mission
Revolutionize infrastructure asset management by integrating advanced digital technologies—including AI, IoT, Digital Twins, and Blockchain—to ensure safety, reliability, and sustainability.
vision
To pioneer a resilient and digitally intelligent future for civil and industrial infrastructure, transforming asset management through innovation and sustainability.
VALUES
Innovation, Integrity, Sustainability, Excellence, Safety and Reliability.
About us
Real Smart: Cutting-Edge Digital Innovations for Intelligent Infrastructure Management
Real Smart is a multidisciplinary research group based at Politecnico di Torino. Led by Professors Marco Domaneschi, Valentina Gatteschi, and Valentina Villa, the group integrates expertise in structural engineering, digital technologies, and blockchain systems to address the challenges of modern infrastructure asset management and maintenance. We develop cutting-edge solutions based on AI, IoT, Digital Twins, and Blockchain for the monitoring, control, and enhancement of civil and industrial structures.
Scientific Directors
Marco domaneschi
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Edile e Geotecnica (DISEG)
Politecnico di torino
Associate Professor of Structural Engineering
Expertise: structural modeling and simulation, monitoring and diagnostics, active and passive structural control, infrastructure resilience, retrofitting strategies, integration of AI in predictive maintenance.
VALENTINA VILLA
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Edile e Geotecnica (DISEG)
Politecnico di torino
Associate Professor of Building Engineering
Expertise: IoT-based structural monitoring, development of digital twins for infrastructure assets, smart maintenance systems, AI-driven asset management.
VALENTINA GATTESCHI
Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica (DAUIN)
Politecnico di torino
Associate Professor in the field of Information Processing Systems.
Expertise: blockchain technologies, smart contract design, low-level software development for monitoring and control, secure digital platforms for infrastructure management.
Research Areas
Our Team
Paola Alice rosa cavallaro
Ph.D. candidate in Civil Engineering
giuseppe desiderio
Ph.D. candidate in Artificial Intelligence
leonardo zunino
Ph.D. candidate in Civil Engineering
Santiago Londono Lopez
Ph.D. candidate in Civil Engineering
External Collaborators
MAURIZIO MORGESE
Engineering Research Project Manager
at RUTGERS CAIT
Jelena NINIC
Associate Professor in Digital Engineering at University of Birmingham.
Publications
2025
- Valentina V.; Gioberti, L.; Domaneschi, M.; Catbas, N. (2025). “Conceptual Advancements in Infrastructure Maintenance and Management Using Smart Contracts: Reducing Costs and Improving Resilience.” Buildings – MDPI.
- Zhang, H.; Gao, K.; Hou, Y.; Domaneschi, M.; Noori M. (2025). “Portable IoT device for tire text code identification via integrated computer vision system.” Computer‐Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
- Napoli, E. A., Tovanich, N.; Gatteschi, V. (2025). “DeFi-Vis: Visual Analytics for Exploring Decentralized Finance Trading Activities..” IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC), .
2024
- Olivo, J.; Cucuzza, R.; Bertagnoli, G.; Domaneschi, M. (2024). “Optimal design of steel exoskeleton for the retrofitting of RC buildings via genetic algorithm.” Computers & Structures – Pergamon.
- Mitoulis, S.A.; Domaneschi, M.; Casas, J.R. (2024). “Bridges are more than simple connections in transport networks and they must consider their impact on the resilience of networks, systems and regions.” Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Bridge Engineering.
- Hu, R.; Yang, M.; Meng, D., Cucuzza, R.; Domaneschi, M. (2024). “Robustness investigation of Horizontal Bidirectional Hybrid Damping System applied to long-span bridges under near-fault pulse-like earthquakes.” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering – Elsevier.
- Cucuzza, R.; Civera, M.; Aloisio, A.; Ricciardi, G.; Domaneschi, M. (2024). “Dynamic characterization and FE model updating via metaheuristic algorithm of two confined masonry buildings.” Engineering Structures – Elsevier.
- Domaneschi, M.; Cucuzza, R.; Martinelli, L.; Noori, M.; Marano, G. C. (2024). “A probabilistic framework for the resilience assessment of transport infrastructure systems via structural health monitoring and control based on a cost function approach.” Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.
- Cucuzza, R.; Aloisio, A.; Di Bari, R.; Domaneschi, M. (2024). “Vulnerability assessment and lifecycle analysis of an existing masonry arch bridge.” Engineering Structures – Elsevier.
- Meneguzzo, S.; Selabi, E. G. K.; Favenza, A.; Gatteschi, V.; Schifanella, C. . (2024). “Enabling Citizen Sustainable Behaviors in Urban Mobility through Blockchain and Tokenization.” Blockchain Technology in the Automotive Industry.
- Napoli, E. A.; Barbàra, F.; Gatteschi, V.; Schifanella, C. (2024). “Leveraging Large Language Models for Automatic Smart Contract Generation.” 2024 IEEE 48th Annual Computers, Software, and Applications Conference (COMPSAC).
- Amico, A.; Apicella, V.; Bianchini, D.; Butera, A.; Cesana, M.; Digregorio, G.; Gatteschi, V.; … & Zanero, S. (2024). “BOTQUAS: Blockchain-based Solutions for Trustworthy Data Sharing in Sustainable and Circular Economy.” 50th Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA).
- Barbàra, F.; Napoli, E. A.; Gatteschi, V.; Schifanella, C. (2024). “Automatic Smart Contract Generation Through LLMs: When The Stochasbotquatic Parrot Fails.” In 6th Distributed Ledger Technology Workshop – COMPSAC 2024 Osaka (JPN).
