Research projects led or co-led by Prof. Salvatore Manfreda and the HydroLAB group at the University of Naples Federico II.

Active & Recent Projects

  • INTEGRATOR — Integrated Innovation Ecosystems for Transformative Nexus Governance towards Enhanced Water Resilience, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-CLIMATE-01-two-stage).
  • Water Security — hydrological budget for the Southern Apennines District: reconstruction of water availability and flood extremes (national).
  • S.H.A.R.E. Africa — innovative technologies for sustainable water management — capacity building and training in sub-Saharan Africa (international).
  • CHANCES — climate change and hydrological extremes — integrated hazard assessment framework (PRIN).
  • RiverWatch — innovative river monitoring through image-based techniques and low-cost sensors (national).
  • OurMED — sustainable water storage and distribution in the Mediterranean region (PRIMA).

Completed Projects

  • HARMONIOUS — COST Action CA16219 (2017–2021) — harmonisation of UAS techniques for environmental monitoring, involving 36 countries.
  • iAqueduct — integrating high-resolution satellite and UAS data for field-scale soil moisture and water management (2019–2022).
  • SPRINt — integrated approaches for flood risk prevention and management.
  • MATCAS — advanced methodologies and technologies for drought monitoring and management.
  • PCBAS2 — flood forecasting for the protection of the archaeological site of Sassi di Matera (concluded 2019).

About the author

He is Full Professor of Hydrology and Hydraulic Constructions at the University of Naples Federico II. He is currently chair of the IAHS MOXXI working group. His research primarily centers on hydrological modeling and monitoring. Recognizing the challenges posed by the complexity and limitations of traditional hydrological observations, he actively explores advanced and alternative monitoring techniques, such as the utilization of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) coupled with image processing.