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Curriculum Vitae
Personal and academic profile
Personal data
Born in Bologna (Italy) – Date of birth 27/08/1969
Actual position
(december, 2004) Professor of Roads, railways and airports engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Bologna
Academic career
(july, 1995) Master degree in Civil Engineering cum laude at the DISTART Department of the University of Bologna;
(april, 1999)   Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering at University of Bologna;
(july, 2000)   Researcher of Roads, railways and airports engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Bologna.
Current institutional appointments
Vice-Head of DISTART (2007-2009)
Current extra-institutional appointments
Member of the UNI Commission “Road Materials” (2004 – 2007);
Member of the UNI Commission “Geosynthetics” (2004 – 2007);
Member of the italian section of the International committee C7/C8 “Road Materials" A.I.P.C.R.\ P.I.A.R.C (Association Mondiale de la Route \ World Road Association) (1999 – 2007).
Member of Scientific Committee
Scientific Committee – 4th Eurasphalt  and Eurobitume Congress 2008 - Copenhagen  - Denmark (2008).
Chairman  of Congress Session
Round Table – Roads and Civil Engineering – Just Rubber recycled rubber meets the market,  ECOMONDO 2007, Rimini, Italy, 9 novembre 2007;
Chairman  of Congress Session – PROGETTARE IL TERRITORIO - 3° “Territorio e Infrastrutture” Autodesk User Conference – Palazzo della Cultura e dei Congressi, Bologna, Italy, 11 Ottobre 2007;
Workshop Co-ordinator –Nuovi approcci ingegneristici per la progettazione dei materiali stradali, 15 dicembre 2006, asphaltica-urbania 2006, Padova, Italia;
Workshop Co-ordinator – Essephono: una soluzione per interventi di bonifica acustica – Confalt: La nuova generazione delle pavimentazioni semi-flessibili  Asphaltica-Salone delle attrezzature, tecnologie e servizi per la realizzazione di pavimentazioni ed infrastrutture stradali, 2 dicembre 2004, Padova, Italia.
Invited technical presentations/seminars
Invited paper:  Le pavimentazioni stradali a manutenzione zero: caratterizzazione dei materiali e criteri progettuali, Convegno 4 maggio 2006- Ferrara – “LA SICUREZZA ED IL RISPETTO DELL'AMBIENTE - novità tecnologiche e normative nel settore stradale", organizzato da Elletipi  e SITEB;
Invited paper: The limitation of vibration with bituminous conglomerates and recycled rubber: the last experiences, RE-Book ROAD ENGINEERING - The use of post-consumer tyre materials, Milano – 1 Aprile  2005, Fiera di Milano, Progetto CITTA', Rho Pero, Milano – Italy;
Invited paper:  Laboratory and field experimental investigations for a new preventive maintenance treatment, 5th International RILEM Conference, Limoges, FRANCE, 5-8 May 2004;
Invited paper:  Lightweight filling in road construction - current situation in Italy, XXII World Road Congress DURBAN, South Africa, 19-25 october 2003.
Invited paper:  Laboratory and field experimental investigations about the properties of a bituminous thin layer with porous aggregate, Ninth International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, August 17-22, 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Teaching
Courses
(since 2003) Techniques and Safety of road works  (6 ECTS) (University of Bologna - First Level Degree (3 years) course - Civil Eng.ng);
(since 2003) Road and railroad pavements  (6 ECTS) (University of Bologna - First Level Degree (3 years) course - Civil Eng.ng);
(since 2003) Roads, Railways and Airports Construction (6 ECTS) (University of Bologna - European 5 years Degree courses - Building and Architectural Eng.ng);
(since 2002) Roads, Railways and Airports Construction (6 ECTS) (University of Ferrara - First Level Degree (3 years) course - Civil Eng.ng).
Research
Field of interest
Road pavement materials: Crumb rubber, Light aggregates, RAP,  geosynthetics, grouted mac adam.Developments in asphalt pavement materials.
Structural design for new and existing pavements. Pavement performance.
Road Safety Analysis: design consistency of rural road, road design and human factor interaction.
Safety performance evaluation of highway features: force-deflection characteristics of guardrail posts, analytical and experimental tools.
