WG3

Action TU1208

Civil Engineering Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar

COST Success Story

Participants in Working Group 3

The WG3 focuses on the development of EM-scattering methods for the characterization of scenarios that are of interest in GPR and CE fields, as well as on data-processing algorithms for the elaboration of GPR data collected during CE surveys.

 

For more information about WG3 activities, please visit this page.

 

 

The Chair of WG3 is Dr. Antonis Giannopoulos, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

The Vice-Chair of WG3 is Prof. Matteo Pastorino, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

 

 

Project 3.1 – Development of new methods for the solution of forward electromagnetic scattering problems by buried structures

 

Leader: Cristina Ponti, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, Italy.

 

Participants:

  • Saba Adabi, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Maksim Bano, EOST, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, FR.
  • Trevor Benson, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
  • Christophe Bourlier, LUNAM Université - Université de Nantes, Nantes Cedex, FR.
  • Salvatore Capozziello, INFN & Università di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, IT.
  • Ilaria Catapano, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Mariafelicia De Laurentis, INFN & Università di Napoli "Federico II", IT.
  • Nectaria Diamanti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, EL.
  • Lorenzo Crocco, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) – IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Fabrizio Frezza, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, IT.
  • Antonis Giannopoulos, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
  • Marc Lambert, SUPELEC, Gif sur Yvette, FR.
  • Sebastién Lambot, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE.
  • Dominique Lesselier, SUPELEC, Gif sur Yvette, FR.
  • Giuseppe Longo, INFN & Università di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, IT.
  • Marian Marciniak, National Institute of Telecommunications, Warszaw.PL.
  • Laurence Mertens, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE.
  • Frédéric Nguyen, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, BE.
  • Lara Pajewski, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Maurizio Paolillo, INFN & Università di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, IT.
  • Christian Pichot du Mezeray, LEAT, UNS-CNRS, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Sophia Antipolis, FR.
  • Nicolas Pinel, Alyotech Technologies, Rennes, FR.
  • Dragan Poljak, University of Split, Split, Croatia, HR.
  • Cristina Ponti, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Giuseppe Schettini, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Christopher Stefas, GM RADAR Solutions, UK.
  • Evert Slob, Technical University of Delft, Delft, NL.
  • Hervé Tortel, Institut Fresnel, AMU-CNRS-ECM, Marseille, FR.

 

Project 3.2 – Development of new methods for the solution of inverse electromagnetic scattering problems by buried structures

 

Leaders: Andrea Randazzo, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy & Raffaele Solimene, Seconda Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy.

 

Participants:

  • Maksim Bano, EOST, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, FR.
  • Trevor Benson, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
  • Ilaria Catapano, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Lorenzo Crocco, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Nectaria Diamanti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GR.
  • Vincenzo Ferrara, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, IT.
  • Fabrizio Frezza, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, IT.
  • Antonis Giannopoulos, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
  • Tommaso Isernia, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, IT.
  • Marc Lambert, SUPELEC, Gif sur Yvette, FR.
  • Sebastién Lambot, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE.
  • Giovanni Leone, Seconda Università di Napoli, Naples, IT.
  • Dominique Lesselier, SUPELEC, Gif sur Yvette, FR.
  • Amélie Litman, Institut Fresnel, AMU-CNRS-ECM, Marseille, FR.
  • Andrea Massa, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.
  • Laurence Mertens, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE.
  • Frédéric Nguyen, University of Liège, Liège, BE.
  • Giacomo Oliveri, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.
  • Lara Pajewski, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Matteo Pastorino, University of Genoa, Genoa, IT.
  • Christian Pichot du Mezeray, LEAT, UNS-CNRS, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Sophia Antipolis, FR.
  • Dragan Poljak, University of Split, Split, HR.
  • Andrea Randazzo, University of Genoa, Genoa, IT.
  • Giuseppe Schettini, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Francesco Soldovieri, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) – IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Raffaele Solimene, Seconda Università di Napoli, Naples, IT.
  • Christopher Stefas, GM RADAR Solutions, UK.
  • Evert Slob, Technical University of Delft, Delft, NL.
  • Hervé Tortel, Institut Fresnel, AMU-CNRS-ECM, Marseille, FR.

 

Project 3.3 – Development of intrinsic models for describing near-field antenna effects, including antenna-medium coupling, for improved radar data processing using full-wave inversion

 

Leader: Sebastién Lambot, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE.

 

Participants:

  • Vincent Baltazart, Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFFSTAR), Bouguenais Cedex, FR.
  • Trevor Benson, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
  • Lorenzo Crocco, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) – IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Nectaria Diamanti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, EL.
  • Christelle Eyraud, Institut Fresnel, AMU-CNRS-ECM, Marseille, FR.
  • Fabrizio Frezza, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, IT.
  • Antonis Giannopoulos, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
  • Sebastién Lambot, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE.
  • Pero Latkoski, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Skopje, MK.
  • Dominique Lesselier, SUPELEC, Gif sur Yvette, FR.
  • Laurence Mertens, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE.
  • Frédéric Nguyen, University of Liège, Liège, BE.
  • Lara Pajewski, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Christian Pichot du Mezeray, LEAT, UNS-CNRS, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Sophia Antipolis, FR.
  • Nicolas Pinel, Alyotech Technologies, Rennes, FR.
  • Dragan Poljak, University of Split, Split, HR.
  • Cristina Ponti, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Matteo Pastorino, University of Genoa, Genoa, IT.
  • Borislav Popovski, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Skopje, MK.
  • Paolo Rocca, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.
  • Giuseppe Schettini, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • M. Mohammed Serhir, SUPELEC, Gif sur Yvette, FR.
  • Christopher Stefas, GM RADAR Solutions, UK.

