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    Encyclopedia Chapter

    • D’Ambrosio D., Spataro W., Rongo R., Iovine G., 2013. Genetic algorithms, optimization, and evolutionary modeling. In: Shroder, J. (Editor in Chief), Baas, A.C.W. (Ed.), Academic Press, San Diego, CA, vol. 2, Quantitative Modeling of Geomorphology, pp. 74–97., ISBN: 978-0-08-088522-3.

    Guest Editor

    • Spataro W., Trunfio G.A., Sirakoulis G. (2016). Special Issue on High Performance Computing in Modeling and Simulation, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, ISSN: 1532-0634 (to appear)

    • Spataro W., Trunfio G.A., Sirakoulis G. (2015). Special Issue on High Performance Computing in Modeling and Simulation, International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications, ISSN: 1094-3420, doi: 10.1177/1094342015584473

    • D’Alotto L, Nystrom J, Spataro W (2013). Special section on Cellular Automata. The Journal of Supercomputing, vol. 65, p. 612-613, ISSN: 0920-8542, doi: 10.1007/s11227-013-0961-4.

    International Journals / Book Chapters

    • Filippone G., D D’Ambrosio, D Marocco, W Spataro (2016). Morphological Coevolution for Fluid Dynamical-Related Risk Mitigation. ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS), 26 (3), 18.

    • Spataro D., D D’Ambrosio, G Filippone, R Rongo, W Spataro, D Marocco (2016). The new SCIARA-fv3 numerical model and acceleration by GPGPU strategies, International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications, doi: 10.1177/1094342015584520

    • Rongo R., D D’Ambrosio, G Iovine, F Lucà, V Lupiano, VP Boñgolan, W. Spataro (2015), A Probabilistic Approach to Hazard Mapping Based on Computer Simulations. An Example for Lava Flows at Mount Etna, CMES: Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 109 (2), 105-130

    • Lucà F., D’Ambrosio D., Robustelli G., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2014). Integrating geomorphology, statistic and numerical simulations for landslide invasion hazard scenarios mapping: an example in the Sorrento Peninsula (Italy). Computers & Geosciences, vol. 67, p. 163-172, ISSN: 0098-3004.

    • Di Gregorio S., Filippone G., Spataro W., Trunfio G.A. (2013). Accelerating wildfire susceptibility mapping through GPGPU. Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, 73(8), 1183-1194, ISSN 0743-7315.

    • D’Ambrosio D., Rongo R., Spataro W., Iovine G. (2013). Genetic algorithms, Optimization, and Evolutionary Modeling. In: Shroder J. (Editor in Chief). Treatise on Geomorphology - Quantitative Modeling of Geomorphology. vol. 2, p. 74-97, SAN DIEGO:ACADEMIC PRESS, ISBN: 978-0-08-088522-3.

    • Luca' F., Avolio M.V., D’Ambrosio D., Crisci G.M., Lupiano V., Robustelli G., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2013). High Detailed Debris Flows Hazard Maps by a Cellular Automata Approach, Landslide Science and Practice, 6, 733-737, ISBN: 978-3-642-31318-9.

    • D’Ambrosio D., Filippone G., Marocco D., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2013). Efficient application of GPGPU for lava flow hazard mapping, Journal of Supercomputing, 65, pp. 630–644, ISSN: 0920-8542.

    • Spataro W., Rongo R., Lupiano V., Avolio M. V., D'Ambrosio D., Trunfio G. A. (2013). High Detailed Lava Flows Hazard Maps by a Cellular Automata Approach. In: Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 197, p. 85-99, Springer-Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-642-34335-3

    • D’Ambrosio D., Filippone G., Rongo R., Spataro W., Trunfio G.A. (2012). Cellular Automata and GPGPU: An Application to Lava Flow Modeling. International Journal of Grid and High Performance Computing (IJGHPC), Volume 4, Issue 3, pp. 30-47, IGI-Global Press, ISSN: 1938-0259. DOI: 10.4018/jghpc.2012070102.

    • Trunfio G.A., D’Ambrosio D., Rongo R., Spataro W., Di Gregorio S. (2011). A New Algorithm for Simulating Wildfire Spread Through Cellular Automata . ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, 22, 1-26, ISSN: 1049-3301, doi: 10.1145/2043635.2043641

    • Rongo R., Avolio M.V., Behncke B., D’Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Lupiano V., Neri M., Spataro W., Crisci G.M. (2011). Defining High Detailed Hazard Maps by a Cellular Automata approach: Application to Mt. Etna (Italy). Annals of Geophysics, 54, 568-578.

    • Crisci G.M., Avolio M. V., Behncke B., D’Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Lupiano V., Neri M., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2010), Predicting the impact of lava flows at Mount Etna, Journal of Geophysical Research, doi:10.1029/2009JB006431, 115, n. B0420, 1-14.

    • Rongo R., Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D., Avolio M.V., Trunfio G.A., Di Gregorio S. (2008), Lava Flow Hazard Evaluation Through Cellular Automata and Genetic Algorithms: an Application to Mt Etna Volcano, Fundamenta Informaticae, 8, 247-268.

    • D'Ambrosio D. and Spataro W. (2007), Parallel evolutionary modelling of geological processes. Parallel Computing, 33, 186–212.

    • D'Ambrosio D., Spataro W., Iovine G. and Miyamoto H. (2007), A macroscopic collisional model for debris flows simulation. Environmental Modelling & Software, 22, 1417-1436.

    • D'Ambrosio D., Spataro W., Iovine G. (2006), Parallel genetic algorithms for optimising cellular automata models of natural complex phenomena: an application to debris-flows, Computers & Geosciences, 32, 861-875.

    • Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D. (2006), Pyroclastic Flows Modelling using Cellular Automata. Computers & Geosciences, 32, 897-911.

    • Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W., Trunfio G.A. (2006), SCIARA 2: an improved Cellular Automata model for Lava Flows and Applications to the 2002 Etnean crisis. Computers & Geosciences, 32, 876-889.

    • D'Ambrosio D., Spataro W., Di Gregorio S., Crisci G.M., Rongo R., (2005). Parallel Genetic Algorithms for calibrating Cellular Automata models: Application to lava flows. Il Nuovo Cimento C (special issue on High Performance Computing), 28 C, 115-127. Published by Società Italiana di Fisica, Bologna, Italy.

    • Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W., (2005). PYR: a Cellular Automata model for pyroclastic flows and application to the 1991 Mt. Pinatubo eruption, Future Generation Computer Systems, 21, 1019-1032.

    • Crisci G. M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro, W., (2004). The simulation model SCIARA: the 1991 and 2001 at Mount Etna. Journal of Vulcanogy and Geothermal Research, Vol 132/2-3, pp 253-267, 2004.

    • Crisci G. M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W., (2004). Application of the Cellular Automata Model SCIARA to the 2001 Mt. Etna Crisis. In Mt. Etna: Volcano Laboratory 2004 Geophysical Monograph Series Volume 143 Edited by Alessandro Bonaccorso, Sonia Calvari, Mauro Coltelli, Ciro Del Negro, Susanna Falsaperla pp 343-356.

