12. October 2025
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Alba Iannotti, from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, took part in the Joint Activity of the European project eNOVAtion (https://www.enovation-project.eu/) held in Tashkent, the beautiful capital of Uzbekistan, from October 7 to 9, 2025. The event was organized in close collaboration with the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Uzbekistan and gathered representatives from European and Uzbek institutions working together to strengthen...
10. October 2025
A coordination meeting for Project 104 was recently held at ENEA, the project coordinator, and organized by Dr. Luigi De Dominicis. The event brought together Italian, Middle Eastern, and European partners, representing both civil and military institutions, to review the project’s progress and plan the upcoming phases of work. The meeting took place at ENEA’s Frascati headquarters in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online participation. It served as a key opportunity to strengthen...
03. October 2025
During the European Radiation Protection Week 2025 held in London, Prof. Andrea Malizia presented the work “Enhancing Talent Competences in Radiation Protection and RN Emergency Management through a Novel Risk Assessment Methodology within the SPARKUP Framework”. This research, developed in collaboration with Alba Iannotti, Colomba Russo, Riccardo Quaranta and Pasquale Gaudio, introduces a new risk assessment methodology aimed at strengthening the preparedness, resilience, and response...
03. October 2025
Ieri, presso la Scuola Interforze per la Difesa NBC di Rieti, si è svolto il workshop DIADE – Decisioni ed Intelligenza Artificiale per l’analisi e la Difesa CBRNe, organizzato congiuntamente dalla Scuola NBC e dai Master Internazionali in Protezione da Eventi CBRNe dell’Università di Roma Tor Vergata. La giornata si è aperta con i saluti di indirizzo del Gen. B. Giorgio Guariglia, Comandante della Scuola, seguiti dalla presentazione e mostra delle aziende sponsor: Cristanini CBRNe,...
02. October 2025
This week, during the European Radiation Protection Week (ERPW) 2025 held in London, outstanding contributions were presented by PhD candidates from the Doctoral School of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata. Alessandro Bucci delivered his oral presentation entitled “Space Weather Radiation Mitigation in Low Earth Orbit”, focusing on innovative strategies to address radiation risks in space missions. Alongside him, several colleagues contributed to the poster session with...
30. September 2025
The students of the International Master Course in Protection against CBRNe Events – First Level (for First Responders) recently completed a joint one-week training program organized as part of both the Master curriculum and the EU-funded SPARKUP Project – Strengthening CBRNE Talent Development and Cross-Sector Innovation for a Safer Future (www.sparkup-project.eu). The training was hosted at the Faculty of Forensic Sciences and Engineering, University of Criminal Investigation and Police...
24. September 2025
Last week, the International First and Second Level Master Courses in Protection against CBRNe Events successfully organized and concluded an intensive and highly engaging module dedicated to Decision Support Systems (DSS) in CBRNe scenarios. This year’s configuration was slightly different. The opening day featured alternating lectures and practical sessions by Prof. Andrea Malizia and Dr. Alessandro Puleio. Prof. Malizia introduced the students to the use of free-license software for...
23. September 2025
La Start Cup Lazio 2025 (SCL), la Business Plan Competition regionale che valorizza le migliori idee imprenditoriali nate nelle Università e negli Enti di Ricerca del Lazio, ha visto ancora una volta la partecipazione dell’Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata come capofila dell’iniziativa. Dal 2015, infatti, l’Ateneo coordina l’evento in collaborazione con la Regione Lazio attraverso Lazio Innova SpA, nell’ambito del Premio Nazionale per l’Innovazione (PNI) promosso...
20. September 2025
A new review article has just been published in Zoonoses, providing a crucial analysis of Chapare virus (CHAV), an arenavirus first identified in Bolivia in 2004. With case-fatality rates exceeding 60% and proven human-to-human transmission during a 2019 outbreak, CHAV represents a severe but neglected zoonotic threat. The study highlights how military-derived CBRNE frameworks—including syndromic surveillance, advanced biodetection, and NATO-style biosurveillance protocols—can be adapted to...
18. September 2025
A new scientific contribution has just been published in The European Physical Journal Plus, under the Focus Point on CBRNE Events: Prevention, Mitigation, Consequences and Recovery, linked to the SICC Series CBRNe Conference 2023. The article, titled “Luminescent sensors with differential fading for nuclear safeguards” (Regular Article, Vol. 140, Article number 874, 2025), presents an innovative approach to nuclear safeguards by testing passive tamper-indicating devices based on...