Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

PhDTalks | Effects of stimulated autogenous self-healing of Ultra High-Performance Concrete slabs under repeated impact loading

We are glad to announce that our next PhDTalks Seminar will be held on Thursday 22 June in Room Fassò, from 5:15 pm to 6:30 pm CET.  PhDTalks is a series of seminars and discussions between PhD students. The events are aimed at providing a place to network and get in contact with many of the projects developed in our department.  Speaker […]

Tough Architected Concrete Enabled by Robotic Manufacturing and Bio-inspired Schemes

On Friday 30th June, a seminar entitled “Tough Architected Concrete Enabled by Robotic Manufacturing and Bio-inspired Schemes” held by Reza Moini, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University (New Jersey, USA), will take place in Beltrami Room (Building 5 – piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32). . Abstract In the face of climate […]

IALCCE 2023 – LIFE-CYCLE CIVIL ENGINEERING @ POLITECNICO DI MILANO

The Eighth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering – IALCCE 2023 will be held in Milan, Italy, on July 2-6, 2023, under the auspices of Politecnico di Milano. The symposium, organized on behalf of the International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE), aims at bringing together all cutting edge research in the field of Life-Cycle Civil Engineering and to advance […]

PhDTalks | Hazard and risk assessment in urban areas based on 3D Phisics-Based ground shaking scenarios

We are glad to announce that our next PhDTalks Seminar will be held on Tuesday 4th July in Fassò Room (Building 4a), from 5:15 pm to 6:30 pm CET.  PhDTalks is a series of seminars and discussions between PhD students. The events are aimed at providing a place to network and get in contact with many of the projects developed in our department.  Speaker […]

A tale of two complementary paradigms for urban water sustainability: A computational fluid dynamics machine learning model of water treatment optimization versus urban recovery/reuse in the circular economy

On Wednesday 12nd July, a seminar entitled "A tale of two complementary paradigms for urban water sustainability: A computational fluid dynamics machine learning model of water treatment optimization versus urban recovery/reuse in the circular economy" held by John J. Sansalone, Professor of Engineering at the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, University of Florida (USA), will take place in Room […]

Costruire con materiali non convenzionali

On Thursday 13th July, a seminar entitled "Costruire con materiali non convenzionali" held by Massimiliano Milan, CEO of BUROMILAN, will take place in Fassò Room (Building 4a - Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32) at 10:00 CET.

Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)-based Seismically Resilient Civil Infrastructure

On Tuesday 18th July, a seminar entitled "Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)-based Seismically Resilient Civil Infrastructure" will be held in Aula Magna (Building 1 – piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32) by Shahria Alam, Professor of Civil Engineering at the 'University of British Columbia (UBC). Abstract  Shape memory alloy (SMA) is a special kind of material that […]

Advancing Health through digitalization and optimization: exploring research impact in diverse applications

On Thursday July 27th a seminar entitled "Advancing Health through digitalization and optimization: exploring research impact in diverse applications", held by Beatrice Cantoni (Politecnico di Milano - DICA) and Maria Papathanasiou (Imperial College London - Department of Chemical Engineering) will take place in Aula Magna (Building 1)  This seminar is the result of a collaboration born under […]

Genomics-Driven Solutions: Harnessing the Power of Genomic Science for Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance and Infectious Diseases in Applied Engineering and Architecture

On Tuesday, September 26th, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, a seminar titled "Genomics-Driven Solutions: Harnessing the Power of Genomic Science for Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance and Infectious Diseases in Applied Engineering and Architecture" will be held in Aula Magna (Building 1 – Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 – Milan). The seminar will be conducted by […]

Uncertainty and Decision-making: Philosophical instruments at the service of Engineering

A seminar entitled: “Uncertainty and Decision-making: Philosophical instruments at the service of Engineering” will be held by Malvina Ongaro (Politecnico di Milano - DICA) on Thursday 28 September from 12.30 to 13.30 in Aula Fassò (Building 4A – p.za Leonardo da Vinci, 32 – Milan). The event will also be broadcast online on WebEx. Abstract […]