Consulting activities
Research projects
(MIUR) Ministry of Education, University and Research and University of Bologna - Research Project FIRB 2001 - Study of innovative asphalt mixtures in order to decrease road noise and vibrations: design requirements and production inspections (2004-2005);
api S.p.A . (2004) Study of bituminous mixtures with tire crumb rubber;
ISOLTEMA (2003-2005) Pavement maintenance techniques for cracking: the sealing treatments;
Autovie Venete SpA (2007-2008) Maintenance Advanced Design for Perpetual Pavements;
CGS Consolidamenti (2007-2008) Materials for Roads with Low Ecological Footprint.
Selected Publications
 
A. Simone, - Analysis and management of Road Safety by means of computer systems and fuzzy algorithms - Kuala Lumpur 1999: Studi, Ricerche ed Applicazioni Innovative nel settore stradale italiano dal 1995 al 1999”, Supplemento al numero 1349 Luglio-Agosto 1999 de “Le Strade;
G. Dondi, A. Bonini, A. Simone, - Reinforced Pavements: Laboratory And Field Experiences - Proceedings of the 4th International RILEM Conference: Reflective Cracking in Pavements, Ottawa, Canada, March 26-30, 2000;
A. Simone, -  Road Design and Human Factor Interaction - Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter, Annual Meeting 2001, November 7-9, 2001, Turin, Italy. in D. de Waard, K.A. Brookhuis, C.M. Weikert, and A. Toffetti (2002), Human Factors in Transportation, Communication, Health and the Workplace, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Shaker Publishing;
G. Dondi, A. Simone, K. Biasuzzi, - Lightweight filling in road construction - current situation in Italy, (invited paper) - Proceedings of XXII World Road Congress DURBAN, South Africa, 19-25 october 2003;
A. Bucchi, K. Biasuzzi, A. Simone -  Evaluation of Design consistency: a new operating speed model for rural roads with different grades, (invited paper) -Proceedings of II International SIIV Congress – Florence - Italy, 27 - 29 october 2004;
A.Simone., -  Nuove esperienze sulla limitazione delle vibrazioni con conglomerati bituminosi e gomma riciclata – The limitation of vibration with bituminous conglomerates and recycled rubber: the last experiences - Atti del Convegno “RE-Book ROAD ENGINEERING - The use of post-consumer tyre materials”, Milano – 1 Aprile  2005, Fiera di Milano, Progetto CITTA', Rho Pero, Milano – Italy;
L. De Ferrariis, A. Madella, A. Simone, - Traffic-induced ground vibrations reduction through an innovative binder course with recycled crumb rubber - Proceedings Asphalt Rubber Conference 2006, 25-27 October 2006, Palm Springs, California,USA;
A. Simone, M. Marinelli, V. Vignali, - Road design and powered two wheelers interaction: a new evaluation method - Proceedings IV International Congress SIIV, Palermo, Italy, 12-14 september 2007;
G. Dondi, A. Simone, C. Sangiorgi, - Characterisation of a Crumb Rubber Mixture for road restraint systems, (invited paper) - Proceedings IV International Congress SIIV, Palermo, Italy, 12-14 september 2007;
G. Dondi, A. Simone, - Interaction between safety barrier and soil - Paper accepted by the Transport Research Board (TRB) for presentation at the TRB Annual Meeting, october 2007.
Doctorate
Membership Courses
Member of the teaching staff of the Research Doctorate in “Transportation Engineering”, DISTART, University of Bologna, since july 2000.
Tutors activities
PhD student: Massimiliano Bragaglia – Studio del comportamento visco-elastico del conglomerato bituminoso con il metodo degli elementi distinti particellari–  (2007) Cycle XIX - Research Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Transportation Engineering;
PhD student: Margherita Marinelli – Criteri progettuali ed analisi del rischio nell'ottimizzazione dei tracciati stradali per i veicoli a due ruote – (2007) Cycle XIX  - Research Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Transportation Engineering;
PhD student: Valeria Vignali – Impiego di metodi numerici avanzati nello studio delle opere di sostegno delle terre – (2006) Cycle XVIII - Research Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Transportation Engineering;;
PhD student: Fabio Picariello – Studio del modulo di rigidezza dinamico ITSM dei conglomerati bituminosi con test di trazione indiretta mediante l'utilizzo del MaTTA – (2006) Cycle XVIII - Research Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Transportation Engineering;