University of Malta
 

Sebastiano D'Amico
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  • Management Committee Member and Working Group Leader within the COST project for European Cooperation in Science and Technology “The Soil Science & Archaeo-Geophysics Alliance: going beyond prospection (Action CA17131); 2018 – 2022
  • Management Committee Member and Short Term Scientific Misison Coordinator within the COST project for European Cooperation in Science and Technology “ Accelerating Global science In Tsunami HAzard and Risk analysis - AGITHAR” (Action CA18109); 2019– 2023
  • Management Committee Member within the COST project for European Cooperation in Science and Technology “- Underground Built Heritage as catalyser for Community Valorisation” (Action CA18110); 2018 – 2023
  • PI of the research project “Noninvasive investigations for enhancing the knowledge and the valorization of the cultural heritage” funded under the cooperation program between Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and University of Malta
  • Co-PI of the research project “NEWS Nearshore hazard monitoring and Early Warning System” funded under the INTERREG Italia-Malta Program 2018-2020
  • Co-PI of the research project “SIMIT - THARSY Tsunami Hazard Reduction System” funded under the INTERREG Italia-Malta Program 2018-2020
  • Co-PI of the research project “TDRpro: Design of Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) Probes” funded by Ministry for the Economy, Industry and Small Business (Malta)
  • PI of the research project “Non-invasive geophysical prospecting and virtual reconstruction within St. John Co-Cathedral” funded by St. John Co-Cathedral Foundation, 2017-2019
  • PI of the research project “Dynamic characteristics of active coastal spreading areas: evaluation of cliff instability” funded by University of Malta (GSCRP02-17), 2017
  • Co-PI of the research project "Use of newer methodologies and updating of  seismic hazard assessment and contribution to national EC8 guidelines” funded by University of Malta, 2017
  • PI of the research project "Computing Moment Magnitude and Source Parameters for Small and Moderate Earthquakes in the Italian Region through Waveform Inversion” funded as one of the tasks of the  project “Aggiornamento del modello di pericolosità sismica di lungo termine per l’Italia” coordinated by Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, and funded by Italian Civil Protection Department
  • PI of the research project “Multidisciplinary geophysical approaches for the conservation of cultural heritage sites” funded by University of Malta (GSCRP02-16), 2015
  • Co-PI of the research project "Integration of a seismic sensor in a deep sea observatory" funded within the project MONSOON (progetto n°1181, linea di intervento 4.1.1.1 del POR Sicilia 2007-2013, CUP: G71I14000020007)  coordinated by Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Palermo (Italy), 2015
  • PI of the research project (PHYRP_16_05) “Earthquake ground-motion scenarios in the central Mediterranean” funded by University of Malta; 2014-2015
  • Co-Applicant  of the research project “Integreted system for Civil Protection activities in the Cross-border Italy-Malta area” (Costituzione di un sistema integrato di protezione civile transfrontaliero Italia-Malta) funded by the European Union under Cross-border Cooperation Programme Italy-Malta 2013-2015.
  • Co-PI of the research project “Geophysical and Geotechnical investigation at the Megalithic Temples of Malta (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)” sponsored by Heritage Malta National Agency 2013-2015
  • Scientific collaborator of the research project  titled “Innovative Practices for Promoting the Time-Dependent Seismic Hazard Estimates in the Calabrian Region” funded by DPC-INGV (Dipartimento Protezione Civile – Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) 2014.
  • Participant in the COST project for European Cooperation in Science and Technology under the scheme “Time Dependent Seismology (TIDES) ” (Action ES1401); 2014 – 2018
  • Scientific collaborator of the research project  titled “Active and recent geodynamics of Calabrian Arc and accreationary complex in the Ionian sea” funded by Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research under the call for proposal “Research Projects of National Interest” 2013-2016
  • Co-PI of the research project titled “Development of stand-alone earthquake location and analysis tool” funded by University of Malta; 2013
  • Participant in the COST project for European Cooperation in Science and Technology under the scheme “Impact of Fluid circulation in old oceanic Lithosphere on the seismicity of transfOrm-type plate boundaries: neW solutions for early seismic monitoring of major European Seismogenic zones (FLOWS)” (Action ES1301); 2013 – 2017
  • Participant in the COST project for European Cooperation in Science and Technology under the scheme “Civil Engineering Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar” (Action TU1208); 2013 – 2017
  • Scientific Collaborator of the research project titled "Constraining observations into seismic hazard - Improvement of the probabilistic seismic hazard assessment by taking into account uncerainties and ground-motion variability" funded by DPC-INGV (Dipartimento Protezione Civile – Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) (2012-2013)
  • Co-Applicant of the research project titled "Earthquake source mechanisms in the Central Mediterranean in relation to active tectonics" funded by University of Malta (2011-2012)
  • Scientific Coordinator of the research task-project titled “Raccolta e coordinamento di dati sismologici nell’area campana ed aree circostanti per il calcolo dell’attenuazione sismica direzionale “ funded by University of Napoli “Federico II” (2010) 
  • Scientific Coordinator of the research project titled “Studio di parametri frattali e sistemi caotici per l'individuazione di anomalie sismiche” funded by University of Messina (2008-2011; A.029.68)
  • Scientific collaborator of the research project titled “Moment tensor solutions of small and moderate seismic events in the area of the Mw 6.3, 2009 L’Aquila earthquake” funded by DPC-INGV (Dipartimento Protezione Civile – Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) 2007-2009.
  • Scientific collaborator of the research project  titled “Meccanismi dei terremoti e regimi di stress tettonico nell’area dello Stretto di Messina” funded by DPC-INGV (Dipartimento Protezione Civile – Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) 2007-2009.
  • Scientific collaborator of the research project  titled “Stima dello scuotimento in tempo reale o quasi reale per terremoti significativi in territorio nazionale” funded by DPC-INGV (Dipartimento Protezione Civile – Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) 2005-2007
  • Scientific collaborator of the research project  titled “Sviluppo di tecniche ed algoritmi per il filtraggio dei dati sismici e per l'individuazione delle anomalie presismiche” funded by University of Messina (P.R.A. 2005)
  • Scientific collaborator of the research project  titled “Analisi di pattern sismici relativi al verificarsi delle forti repliche” funded by University of Messina (P.R.A. 2005)
  • Scientific collaborator of the research project  titled “Utilizzo di differenti parametri sismici per la previsione di forti terremoti” funded by University of Messina (P.R.A. 2005)
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Last Updated: 30 September 2019

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