    • Crisci, G. M., Di Gregorio, S., Rongo, R., Scarpelli, M, Spataro, W., Calvari, S., (2003). Revisiting the 1669 Etnean eruptive crisis using a cellular automata model and implications for volcanic hazard in the Catania area. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 123, 1-2, April 15 2003, pp 211-230.

    • Avolio, M. V., Crisci, G. M., D'Ambrosio, D., Di Gregorio, S., Iovine, G., Rongo, R., Spataro, W., (2003), An extended notion of Cellular Automata for surface flows modelling.WSEAS Transactions on Computers, 2, 1080-1085.

    • D'Ambrosio, D., Di Gregorio, S., Iovine, G., Lupiano, V., Rongo, R., Spataro, W., (2003), First simulations of the Sarno debris flows through Cellular Automata modelling, Geomorphology, 54(1/2), 91-117.

    • D'Ambrosio, D., Di Gregorio, S., Iovine, G., Lupiano, V., Merenda, L., Rongo, R., Spataro, W., (2002), Simulating the Curti-Sarno debris flow through Cellular Automata: the model SCIDDICA (release S2), Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 27, 1577-1585.

    • Avolio M.V., Di Gregorio S., Mantovani F., Pasuto A., Rongo R., Silvano S., Spataro W., (2000), Simulation of the 1992 Tessina landslide by a cellular automata model and future hazard scenarios, JAG (International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geeoinformation), 2(1), 41-50.

    • Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Nicoletta F., Rongo R., Spataro, W. (1999), Analysing lava risk for the Etnean area: simulation by Cellular Automata methods of simulation, Natural Hazards , 20, 215-229.

    • Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Siciliano C., Sorriso-Valvo M., Spataro W. (1999), Mount Ontake landslide simulation by the cellular automata model SCIDDICA-3, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part A, 24(2), 97-100.

    • Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W., Spezzano G., Talia D. (1997), High performance scientific computing by a parallel cellular environment, Future Generation Computer Systems, 12, 357-369.

    • Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W., Spezzano G., Talia D. (1996) A parallel cellular simulator for bioremediation of contaminated soils, Development and Application of Computer Techniques to Environmental Studies VI, P. Zanetti and C.A. Brebbia, Computational Mechanics Publication (Eds), pp. 685-694.

    • Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W., Spezzano G., Talia D. (1996) A Parallel Cellular Tool for Interactive Modeling and Simulation, IEEE Computational Science & Engineering, 3(3), 33-43.

    • Di Gregorio S., Festa D.C., Rongo R., Spataro W., Spezzano G., Talia D. (1996), A microscopic freeway traffic simulator on a highly parallel system, Parallel Computing: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives, E.H. D'Hollander, G.R. Joubert, F.J. Peters and D. Trystam (Eds), Advances in Parallel Computing, Vol. 11, pp 69-76.

    • Cannataro M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W., Spezzano G., Talia D. (1995) A Parallel Cellular Automata Environment on Multicomputers for Computational Science, Parallel Computing, 21(5), 803-824.

    Proceedings of International Conferences

    • Progias P., Amanatiadis A., Spataro W., Trunfio G.A., Sirakoulis G.Ch. (2016), A cellular automata based FPGA realization of a new metaheuristic bat-inspired algorithm, NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS: THEORY AND ALGORITHMS (NUMTA–2016): Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference “Numerical Computations: Theory and Algorithms”, Vol 1776, 1, 080002, Pizzo, Italy, July 19-25 2016, AIP Publishing.

    • Senatore A., D’Ambrosio D., De Rango A., Rongo R., Spataro W., Straface S., Mendicino G. (2016), Accelerating a three-dimensional eco-hydrological cellular automaton on GPGPU with OpenCL, NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS: THEORY AND ALGORITHMS (NUMTA–2016): Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference “Numerical Computations: Theory and Algorithms”, Vol 1776, 1, 080003, Pizzo, Italy, July 19-25 2016, AIP Publishing.

    • Hidayat R., Spataro D., De Giorgio E., Spataro W., D’Ambrosio D. (2016), Multi-agent System with Multiple Group Modelling for Bird Flocking on GPU, 24th Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed, and Network-Based Processing (PDP) Heraklion (Greece), 17-19 February 2016, pp. 680-685, IEEE.

    • Filippone G., D’Ambrosio D., Marocco D., Spataro W. (2016). Evolving Protection Measures for Lava Risk Management Decision Making, Revised and Selected Papers of the International Joint Conference, IJCCI 2013, Vilamoura, Portugal, September 20-22, 2013, Computational Intelligence, 65-81.

    • Rongo R., Lupiano V., Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D., Iovine G., Crisci GM. (2015). SCIARA: cellular automata lava flow modelling and applications in hazard prediction and mitigation., Geological Society, London, Special Publications 426, SP426. 22.

    • De Rango A., Macrì M., D'Ambrosio D., Spataro W. (2015). Accelerating Lava Flows Simulations with GPGPU and OpenCL, Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA), July 27-30, 2015, Las Vegas, USA.

    • Lupiano V., Peres D.J., Avolio M.V., Cancelliere A., Foti E., Spataro W. (2015). Use of the SCIDDICA-SS3 model for predictive mapping of debris flow hazard: an example of application in the Peloritani Mountains area. Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA), July 27-30, 2015, Las Vegas, USA.

    • Filippone G., Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D., Spataro D., Marocco D., Trunfio G.A. (2015) CUDA dynamic active thread list strategy to accelerate debris flow simulations. In: Proceedings of 2015 IEEE Parallel, Distributed and Network-Based Processing (PDP), 316-320, March 4-6, 2015, Turku, Finland.

    • Filippone G., Parise R., Spataro D., D’Ambrosio D., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2014) Evolutionary Applications to Cellular Automata Models for Volcano Risk Mitigation. In: Advances in Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation, 445, 99-112, Springer International Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-319-12744-6, 9th Italian Workshop, WIVACE 2014, Vietri sul Mare, Italy, May 14-15, 2015, Revised Selected Papers.

    • D'Ambrosio D., Spataro W., Parise R., Rongo R., Filippone G., Spataro D., Iovine G., Marocco D. (2014). Lava flow modeling by the Sciara-fv3 parallel numerical code. In: Proceedings of 2014 Parallel, Distributed and Network-Based Processing (PDP). IEEE, Torino, 12-14 Febbraio 2014

    • D’Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Filippone G., Rongo R., Spataro W., Trunfio G.A. (2014). A Multi-GPU Approach to Fast Wildfire Hazard Mapping. In: Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Application. ADVANCES IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AND COMPUTING, vol. 256, p. 183-195, ISBN: 978-3-319-03580-2, ISSN: 2194-5357

    • Arca B., Ghisu T., Spataro W., Trunfio G.A. (2013). GPU-Accelerated Optimization of Fuel Treatments for Mitigating Wildfire Hazard. ICCS 2013, Procedia Science, vol. 18, pp. 966-975, ISSN 1877-0509.

