PERSONAL INFORMATION Nome: Marco Zini Sede: Piazza della Indipendenza 8, Florence, Italy Phone: +39 339 292 0357e-mail: marco.zini@unifi.itGender: MaleDate of birth: 1 July 1990 Nationality: Italian
WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2024 - Present Energy Manager Area Gestione e Adeguamento Patrimonio Immobiliare Università degli Studi di Firenze Piazza Indipendenza 8. Firenze, ItaliaMain activities: Ensure the implementation of the University's Energy Plan for the reduction of energy consumption, energy efficiency of buildings, the use of energy produced from renewable sources, the promotion of a culture of saving and rational use of energy, and for the measurement and monitoring of results.
December 2022 - April 2024 Research fellowship Department of Industrial Engineering (DIEF) University of Florence Via di Santa Marta 3, Florence, Italy Energy demand analysis and monitoring methods applied to the University of Florence buildings and other industrial buildings Collaboration with Sammontana S.p.A.: Energy simulations of buildings and industrial systems aimed at optimizing current facilities and assessing the technical and economic feasibility of new renewable energy generation systems Member of "Gruppo di Lavoro Energia UniFi" (UniFi Energy Group): Active participation in the activities of a group set up by the University of Florence to analyse structures, systems and energy consumption of university buildings and propose energy efficiency solutions. Key activities: Gathering and organizing data related to energy consumption, data analysis, and validation through on-site inspections, development of energy monitoring methods using advanced statistical and machine learning techniques, and techno-economic evaluation of potential modifications to existing systems
September 2017 - March 2018 Undergraduate Internship Department of Industrial Engineering (DIEF)Università degli Studi di Firenze Via di Santa Marta 3, Florence, Italy Numerical analysis of the aerodynamic behavior of a vertical axis wind turbine in turbulent flow Employed as: intern/trainee - undergraduate internship Number of hours: 300
June 2008 - July 2008 Apprenticeship ASC Automazione e sicurezza, Florence, Italy Fixing and maintenance of alarm systems, security systems and gates
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2019-2022 Ph.D. Degree - Industrial Engineering Department of Industrial Engineering (DIEF), Università degli Studi di Firenze Via di Santa Marta 3, Florence, Italy Curriculum: Energy and innovative industrial and environmental technologies Ph.D. Thesis: Developing of machine learning-based energy monitoring methodologies for the building energy demand of healthcare facilities: an Italian case study Collaboration with "Casa di Cura Villa Donatello S.p.A". The Ph.D. research regards the development of energy monitoring methods through machine learning (especially artificial neural networks) and building energy modelling. A continuous HVAC system optimization has been carried out exploiting the building energy management system (BEMS). Tutors: Prof. Carlo Carcasci
2015-2019 Master Degree in Energy Engineering Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy Degree grade: 108/110. Thesis title: "Numerical analysis of the aerodynamic behaviour of a vertical axis wind turbine in turbulent flow".
2004-2009 School leaving certificate (Electrotechnic technician) I.T.I. Leonardo da Vinci, Florence, Italy
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue Italian
Communication skills
Technical skills
Digital competences
Computer skills
Courses and Certifications
Conferences
International Conferences
National Conferences
Driving licence A2, B
PUBLICATIONS
[1] Francesco Balduzzi, Marco Zini, Andreu Carbó Molina, Gianni Bartoli, Tim De Troyer, Mark C. Runacres, Giovanni Ferrara, and Alessandro Bianchini. "Understanding the Aerodynamic Behavior and Energy Conversion Capability of Small Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbines in Turbulent Flows". In: Energies 13.11 (2020). URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/11/2936.
[2] Francesco Balduzzi, Marco Zini, Giovanni Ferrara, and Alessandro Bianchini. "Development of a Computational Fluid Dynamics Methodology to Reproduce the Effects of Macroturbulence on Wind Turbines and Its Application to the Particular Case of a VAWT". In: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 141.11 (Oct. 2019). 111010. eprint: https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/gasturbinespower/article-pdf/141/11/111010/6426059/gtp_141_11_111010.pdf. URL: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044231.
[3] Alessandro Bianchini, Carlo Carcasci, Giampaolo Manfrida, and Marco Zini. "Reconstruction and Analysis of the Energy Demand of a Healthcare Facility in Italy". In: E3S Web Conf. 197 (2020), p. 02009. URL: https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202019702009.
[4] Marco Zini and Carlo Carcasci. "Developing of an Offline Monitoring Method for the Energy Demand of a Healthcare Facility in Italy". In: 16th SDEWES Conference (2021). Dubrovnik, Croatia.
[5] Marco Zini and Carlo Carcasci. "Developing of an Offline Monitoring Method for the Energy Demand of a Healthcare Facility in Italy". In: Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems 10 (4 2022). URL: http://www.sdewes.org/jsdewes/pid10.0421.
[6] Marco Zini and Carlo Carcasci. "Modelling and optimization of a hospital gas turbine-based cogeneration system". In: ASME TurboEXPO (2022). Rotterdam, Netherlands.
[7] Marco Zini and Carlo Carcasci. "Dynamic Building Energy Modelling of Healthcare Facilities: An Italian Case Study". In: 17th SDEWES Conference (2022). Paphos, Cyprus.
[8] Marco Zini, Roberto Sodini, and Carlo Carcasci. "Modeling and Optimization of a Hospital Gas Turbine-Based Cogeneration System". In: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 144.11 (Sept. 2022). 111009. eprint: https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/gasturbinespower/article-pdf/144/11/111009/6918594/gtp_144_11_111009.pdf. URL: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4055418.
[9] Marco Zini, Giampaolo Manfrida, Alessandro Bianchini, and Carlo Carcasci. "Richiesta energetica di ospedali e strutture sanitarie: un caso studio italiano". In: La Termotecnica (2022). URL: https://www.verticale.net/requisiti-energetici-di-strutture-sanitarie-e-ospedali-27500?nl=1&codice=54167246739796298578.
[10] Marco Zini and Carlo Carcasci. "Machine learning-based monitoring method for the electricity consumption of a healthcare facility in Italy". In: Energy 262 (2023), p. 125576. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544222024628.
[11] Marco Zini and Carlo Carcasci. "Analysis and monitoring of HVAC systems energy demand in an italian healthcare facility". In: 18th SDEWES Conference (2023). Dubrovnik, Croatia.
[12] Marco Zini, Lapo Cheli, and Carlo Carcasci. Machine Learning-Based Energy Monitoring of Buildings: Development of a Systematic Method Applied to an Italian Case Study. en. SSRN Scholarly Paper. June 2023. (Visited on 11/30/2023).
[13] Marco Zini and Carlo Carcasci. "Machine learning-based energy monitoring method applied to the HVAC systems electricity demand of an Italian healthcare facility". In: Smart Energy (Mar. 2024), p. 100137. (Visited on 03/21/2024).
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