- Butera, A.; Gatteschi, V. (2024). “Blockchain Technology for Digital Vehicle Passport. In Blockchain Technology in the Automotive Industry .” Blockchain Technology in the Automotive Industry.
2023
- Fagone, C.; Santamicone, M.; Villa, V., (2023). “Architecture engineering and construction industrial framework for circular economy: Development of a circular construction site methodology.” Sustainability – MDPI.
- Niyozov, S.; Domaneschi, M.; Casas, J.R.; Delgadillo, R.M. (2023). “Temperature Effects Removal from Non-Stationary Bridge–Vehicle Interaction Signals for ML Damage Detection.” Sensors – MDPI.
- Butera, A.; Gatteschi, V.; Pratticò, F. G.; Novaro, D.; Vianello, D. (2023). “Blockchain and NFTs-Based Trades of Second-Hand Vehicles.” IEEE Access (Volume: 11).
2022
- Lorusso, P.; De Iuliis, M.; Marasco, S.; Domaneschi, M.; Cimellaro, G.P.; Villa, V.(2022). “Fire Emergency Evacuation from a School Building Using an Evolutionary Virtual Reality Platform.” Buildings – MDPI.
- Cannavò, A.; Gatteschi, V.; Macis, L.; Lamberti, F. (2022). “Automatic Generation of 3D Animations from Text and Images.” In International Conference on Extended Reality. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Siccardi, S.; Villa, V. (2022). “Trends in adopting BIM, IoT and DT for facility management: A scientometric analysis and keyword co-occurrence network review.” Buildings – MDPI.
- Bartolozzi, M; Casas, J.R.; Domaneschi, M. (2022). “Bond deterioration effects on corroded RC bridge pier in seismic zone.” Structural Concrete.
- Mitoulis, S.-A.; Domaneschi, M.; Cimellaro, G.P; Casas, J.R. (2022). “Bridge and transport network resilience–a perspective.” Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Bridge Engineering.
2021
- Villa, V., Naticchia, B., Bruno, G., Aliev, K., Piantanida, P., Antonelli, D. (2021). “IoT Open-Source Architecture for the Maintenance of Building Facilities.” Applied Sciences – MDPI.
- Marasco, S.; Cardoni, A.; Noori, A.; Kammouh, O.; Domaneschi, M.; Cimellaro, G.P. (2021). “Integrated platform to assess seismic resilience at the community level.” Sustainable Cities and Society – Elsevier.
- Gatteschi, V.; Cannavò, A.; Lamberti, F.; Morra, L.; Montuschi, P. (2021). “Comparing Algorithms for Aggressive Driving Event Detection Based on Vehicle Motion Data.” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.
- Morgese, M.; Domaneschi, M.; Ansari, F.; Cimellaro, G.P.; Inaudi, D. (2021). “Improving Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensor Measures by Digital Image Correlation: Two-Stage Structural Health Monitoring.” ACI Structural Journal.
- Venuti, F.; Domaneschi, M.; Lizana, M.; Glisic, B. (2021). “Finite element models of a benchmark footbridge.” Applied Sciences – MDPI.
- Cardoni, A.; Cimellaro, G.P.; Domaneschi, M.; Merlin, J.; Tarantini, R.; Pribaz, E.; Rupolo, G. (2021). “Seismic vulnerability assessment of existing port buildings: parameters identification toward numerical simulations.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure.
- Domaneschi, M.; Cimellaro, G.P.; Xie, L.; Bruneau, M.; Wu, Z.; Didier, M.; Noori, M.; Mufti, A.A.; Lu, X.; Lu, X.; Ou, J.; Sheikh, S.; Zhou, Y.; Yoda, T.; Taciroglu, E.; Häring, I.; Sextos, A. (2021). “Present and future resilience research driven by science and technology.” International Journal of Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems.
2020
- Demartini, C.G.; Benussi, L.; Gatteschi, V.; Renga, F. (2020). “Education and digital transformation: The “riconnessioni” project.” IEEE Access.
- Morgese, M.; Ansari, F.; Domaneschi, M.;Cimellaro, G.P. (2020). “Post-collapse analysis of Morandi’s Polcevera viaduct in Genoa Italy.” Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring – Springer .
- Domaneschi, M.; Niccolini, G.; Lacidogna, G.; Cimellaro, G.P. (2020). “Nondestructive monitoring techniques for crack detection and localization in RC elements.” Applied Sciences – MDPI.
- Gatteschi, V.; Lamberti, F.; Demartini, C. (2021). “Blockchain Technology Use Cases.” Advanced Applications of Blockchain Technology.
- Demartini, C. G.; Benussi, L.; Gatteschi, V.; Renga, F. (2021). “Education and Digital Transformation: The “Riconnessioni” Project.” IEEE Access (Volume: 8).
- Domaneschi, M.; Casciati, S.; Catbas, N.; Inaudi, D.; Marano, G.C.; Cimellaro, G.P. (2020). “Structural health monitoring of in-service tunnels.” International Journal of Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems .
- Domaneschi, M.; De Gaetano, A.; Casas, J.R.; Cimellaro, G.P. (2020). “Deteriorated seismic capacity assessment of reinforced concrete bridge piers in corrosive environment.” Structural Concrete.
- Domaneschi, M.; Pellecchia, C.; De Iuliis, E.; Morgese, M.; Khalil, AA.; Ansari, F.; Cimellaro, G.P. (2020). “Collapse analysis of the Polcevera viaduct by the applied element method.” Engineering Structures – Elsevier.
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