    • Avolio M.V., Di Gregorio S., Spataro W., Trunfio G.A. (2012). A Theorem about the Algorithm of Minimization of Differences for Multicomponent Cellular Automata. In: Cellular Automata - 10th International Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry. vol. LNCS 7495, p. 289-298, ISBN: 978-3-642-33349-1.

    • Parise R., D'Ambrosio D., Spingola G., Filippone G., Rongo R., Trunfio G.A., Spataro W. (2012). Swii2, a HTML5/WebGL Application for Cellular Automata Debris Flows Simulation. In: Cellular Automata - 10th International Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry. vol. LNCS 7495 , p. 444-453, ISBN: 978-3-642-33349-1.

    • D’Ambrosio D, Rongo R, Spataro W, Trunfio G A (2012). Optimizing Cellular Automata through a Meta-model Assisted Memetic Algorithm. In Proceedings of Parallel Problem Solving from Nature - PPSN XII, LNCS Series, vol. 7492, pp. 317- 326, ISBN 978-3-642-32963-0.

    • D’Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Filippone G., Rongo R., Spataro W., Trunfio G.A. (2012). Fast Assessment of Wildfire Spatial Hazard with GPGPU. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications (Simultech), pp. 260-269 DOI: 10.5220/0004070902600269, SciTe Press, 2012.

    • Avolio M.V., Di Gregorio S., Lupiano V., Mazzanti P., Spataro W., (2012). SCIDDICA-SS3: A New Cellular Automata Model for Simulating Fast Moving Landslides. Proceedings of the International Conference on Scientific Computing, Las Vegas, USA, 2012, pp. 98-104. CSREA Press, USA. ISBN 1-60132-207-0.

    • D’Ambrosio D, Rongo R, Spataro W, Trunfio G A (2012). Meta-model Assisted Evolutionary Optimization of Cellular Automata: an Application to the SCIARA Model. In: Proceedings of Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics, LNCS Series, vol. 7204, pp. 533-542. ISBN 978-3-642-31499-5.

    • Rongo R., Lupiano V., Avolio M. V., D'Ambrosio D., Spataro W., Trunfio G. A. (2011). Cellular Automata Simulation of Lava Flows - Applications to Civil Defense and Land Use Planning with a Cellular Automata based Methodology. Proceedings of the International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications (Simultech), Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 29 - 31 July, 2011, pp. 37-44. ISBN 978-989-84257-8-2.

    • Avolio M. V., Spataro W., Di Gregorio S., Trunfio G. A. (2011). Wildfire Hazard Mapping Using Cellular Automata. Proceedings of the International Conference on Scientific Computing, Las Vegas, USA, 2011, pp. 191-197. ISBN 978-1-60132-175-6.

    • Spataro W., Avolio M.V., D'Ambrosio D., Lupiano V., Rongo R., Triunfio G. A. (2011). Lava flow Simulation with Cellular Automata: Applications for Civil Defense and Land Use Planning. Proceedings of the International Conference on Scientific Computing, Las Vegas, USA, 2011, pp. 205-211. ISBN 978-1-60132-137-4.

    • Filippone G., Spataro W., Spingola G., D'Ambrosio D., Rongo R., Perna G., Di Gregorio S. (2011). GPGPU Programming and Cellular Automata: Implementation of the SCIARA Lava Flow Simulation Code. Proceedings of the 23rd European Modeling and simulation Symposium (EMSS), Rome, Italy, 12-14 September, 2011, pp. 696-702. ISBN 978-88-903724-4-5.

    • Oliverio M., Spataro W., D’Ambrosio D., Rongo R., Spingola G., Trunfio G.A. (2011). OpenMP parallelization of the SCIARA Cellular Automata lava flow model: performance analysis on shared-memory computers. International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2011, Procedia Computer Science, 4, 271-280, ISSN 1877-0509.

    • Avolio M. V., D'Ambrosio D., Crisci G. M., Lucà F., Lupiano V., Robustelli G., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2011). High detailed debris flows hazard maps by a cellular automata approach. Proceedings of The Second World Landslide Forum, Rome, Italy, 3 - 9 October, 2011, ISBN 978-88-44805-15-9.

    • Lupiano V., Rongo R., Avolio M. V., Spataro W. (2010). Lava flows impact prediction at Mount Etna by Cellular Automata. Proceedings of the 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Natural Hazards (NAHA '10), Faro, Portugal, November 3-5, 2010, 85-90, WSEAS Press, ISBN 978-96-04742-47-9.

    • Avolio M.V., Di Gregorio S., Lupiano V., Mazzanti P., and Spataro W. (2010). Application context of the SCIDDICA model family for simulations of flow-like landslides. Proceedings of The 2010 International Conference on Scientific Computing, July 12-15, 2010, Las Vegas (USA), 40-46, CSREA Press 2010, ISBN 1-60132-137-6.

    • Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D., Filippone G., Rongo R., Spingola G., Zaccaro P., Zito G. (2010). A Multithread Scientific Library for Complex Systems. Proceedings of The 2010 International Conference on Scientific Computing, July 12-15, 2010, Las Vegas (USA), 47-54, CSREA Press 2010, ISBN 1-60132-137-6.

    • Spataro W., Avolio M.V., Lupiano V., Trunfio G.A., Rocco R, D’Ambrosio D. (2010). The latest release of the lava flows simulation model SCIARA: First application to Mt Etna (Italy) and solution of the anisotropic flow direction problem on an ideal surface. International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2010, May 31 - June 2, 2010. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Procedia Computer Science, 1, 1, 17-26, ISSN 1877-0509. (download pdf).

    • Spingola G., Zito G., D’Ambrosio D., Spataro W., Rongo R. (2009). Dynamical Load Balancing in Cellular Automata Models. Workshop on Complexity, Evolution and Emergent Intelligence, AI*IA 2009: International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, ISBN: 978-88-903581-1-1, December 9- 12, 2009, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

    • Avolio M.V. D’Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Lupiano V., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2009). Evaluating Lava Flow Hazard at Mount Etna (Italy) by a Cellular Automata based Methodology. Workshop on Complex Collective Systems, 8-th International Conference on Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics (PPAM), LNCS 6068, pp. 495-504, September 13-16, 2009, Wroclaw, Poland.

    • Zito G., D’Ambrosio D., Spataro W., Rongo R., Spingola G., Avolio M.V. (2009). A Dynamically Load Balanced Cellular Automata Library for Scientific Computing. Proceedings of The 2009 International Conference on Scientific Computing, CSREA Press 2009, ISBN 1-60132-098-1, July 13-16, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

    • Avolio M.V., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Lupiano V., Rongo R., Spataro W., Trunfio A.G. (2008). Evaluating Cellular Automata Models by Evolutionary Multiobjective Calibration. Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry - ACRI 2008, LNCS 5191, ISBN, 978-3-540-79991-7, September 23-26, 2008, Yokohama, Japan.

