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Surname(s) / First name(s) Branzanti Mara

Occupation and Positionheld

01/11/2011 - 01/11/2014 PhD Student at Geodesy and Geomatics division, Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engi-neering, “Sapienza” University of Rome. PhD duration: 3 years, Final Defense: March2015

Research

GNSS Navigation Development and experimentation of Kinematic-VADASE to extend the application ofthe variometric approach to the navigation field

Fast displacements detection GNSS data processing with an innovative approach (VADASE) to retrieve accurateshort and rapid displacements (of earth or structures), in real-time and using a uniquegeodetic or low-cost GNSS receiver

Software Defined Receiver Development of new blocks for Galileo civil signals to improve the existing features ofGNSS-SDR software receiver, collaboration with CTTC (Centre Tecnològic de Tele-comunicacions de Catalunya)

Landslides monitoring Landslides monitoring in alpine sites with GPS receivers, collaboration with EURAC(European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano) within SloMove project

GNSS permanent networksmonitoring

Member of the fifth research’s unit of PRIN 2008 “RDN, the new Italian GeodeticReference System: continuous monitoring and applications towards country’s admin-istration“

Awards andAcknowledgements

May 2014 Selected student in Google Summer of Code 2014April 2014 ESA fix certification: VADASE research team awarded within the first 50 compa-

nies/institutions having made a fix with Galileo satellitesMarch 2014 WIA-E student Award (Women In Aerospace - Europe)

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September 2013 Invited to participate to Italiax10. Future Science, a special event co-promoted byTelecom Italia, which gives to 10 young Italian researchers the opportunity to presenttheir projects. The event is organized in the context of TriesteNext. European scienceresearch forum

July 2013 Invited by European Commision to partecipate to the event Galileo: from promisesto reality, Galileo Control Centre, Fucino (Italy), after a recognition for the projectsubmitted to the Google Summer of Code 2013

May - September 2013 Selected student in the Google Summer of Code 2013 international program to col-laborate with CTTC (Centro Tecnológico Telecomunicaciones Cataluña). Project title:Development of new blocks for Galileo E1 in GNSS-SDR: from telemetry to PVT so-lutions

August 2013 Grant for a research project (Avvio alla ricerca), awarded by Sapienza University ofRome. Title project: GNSS control systems for real-time navigation: Kin-VADASE tocombine classical and variometric approach

June 2013 Antonio Ventura prize awarded by Sapienza University of Rome for M.Sc Thesis

Grants

July 2014 Travel grant to attend Google Summer of Code Reunion (San Jose, California) onOctober 2014 as delegate of GNSS-SDR organization. Grant offered by Google

April 2014 Travel grant to attend ENC-GNSS 2014, Rotterdam-Netherlands, offered by the GE-NIUS project (funded by the EC/EUROPEAN GNSS AGENCY-GSA under the FP7)

July 2013 Travel grant to attend the GNSS Gfg2 Second Summer School (GFZ, German Re-search Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany).Project title: VADASE: Variometric Approach for Displacements Analysis StandaloneEngine. The third way in GNSS Seismology

December 2013 Travel grant to attend the GNSS PhD Summit 2013, Germany, offered by the GENIUSproject (funded by the EC/EUROPEAN GNSS AGENCY-GSA under the FP7)

Research and studyingexperiences abroad

December 2013 GNSS PhD Summit 2013, Universitaet der Bundeswehr Muenchen, Neubiberg, Ger-many

November 2013 NCKU – SAPIENZA Joint Symposium on GNSS Positioning, National Cheng KungUniversity, Taiwan

June-September 2012 Study period at CATEC (Centro Avanzado de Tecnologia Aerospaciales, Seville) forVADASE assessment and development using Spirent GNSS data simulator

July 2013 GNSS Gfg2 Second Summer School at GFZ (German Research Centre for Geo-sciences, Potsdam, Germany)

February - October 2009 Erasmus student at Universidad de Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria,Spain

August 2005 English Summer School, Nicosia, Cyprus

August 2003 English Summer School, Oxford, United Kingdom

August 2003 English Summer School, Reading, United Kingdom

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Oral Presentations

May 2014 H. K. Hung, R. J. Rau, G. Colosimo, E. Benedetti, M. Branzanti, M. Crespi, A. Maz-zoni (2014) High-rate GPS seismology for the 2013 ML 6.4 Wanrung, Taiwan earth-quake, EGU 2014, Wien

May 2014 H. K. Hung, R. J. Rau, G. Colosimo, E. Benedetti, M. Branzanti, M. Crespi, A. Maz-zoni VADASE: a new approach for real-time fast displacement detection-First applica-tion to Taiwan High-Rate GNSS Network, EGU 2014, Wien

April 2014 M. Branzanti, E. Benedetti, G. Colosimo, A. Mazzoni, M. Crespi (2014). Real-timemonitoring of fast displacements with VADASE: new applications and challenges withGalileo, ENC-GNSS 2014 , Rotterdam

April 2014 Benedetti E., M. Branzanti, G. Colosimo, A. Mazzoni, M. Crespi (2014). Integrationof low-cost GPS receivers and MEMS accelerometers: experiments and potentialityof a new approach for real-time structural monitoring. ENC-GNSS, Rotterdam

International revieweractivity

June 2014 IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing LettersFebruary 2014 Israel Science Foundation (ISF)

