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A faculty composed of professors, researchers and industry professionals: multidisciplinary expertise, international experience and a strong connection with the industrial world to ensure high-quality, practical and future-oriented education. 

Discover who will guide you throughout this journey!

Introductory subjects

Mathematical, physical, and natural sciences

• Marco Capello, University of Genoa

Civil, industrial, and ICT engineering

• Marco Storace, University of Genoa
• Mario Nervi, University of Genoa
• Giuseppe Piccardo, University of Genoa
• Marco Lepidi, University of Genoa

Foundation principles of fiber optic submarine cables

• Jayne Stowell (external)

Economics

• Claudio Ferrari, University of Genoa

Law 

• Lorenzo Schiano di Pepe, University of Genoa

Political Science

• Marco Di Giulio, University of Genoa

Core subjects - Earth, Environmental, and Life Sciences

Geophysical and geochimical expression of active submarine volcano-hydrothermal systems

• Fabio Caratori Tontini, University of Genoa
• Donato Belmonte, University of Genoa

Creation and analysis of bathymetric data 

• Fabio Caratori Tontini, University of Genoa

Marine geophysics for seabed characterization 

• Massimo Verdoya, University of Genoa

Seafloor mapping for geological risk assessment and marine geology with application in deep-sea environments 

• Kei Ogata, University of Genoa
• Laura Crispini, University of Genoa
• Michele Locatelli, University of Genoa

Structure and composition of the ocean floor 

• Carlotta Ferrando, University of Genoa
• Laura Crispini, University of Genoa
• Michele Locatelli, University of Genoa

Physical monitoring of the water column during the creation or the installation of an infrastructure installation 

• Marco Capello, University of Genoa
• Laura Cutroneo, University of Genoa

Ecology of benthic communities living on the seafloor

• Cristina Misic, University of Genoa
• Monica Montefalcone, University of Genoa

Exploration of the seafloor 

• Monica Montefalcone, University of Genoa

Use of ROV for environmental mapping and monitoring 

• Francesco Massa, University of Genoa

ROV-based geospatial survey for submarine infrastructure 

• Francesco Massa, University of Genoa

Characterization of the benthic environment and habitat mapping 

• Monica Montefalcone, University of Genoa

Vulnerable organisms to the effects of submarine pipelines and cables 

• Monica Montefalcone, University of Genoa

Monitoring of the effects on marine benthic habitats of the installation of structures on the seafloor 

• Cristina Misic, University of Genoa
• Monica Montefalcone, University of Genoa

Core subjects – Civil engineering

Characterisation of meteorological and marine conditions for the pipeline and cable projects 

• Francesco De Leo, University of Genoa

Forces on pipes and cables induced by waves and currents 

• Giovanni Besio, University of Genoa

Exposure and forecast of geohazard and protection systems 

• Michele Bolla Pittaluga, University of Genoa

Erosive dynamics at the location of pipelines, cables, and underwater foundations, and protection systems

• Michele Bolla Pittaluga, University of Genoa

Geomatic detection and monitoring of the underwater environment 

• Domenico Sguerso, University of Genoa
• Ilaria Ferrando, University of Genoa

GNSS positioning and real-time navigation 

• Bianca Federici, University of Genoa
• Domenico Sguerso, University of Genoa

Cartographic framework and analysis of geographic data in a GIS environment

• Ilaria Ferrando, University of Genoa
• Bianca Federici, University of Genoa

Core subjects - Naval architecture and ship engineering

Description of various naval units used in the offshore fields

• Silvia Donnarumma, University of Genoa

Description of basic concepts of stability, resistance to motion and maneuverability of underwater units 

• Diego Villa, University of Genoa
• Nicola Petacco, University of Genoa

Core subjects – Mechanical and electrical power engineering

Underwater infrastructure for thermal energy transport 

• Annalisa Marchitto, University of Genoa

Underwater infrastructure for electricity transmission 

• Federico Silvestro, University of Genoa
• Marco Invernizzi, University of Genoa

Operational and logistical aspects related to underwater installations and submarine power cable laying 

• Mario Nervi, University of Genoa

Core subjects – Electronic, telecommunication, robotics engineering

Basic concepts of dielectric optical waveguides 

• Mirco Raffetto, University of Genoa

Fundamentals of incoherent and coherent digital optical communications 

• Andrea Trucco, University of Genoa
• Max Salsi (external)

The state of the art of digital signal processing optical communications

• Max Salsi

Fundamentals of optical components and repeaters 

• Mirco Raffetto, University of Genoa
• Valey Kamalov (external)

Propagation effects in dielectric waveguides 

• Mirco Raffetto, University of Genoa
• Valey Kamalov 

Design and production of optical fibers and cables for submarine telecommunications

• Valey Kamalov

Junctions, measurements, and fault detection

• Valey Kamalov

Optical amplification: semiconductor optical amplifiers, erbium-doped fiber amplifiers, Raman fiber amplifier

• Mirco Raffetto, University of Genoa
• Valey Kamalov

Fundamentals of photon sources and detectors 

• Mirco Raffetto, University of Genoa
• Valey Kamalov

Basic concepts of underwater acoustics 

• Andrea Trucco, University of Genoa
• Valey Kamalov

Operational concepts of active sonar systems 

• Andrea Trucco, University of Genoa
• Valey Kamalov

Imaging, measurements, and characterization of the seabed, sediments, and anthropogenic objects using acoustic systems 

• Andrea Trucco, University of Genoa
• Valey Kamalov

Submarine network architectures, terminals and management

• Valey Kamalov
• Claudio di Girolamo

Fundamentals of guidance, navigation and control of underwater robots 

• Giovanni Indiveri, University of Genoa

Robotic inspection of submerged infrastructures 

• TBD

Underwater robotic intervention on submerged infrastructure 

• Enrico Simetti, University of Genoa

Robotic perception for subsea cable applications 

• TBD

Cybersecurity for digital subsea infrastructures 

• Alessandro Armando, University of Genoa

Core subjects - Economics

Project management 

• Flavio Tonelli, University of Genoa
• Daniele Soraggi, University of Genoa
• Doyle Barlow (external)
• Laurie Doyle (external)

Business and project planning 

• Costanza Di Fabio, University of Genoa
• Elisa Roncagliolo, University of Genoa

Supply 

• Flavio Tonelli, University of Genoa
• Doyle Barlow
• Laurie Doyle 

Management control 

• Costanza Di Fabio, University of Genoa
• Elisa Roncagliolo, University of Genoa

Risk management and investment evaluation 

• Claudio Ferrari, University of Genoa
• Marina Resta, University of Genoa
• Giuseppe Valentino

Industrial economics 

• Alessio Tei, University of Genoa
• Giuseppe Valentino

Corporate and project finance 

• Rosalia Santulli, University of Genoa
• Stefano Piserà, University of Genoa

Core Subjects - Law

Law of the sea

• Lorenzo Schiano di Pepe, University of Genoa
• Simone Carrea, University of Genoa

Institutional and public relations 

• Matteo Timo, University of Genoa

Contracts for underwater infrastructure 

• Lorenzo Schiano di Pepe, University of Genoa
• Stuart Blythe
• Doyle Barlow

Geopolitics and critical infrastructures 

• Marco Di Giulio, University of Genoa
• Jayne Stowell