    • D'Ambrosio D., Spataro W., Rongo R., Cirimele C., Riccetti E. (2008). An Example of Web Application for Scientific Simulation. Proceedings of the 2008 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, June 16-19, 2008, Edinburgh, UK.

    • Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D., Spingola G., Zito G., Rongo R., (2008). libAuToti, A Parallel Cellular Automata Library for Simulation: An example of Application to Landslides. Proceedings of the 2008 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, June 16-19, 2008, Edinburgh, UK.

    • Spingola S., D'Ambrosio D., Spataro W., Rongo R., Zito G., (2008). Modeling Complex Natural Phenomena with the libAuToti Cellular Automata Library: An example of application to Lava Flows Simulation. Proceedings of The 2008 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Tecniques and Applications, July 14-17, 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, pp. 44-50, ISBN 1-60132-082-5.

    • Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D., Avolio M.V., Rongo R., Di Gregorio S., (2008). Complex Systems Modeling with Cellular Automata and Genetic Algorithms: An Application to Lava Flows. Proceedings of The 2008 International Conference on Scientific Computing, July 14-17, 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, pp. 123-137, ISBN 1-60132-059-0.

    • Spataro W., Spingola G., Zito G., D'Ambrosio D., Rongo R., Avolio M.V., Di Gregorio S. (2008). Simulation of natural phenomena by Cellular Automata with the libAuToti library: An Application to Geological modeling. Proceedings of The International Workshop on Modelling & Applied Simulation (MAS 2008) , September 17-19, 2008, Campora San Giovanni, Amantea (CS), Italy.

    • Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Avolio M. V., Trunfio G. A.,(2007). Modelling Macroscopic Phenomena with Cellular Automata and Parallel Genetic Algorithms: An Application to Lava Flows. International Conference on Computational Science, Beijing (China), Part I, LNCS 4487, pp. 866-873.

    • Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Avolio M. V., Trunfio G. A.,(2007) Evolutionary Computation and Modelling of Natural Phenomena: An Application to Lava Flows. 21st European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Praga (Czech Republic)

    • D'Ambrosio D., Rongo R., Spataro W., Avolio M.V., Lupiano V., (2006). Lava Invasion Susceptibility Hazard Mapping Through Cellular Automata. In S. El Yacoubi, B. Chopard, and S. Bandini (Eds.). 7th International Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry, Perpignan (France). ACRI 2006, LNCS 4173, pp. 452–461.

    • Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Lupiano V., Rongo R.,. Spataro W., (2006) - Surface Flows Modelling: Cellular Automata Simulation of Lava, Debris and Pyroclastic Flows - In: Voinov, A., Jakeman, A., Rizzoli, A. (eds). Proceedings of the iEMSs Third Biennial Meeting: "Summit on Environmental Modelling and Software". International Environmental Modelling and Software Society, Burlington, USA, July 2006. CD ROM. Internet: http://www.iemss.org/iemss2006/sessions/all.html ISBN 1-4243-0852-6 978-1-4243-0852-1.

    • D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Spataro W., Trunfio G.A., (2006), A Model for the Simulation of Forest Fire Dynamics Using Cellular Automata - In: Voinov, A., Jakeman, A., Rizzoli, A. (eds). Proceedings of the iEMSs Third Biennial Meeting: "Summit on Environmental Modelling and Software". International Environmental Modelling and Software Society, Burlington, USA, July 2006. CD ROM. Internet: http://www.iemss.org/iemss2006/sessions/all.html ISBN 1-4243-0852-6 978-1-4243-0852-1.

    • Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Lupiano V., Rongo R., Spataro W., (2005). Cellular Modelling of Surface Flows. In J.A. Tened´orio and R.P. Juli˜ao (Eds.), Proceedings 14th European Colloquium on Theoretical and Quantitative Geography, September 9-13 2005, Tomar, Portugal, pp. 1-18.

    • Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D., Rongo R., Trunfio G.A., (2004). An Evolutionary Approach for Modelling Lava Flows through Cellular Automata - ACRI 2004: "From individual to collective behaviour" Sixth International conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry, October 25-28, 2004 University of Amsterdam, Science Park Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    • Crisci, G. M., Di Gregorio, S., Rongo, R., M, Spataro. (2003), A Cellular Automata Model for Simulating Pyroclastic Flows and First Application to 1991 Pinatubo eruption, Proceedings of Computational Science ICCS 2003, Eds P. Sloot et al. Proceedings of Computational Science ICCS 2003, Part I, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, LNCS 2657, pp 333-342, 2003 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Germany.

    • D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Lupiano V., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2002), Modelling Surface Flows for Macroscopic Phenomena by Cellular Automata: An Application to Debris Flows, Cellular Automata, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, LNCS 2493, pp. 304-314, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Germany.

    • Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2002), The 2001 Etnean Crisis: Application of The Sciara Simulation Model, in IGCP 455 Second International WorkShop "International Symposium on interaction between volcanoes and their basement and related geological hazards" - VII Congreso Internacional Ciencias de la Tierra 2002, 21-25 October 2002, Santiago, Cile.

    • Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M, De Rosa R., Di Gregorio S., Larosa S., Rongo R., Spataro W., (2002) "Pyroclastic Flow Simulation by a Cellular Automata Model", in IGCP 455 Second International WorkShop "International Symposium on interaction between volcanoes and their basement and related geological hazards" - VII Congreso Internacional Ciencias de la Tierra 2002 21-25 October 2002, Santiago, Cile.

    • Villani M., Padovani M., Andretta M., Mozzanti M., Serra R., Mueller B., Ratzke H.P., Rongo R., Spataro W., Di Gregorio S. (2001), "Bioremediation Modeling: from the pilot plant to the field" in Innovative Methods in support of Bioremediation, V.S. Magar, T.M: Vogel, C.M. Aelion & A. Leeson ed.s: In situ Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon and Other Organic Compounds, The Sixth International In situ and On- Site Bioremediation Symposium, San Diego , California, June 4-7, 2001 Battelle Press, Columbus, Richland.

    • Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Lupiano V., Merenda L., Nardi G., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2001). Simulating landslides of different complexities with cellular automata methods - Proceedings of IAMG (International Association for Mathematical Geology), 6-12 September 2001, Cancun, Mexico.

    • Calvari S., Crisci G.M., Di Francia A., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Scarpelli M., Spataro W., (2001). The Catania 1669 lava eruptive crisis: simulation of a new possible eruption - Proceedings of IAMG (International Association for Mathematical Geology), 6-12 September 2001, Cancun, Mexico.

