mr.bojorising
About Candidate
Dr. Riccardo Boiocchi is a Muslim Convert.
He has about 14 years of experience in the field of wastewater treatment, mathematical modelling, process control, and biological processes.
He is a technologist at the Italian Institute for Environmental Protectiona and Research and mainly deals with environmental data for European legislation such as Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) and Water Reuse Regulation (2020/741).
He is science-oriented, passionate about environmental science and engineering, loves to write scientific articles on environmental issues.
Teaching is his great passion and has experience in doing so even at high levels.
He has worked abroad in Denmark and Canada where he was able to aquire expert international knowledge in the field of wastewater treatment, modelling and control.
Location
Education
▪ Development of knowledge-based control systems for upgrading nitrogen removal processes; ▪ Development and analysis of plant wide mathematical models for domestic wastewater treatment systems focused on nitrogen removal; ▪ Development and testing of knowledge-based control strategies for wastewater treatment systems; ▪ Uncertainty and sensitivity analyses on a mathematical model for process understanding. ▪ TEACHING ACTIVITIES: 1) Teaching assistant at course “Introduction to process control” for 2 semesters; 2) Supervised theses: - “Control Strategies for Reduction of N2O Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants”, Bachelor student Mathias Johansen, - “Techno-economic Analysis and Benchmarking of Resource Recovery Technologies for Wastewater Treatment Plants”, Master student Beatriz Matafome.
Work & Experience
▪ Upgrading and validation of a model for rotating-belt filter systems used as TSS-removing technologies, ▪ Development, implementation and validation of a novel model for VFA enhancement within primary clarifiers, ▪ Development, implementation and testing of control strategies enhancing solid removal in rotating-filter systems by polymer addition.
▪ Development, implementation and calibration of a novel multiple-thickness biofilm model for one-stage partial nitritation/anammox treatment; ▪ Development a novel procedure for calibration of sequencing-batch biological models; ▪ Development, calibration and validation of a novel model for UASB treatment; ▪ Model parameter uncertainty analysis; ▪ Scenario analysis for the management and optimization of UASB systems.
▪ Study of methods for wastewater treatment plant monitoring; ▪ Development, implementation and calibration of an activated sludge model for urban wastewater treatment; ▪ Aeration system modelling; ▪ Fuzzy-logic control for energy-efficient ammonium removal. ▪ TEACHING ACTIVITIES: seminars on mathematical model simulations for the treatment of wastewater.
▪ Study of methods for treatment plant monitoring, ▪ Calibration of treatment system models using MATLAB and GPS-X, ▪ Model simulations and scenario analysis, ▪ Automated control for wastewater treatment systems. ▪ TEACHING ACTIVITIES: a seminar on mathematical model simulations for the treatment of wastewater.
▪ Research on the environmental sustainability of higher education institutions, ▪ Identification of suitable indicators for environmental sustainability assessments of higher education institutions; ▪ Mathematical modelling of urban wastewater treatment plants; ▪ Environmental sustainability of wastewater treatment plants; ▪ Sustainable wastewater treatment plant operation; ▪ Co-coordinator of Sustainable UniTrento for improved sustainability at the University of Trento; ▪ Aggregated Committee Member for Engineering License Certification (2 shifts during 2022). ▪ TEACHING ACTIVITIES: - Teaching assistant of the PhD course “Environmental Sustainability (advanced)” 10 hours (1 ECTS) in English language, - Lecturer of the Master’s course “Near-Zero-Energy Technologies for Waste and Sanitation”, section on wastewater treatment and sewage sludge, 30 hours (3 ECTS), in English language.
▪ Support activities to Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces within the frame of compliance to European Directives on water chemical pollution (e.g., Directives 91/271/EEC and Regulation (EU) 2020/741); ▪ Critical analyses and techno-scientific opinion formulation about national and international regulations for public consultation (e.g., recast European Directive on urban wastewater treatment, Barcelona Convention); ▪ English-to-Italian translation support for international regulations; ▪ Participation and speech at audits with the Ministry of Environment; ▪ Data handling and analysis for the National Informative System for Water Protection in Italy (SINTAI); ▪ Research on wastewater decentralized treatments for small agglomerations and greenhouse gas emissions; ▪ Writing response reports to the Environment European Agency addressing evaluations on national legal data for environmental law compliance; ▪ Contributing to the national annual report on environmental data on sewer systems and wastewater treatment performance; ▪ Collection and handling of data on constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment on Italian territory. ▪ OFFICIAL ROLES HELD: - Member of the Subcommittee for the revision of the Legislative Decree 152/2006; - Reporter of the Data Flow for the State of Environment (SoE) WISE1 – Emissions; - Reporter of the Data Flow for Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) 91/271/EEC; - Reporter of the Data Flow for Water Reuse Regulation (EU) 2020/741; - Member of the ISPRA Working Group on Industrial Wastewater Reuse; - Member of the ISPRA Working Group on Marine Strategy; - Member of the ISPRA Working Group “Ecosystems’ Accounting”; - Member of the European Commission Working Group on Water Reuse within the framework of the Common Implementation Strategy; - Italian Expert for the Regional Plan “United Nation Environmental Protection - Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP-MAP)” on Urban Wastewater Treatment and Sewage Sludge Management. ▪ TEACHING ACTIVITIES: - Lecturer of the discipline “Water discharges – Regulation on Urban Wastewater Reuse – Pollutants and Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants” within the framework of the Training Course for “Environmental Expert at Defense Staff” on 13/05/2024 and on 22/05/2025 (a 1-hour shift and a 20-minute shift); - Lecturer of the discipline “Pollutants and Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants” within the framework of the 16th Specialization Course for “Employees of the Carabinieri Command for Environmental Protection and Energy Security” on 22/04/2024 (2 one-hour shifts).
