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Measurement invariance of the driving inattention scale (ARDES) across 7 countries

Castro, Candida (author), Pablo Doncel, P. (author), Ledesma, Rubén D. (author), Montes, Silvana A. (author), Oviedo-Trespalacios, O. (author), Daniela Barragan, D. (author), Bianchi, Alessandra (author), Kauer, Natalia (author), Qu, Weina (author), Padilla, Jose Luis (author)

The Attention-Related Driving Errors Scale (ARDES) is a self-report measure of individual differences in driving inattention. ARDES was originally developed in Spanish (Argentina), and later adapted to other countries and languages. Evidence supporting the reliability and validity of ARDES scores has been obtained in various different...

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Multi-criteria design methods in façade engineering: State-of-the-art and future trends

Bianchi, S. (author), Andriotis, C. (author), Klein, T. (author), Overend, M. (author)

Façade engineering is facing an era of extraordinary challenge to meet the surge in demand for buildings that are environmentally sustainable and enhance occupant wellbeing. Facades, also known as building envelopes, play a major role in the resource-efficiency of buildings and the quality of its indoor environment. Consequently, the...

review 2024

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Equilibrium seeking in games under partial-decision information

Bianchi, M. (author)

The topic of this dissertation is the distributed computation of Generalized Nash Equilibria (GNEs) in multi-agent games with network structure. In particular, we design and analyze algorithms in the partial-decision information scenario (also named fully-distributed algorithms), where each agent can only rely on the information received by some...

doctoral thesis 2023

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Selected papers from the 4^th European Conference on Supercritical CO₂ for Energy Systems

Bianchi, Giuseppe (author), Brillert, Dieter (author), Christodoulides, Paul (author), Pecnik, Rene (author), Kalogirou, Soteris (author)

Editorial

contribution to periodical 2023

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Integrating resilience in the multi-hazard sustainable design of buildings

Bianchi, S. (author)

Recent natural disasters and climate change-induced extremes emphasize the urgent need to enhance the overall resilience of society by addressing the various hazards that buildings may face. Current design approaches recognize the need for integrated risk assessments, but studies primarily focus on existing buildings and single hazards,...

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Impact of earthquakes vs. heat waves on the socioeconomic losses of buildings

Bianchi, S. (author), Ciurlanti, J. (author), Luna-Navarro, Alessandra (author), Brembilla, E. (author)

Recent earthquakes have confirmed the vulnerability of our built environment, resulting in significant socio-economic losses, market disruptions, and environmental damage. Additionally, climate change is causing more frequent and severe weather-related events such as heat waves, which are impacting the construction sector...

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Linear Convergence in Time-Varying Generalized Nash Equilibrium Problems

Bianchi, M. (author), Benenati, E. (author), Grammatico, S. (author)

We study generalized games with full row rank equality coupling constraints and we provide a strikingly simple proof of strong monotonicity of the associated KKT operator. This allows us to show linear convergence to a variational equilibrium of the resulting primal-dual pseudo-gradient dynamics. Then, we propose a fully-distributed algorithm...

conference paper 2023

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Influence of the anchorage shear hysteresis on the seismic response of nonstructural components in RC buildings

Rojas, D. (author), Quintana Gallo, P. (author), Pürgstaller, A. (author), Bianchi, S. (author), Ciurlanti, J. (author), Pampanin, S. (author), Bergmeister, K. (author)

This article presents a numerical study on the influence of the anchorage shear hysteresis on the seismic response of nonstructural components (NSC) connected to multi-storey reinforced concrete (RC) buildings, and of the anchorage itself. To cover a variety of different types of shear hysteresis shapes, this contribution considered the...

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Seismic assessment and finite element modeling of traditional vs innovative point fixed glass facade systems (PFGFS)

D’Amore, Simone (author), Bianchi, S. (author), Ciurlanti, Jonathan (author), Pampanin, Stefano (author)

In the last decades, recent earthquakes have further highlighted the high vulnerability of non-structural components. Post-earthquake damage due to building envelope, equipment and building contents can lead to substantial economic losses in terms of repair costs and daily activity interruption (downtime). Moreover, non-structural damage can...

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Raising the bar in seismic design: cost–benefit analysis of alternative design methodologies and earthquake-resistant technologies

Ciurlanti, J. (author), Bianchi, S. (author), Pampanin, Stefano (author)

The severe socio-economic impact of recent earthquakes has represented a tough reality check, further confirming the mismatch between society expectations and reality of seismic performance of modern buildings. Life-safety code-compliant design criteria are not enough when dealing with new structures. To raise the bar in terms of structural...