    • Andretta M., Di Gregorio S., Mazzanti M.A., Rongo R., Serra R., Spataro W., Villani M. (1999). Cellular automata model for parallel simulation of contamination processes by oil in porous soils - E.H. D'Hollander, G.R.Joubert, F.J. Peters, H. Sips (ed.s) in Parallel Computing, Fundamentals and Application, Proceedings of the Int. Conf. ParCo99, Delft, The Netherlands 17-20 August 1999, pp.56-62 Imperial College Press, London, June 2000.

    • Avolio M. V., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., M. Sorriso-Valvo and Spataro W. (1998). Hexagonal cellular automata model for debris flow simulation - in A. Buccianti, G. Nardi, R. Potenza (eds): Proceedings of IAMG 98, pp 183-188, Litografia Editrice, Naples, 1998.

    • Rongo R., Spataro W., Villenueve N. (1998), “Lava Flow Simulation with Sciara: The Reunion Island Case”, in A. Buccianti, G. Nardi, R. Potenza (eds), Proceedings of IAMG 98 (International Association for Mathematical Geology), pp 944-949, Litografia Editrice, Naples, 1998.

    • Crisci G. M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R. and Spataro W. (1998). Lava area hazard determination for the town of Nicolosi (Sicily) by cellular automata - in A. Buccianti, G. Nardi, R. Potenza (eds): Proceedings of IAMG 98, pp 920-924, Litografia Editrice, Naples, 1998.

    • Crisci G. M., Di Gregorio S., F.Nicoletta, Rongo R. and Spataro W. (1998). Cellular Automata Approaches for simulating rheology of complex geological phenomena - in Cellular Automata: Research towards Industry, S. Bandini, R. Serra, F. Suggi Liverani (eds) pp 106-116, London, Springer, 1998.

    • Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1998). Fluid-Dynamics Simulation of Complex Geological Phenomena by Cellular Automata Methods - Proceedings of Eurosim'98 Simulation Congress ed. by Kaj Juslin, Vol. I, pp 77-84, 1998.

    • Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., R. Serra, Spataro W., M. Villani (1997). "Simulation of water flow through a porous soil by a Cellular Automaton model" - ACRI '96, Proceedings of second Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry, Milan, Italy 16-18 October 1996 pp 79-88 Springer, London.

    • Crisci G. M., A. Di Francia, Di Gregorio S., F. Nicoletta, Rongo R., Spataro W. (1997). SCIARA.2: A Cellular Automata Model For Lava Flow Simulation - Ed. V.P. Glahn, Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology IAMG 22-27 September, 1997, Barcelona, Spain, Addendum pp 11-16.

    • Crisci G. M., A. Di Francia, Di Gregorio S., F. Nicoletta, Rongo R., Spataro W. (1997). Lava Flow Simulation Using Cellular Automata: The Sciara-Two Model - Proceedings of VI-th International Symposium on Application of Mathematical Methods and Computers in Mining, Geology and Metallurgy - The International Section Mathematical Methods in Geology - Prague, October 6-10, 1997, Ed. V. Nemec, vol. MD, 5, 1-6.

    • Di Gregorio S., D.C. Festa, Rongo R., Spataro W., G. Spezzano, D. Talia (1996). A microscopic freeway traffic simulator on a highly parallel system - Parallel Computing: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives - E.H. D'Hollander, G.R. Joubert, F.J. Peters and D. Trystam ed.s vol. 11 Advances in Parallel Computing pp 69-76 North Holland 1996 Amsterdam

    • Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W., G. Spezzano, D. Talia (1996). A parallel cellular simulator for bioremediation of contaminated soils - Development and Application of Computer Techniques to Environmental Studies VI, ed.s P. Zanetti and C.A. Brebbia, Computational Mechanics Publication 1996 pp. 685-694.

    Proceedings of Italian Conferences

    • D’Ambrosio D., Iovine G., Lupiano V., Rongo R., Spataro W., Bongolan V.P. (2013). Non-uniform grid-based susceptibility evaluations: an application to flow-type phenomena at Mount Etna. In: Atti Convegno AIGA (Napoli). Rendiconti online della Società Geologica Italiana, 2013, Volume 24, pp. 79 – 81.
    • Lupiano V., Lucà F., Robustelli G., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2011). Lava hazard maps at Mount Etna. Applications for civil defense and land use planning. Atti del convegno “Geoitalia 2011, VIII Forum Italiano di Scienze della Terra”, Torino, 19-23/09, 2011, Vol. 4, pp. 57-58.

    • Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M, D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Lupiano V., Rongo R., Spataro W., (2008). "The SCIARA "family" for the simulation of lava flows: a review of model evolution". Abstract SIMAI 2008 (Società Italiana di Matematica Applicata e Industriale), Roma (15-19 settembre 2008), Italy.

    • Rongo R., Spataro W. , D'Ambrosio D. , Avolio M.V. , Lupiano V. , Di Gregorio S., (2007). Evolutionary Computation and Emergent Modelling of Natural Phenomena. Proceedings AIRS 2007, Castel Ivano (Trento), Italy.

    • Crisci G.M., Rongo R., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Spataro W., Iovine G., (2006). Some results from PYR, a simple Cellular Automata model for pyroclastic flow - Minisymposium: Mathematical Models and Methods for Volcano Physics; VIII Congresso SIMAI Baia Samuele (RG), 22-26 Maggio 2006.

    • Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Lupiano V., Rongo R., Spataro W., Trunfio G.A., (2005). Explicit velocità for Modelling Surface Complex Flows with Cellular Automata and Applications. In G. Minati, E. Pessa, and M. Abram (Eds.), Systemics of Emergence, Springer, New York, ISBN 0-387-28899-6, pp. 79-92. Proceedings AIRS 2004, Castel Ivano (Trento), Italy.

    • Avolio M. V., Crisci G.M., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Lupiano V., Rongo R., Spataro W., Trunfio A., (2004). Modellizzazione e simulazione di frane e colate di lava con automi cellulari ed algoritmi genetici: applicazioni su macchine parallele e risultati. CAPI 2004, 8° Workshop Calcolo ad Alte Prestazioni in Italia, 24-25 Novembre, Milano,Italia.

    • Avolio M.V., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., R. Fata, G. Iovine, V. Lupiano, Rongo R., Spataro W. (2001). A cellular automata model for different complexity landslides - Atti del VI workshop di "Informatica applicata alle Scienze della Terra", 14-16 Settembre 1999, Sansepolcro (Ar) a cura di G. Nardi e M. Vigliotti, pp 101-114, ed. De Frede, Napoli, 2001.

    • Serra R., Mazzanti M., Villani M., Andretta M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1999), "Biorisanamento in situ di terreni contaminati.", Atti delle conferenze di Geotecnica di Torino, XVII Ciclo, "Controllo e gestione degli inquinanti del sottosuolo", pp , 23-25 Novembre 1999, Torino.

    • Di Gregorio S., Festa D.C., Rongo R., Spataro W., Spezzano G. (1995), "Simulazione del traffico autostradale con Automi Cellulari" Annual Conference AIRO'95, Ancona, 20-22 Settembre 1995, pp 203-206.

