Fulvio Domenico Lopane
f.lopane@ucl.ac.uk – London, United Kingdom
Professional Experience
UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis – Research Fellow in Urban Modelling
Working within the Redefining Variability: EvALuating Land Use and TRansport Impacts on Urban Mobility PatternS (realTRIPS) Project,
2024 – Present
London, UK
World Bank Group – Geospatial Analyst
Freelance consultant
2022 – 2024
London, UK
UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis – Associate lecturer in Spatial Data Science
Teaching: Urban Simulation, Foundations of Spatial Data Science, Dissertations supervision.
Research: Urban analytics, The science of cities, Urban modelling, Infrastructure systems, Spatial data science.
2023 – 2024
London, UK
UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis – Research Fellow in Urban and Transport Modelling
- Modeller and work package coordinator for HARMONY: Holistic Approach for Providing Spatial & Transport Planning Tools and Evidence to Metropolitan and Regional Authorities to Lead a Sustainable Transition to a New Mobility Era.
- Coordination of Work Package 4: Land-use, spatial planning and strategic decisions.
- Development of Land-Use Transport-Interaction models, Demographic Forecasting models and Land Development models.
2020 – 2023
London, UK
UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis – Teaching Assistant
- CASA0011 Agent Based Modelling for Spatial Systems
- CASA0013 Introduction to programming for spatial analysts
2020 – 2023
London, UK
Newcastle University, School of Engineering – Teaching Assistant
- CEG8419 Transport Modelling and Forecasting
- CEG3305 Computational Engineering Analysis
- CEG2302 Steel and Concrete Structures
- CEG1004 Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 1
- CEG2001 Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 2
- CEG3001 Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 3
- CEG3301 Design of Building Systems
2016 – 2020
Newcastle, UK
SI Cafaro – Civil Engineer
- FE modelling and analysis
- RC and steel structure design
- Seismic assessment and design
2014 – 2015
Milan, Italy
Education
Newcastle University
PhD in Civil Engineering
- Multi-objective spatial optimisation
- Strategic infrastructure and urban systems
- Resilience to natural hazards
2016 – 2022
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
The University of Auckland
Marie Sklodowska-Curie RISE
- H2020-MSCA-RISE-2017 HERCULES Programme (Towards Geohazards Resilient Iinfrastructure under changing Climates)
2019
Auckland , New Zealand
Politecnico di Milano
MSc in Civil Engineering
2011 – 2014
Milan, Italy
Politecnico di Milano
BSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering
2007 – 2011
Milan, Italy
Awards
EPSRC Postgraduate Research Studentship – £ 80,000.00
Newcastle Univesrity (UK)
2016 – 2020
Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie RISE – € 10,000.00
The Univesrity of Auckland (New Zealand)
2019
European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Travel Grant – € 800
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (Germany).
2019
European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Travel Grant – € 800
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (Germany).
2019
New England Complex Systems Institute Travel Grant – £ 500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA – USA)
2019
Best Conference Talk Award
Newcastle Univesrity (UK)
2018
Publications
Lopane F D, Ayling S, Hoo Y R, Shamsudduha M, Wang Q, Joseph G, Bahuguna A (2024). “Designing a National Prioritisation Index for Small Tank Rejuvenation in Sri Lanka: A Geospatial Approach”. CASA Working paper 239, ISSN 1467-1298. To be submitted to: Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis.
Batty M, Shao T, Lopane F D (2024). “Participatory Design Based on Opinion Pooling”. CASA Working Paper 238, ISSN 1467-1298. Submitted to: Philosophical Transactions A (May 2024).
