INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE

Smart home healthcare systems for the elderly:
Dr Branislav Vuksanovic, University of Portsmouth and Dr Maide Bucolo, Università di Catania

Computer-assisted verification for safety properties of genetic networks underlying liver regeneration:
Prof. Pietro Liò, University of Cambridge, and Prof. Giampaolo Bella, Università di Catania

Numerical modelling of cerebral  blood flow and autoregulation:
Prof. Jordi Alastruey Arimon, Imperial College London, and Prof. Tiziano Passerini, Politecnico di Milano

Reconfigurable Healthcare for Intelligent ECG and Cardio Vascular Desease (CVD) Monitoring and Management:
Dr Maria G. Martini, Kingston University London, and Dr Paolo Banelli, Università di Perugia

THE INTERACTIONS OF LIGHT AND NANOSTRUCTURES FOR APPLICATIONS IN SENSOR

Porous Silicon resonant multilayers for the optical detection of fluorescent biological species:
Prof. Paul Snow, University of Bath, and Prof. Francesco Geobaldo, Politecnico di Torino

Interaction of atoms and molecules with nanostructures:
Prof. Mohamed Babiker, University of York, and Prof. Maurizio Artoni, European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, Firenze

Quantum optics approach to information processing in nanotechnologys:
Prof. Mauro Paternostro, Queen's University Belfast, and Prof. Francesco Ciccarello, Università di Palermo

Plasmonic nanostructures for enhanced sensitivity in sensors and biosensors:
Prof. Franco Cacialli, University College London, and Prof. Robertino Pilot, Università di  Padova

A Multiplexed Optical Biosensor based on Peptide-coated Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Transparent Networks:
Prof. Alan Dalton, University of Surrey, and Prof. Ermanno Di Zitti, Università di Genova

Nanoengineered polymerc capsules containing enzyme/chromophore pairs for applications as sensor of environmental pollutants:
Prof. Alexei Nabok, Sheffield Hallam University, and Luigi Cristofolini, Università  di Parma

Feasibility studies of a virus-based system biosensor of protein conformational changes:
Prof. Nicola Abrescia, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, and Prof. Rosaria Rinaldi, NNL-CNR-INFM, Lecce

Microrheology by Optical Manipulation of Carbon Nanotubes:
Prof. Andrea Ferrari, University of Cambridge, and Prof. Pietro Giuseppe Gucciardi, CNR, Messina

WASTE AND RECYCLING

Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling of poly-disperse solid-gas systems for fluidized bed gasification of solid wastes:
Dr Paola Lettieri, University College London, and Dr Daniele Marchisio, Politecnico di Torino

Functionalisation of cellulose for the reuse of waste paper in the field of paper making and fabrication of composites:
Dr Alexander Bismarck, Imperial College London, and Dr Roberta Maria Bongiovanni, Politecnico di Torino

Single Site Heterogeneous Catalysts for Clean technology, Green chemistry and Sustainable Development:
Dr Rober Raja, University of Southampton, and Dr Enrica Gianotti, Università di Torino

Understanding the molecular science of aromatic waste-degrading enzymes:
Prof. Christopher CR Allen, Queen's University Belfast, and Prof. Rebecca Pogni, Università di Siena

Recovery of polyphenols from wine-making wastes: novel extractive methods:
Prof. Paula Jauregi, The University of Reading, and Prof. Giorgia Spigno, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Piacenza

URBAN FLOOD RISK

Probabilistic evaluation of flood risk in urban areas using Monte Carlo simulation  (with uncertainty)
Prof. Paul Bates, University of Bristol, and Giuseppe Tito Aronica, Università  di Messina

Developing a Flood Forecasting System for the River Tevere:
Prof. Alison Heppenstall, University of Leeds, and Fabrizio Savi, Università La Sapienza di Roma

New numerical and experimental approach for the assessment of flooding risk of urban area in coastal zones:
Prof. Jim Hall, University of Newcastle, and Prof. Renata Archetti, Università di Bologna