    • Di Gregorio S., Nicoletta F., Rongo R., Sorriso-Valvo M., Spataro W. (1994), "Un modello ad Automa Cellulare bidimensionale per la Simulazione di Frane: il caso di monte Ontake", Atti del Convegno Nazionale ACRI'94, 29-30 Settembre, Rende (CS), pp. 319-328.

    Communications to conferences and other minor works (abstracts, etc)

    • D'Ambrosio D., Lupiano V., Iovine G. Rongo R., Spataro W., Bongolan V.P. (2013). A purposive sampling method for lava flow susceptibility at Mount Etna (Italy). Proceedings International Conference “Numerical Computations: Theory and Algorithms”, 17-23 June 2013, Falerna (Italy), ISBN: 978-88-6822-032-7.
    • Bongolan V.P., Lupiano V., D'Ambrosio D., Rongo R., Spataro W., Iovine G. (2013). Probabilistic Lava-Flow Risk Mapping of Mt. Etna. In: 19th IMACS World Congress (Madrid).

    • Bongolan V.P., D'Ambrosio D., Iovine G., Rongo R., Spataro W., Spingola G., Lupiano V. (2013). Phase Portraits of Superficial Flows for Risk Mitigation. In: 19th IMACS World Congress (Madrid).

    • Bongolan V.P., Lupiano V., D'Ambrosio D., Rongo R., Spataro W., Iovine G. (2013). Applying non-uniform grids to evaluating susceptibility from flow-type phenomena: an example of application to Mount Etna. EGU General Assembly 2013, 15, 11364.

    • Marocco D., Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D., Filippone G., Rongo R., Iovine G., Neri M. (2013) Morphological evolution of protective works by Genetic Algorithms: An application to Mt Etna. EGU General Assembly 2013, 15, 11227.

    • Lupiano, V.; Lucà, F.; Robustelli, G.; Rongo, R.; D'Ambrosio, D.; Spataro, W.; Avolio, M.V., (2012). High Detailed Debris Flows Hazard Maps by a Cellular Automata Approach. EGU General Assembly 2012, held 22-27 April, 2012 in Vienna, Austria., p.11205.

    • Crisci G.M., Behncke B., Avolio M.V., D’Ambrosio D., Gregorio S., Lupiano V., Luca’ F., Neri M., Rongo R., Spataro W., (2009). Evaluating lava flow susceptibility by a cellular automata based methodology: An application to Mt Etna (Italy). Congress on the 250th anniversary of Volcán Jorullo’s birth in Michoacán, México. September 27 – October 4, 2009, Morelia, Michoacán, México.

    • Lupiano V., Avolio M.V., Luca’ F., Spataro W., Crisci G.M. (2009). Lava Flow Susceptibility Evaluation at Mount Etna (Italy) by a Cellular Automata based Methodology. Atti del 7° Forum Italiano di scienze della Terra FIST-GEOITALIA 2009, 9-11 settembre 2009, Rimini, Italy.

    • Crisci G.M., Behncke B., Avolio M.V., D’Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Lupiano V., Luca’ F., Neri M., Rongo R., Spataro W., (2009). Lava flow susceptibility evaluation at Mount Etna (Italy) by a Cellujlar Automata based methodology, Conferenza A. Rittmann “La Vulcanologia Italiana:Stato dell’Arte e Prospettive future”, Nicolosi (CT), 11-13 June 2009.

    • Avolio M.V., Behncke B., Crisci G.M., D’Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Lupiano V., Neri M., Rongo R., W. Spataro, (2009). Lava Predicting the impact of lava flows at Mount Etna by an innovative method based on Cellular Automata: Applications regarding land-use and civil defence planning, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 11, EGU2009-4845, 2009, Vienna, Austria, 19-24 April, 2009.

    • Avolio M.V., Behncke B., Crisci G.M., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Lupiano V., Neri M., Rongo R., W. Spataro, (2008), Lava flows hazard zonation of large areas using Cellular Automata, Geophysical Research Abstracts,Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-04024, 2008 EGU General Assembly 2008 Vienna, Austria, 13-18 April, 2008.

    • Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Lupiano V., Rongo R., W. Spataro, (2008), An Innovative Methodology for Lava Invasion Susceptibility at Mt. Etna using Cellular Automata,IAVCEI (International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth´s Interior) General Assembly, Reykjavík, Iceland.

    • Iovine G., Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D., Lupiano V, (2007). A model for predicting the spatial-temporal development of flow-type landslides, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 01116, 2007 SRef-ID: 1607-7962/gra/EGU2007-A-01116, 2008 EGU General Assembly 2007 Vienna, Austria, 15-20 April, 2007.

    • Avolio M.V., Behncke B., Calvari S., Crisci G.M., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio, S. Iovine G., Lupiano V., Neri M., Niceforo G., Rongo R., Spataro W., (2007). A Methodology for Lava Flows Hazard Zonation of Large Areas: An example of application to for the SE flank of Mt Etna, Geophysical Research Abstracts Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 04201, 2007 SRef-ID: 1607-7962/gra/EGU2007-A-04201, 2007 EGU General Assembly 2008 Vienna, Austria, 15-20 April, 2007.

    • Avolio M.V., Behncke B., Calvari S., Crisci G.M., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio, S. Iovine G., Lupiano V., Neri M., Niceforo G., Rongo R., Spataro W., (2007). A Methodology for Lava Flows Hazard Zonation of Large Areas: An example of application to for the SE flank of Mt Etna - 4th Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Meeting, 30 July -4 August 2007, Bangkok, Thailandia (in CD)

    • D'Ambrosio D., Spataro W., Iovine G., Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Trunfio G.A., Lupiano V., (2006). Macroscopic Cellular Automata Approach for Modelling Superficial Dangerous Geological Processes. Proceedings New Kind of Science (NKS) Wolfram Science Conference, Washington, D.C., June 15-18, 2006.

    • Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Lupiano V., Niceforo G., Rongo R., Spataro W., (2006). Hazard zonation in the Etnean area by the SCIARA lava flow model. Proceedings 3rd Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Meeting, 20-24 June 2006, Singapore.

    • D'Ambrosio D., Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Lupiano V., Niceforo G., Rongo R., Spataro W., (2006). Lava-flows hazard zonation through a statistical approach. Proceedings 3rd European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2-7 April 2006.

    • Trunfio G.A., D'Ambrosio D., Spataro W., (2006). A Cellular Automata based model for Simulating Forest Fire Dynamics. Proceedings 3rd European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2-7 April 2006.

    • Iovine G., D'Ambrosio D., Merenda L., Lupiano V., Spataro W., (2006). An Improved CA Model for Simulating Flow-Type Landslides. Proceedings 3rd European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2-7 April 2006.

