Department of Engineering
for Innovation
Department of Engineering
for Innovation
CORE Lab
Projects
MAIN RESEARCH TOPICS
Aquaculture Technology (land-based/offshore) - Climate Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change - Aquaculture Food Innovation – Strategic Utilization of Aquaculture Processing By-products
OBJECTIVES
Develop wide methodological and technological frameworks for land-based and offshore aquaculture to increase fish farming sustainability
MAIN EXPECTED OUTPUTS
1. Prototypes of technology-assisted aquaculture plants (i.e. smart integrated multitrophic RAS and self-propelled offshore cage)
2. ICT system for fish farming environment and conditions real-time monitoring and control
3. Natural filtering and water recirculating systems
4. Type-I collagen from fish skin
5. Weather-marine forecast system
Role: Scientific leader for Research Unit “Centro Unico per la gestione dei Progetti di Ricerca e il fund raising" of the University of Salento”