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SUMMARY:ENAC Seminar Series by Dr R. Napolitano
DTSTART:20190924T130000
DTEND:20190924T140000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr Rebecca Napolitano\n13:00 – 14:00 – Dr Rebecca Napolita
 no\nPhD Candidate\, Princeton University\, USA\n\nOld buildings\, new life
 : Digital solutions for diagnosing existing infrastructure\n\nReduce. Reus
 e. Recycle. This is an oft-touted mantra in a world combating climate chan
 ge\, deforestation\, overflowing landfills\, and depletion of natural reso
 urces. As a society\, we have embraced this lifestyle when it comes to pla
 stics\, cans\, and even electronics\; however\, the idea has not entirely 
 caught on for the built environment. While a building is far more complex 
 than a water bottle\, is it not just as important to reuse or recycle? Bef
 ore a structure can be retrofit\, adapted for reuse\, or preserved\, a det
 ailed diagnostic assessment is needed to provide vital information about t
 he health of a structure. By understanding the performance and condition o
 f a structure\, proper monitoring plans can be laid out\, funding can be a
 llocated in advance\, and maintenance can move from being reactive to pred
 ictive.\n \nThis research focuses on digital solutions for diagnostics of
  existing infrastructure such as data extraction\, multi-modal data fusion
 \, hybrid analytics\, and information modeling. Specifically in this talk\
 , two of those core aspects will be discussed: multi-modal data fusion and
  hybrid analytics (combination of physics-based modeling and data-driven m
 odeling). The results of the methods developed were benchmarked against ex
 perimental testing and applied to case studies such as the Baptistery di S
 an Giovanni and Palazzo Vecchio in Florence\, Italy. Through the applicati
 on of these novel methods to case studies\, the critical role that digital
  solutions play for diagnostics in preservation and reuse efforts for deve
 loping the next generation of smart and green infrastructure will be explo
 red.\n 
LOCATION:ELD 020 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==ELD%20020
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