Renata

Renata Morbiducci is a Full Professor of Architectural Engineering at the University of Genoa.
She holds a degree in Architecture and a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan. Her research has been conducted in collaboration with leading international institutions, including the University of Colorado (Boulder, CO, USA), Northwestern University (Evanston, IL, USA), Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada), and Florida International University (Miami, FL, USA).
She is a member of the RINGO Non-Governmental Organization and part of the UNFCCC COP Delegation. She serves as Departmental Research Delegate at the University of Genoa and is the scientific coordinator of both international and national research projects.
Author of over 100 scientific publications, she is co-founder of the book series Sustainable Design and Construction, published by GUP, Genoa. She is a member of the Doctoral School in Architecture and regularly teaches Ph.D. programs, Master’s courses, and academic modules in Engineering and Architecture at both national and international universities.
Her main research areas include smart cities and smart villages, innovative materials and components for construction, sustainable design and retrofit of buildings, and resilience strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the built environment.

She is currently developing a proposal under Specific Objective 3.2: Reaping the benefits of digitalisation for citizens, companies, research organisations and public authorities. She is working in collaboration with members of her research group “TO DO” (Techniques fOr Building and Environment) at the University of Genoa, Department of Architecture and Design (DAD), together with another Italian partner.

The team is actively seeking partners from other countries within the Alpine Space region who have experience with inland small villages and/or smart villages in rural areas. Particular attention is given to contexts where digitalisation supports the development of services and tools for local communities, where young people are present and engaged, and where initiatives promote social inclusion and sustainable regeneration of the built environment and local economies.