Prof. Dr. Fabio Tosti
 | Prof. Dr. Fabio Tosti School of Computing and Engineering, University of West London / The Faringdon Research Centre for Non-Destructive Testing and Remote Sensing, University of West London, UK Web: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/staff/fabio-tosti Fabio Tosti (IEEE M'17–SM'19) received the M.Sc. and Eng. degrees (cum laude) in Infrastructure and Transportation Engineering from Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy, in 2010, and the Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering with European Doctorate Label (excellent rating) from Roma Tre University, in 2014. A registered Chartered Engineer, he is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the School of Computing and Engineering, University of West London (UWL), London, U.K., and the Director of “The Faringdon Research Centre for Non-Destructive Testing and Remote Sensing” at UWL. His research interests include the development of new algorithms, methodologies, and models for geoscience applications and the non-destructive and satellite remote sensing assessment, repair, and maintenance of civil and green infrastructure. He has authored/co-authored over 220 research publication records in international journals, conferences, and books and delivered numerous keynote and invited lectures. Prof. Tosti was a recipient of the ECSs Award by the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in 2017 and several Best Paper Awards at International Conferences, including the 2021 IEEE Asia–Pacific Conference on Geoscience, Electronics and Remote Sensing Technology (AGERS2021) and the IEEE 2020 43rd International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP2020). He was the General Co-Chair of the 3rd and 2nd International Workshop on Signal Processing Techniques for Ground Penetrating Radar Applications in 2022 and 2020 (TSP—IEEE Conf. Record 49548), respectively, and he served as the main organiser, scientific committee member and chair of technical sessions in 50+ international conferences and workshops. He served as the managing guest editor for various journals. He is the Editor-in-Chief of NDT (MDPI), and an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Pavement Engineering (IJPE), Remote Sensing (MDPI), Frontiers in Remote Sensing, Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI), and the Journal of Railway Engineering. Fabio Tosti（IEEE M’17-SM’19）于2010年获得意大利罗马特雷大学基础设施和交通工程硕士学位（优等），并于2014年在罗马特雷大学获得土木工程博士学位，获得欧洲博士标签（优等）。为注册特许工程师，英国伦敦西伦敦大学（UWL）计算机与工程学院的土木工程教授，并担任UWL的 "法灵顿无损检测和遥感研究中心 "的主任。研究兴趣包括为地球科学应用开发新的算法、方法和模型，以及对民用和绿色基础设施进行非破坏性和卫星遥感评估、修复和维护。在国际期刊、会议和书籍中撰写/合作撰写了220多篇研究发表记录，并发表了许多主题演讲和特邀演讲。Tosti教授是2017年欧洲地球科学联盟（EGU）ECS奖的获得者，并在国际会议上多次获得最佳论文奖，其中包括2021年IEEE亚太地球科学、电子和遥感技术会议（AGERS2021）和2020年IEEE第43届电信和信号处理国际会议（TSP2020）。担任2022年和2020年第三届和第二届穿地雷达应用信号处理技术国际研讨会（TSP-IEEE Conf.Record 49548）的总联合主席，并在50多个国际会议和研讨会中作为主要组织者、科学委员会成员和技术会议主席。此外，曾任多个期刊的客座主编。他是无损检测（MDPI）期刊的主编，以及国际路面工程杂志（IJPE）、遥感（MDPI）、遥感前沿、地球科学仪器、方法和数据系统（GI）和铁路工程杂志的副主编。 |
Speech Title & Abstract
Ttile: Digital Scanning and Immersive Technologies for Non-destructive and Remote Sensing Sustainability Monitoring of Civil and Green Infrastructure
Abstract:
Sustainable development has become a popular concept in recent years. Climate change effects and the need to fulfil more demanding and sustainable societal needs from a growing global population are posing new challenges and calling for rapid changes in the current professional practices for asset management. These include the development of more advanced appraisal methods requiring faster data collection and smoother transferability and management of information to aid decision-making processes. Emerging technologies can offer a variety of tools to tackle these challenges across the board. The use of non-destructive testing (NDT) has proven transdisciplinary, and it has revolutionised the industry for decades. Their huge potential and continuous advancements have kept this technology aligned with the current needs of different sectors, including the monitoring of civil infrastructure and green areas. At a broader scale, remote sensing has also emerged as an extremely powerful method to monitor transport structures with a high temporal frequency and an unprecedented accuracy. Much more recently, digital scanning and immersive technologies have gained momentum and tremendously increased capacity and efficiency in information exchange processes and the development of enhanced decision-support system tools. The feeling is that the interconnection between these technologies and NDT and remote sensing methods is still at an early stage, and more is yet to be achieved.
This keynote aims to review significant developments in the sustainability monitoring and assessment of civil and green infrastructure, with a special focus on the impact brought by digital scanning and immersive technologies into the non-destructive and remote sensing areas of science. Case studies developed at the Faringdon Research Centre for Non-Destructive Testing and Remote Sensing (University of West London, UK) are presented regarding the use of augmented and virtual reality, and 3D scanning technologies for the assessment and health monitoring of civil structures and trees. Furthermore, main challenges and future perspectives are outlined.
报告题目：民用及绿色基础设施遥感可持续性无损检测的数字扫描和沉浸式技术
摘要：
近年来，可持续发展这一概念广泛流传。气候变化的影响、不断增长的全球人口对社会需求可持续性所提出的高要求，都给世界带来了全新挑战。这些变化呼吁我们要迅速转变当前的资产管理专业实践，例如，制定更先进的评估方法，以更快地收集数据，更顺利地传递和管理信息，进而辅助决策。新兴技术的出现为全方位应对挑战提供了各式各样的工具。研究表明，无损检测（NDT）作为一种跨学科手段，在过去几十年里，已为行业带来了颠覆性改变。由于其巨大潜力与不断迭代，这项技术已经能够适应不同行业的最新需求，例如民用基础设施和绿地的检测。此外，遥感也已成为检测交通建筑的有力手段，具超高时间频率和前所未有的精确度。近来，数字扫描和沉浸式技术发展迅猛，极大地提高了信息交换能力和效率，促进了决策支持系统工具的优化改良。然而这些技术与无损检测和遥感方法之间的互联互通仍处于早期阶段，还有更多工作亟待完成。
本次主题演讲旨在回顾民用及绿色基础设施可持续性检测和评估的重大发展，特别关注数字扫描和沉浸式技术对无损领域和遥感科学领域的影响。以法灵顿无损检测和遥感研究中心（英国西伦敦大学）为例，使用增强现实和虚拟现实以及3D扫描技术对土木建筑结构和树木进行了评估和健康检测。此外，还概述了目前面临的主要挑战和未来前景。