A joint work with several partners from the In-Situ-WIND project about microwave-based damage detection in grouted joints has been accepted for publication in Structural Control and Health Monitoring. Abstract: Offshore wind turbines play a significant role in the expansion of clean and renewable energy. However, their exposure to harsh marine environments and dynamic loading conditions...Read More

The dataset contains radar-based measurements of rotor blades from three operational wind turbines as part of a structural health monitoring system. For this purpose, a sensor box with a 35 GHz radar sensor (about 1 000 measurements per second) and a camera system (about 100 images per second), is mounted on each wind turbine tower...Read More

The photo shows Dr. Kilian Tschoeke (Fraunhofer IKTS), Octavio Márquez Reyes (Goethe University Frankfurt), Dr. Vittorio Memmolo (Goethe University Frankfurt and University of Naples) and me during the International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring at the University of Stanford (USA) in September 2023.Read More

A joint work with colleagues from the University of Bologna on frequency steerable acoustic transducers (FSATs) has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control. Abstract: A novel directional transducer based on Guided Waves (GW) is introduced in this paper, designed for use in structural health monitoring (SHM) and acoustic...Read More

Bats play a crucial role as bioindicators of environmental changes, making their monitoring highly valuable. In particular, wind energy plants have been found to cause significant fatality rates among bats, as well as birds, mainly through direct collision with the rotor blades or through barotrauma effects. However, the manual identification and classification of bats through...Read More

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A journal paper coordinated by Dr. Leandro Maio and Dr. Vittorio Memmolo on ice accretion assessment has been accepted for publication in Measurements journal. Abstract: Reliable ice detection is crucial in many industrial applications, such as airplanes or wind turbines. The presence of ice can lead, on one side, to performance degradation, such as higher...Read More

Five papers have been accepted for a technical presentation at the International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2023. It will take place at Stanford University (USA) in September 2023. Paper #1 (PROFI-WIND project): Mälzer, M.; Beck, S.; Alipek, S.; Reichart, E.; Moll, J.; Krozer, V.; Oikonomopoulos, C.; Kassner, J.; Hägelen, M.; Heinecke, T.; Cerbe, B.;...Read More

A journal article on K-band radar systems for breast cancer diagnostics has been accepted for publication in IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF, and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology. Abstract: Conventional approaches for microwave breast tumor detection are limited by the imaging resolution due to the low operating frequency. The objective of this work is to...Read More

I am happy to have received the IEEE Senior Membership. To be eligible for application or nomination, candidates must: Be engineers, scientists, educators, technical executives, or originators in IEEE-designated fields Have experience reflecting professional maturity Have been in professional practice for at least ten years (with some credit for certain degrees) Show significant performance over a...Read More