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Fabio Tarani
Post-doc research fellow

About Me

After studying at the UPC in Barcelona, I completed my MSc and PhD in "Energy Engineering and Industrial Technologies" in 2012 at Università di Firenze.

Afterward, I have been a research fellow at the Department of Information Engineering for four years, working on the simulation of distribution networks and resilience to contingencies. Later, I have worked at the Italian National Research Council on Cultural Heritage diagnosis and monitoring via IoT.

Still hungry, I am currently enrolled in a MSc in Theoretical Physics, as an exchange student at TU Dresden (Germany).

Some topics I have focussed on are:

  • Energy systems
  • Heat pumps and HVAC design
  • Distribution networks operation and resilience to contingencies
  • Activity scheduling
  • Flood modelling
  • Data management for WSN in cultural heritage applications
  • Design of FMCW radars for cultural heritage diagnosis
  • Development of photogrammetry toolchains

I am very keen on languages (I have studied many, with very heterogeneous degrees of success...), I like tinkering in C++ and Python (mainly for home automation projects). I love playing the piano and the flute, and stargazing in cold winter nights with my C8.

 

Publications (newest to oldest)


JOURNALS AND BOOKS

  1. M. Seminara, M. Meucci, F. Tarani, C. Riminesi, J. Catani. Characterization of a VLC system in real museum scenario using diffusive LED lighting of artworks.

    On Photonics Research
  2. F. Tarani, C. Arrighi, L. Carnevali, F. Castelli, E. Vicario. Flood resilience of a water distribution system.

    On RCPS-2018: Resilience of Cyber-Physical System: From Risk Modelling to Threat Counteraction
  3. L. Carnevali, F. Tarani, E. Vicario. Performability evaluation of water distribution systems during maintenance procedures.

    IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems. Accepted for publication.
  4. C. Arrighi, F. Tarani, E. Vicario, F. Castelli. Flood Impacts on a Water Distribution Network.

    Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Discussions (2017), 2017:1–22.
  5. A. Chesi, G. Ferrara, L. Ferrari, F. Tarani. Setup and characterisation of a multipurpose test rig for R744 refrigerating cycles and equipment.

    International Journal of Refrigeration (2012) 35(7):1848–59.
  6. A. Chesi, G. Ferrara, L. Ferrari, F. Tarani. Suitability of coupling a solar powered ejection cycle with a vapour compression refrigerating machine.

    Applied Energy (2012), 97:374–83.
  7. A. Chesi, G. Ferrara, L. Ferrari, F. Tarani. Analysis of a solar assisted vapour compression cooling system.
    Renewable Energy (2013) 49:48–52.
  8. A. Chesi, G. Ferrara, L. Ferrari, S. Magnani, F. Tarani. Influence of the heat storage size on the plant performance in a Smart User case study.

    Applied Energy (2013), 112:1454–65.


CONFERENCE PAPERS

  1. F. Tarani, R. Manganelli del Fá, C. Riminesi. Towards predictive maintenance: the Florentine Dietrofront as a street-side monument.

    Florence Heritech 2020 Florence (Italy), May 2020
  2. C. Arrighi, F. Tarani, E. Vicario, F. Castelli. Flood risk assessment of fresh water supply systems.

    European Geoscience Union General Assembly 2017, Vienna (Austria), May 2017.
  3. L. Carnevali, M. Paolieri, F. Tarani, E. Vicario, K. Tadano. Modeling and evaluation of maintenance procedures for gas distribution networks with time-dependent parameters.

    SafeComp 2014 - 1 st International Workshop on Reliability and Security Aspects for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Firenze (Italy), September 2014.
  4. L. Carnevali, M. Paolieri, F. Tarani, E. Vicario. Quantitative evaluation of availability measures of gas distribution networks.

    ValueTools 2013 - 7 th International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools, Torino (Italy), December 2013.
  5. R. Mori, F. Tarani, A. Baldi, M. Bruzzi, A. Chesi, E.A. Carnevale. Development of a cryogenic thermal storage system based on Phase-Change-Materials for energy savings in industrial vacuum processes.

    European Energy Conference E2C 2012, Maastricht (the Netherlands), April 2012
  6. A. Chesi, G. Ferrara, L. Ferrari, F. Tarani. Benefits of coupling geothermal probesand solar collectors with a heat pump system.

    International Congress of Applied Energy 2011, Perugia (Italy), May 2011
  7. A. Chesi, G. Ferrara, L. Ferrari, F. Tarani. Evaluation of the potential performance of a Voorhees-modified R744 transcritical cycle.

    Sustainable Refrigeration and Heat Pump Technology Conference 2010, Stockholm (Sweden), June 2010


PENDINGS

  1. M. Biagi, L. Carnevali, F. Tarani, E. Vicario. Modeling and evaluating the impact of repair procedures on gas distribution networks.

    ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems. Awaiting review.

Activities

  • Teaching:
    • I taught a 16-h module on heat pumps as part of a course targeted to prospective renewable energy tech's
    • I taught a 16-h module of a course targeted to prospective energy saving designers about monitoring, heat exchange and sustainability
    • I held some seminaries on environmental impact during the MSc courses about "Cogeneration and Power Plants" and "Industrial Energy Usage"
  • Co-tutor in a number of theses:
    • P. Gullo, MSc: "Advantages of integrating solar collectors and geothermal probes in heat pump systems"
    • S. Sotis, MSc: "Study of a refrigerating system integrating solar energy"
    • M. Raugei, MSc: "Analysis of control systems for refrigerating equipment using CO2"
    • F. Bresciani, MSc: "Analysis of the CO2 inverse cycle with internal heat exchange"

Contact Me

tarani@ispc.cnr.it
ISPC (Institute of Science for Cultural Heritage)
Italian National Research Council (CNR)
Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino - Italy
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