The list will be progressively updated with the addition of further faculty members and representatives from partner companies.

The teaching team brings together academic staff from the University of Genoa and leading experts, managers and representatives from companies operating in the digital subsea infrastructure sector, including project partners SubOptic Foundation and Sparkle, as well as other leading organisations in the industry. This multidisciplinary team combines international expertise with strong industry connections to deliver a high-quality, practice-oriented education designed to address the challenges of the future.

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

• External Lecturer

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 (pending replacement) 

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 (pending replacement) 

Vulnerable organisms to the effects of submarine pipelines and cables 

• Monica Montefalcone, University of Genoa (pending replacement) 

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
• External Lecturer

The state of the art of digital signal processing optical communications

• External Lecturer

Fundamentals of optical components and repeaters 

• Mirco Raffetto, University of Genoa
• External Lecturer

Propagation effects in dielectric waveguides 

• Mirco Raffetto, University of Genoa
• External Lecturer

Design and production of optical fibers and cables for submarine telecommunications

• External Lecturer

Junctions, measurements, and fault detection

• External Lecturer

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

• Mirco Raffetto, University of Genoa
• External Lecturer

Fundamentals of photon sources and detectors 

• Mirco Raffetto, University of Genoa
• External Lecturer

Basic concepts of underwater acoustics 

• Andrea Trucco, University of Genoa
• External Lecturer

Operational concepts of active sonar systems 

• Andrea Trucco, University of Genoa
• External Lecturer

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

• Andrea Trucco, University of Genoa
• External Lecturer

Submarine network architectures, terminals and management

• External Lecturer

Fundamentals of guidance, navigation and control of underwater robots 

• Giovanni Indiveri, University of Genoa

Robotic inspection of submerged infrastructures 

• External Lecturer

Underwater robotic intervention on submerged infrastructure 

• Enrico Simetti, University of Genoa

Robotic perception for subsea cable applications 

• External Lecturer

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
• External Lecturer

Business and project planning 

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

Supply 

• Flavio Tonelli, University of Genoa
• External Lecturer

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
• External Lecturer

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
• External Lecturer

Geopolitics and critical infrastructures 

• Marco Di Giulio, University of Genoa
• External Lecturer