Scientific presentations and participation in national and international conferences
June 10-11, 2025
International Workshop on Applied Mathematics. Presented Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Analysis for waste management in historical small towns...
May 22-23, 2025
Presented paper on "Digital Transformation for Circular Economy: Business Process Innovation in Historic Small Towns"...
April 24-25, 2025
Presented paper on "Smart Transition in Historical Small Towns: First Insights from a Digital Material Flow Assessment in the Italian Case Study of Taurasi"...
April 5-6, 2025
Paper presentation on "Analysing Italian Historical Small Towns: A Cultural and Geographic Mosaic of Identity". Published in conference proceedings...
January 30-31, 2025
Dissemination of H-SMA-CE project and knowledge acquisition at the Italian Society of Industrial Economics and Policy annual workshop...
December 16-20, 2024
Participation in the premier international conference in mathematical analysis and applied sciences to acquire specialized knowledge...
September 19-20, 2024
Paper presentation on "Sustainable Circularity: Tracing Taurasi's Historical Small Town Resilience". Published in conference proceedings...
April 10-12, 2024
Participation in the sixth edition of RII Forum to acquire knowledge on twin transition, breakthrough technologies, and sustainable innovation...
International Workshop on Applied Mathematics
APPLMATH2025 is an international workshop bringing together researchers exploring mathematical theories applied to economic, financial, actuarial, and social sciences. Organized by Prof. Massimiliano Ferrara (Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria) and hosted by the historic Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti in Messina, the workshop bridges quantitative methods with contemporary socio-economic challenges, covering themes such as multiobjective optimization, game theory applications, complex network resilience, and real options modeling.
The H-SMA-CE team presented research employing multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methodology to evaluate waste management alternatives for historical small towns. The study applies Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to determine criteria weights across environmental, economic, heritage compatibility, and social dimensions, followed by TOPSIS analysis to evaluate four waste management alternatives for the Taurasi case study.
Title: Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Analysis for Waste Management in Historical Small Towns
Presenter: Prof. Giuseppe Ioppolo
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The Digital Transformation Society International Conference (DTS 2025), now in its third edition, explores how collaboration between humans and AI drives innovation. Co-organized by Paris School of Business and the University of Naples Parthenope, with keynote speaker Prof. Pattie Maes from MIT, the conference addresses seventeen research tracks including AI and open innovation, digital transformation in smart cities, and managing human-machine teams. Proceedings are published by Springer with potential publication in journals such as Technovation and European Journal of Innovation Management.
The H-SMA-CE team contributed a paper examining how digital transformation can enable business process innovation for circular economy implementation in Historic Small Towns. The research explores the application of Industry 5.0 principles—emphasizing human-centrism, resilience, and sustainability—demonstrating how digital platforms and IoT solutions can improve waste management, resource efficiency, and community engagement while safeguarding heritage through a "heritage-sensitive digital integration approach."
Title: Digital Transformation for Circular Economy: Business Process Innovation in Historic Small Towns - The Taurasi Case Study
Authors: Ciliberto, C., Calabrò, G., Caristi, G., & Ioppolo, G.
Publication: Springer Proceedings (Forthcoming)
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Competitiveness, growth and well-being through technology, innovation and education
The Research & Innovation Forum 2025, now in its seventh year, brought together approximately 100 experts in Barcelona to debate how technology, innovation, and education collectively drive human-centric, resilient development. Organized by the Research & Innovation Institute and hosted by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), the forum features six research tracks covering digital transformation in education, smart society, and innovation management. Keynote speaker Prof. Johan Magnusson (University of Gothenburg) discussed governance design for digital and green transformation. All papers are published in Springer Proceedings in Complexity (Scopus indexed).
The H-SMA-CE team presented first empirical insights from applying digital material flow assessment methodologies to the Historical Small Town of Taurasi. The research investigates the integration of digital flows within Material Flow Analysis, combining Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) with the DPSIR framework. Results reveal that digitization initiates a "smart metabolism" system optimizing resource utilization while preserving heritage values, yielding measurable outcomes including enhanced preservation via sensor networks and increased community participation.