 

Project 3.4 – Shape-reconstruction and quantitative estimation of electromagnetic and physical properties from GPR data

 

Leaders: Evert Slob, Technical University of Delft, Delft, The Netherlands & Ilaria Catapano, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, Italy,.

 

Participants:

  • Vincent Baltazart, Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFFSTAR), Bouguenais Cedex, FR.
  • Trevor Benson, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
  • Ilaria Catapano, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Lorenzo Crocco, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Nectaria Diamanti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, EL.
  • Vincenzo Ferrara, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, IT.
  • Fabrizio Frezza, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, IT.
  • Antonis Giannopoulos, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
  • Selma Kadioglu, Ankara University, Ankara, TK.
  • Sebastién Lambot, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE.
  • Cédric Le Bastard, CETE de l’Ouest, DLRCA, Les ponts de Cé, FR.
  • Dominique Lesselier, SUPELEC, Gif sur Yvette, FR.
  • Amélie Litman, Institut Fresnel, AMU-CNRS-ECM, Marseille, FR.
  • Andrea Massa, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.
  • Laurence Mertens, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE.
  • Frédéric Nguyen, University of Liège, Liège, BE.
  • Giacomo Oliveri, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.
  • Lara Pajewski, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Matteo Pastorino, University of Genoa, Genoa, IT.
  • Christian Pichot du Mezeray, LEAT, UNS-CNRS, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Sophia Antipolis, FR.
  • Dragan Poljak, University of Split, Split, HR.
  • Giuseppe Schettini, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Sirri Seren, Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik, Vienna, AT.
  • M. Mohammed Serhir, SUPELEC, Gif sur Yvette, FR.
  • Evert Slob, Technical University of Delft, Delft, NL.
  • Francesco Soldovieri, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Christopher Stefas, GM RADAR Solutions, UK.
  • Hervé Tortel, Institut Fresnel, AMU-CNRS-ECM, Marseille, FR.

 

Project 3.5 – Development of advanced GPR data processing techniques

 

Leaders: Nikos Economou, Technical University of Crete, Crete, Greece & Francesco Benedetto, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, Italy.

 

Participants:

  • Nikolaos Andronikidis, Technical University of Crete, Crete, EL.
  • Vincent Baltazart, Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFFSTAR), Bouguenais Cedex, FR.
  • Maksim Bano, EOST, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, FR.
  • Francesco Benedetto, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Trevor Benson, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
  • Ilaria Catapano, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) – IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Lorenzo Crocco, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Nectaria Diamanti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, EL.
  • Nikos Economou, Technical University of Crete, Crete, EL.
  • Christelle Eyraud, Institut Fresnel, AMU-CNRS-ECM, Marseille, FR.
  • Antonis Giannopoulos, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
  • Gaetano Giunta, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Selma Kadioglu, Ankara University, Ankara, TK.
  • Dusan Kocur, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, SK.
  • George Kritikakis, Technical University of Crete, Crete, EL.
  • Sebastién Lambot, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE.
  • Cédric Le Bastard, CETE de l’Ouest, DLRCA, Les ponts de Cé, FR.
  • Dominique Lesselier, SUPELEC, Gif sur Yvette, FR.
  • Luca Manica, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.
  • Andrea Massa, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.
  • Laurence Mertens, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE.
  • Frédéric Nguyen, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, FR.
  • Daniil Opolchenov, Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Riga, LV.
  • Lara Pajewski, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Christian Pichot du Mezeray, LEAT, UNS-CNRS, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Sophia Antipolis, FR.
  • Matteo Pastorino, University of Genoa, Genoa, IT.
  • Dragan Poljak, University of Split, Split, HR.
  • Paolo Rocca, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.
  • Jana Rovnakova, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, SK.
  • Jacopo Sala, 3d-Radar AS, Oslo, N.
  • Sonia Santos Assunçao, Polytechnic University of Catalonia,ES.
  • Giuseppe Schettini, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Evert Slob, Technical University of Delft, Delft, NL.
  • Francesco Soldovieri, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) – IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Nikos Spanoudakis, Technical University of Crete, Crete, EL.
  • Christopher Stefas, GM RADAR Solutions, UK.
  • Antonis Vafidis, Technical University of Crete, Crete, EL.
  • Gracia Vega Pérez, Univ. Politecnica de Barcelona, ES.

 

Project 3.6 – Development of advanced methods for joint processing of data collected by GPR and other non-destructive testing techniques

 

Leader: Amir Morteza Alani, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Kent, United Kingdom.

 

Participants:

  • Amir Morteza Alani, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Kent, UK.
  • Antonis Giannopoulos, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
  • Selma Kadioglu, Ankara University, Ankara, TK.
  • Luisa Maria da Silva Gonçalves, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria, PT.
  • Dominique Lesselier, SUPELEC, Gif sur Yvette, FR.
  • Lara Pajewski, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Dragan Poljak, University of Split, Split, HR.
  • Francesco Soldovieri, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) – IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Fabio Tosti, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Federico Viani, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.

 

Booklet of Participants and Institutions

Editors: L. Pajewski and A. Benedetto Publishing House: Aracne; Place and Date: Rome, July 2013; 194 pp.; ISBN 978-88-548-6191-6.

 

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