Education andQualification

29/03/2011 M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering cum laude, Sapienza” University of RomeThesis: High rate GPS data processing: a new challenge for earthquakes and infras-tructures real time monitoring

10/12/2008 B. in Environmental Engineering, Sapienza” University of RomeThesis: Indagini sismiche in pozzo per la caratterizzazione di suoli ai fini di uno studiodi microzonazione sismica: il caso di studio di Monte San Giovanni Campano(FR)

2005 Lyceum scientific diploma 100/100, Rome

Informatic skills andGNSS Receivers

Operating systems: Windows, UNIX/LinuxProgramming languages: C/C++, Matlab, GMT, LatexGNSS Software: Track (Kinematic module of GAMIT), LGO (Leica Geo Office), TeqC,SimGEN (software for the Spirent GNSS SimulatorGNSS Receivers: Ublox EVK, NVS NV08C, Leica GR10, Leiva Viva, Septentrio Po-laRx3eG PROCertifications:- GIS in Autocad Map (Unico Consulting, May-July 2011)- Scientific computing in C (CASPUR, January 2012)- Scientific computing in Matlab (CASPUR, May 2011)- Productivity in Unix/Linux environment (CASPUR, January 2011)- ECDL (European Computer Driving License)

Personal skills andcompetences

Mother tongue Italian

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Self-assessmentEuropean level (*)

Understanding Speaking Writing

Listening Reading Spokeninteraction

Spokenproduction

Inglese C2 Proficientuser

C2 Proficientuser

B2 Independentuser

B2 Independentuser

C1 Proficientuser

Spagnolo C1 Proficientuser

C1 Proficientuser

B1 Independentuser

B1 Independentuser

C2 Proficientuser

(*)Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level

Teaching

November 2011 - today - Tutor of 4 bachelor and 3 master theses related to my research interests- Collaboration in the Positioning course, Prof. M. Crespi, for B. in EnvironmentalEngineering at “Sapienza” University of Rome- Collaboration in Geomatics course, Prof. M. Crespi, for M.Sc. in EnvironmentalEngineering at “Sapienza” University of Rome

Attendance at workshop

April 2013 GNSS technologies advances in a multiconstellation framework, Sogei Center, Rome,Italy

May 2013 First GAL Wokshop: Aerogravimetry versus direct photogrammetry, Como, Italy

Bibliometrics

Indexed Scopus: [6] [7] [8]

Scientific Papers

1 1 J. Arribas, M. Branzanti, C. Fernandez-Prades, P. Closas (2014).Fastening GPS and Galileo Tight with a SoftwareReceiver, ION 2014 Proceedings, Tampa, Florida

2 M. Branzanti (2014).GNSS-SDR: un ricevitore software completamente open-source pronto per GALILEO , GeomediaMagazine, Volume 1 - 2014

3 M. Branzanti, E. Benedetti, G. Colosimo, A. Mazzoni, M. Crespi (2014). Real-time monitoring of fast displacementswith VADASE: new applications and challenges with Galileo, ENC-GNSS 2014 Proceedings, Rotterdam

4 Benedetti E., M. Branzanti, G. Colosimo, A. Mazzoni, M. Crespi (2014). Integration of low-cost GPS receivers andMEMS accelerometers: experiments and potentiality of a new approach for real-time structural monitoring. ENC-GNSS 2014 Proceedings, Rotterdam

5 2Benedetti E, Branzanti M, Colosimo G, Mazzoni A, Crespi M (2013). VADASE: state of the art and new developmentsof a third way to GNSS Seismology, International Association of Geodesy Symposia Series - VIII Hotine-MarussiSymposium on Mathematical Geodesy Ma. No. IAGS-D-13-00053R1

6 3 Benedetti E, Branzanti M, Biagi L, Colosimo G, Mazzoni A, Crespi M (2013). GNSS seismology for the 2012 Mw =6.1 Emilia Earthquake: exploiting the VADASE algorithm , Seismological Research Letters SRL-D-13-00094R3

7 4 Branzanti M, Colosimo G, Crespi M, Mazzoni A (2012) GPS near real-time coseismic displacements for the greatTohoku-Oki earthquake, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, Volume 10, Issue 2, Pages 372-376,ISSN: 1545-598X doy: 10.1109/LGRS.2012.2207704 - Catalog U-GOV Sapienza ID 471268

8 5 Benedetti E., Branzanti M, Corsini A., Giannico C., Iasio C., Mair V., Mulas M., Novali F., Tamburini A. (2012). Cosmoskymed high frequency - high resolution monitoring of an alpine slow landslide, corvara in badia, northern Italy.In: Proceedings IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium “Remote sensing for a DynamicEarth", 2012 IGARRS

1Indexed in ISI and/or SCOPUS2Indexed in ISI and/or SCOPUS3Indexed in ISI and/or SCOPUS4Indexed in ISI and/or SCOPUS5Indexed in ISI and/or SCOPUS

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9 Branzanti M, Colosimo G, Crespi M, Mazzoni A, Dautermann T (2011) Una strategia semplice per la GPS Seismologye i sistemi di early warning per gli tsunami denominata VADASE, Geomedia Magazine, May 2011,Volume 1, ISSN1128-8132

Autorizzo il trattamento dei miei dati personali ai sensi del Decreto Legislativo 30 giugno 2003, n. 196 "Codice in materia diprotezione dei dati personali

Roma, December 20, 2014

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