Title: Smart Transition in Historical Small Towns: First Insights from a Digital Material Flow Assessment in the Italian Case Study of Taurasi
Authors: Ciliberto, C., Calabrò, G., Caristi, G., & Ioppolo, G.
Publication: Research and Innovation Forum 2025 Proceedings (Springer)
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FEMIB 2025 examines how finance, economics, management, and IT business interconnect in our fast-paced global economy. Sponsored by INSTICC and held at Vila Galé Porto Hotel, the conference features keynote speakers including Prof. Wim Vanhaverbeke on digital technologies and business model innovation. With a rigorous 15% acceptance rate for full papers, proceedings are published by SCITEPRESS with indexing in Scopus, Web of Science, and DBLP. Best papers are invited to special issues in journals including FinTech and Journal of Engineering and Technology Management.
The H-SMA-CE team presented a paper developing a comprehensive typological framework for understanding Italian Historical Small Towns (HSTs). The research analyses the tourism sector's economic centrality and Italy's position among top international destinations, examining the modern trend of rediscovering "borghi" through descriptive and SWOT analyses. Findings inform strategic planning for sustainable tourism development while preserving cultural heritage.
Title: Analysing Italian Historical Small Towns: A Cultural and Geographic Mosaic of Identity
Authors: Ciliberto, C., Ioppolo, G., Caristi, G., & Calabrò, G.
Pages: 217-223
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Resilienza e sostenibilità nel cambiamento globale
The XXXII National Congress of Commodity Sciences, organized by AISME (Accademia Italiana di Scienze Merceologiche) and hosted by the University of Salento, addressed global economic, social, and environmental instability under the theme "Resilience and Sustainability in Global Change." The biennial congress, continuing a tradition begun in 1962, examined how quality, environment, innovation, and sustainability drive the transition from linear to circular economy models, with four transition themes: Quality, Energy, Digital, and Ecological. Papers were published in the conference proceedings (ISBN: 979-12-985593-1-8).
The H-SMA-CE team presented research examining the resilience mechanisms of Taurasi as a representative Italian Historical Small Town within the context of circular economy transition. Applying resilience theory, the study investigated how traditional practices and community structures contribute to the settlement's adaptive capacity—focusing on their ability to absorb shocks, adapt to changing conditions, and transform in response to persistent challenges while maintaining essential functions and identity.
Title: Sustainable Circularity: Tracing Taurasi's Historical Small Town Resilience
Authors: Ciliberto, C., Calabrò, G., Caristi, G., & Ioppolo, G.
Pages: 774-781
ISBN: 979-12-985593-1-8
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The twin transition: leveraging breakthrough technologies and sustainability for innovation, quality education, and policy making
The Research & Innovation Forum 2024 (Rii Forum), held at the prestigious Fondazione Ravello on the Amalfi Coast, focused on "The twin transition: leveraging breakthrough technologies and sustainability for innovation, quality education, and policy making." Organized by Prof. Anna Visvizi (SGH Warsaw School of Economics), Prof. Orlando Troisi (University of Salerno), and Prof. Vincenzo Corvello (University of Messina), the conference brought together researchers from diverse disciplines to explore how digital and green transitions intersect with innovation management, education, and policy-making.
The forum featured multiple research tracks covering technology-enhanced teaching and learning, smart cities, information systems, cognitive computing, and social networking. The proceedings were published by Springer (Scopus and Web of Science indexed), with selected papers invited to special issues in leading journals.
The H-SMA-CE research team participated in the Rii Forum 2024 to acquire specialized knowledge on breakthrough technologies and sustainable innovation strategies. The conference themes were highly relevant to the project's objectives, particularly regarding the integration of digital technologies with sustainability goals in historical contexts.
Key insights gained included methodological approaches for analyzing twin transition dynamics, best practices in smart city implementations applicable to small towns, and innovative frameworks for combining heritage preservation with technological advancement. The networking opportunities enabled valuable exchanges with researchers working on complementary topics across European institutions.