    • Avolio, M.V.; Crisci, G.M.; D'Ambrosio, D.; Di Gregorio, S.; Iovine, G.; Lupiano, V.; Rongo, R.; Spataro, W., (2006). A Computational Method for Modelling and Simulating Lava Flows and Pyroclastic Flows by Cellular Automata - (Abstracts in CD) CITIES ON VOLCANOES 4 Quito, Ecuador, January 23 - 27, 2006

    • Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Lupino V., Rongo R., Spataro W., (2005). Hazard map definition for the NE Etnean flank. Atti del 5° Forum Italiano di scienze della Terra FIST-GEOITALIA 2005, 21-23 settembre 2005, Spoleto, Italy, pp 43-44.

    • Crisci G.M., Rongo R., Lupiano V., Di Gregorio S., Spataro W., D'Ambrosio D., (2005). Hazard mapping in the NE flank Etnean area: a statistical approach. Proceedings 1st Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Meeting, 20-24 June 2005, Singapore.

    • D'Ambrosio D., Iovine G., Merenda L., Spataro W., (2005). Evaluating the role of parameters and of hexagonal neighbourhood on the behaviour of a Cellular Automata model for debris flows. Proceedings 2nd European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 24-29 April 2005,Geophysical Research Abstracts (in CD).

    • Crisci G. M., Avolio M. V., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2004). Modelling Pyroclastic Flows by Cellular Automata: An Application to the 1991 Pinatubo Eruption - AOGS, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, 1° Annual Meeting, 5-9 July 2004, Suntec Singapore, Singapore.

    • Spataro W. & D'Ambrosio D. (2004). Calibrating Cellular Automata models through Genetic Algorithms - AOGS, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, 1° Annual Meeting, 5-9 July 2004, Suntec Singapore, Singapore.

    • D'Ambrosio D. , Di Gregorio S., G. Iovine, Spataro W., V. Lupiano, L. Merenda, G. Nardi (2004). Genetic algorithms and cellular automata: an efficient tool for calibrating a debris-flow model for hazard assessment - poster of 32nd IGC - Florence, 21-28 August 2004

    • Avolio M. V., Di Gregorio S., Spataro W., G.M. Crisci, Rongo R. (2004). A new cellular automata model for lava flows with locally explicit velocities - poster presentation of 32nd IGC - Florence, 21-28 August 2004

    • M.V. Avolio, Crisci G. M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2004). PYR: a cellular automata model for pyroclastic flows and application to real cases - poster of 32nd IGC - Florence, 21-28 August 2004

    • Avolio M. V., Di Gregorio S., Spataro W., G.M. Crisci, Rongo R. (2004). Applying a cellular automata based model for risk assessment on real cases on Mt Etna: the 2001 and 2002 crisis - oral presentation of 32nd IGC - Florence, 21-28 August 2004

    • Avolio M.V., Crisci G.M., D'ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Rongo R.,. Spataro W. (2004). Fluid-dynamics simulation of complex geological phenomena by cellular automata modelling- oral presentation of 32nd IGC - Florence, 21-28 August 2004

    • M.V. Avolio, G.M. Crisci, Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W., G. Iovine and D'Ambrosio D. (2004). The 1996 Soufriere Hills eruption at Monserrat: an example of application of the PYR Cellular Automata model to pyroclastic flows - Geophysical Research Abstract Vol.6, 2004, EGU 1st General Assembly Nice, France 25-30 April 2004

    • Spataro W., M.V. Avolio, G.M. Crisci, A. Viola, R.Rongo, Di Gregorio S., G. Iovine and D'Ambrosio D. (2004). Applying genetic algorithms for optimising cellular automata models of natural complex phenomena: an application to lava flows - Research Abstract Vol.6, 2004, EGU 1st General Assembly Nice, France 25-30 April 2004

    • M.V. Avolio, D'Ambrosio D. , Di Gregorio S., G. Iovine, V. Lupiano, L. Merenda, G. Nardi, Spataro W. (2004). Cellular automata modelling of debris flows as interacting blocks characterised by explicit velocity.- Research Abstract Vol.6, 2004, EGU 1st General Assembly Nice, France 25-30 April 2004

    • M.V. Avolio, G.M. Crisci, D'Ambrosio D. , Di Gregorio S., G. Iovine, Rongo R. and Spataro W. (2002). Decomposing complex, macroscopic phenomena through a set of local nonlinear rules in a cellular automata environment. - Abstract Number EGS02-A-03440, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol4, 2002, (in CD) 27th General Assembly, ISSN: 1029-7006, EGS.

    • G.M. Crisci, Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2002). Lava simulation and risk assessment during the July 2001 Etnean eruption - Abstract Number EGS02-A-03219, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol4, (in CD) 27th General Assembly, ISSN: 1029-7006, EGS

    • G. Iovine, Di Gregorio S., D'Ambrosio D. , V. Lupiano, Rongo R. and Spataro W. (2002). Simulating debris flows through a hexagonal cellular automata model: SCIDDICA (release S3a). - Abstract Number EGS02-A-04044, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol4, 2002, (in CD) 27th General Assembly, ISSN: 1029-7006, EGS

    • G.M. Crisci, Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2002). Cellular Automata Simulations of Lava Flows for the Determination of Volcanic Risk Areas - 27th ICSU (International Council for Science) General Assembly September 25-28, 2002, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    • Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2001) "Simulation of the 2001 Etnean crisis by "SCIARA"" - INGV Programma quadro per l'attività di sorveglianza e ricerca sui vulcani italiani 2000-2002, Assemblea I anno, 9-11 ottobre 2001, Roma, Poster Session, Abstracts pp 213-214.

    • D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Lupiano V., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2001), "Simulation of flow-like Landslides through Cellular Automata", Abstracts of International Conference Coastal Rock slope Instability: Geohazard and risk analysis, 30-31 May 2001, Le Havre, France pp 49-51.

    • Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2001), "Determination of Volcanic Risk Areas in Mt Etna (Sicily) Using a Statistical Method Based on Cellular Automata Simulations", EUG XI, 8th-12th April 2001, Strasbourg (France) Abstract Volume p 821.

    • Avolio M.V., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Lupiano V., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2001), "A Cellular Automata Model for Different Complexity Landslides", EUG XI, 8th-12th April 2001, Strasbourg (France), Abstract Volume p 512.

    • Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2001), "Volcanic risk areas in mt Etna (Sicily) using a statistical method based on cellular automata", EGS (European Geophysical Society), 26th General Assembly of the EGS, Geological Research Abstracts (in CD), Vol.3, 2001, GRA3, 8718, ISSN:1029-7006.

    • Avolio M.V., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Iovine G., Lupiano V., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2001), "Simulating different complexity landslides with cellular automata methods", EGS (European Geophysical Society), 26th General Assembly of the EGS, Geological Research Abstracts (in CD), Vol.3, 2001, GRA3, 8746, ISSN:1029-7006.

    • Andretta M., Di Gregorio S., Padovani, M. Rongo R., Serra R., Spataro W., Villani M. (2001), "Cellular automata model for simulating contamination and bioremediation processes by oil in porous soils", EGS (European Geophysical Society), 26th General Assembly of the EGS, Geological Research Abstracts (in CD), Vol.3, 2001, GRA3, 2878, ISSN:1029-7006.

