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Gessica Umili

Associate Professor

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  • Department of Earth Sciences
  • Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
  • Corsi di studi in Scienze Geologiche (L-34 e LM-74)
  • Corso di laurea magistrale Monitoraggio Ambientale, Tutela e Ripristino LM-75
  • Phd Earth Sciences

Curriculum vitae

  • Curriculum Vitae (0.2 MB)

    • Selected research products

    1. Taboni, B., Ferrero, A.M., Umili, G. (in press). Block Volume and Shape: Comparison of Calculation Methods and Investigation of Possible Relationships. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. doi:10.1007/s00603-024-04178-w

    2. Taboni, B., Umili, G., Albertelli, L.M., Tagliaferri, I.D. (2024). Surveying existing rockfall flexible barriers: a combined method for gathering data, managing information and prioritizing maintenance. Journal of Mountain Science 21 (12), 4112-4130. doi:10.1007/s11629-024-9250-3

    3. Bonasera, M., Taboni, B., Caselle, C., Acquaotta, F., Fubelli, G., Masciocco, L., Bonetto, S.M.R., Ferrero, A.M., Umili, G. (2024). Instrumental Monitoring of a Slow-Moving Landslide in Piedmont (Northwest Italy) for the Definition of Rainfall Thresholds. Sensors 24, 3327. doi: 10.3390/s24113327

    4. Umili, G., Carriero, M.T., Taboni, B., Migliazza, M.R., Ferrero, A.M., 2024 (2024). A New Analytical Solution for Calculating Rock Block Volume. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 57, 3109–3120. doi: 10.1007/s00603-023-03728-y

