PROF. ANIELLO AMENDOLA.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prof. Aniello Amendola, Who Earned His Dr. Eng. In 1962 From The University Federico II Naples, Italy, Left The Joint Research Centre Of The European Commission (Ispra, Italy) In 1997, Where He Had Promoted The Major Accident Hazards Bureau. He Continued To Contribute To The Field Of Catastrophe Risk Management Through His Cooperation With The Risk And Society Project Of The International Institute For Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) In Laxenburg Until December 2012, And With The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) At Kyoto University, Japan. Notably, He Served As A Visiting Professor At DPRI In 2001, Playing A Pivotal Role In Managing The IIASA-DPRI Forum On Integrated Disaster Risk Management, Which Led To The Creation Of The IDRiM Society. His Primary Research At JRC Involved Developing A Dynamic Analysis Methodology For Accident Sequences, Pioneering The Field Of ‘Dynamic Reliability’. He Also Organized International Benchmark Analyses On Risk And Reliability Analysis Of Nuclear Power Plants And Major Hazard Installations, Significantly Enhancing The Understanding Of Various Risk Assessment Methodologies And Associated Uncertainties. Before His Tenure At JRC Began In 1978, Amendola Engaged In R&D Activities At Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany, And ENEA, Bologna, Italy, Focusing On The Thermal-Hydraulic Design Of Reactor Cores As Part Of The European Association For The Development Of Fast Breeder Reactors. His Main Research Achievement During This Period Was The Development Of A Widely Adopted Methodology For Assessing Core Thermal Reliability Through Hot Spot – Hot Channel Analysis. Amendola Has Also Shared His Expertise Through Courses Related To His R&D Activities At Numerous EU Universities.