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Scalable Safe Policy Improvement via Monte Carlo Tree Search

Castellini, Alberto (author), Bianchi, Federico (author), Zorzi, Edoardo (author), Simão, Thiago D. (author), Farinelli, Alessandro (author), Spaan, M.T.J. (author)

Algorithms for safely improving policies are important to deploy reinforcement learning approaches in real-world scenarios. In this work, we propose an algorithm, called MCTS-SPIBB, that computes safe policy improvement online using a Monte Carlo Tree Search based strategy. We theoretically prove that the policy generated by MCTS-SPIBB...

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Fragility curves for low-damage rocking dissipative connections of precast concrete buildings

Matteoni, M.M. (author), Ciurlanti, Jonathan (author), Bianchi, S. (author), Pampanin, Stefano (author)

Different low-damage technologies have recently been developed to meet society's growing expectations for earthquake-proof buildings. Among others, the PRESSS (PREcast Seismic Structural System) technology has proved its capability to withstand earthquakes with minimal damage, effectively mitigating socio-economic losses. However, applying...

conference paper 2023

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Fast generalized Nash equilibrium seeking under partial-decision information

Bianchi, M. (author), Belgioioso, Giuseppe (author), Grammatico, S. (author)

We address the generalized Nash equilibrium seeking problem in a partial-decision information scenario, where each agent can only exchange information with some neighbors, although its cost function possibly depends on the strategies of all agents. The few existing methods build on projected pseudo-gradient dynamics, and require either double...

journal article 2022

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The Distributed Dual Ascent Algorithm is Robust to Asynchrony

Bianchi, M. (author), Ananduta, W. (author), Grammatico, S. (author)

The distributed dual ascent is an established algorithm to solve strongly convex multi-agent optimization problems with separable cost functions, in the presence of coupling constraints. In this letter, we study its asynchronous counterpart. Specifically, we assume that each agent only relies on the outdated information received from some...

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A probabilistic-based framework for the integrated assessment of seismic and energy economic losses of buildings

Bianchi, S. (author), Ciurlanti, J. (author), Overend, M. (author), Pampanin, Stefano (author)

Structural safety and environmental sustainability are major factors in investment decisions for building systems, but are rarely considered simultaneously. Recent research efforts have redressed this by developing assessment methodologies and technical solutions for integrated energy efficiency and seismic performance. These studies are...

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Framing the multifaceted nature of design thinking in addressing different innovation purposes

Magistretti, Stefano (author), Bianchi, Mattia (author), Calabretta, G. (author), Candi, Marina (author), Dell'Era, Claudio (author), Stigliani, Ileana (author), Verganti, Roberto (author)

Scholars and practitioners acknowledge the role of design, and specifically design thinking, as a driver of innovation and change. Design thinking is gaining attention in the business community beyond the traditional product innovation realm and is increasingly promoted as an engine for the creation of novel user experiences, new businesses,...

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Is RISC-V ready for Space? A Security Perspective

Cassano, Luca (author), Di Mascio, S. (author), Palumbo, Alessandro (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Furano, Gianluca (author), Bianchi, Giuseppe (author), Ottavi, Marco (author)

Integrated circuits employed in space applications generally have very low-volume production and high performance requirements. Therefore, the adoption of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components and Third Party Intellectual Property cores (3PIPs) is of extreme interest to make system design, implementation and deployment cost-effective and...

conference paper 2022

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A Framework and Tool for Knowledge-Based Seismic Risk Assessment of School Buildings: SLaMA-School

Pedone, Livio (author), Bianchi, S. (author), Giovinazzi, Sonia (author), Pampanin, Stefano (author)

When dealing with seismic risk assessment at a large scale, the collection of relevant building data is still deemed a challenging task, often leading to limited building knowledge and, consequently, high uncertainties. Therefore, innovative yet standardized frameworks and adaptive tools are needed to support the seismic risk assessment of...

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Nash equilibrium seeking under partial-decision information: monotonicity, smoothness and proximal-point algorithms

Bianchi, M. (author), Grammatico, S. (author)

We consider Nash equilibrium problems in a partial-decision information scenario, where each agent can only exchange information with some neighbors, while its cost function possibly depends on the strategies of all agents. We characterize the relation between several monotonicity and smoothness assumptions postulated in the literature....

conference paper 2022

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Editorial: On the Planning, Control, and Perception of Soft Robotic End-Effectors

Averta, Giuseppe (author), Della Santina, C. (author), Ficuciello, Fanny (author), Roa, Maximo A. (author), Bianchi, Matteo (author)

contribution to periodical 2021