How the global climate models work

Gaetano De Luca (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology) – ME
Central Apennines earthquakes vs. continuous hydraulic measurements of
Gran Sasso groundwater

Giuseppe Di Giulio (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology) – ME
Seismic ambient vibrations for near-surface characterization

Giovanni Lanzano (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology) – ME
30ys progress of empirical ground motion modeling in Italy

Stefania Lepidi (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology) – MMND
The geomagnetic field and its variability  -Geomagnetic observatories and Magnetic Network run by INGV

Emanuela Radici (University of L’Aquila) - MMND+MSSBP
Opinion formation: microscopic and macroscopic description

Massimiliano D. Rosini (University G. d’Annunzio Chieti-Pescara) – MMND+MSSBP
From microscopic to macroscopic models in vehicular and pedestrian flows

Chiara Smerzini (Politecnico di Milano) – ME+MMND
Regional-scale physics-based simulation of earthquake ground motions by a high-performance spectral element code

Enrico Stagnini (GranSasso Science Institute) – MMND
Drone technology for earth observation

Maurizio Vassallo (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology) – ME
Modern seismic stations for earthquake and ambient seismic noise recording

Mattia Zanella (University of Pavia) - MSSBP
Kinetic modelling and control of epidemic dynamics with social heterogeneity

The participation of students and teachers will be supported by the new Erasmus short mobility scholarship and Erasmus Staff or Teaching Mobility scholarship. 

The event will take place at the Gran Sasso Science Institute, viale Francesco Crispi, 7, L'Aquila.

How to reach us

By plane

The closest airports are in Rome (Fiumicino Airport https://www.adr.it/fiumicino & Ciampino Airport https://www.adr.it/ciampino) and in Pescara (Aeroporto d’Abruzzo http://www.abruzzoairport.com/). From Ciampino and Fiumicino there is a direct bus to l’Aquila (you can see timetable and fares here http://www.gasparionline.it/ ).

By train/bus

Since L’Aquila railway station is not well connected, we suggest to arrive to the stations of Rome or Giulianova (if you travel on the East coast along the Adriatic sea). There are direct bus connections from the stations of Roma Tiburtina and Giulianova to the Bus Terminal Collemaggio in L'Aquila city center  (see http://www.tuabruzzo.it) and to the bus stop  SS17 - Amiternum ( see http://www.tuabruzzo.it, http://www.gasparionline.it/ and https://www.flixbus.it/). 

By car

L'Aquila is connected with the A24 Rome - Teramo highway, consider the exit L'Aquila Ovest for the conference venue, L'Aquila Est for the city center.

From Rome: take the A24 highway from Roma Est.
From Naples or Florence: it is possible to take the A24 from the A1 at Rome, using the highway link from the south or north.
From Bologna: coming from the A14, take the Teramo - Giulianova exit, then the freeway to Teramo, where you can join the A24.
From Bari or Pescara: Take the A25 from Pescara, exit at Bussi and follow the signs for L'Aquila SS17.