    • D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Gabriele S., Gaudio R., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2000), "An extended notion of cellular automaton for modelling and simulating soil erosion by rainfall", ACRI 2000: Work in Progress Presentation, Interner Bericht 2000-22, Fourth International Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry, Karlsruhe, 4-6 October 2000.

    • Avolio M.V., D'Ambrosio D., Di Gregorio S., Fata R., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2000), "SCIDDICA: an Incremental Cellular Model for Landslides of Increasing Complexity", EGS (European Geophysical Society) 25th Assembly, 25-29 April 2000, Nice, France, Geophysical Research Abstracts (in CD), Vol.2, p.146.

    • Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W. (2000), "A statistical study for the determination of volcanic risk areas In Mt Etna (Sicily) using Cellular Automata simulations", EGS (European Geophysical Society) 25th Assembly, 25-29 April 2000, Nice, France, Geophysical Research Abstracts (in CD), Vol.2, p.252.

    • Avolio M.V., Di Gregorio S., Fata R., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1999), "Esibizione del programma per la simulazione di frane di tipo fango/detrito: SCIDDICA (versione Tessina)", Abstracts del Workshop GIAST Gruppo per l'Informatica Applicata alle Scienze della Terra, 14-16 settembre 1999, Sansepolcro (AR).

    • Avolio M.V, Di Gregorio S., Fata R., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1999), "An Incremental Cellular Model for Landslides of Increasing Complexity", Abstracts del Workshop GIAST Gruppo per l'Informatica Applicata alle Scienze della Terra, 14-16 settembre 1999, Sansepolcro (AR).

    • Crisci G.M., Di Francia A., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1999), "Modeling and Simulation of Lava Flows by Cellular Automata", Abstracts del Workshop GIAST (Gruppo per l'Informatica Applicata alle Scienze della Terra), 14-16 settembre 1999, Sansepolcro (AR).

    • Avolio M.V., Di Gregorio S., Mantovani F., Pasuto A., Rongo R., Silvano S., Spataro W. (1999), "Cellular automata simulations for analysing the landslide risk for the tessina area", 24th General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society, Non Linear Geophysics and Natural Hazards, Geophysical Research Abstract, 19-23 April 1999, The Hague, Nederland, Vol.1, No4, p.836.

    • Crisci G.M., Di Francia A., Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1999), "Hexagonal cellular automata for lava flow simulation", 24th General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society, Non Linear Geophysics and Natural Hazards, Geophysical Research Abstract, 19-23 April 1999, The Hague, Nederland, Vol.1, No 4, p.863.

    • Crisci G.M., Di Francia A., Di Gregorio S., Nicoletta F., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1998), "Risk analysis in the Etnean area by Cellular Automata simulation" (poster), DMIT'98, September 21-24 1998, London, England.

    • Avolio M.V., Di Gregorio S., Pasuto A., Rongo R., Silvano S., Spataro W. (1998), "Simulation of the 1992 Tessina Landslide by a Cellular Automata Model" (oral communication), DMIT'98, September 21-24 1998, London, England.

    • Crisci G.M., Di Francia A., Di Gregorio S., Nicoletta F., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1998), "Lava hazard determination for the area of Nicolosi (Sicily) using Cellular Automata", Abstracts of the International Volcanic Congress IAVCEI, July 11-16 1998, Cape Town, South Africa, p15.

    • Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Sorriso-Valvo M., Spataro W. (1998), "A Cellular Automata Model of through flow in a porous soil for shallow landslide forecasting", European Geophysical Society, XXIII General Assembly, Nice (France) 20-24 April 1998 in Annales Geophysicae, Suppl.IV to Vol.16, p. C1177.
    • Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Nicoletta F., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1998), "Determinazione dell'area di rischio per l'abitato di Nicolosi", GNV XIV Convegno Scientifico Annuale, Programma e riassunti, 3-5 Marzo 1998, Catania.

    • Crisci G.M, Di Francia A., Di Gregorio S., Nicoletta F., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1997), "Etnean lava flow simulation with SCIARA", Riassunti del I Convegno Nazionale GEOITALIA 1997, 5-9 ottobre 1997, Bellaria.

    • Di Gregorio S., Rongo R, Siciliano C., Sorriso-Valvo M., Spataro W. (1997), "Landslide simulation by Cellular Automata", European Geophysical Society, XXII General Assembly, 21-25 April 1997, Vienna (Austria), Annales Geophysicae, Suppl I to Vol. 15, p. C220.

    • Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Nicoletta F., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1997), "Forecasting lava risk for the Etnian area by Cellular Automata methods of simulation", European Geophysical Society, XXII General Assembly, 21-25 April 1997, Vienna (Austria), Annales Geophysicae, Suppl I to Vol. 15, p. C228.
    • Crisci G.M., Di Francia A., Di Gregorio S., Nicoletta F., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1997), "Cellular Automata model for lava flow simulation", European Geophysical Society, XXII General Assembly, 21-25 April 1997, Vienna (Austria), Annales Geophysicae, Suppl I to Vol. 15, p. C242.

    • Crisci G.M., Di Gregorio S., Nicoletta F., Rongo R., Spataro W. (1997), "Applicazioni dei modelli ad Automa Cellulare di colate di lava al rischio ambientale", GNV XIII Convegno Scientifico Annuale, Roma 3-5 Marzo 1997, Programma e riassunti, pp. 134-135.

    • Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Serra R., Spataro W., Spezzano G., Villani M. (1996), "Bioremediation Full Application", Deliverable D7, CAPRI Project, CABOTO Subproject, June 30 1996.

    • Di Gregorio S., Rongo R., Serra R., Spataro W., Spezzano G., Villani M. (1995), "Contamination Application Prototipe", Deliverable D6, CAPRI Project, CABOTO Subproject, December 30 1995.

    • Di Gregorio S., Giorgini M., Rongo R., Serra R., Spataro W. (1995), "Preliminary Cellular Automata Modelling" Deliverable D4, CAPRI Project, CABOTO Subproject, June 30 1995.

    • Di Gregorio S., Festa D.C., Gattuso D., Rongo R., Spataro W., Spezzano G., Vitetta A. (1994), "Automi Cellulari per la simulazione del traffico autostradale", Atti del Seminario Internazionale Mondi Artificiali, Venezia Ca' Tron, 2-5 Novembre 1994.

    • Crisci G. M, Di Gregorio S., Nicoletta, F., Spataro W., Spezzano G., Talia G. (1994), "A Cellular Automata Model For Lava Flow Simulation". Annales Geophysicae - Supplemento Vol XII pag C9, 1994. Presentati a Grenoble (Francia) alla European Geophysical Society XIX General Assembly, 25-29 April 1994, nella sessione "Application of Parallel Processing in Geoscience".

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