    5. Taboni, B., Umili, G., Ferrero, A.M. (2023). A Design Scenario Approach for Choosing Protection Works against Rockfall Phenomena. Remote Sens., 15(18), 4453. doi: 10.3390/rs15184453
    6. Umili, G., Taboni, B., Ferrero, A.M. (2023). Influence of uncertainties: A focus on block volume and shape assessment for rockfall analysis. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 15 (9), pp. 2250-2263. doi: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2023.03.016
    7. Taboni, B., Tagliaferri, I.D., Umili, G. (2022). A Tool for Performing Automatic Kinematic Analysis on Rock Outcrops. Geosciences, 12, 435. doi: 10.3390/geosciences12120435
    8. Bonasera M., Fubelli G., Comina C., Bosco F., Umili G., Zorloni L., Porcarelli F. (2022). A multidisciplinary approach to detect the seismogenic source of the Tortona 1828 earthquake (Piedmont, Northwest Italy). Italian Journal of Geosciences, 141 f.1, pp. 69-83. doi: 10.3301/IJG.2022.07
    9. Taboni, B.; Licata, M.; Buleo Tebar, V.; Bonasera, M.; Umili, G. (2022). Proposal for Flood Risk Mitigation in the Upper Tanaro Valley (Western Alps—North-Western Italy). Geosciences, 12, 260. doi: 10.3390/geosciences12070260
    10. Bonetto S.M.R., Vagnon F., Umili G., Vianello D., Migliazza M.R., Ferrero A.M. (2021). The contribution of remotely sensed data to the stress state evaluation in underground marble quarries. Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science, 24 (1), pp. 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrs.2020.12.008
    11. Umili, G. (2021). Methods for sampling discontinuity traces on rock mass 3D models: state of the art. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 833, No. 1, p. 012050. IOP Publishing. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/833/1/012050
    12. Vagnon F., Dino G.A., Umili G., Cardu M., Ferrero A.M. (2020). New developments for the sustainable exploitation of ornamental stone in carrara basin. Sustainability, 12(22), pp. 1–23, 9374. doi: 10.3390/su12229374
    13. Vagnon F., Bonetto S., Ferrero A.M., Harrison J.P., Umili G. (2020). Eurocode 7 and Rock Engineering Design: The Case of Rockfall Protection Barriers. Geosciences 10(8), 305. doi: 10.3390/geosciences10080305
    14. Zeighami Moghaddam M., Umili G., Messina V., Bonetto S., Ferrero A.M., Bollini G., Gandreau D. (2020). An SVM-Based Scheme for Automatic Identification of Architectural Line Features and Cracks. Applied Sciences 10(15), 5077. doi: 10.3390/app10155077
    15. Umili G., Bonetto S., Mosca P., Vagnon F., Ferrero A.M. (2020). In Situ Block Size Distribution Aimed at the Choice of the Design Block for Rockfall Barriers Design: A Case Study along Gardesana Road. Geosciences 10(6), 223. doi: 10.3390/geosciences10060223
    16. Bonetto S., Umili G., Ferrero A.M., Carosi R., Simonetti M., Biasi A., Migliazza M.R., Bianchini S. (2020). Geostructural and Geomechanical Study of the Piastrone Quarry (Seravezza, Italy) Supported by Photogrammetry to Assess Failure Mode. 10(2), 64. doi: 10.3390/geosciences10020064
    17. Bonetto S., Facello A., Umili G. (2020). The contribution of CurvaTool semi-automatic approach in structural and groundwater investigations. A case study in the Main Ethiopian Rift Valley. Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences. 23(1): 97-111. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrs.2018.10.003
    18. Ferrero A.M., Migliazza M.R., Umili G. (2019). Comparison of methods for discontinuity roughness evaluation. Rivista Italiana di Geotecnica. 3: 5-15. doi: 10.19199/2019.3.0557-1405.005
    19. Costantini G., Comina C., Ferrero A.M., Umili G., Bonetto S. (2019). Applicazione in sotterraneo di tecniche fotografiche e GPR per il rilievo di discontinuità. Rivista Italiana di Geotecnica. 2: 37-47. doi: 10.19199/2019.2.0557-1405.037
    20. Caselle C., Umili G., Bonetto S., Ferrero A.M. (2019). Application of DIC analysis method to the study of failure initiation in gypsum rocks. Geotechnique Letters 9(1): 35-45. doi: 10.1680/jgele.18.00156
    21. Umili G., Bonetto S., Ferrero A.M. (2018). An integrated multiscale approach for characterization of rock masses subjected to tunnel excavation. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 10(3): 513-522. doi: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2018.01.007
    22. Vagnon F., Harrison J.P., Ferrero A.M., Umili G. (2018). Reliability based design for rock fall barriers. Proceedings of EUROCK2018 - Geomechanics and Geodynamics of Rock Masses, vol. 2, p. 1543-1548. London: Taylor and Francis Group, ISBN: 978-1138-6164-5-5. 22-27 May, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
    23. Vagnon F., Ferrero A.M., Umili G., Segalini A. (2017). A Factor Strength Approach for the Design of Rock Fall and Debris Flow Barriers. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 35(6): 2663-2675. doi: 10.1007/s10706-017-0269-x
    24. Bonetto S., Facello A., Umili G. (2017). A new application of CurvaTool semi-automatic approach to qualitatively detect geological lineaments. Environmental and Engineering Geoscience 23(3): 179-190. doi: 10.2113/EEG-1863
    25. Ferrero A.M., Migliazza M.R., Pirulli M., Umili G. (2016). Some open issues on rock fall hazard analysis in fractured rock mass: problems and prospects. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 49 (9): 3615-3629. doi: 10.1007/s00603-016-1004-2
    26. Colombero C., Comina C., Umili G., Vinciguerra S. (2016). Multiscale geophysical characterization of an unstable rock mass. Tectonophysics 675: 275-289. doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2016.02.045
    27. Racaniello A., Bonetto S., Enrici Baion R., Ferrero A.M., Umili G. (2015). Caratterizzazione di ammassi rocciosi in sotterraneo mediante rilievo geostrutturale “non a contatto”. Geoingegneria Ambientale e Mineraria, Anno LII, n. 2: 51-58 (in Italian).
    28. Armillotta P., Pastarini B., Segalini A., Umili G. (2015). Application of Low Potential Electric Fields for Improving Slope Stability. Procedia Earth and Planetary Science 15: 173-180, doi: 10.1016/j.proeps.2015.08.042
    29. Ferrero A.M., Segalini A., Umili G. (2015). Experimental tests for the application of an analytical model for flexible debris flow barriers design. Engineering Geology, vol. 185, p. 33-42. doi: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2014.12.002
    30. Bonetto S., Facello A., Ferrero A.M., Umili G. (2015). A Tool for Semi-Automatic Linear Feature Detection Based on DTM. Computers & Geosciences, vol. 75, p. 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.cageo.2014.10.005
    31. Curtaz M., Ferrero A.M., Roncella R., Segalini A., Umili G. (2014). Terrestrial photogrammetry and numerical modelling for the stability analysis of rock slopes in high mountain areas: Aiguilles Marbrées case. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 47 (2): 605 – 620. doi: 10.1007/s00603-013-0446-z
    32. Umili G. (2013). Ricostruzione automatica delle linee di rottura nei Modelli Digitali di Superficie con applicazioni in ambito Geotecnico, Geomorfologico e Architettonico. Bollettino della Società Italiana di Fotogrammetria e Topografia, vol. 2, pp. 91-113. ISSN: 1721-971X
    33. Umili G., Ferrero A.M., Einstein H.H. (2013). A new method for automatic discontinuity traces sampling on rock mass 3D model. Computers & Geosciences 51 (2013): 182–192. doi: 10.1016/j.cageo.2012.07.026

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