Lopane F D, Kalantzi E, Milton R, Batty M. (2023). “A Land-Use Transport-Interaction framework for large scale strategic urban modelling”. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. Volume 104, September 2023, 102007. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2023.102007
Lopane F D, Reuter-Oppermann M, Raith A, Exeter D J, Ziedins I, Dawson R. (2023). “A genetic algorithm-based strategic planning framework for optimising accessibility and costs of general practices in Northland, New Zealand“. Health Systems. DOI: 10.1080/20476965.2023.2174454
Sechi G J, Lopane F D, Hendriks E. (2022). “Mapping seismic risk awareness among construction stakeholders: the case of Iringa (Tanzania)”. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 82. ISSN 2212-4209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103299.
Mackay F, Lopane F D, Platt S. (2022). “Regrowth challenges of English cities in the context of flood risk: A discussion on flood resilience and regrowth in Hull, United Kingdom.” In: Handbook on Shrinking Cities. Edward Elgar Publishing. Editors: K. Pallagst, E. Cunningham-Sabot, M. Bontje, R. Fleschurz. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839107047.00033
Pregnolato M, Gavriel G, Lopane F D (2021). “A risk-based taxonomy for bridges at risk of flooding”. In book: Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Life-Cycle Sustainability and Innovations. DOI: 10.1201/9780429279119-445. eBook ISBN9780429279119.
Kamargianni M, Yfantis L, Chaniotakis M, Pappelis D, Fermi F, Martino A, Lopane F D, Batty M, De Bok M, Tavasszy L, Tsirimpa A, Tsouros I, Polydoropoulou A, Georgakis P, Salas A, Djukic T, Bothos E, Magoutas B. (2021). “Harmony Model Suite: An Integrated Spatial and Multimodal Transport Planning Tool to Lead a Sustainable Transition to a New Mobility Era”. European Transport Conference 2020, September 9-11.
Lopane F D, Barr S, James P, Dawson R. (2019). “Optimization of resource storage location for managing flood emergencies”. Proceedings of ICONHIC 2019, Chania (Greece), June 23-26.
Pregnolato M, Lopane F D, Kilsby C. (2019). “Bridge vulnerability to flooding: towards an integrated risk model”. Proceedings of ICONHIC 2019, Chania (Greece), June 23-26.
Dawson R, Barr S, Caparros-Midwood D, Lopane F D. (2018). “Spatial optimisation to enhance resilience against multiple objectives.” Proceedings of International Conference on Infrastructure Resilience, Zurich (Switzerland), February 14-16.
Lopane F D, Dawson R, Barr S, James P. (2017). “Resilient infrastructure networks – spatial optimisation applied to emergency management”. Proceedings of ICFM7, Leeds (UK), September 5-7.
Bertolesi E, Milani G, Lopane F D, Acito M. (2017). “Augustus Bridge in Narni (Italy): Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of the Still Standing Part, Possible Causes of Collapse, and Importance of the Roman Concrete Infill in the Seismic-Resistant Behavior.” International Journal of Architectural Heritage, Issue 5, pp 717-746. DOI: 10.1080/15583058.2017.1300712.
Training and Outreach
ORPHES Mentor – Winter School of Operational Research in Public Health EmergencieS
2022
Leadership in Action – Resilient Leaders Elements, University College London (UK)
2021
Oxford Summer School in Economic Networks, Oxford (UK) – online delivery
2020
COST Land4Flood Workshop, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (Germany)
2019
Complexity course, New England Complex Systems Institute (Cambridge MA, USA)
2017
Spatial Interaction Modelling, NCRM Courses, University of Manchester (UK)
2017
ILTHE (Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education), Newcastle University (UK)
2017
FLOOD! Exhibition, Great North Museum Hancock, Newcastle (UK)
2017
NU Augmented Reality Sandbox Showcase, Newcastle University Open days, Newcastle (UK)
2017
ARCC Showcasing research to deliver impact, York (UK)
2017
Network Analysis in GIS for Infrastructure and Transport, Newcastle University (UK)
2016
ArcGIS training, CDP Courses, Newcastle University (UK)
2016
NERC Into the Blue Showcase, Manchester Science Festival, Manchester (UK)
2016