Giovanna Pallotta

Education and Training
Academic Year 2011/12 – Academic Year 2015/16: Upper Secondary School Diploma, Classical High School “Pietro Giannone”, Benevento, Italy.
Final grade: 100/100.

Academic Year 2016/17 – Academic Year 2018/19: Bachelor’s Degree in Energy Engineering, Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.
Thesis title: “Analysis of the Use of Biomethane from Sewage Sludge for Automotive Applications”.
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Sasso.
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude.

Academic Year 2019/20 – Academic Year 2020/21: Master’s Degree in Energy Engineering, Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.
Thesis title: “Performance and Emissions Analysis of a GDI Engine Fueled with Gasoline and Blends with Different Ethanol Contents”.
Supervisors: Prof. Emma Frosina, Prof. Maurizio Sasso.
Co-supervisors: Eng. Silvana di Iorio, Eng. Agnese Magno.
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude.

Academic Year 2021/22 – Academic Year 2023/24: PhD in Information Technologies for Engineering, Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.
37th PhD Cycle, Energy and Environment Curriculum.
Thesis title: “Thermoeconomic Analysis of Innovative Configurations for Energy Sharing”.
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Sasso.

Additional Training Activities
Participation in Summer Schools for PhD Students and Researchers
She attended the following summer schools for PhD students and researchers:

• First PhD Summer School organized as part of the activities of Annex 83 promoted by the International Energy Agency's Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme, entitled “Positive Energy Districts: Towards a Holistic Approach to Modelling and Performance Assessment”, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada (30 June – 9 July 2022).
• Second PhD Summer School organized as part of the activities of Annex 83 promoted by the International Energy Agency's Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme, entitled “Principles of Energy System Modelling for Positive Energy Districts”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (12–16 June 2023).
• 12th Edition of the Summer School on Technical Physics, organized by the Committee of University Professors of Technical Physics, entitled “Technical Physics and the Energy Transition”, Siena, Italy (3–8 September 2023).
• Second PED-EU-NET Training School organized by COST Action CA19126, entitled “Implementing Positive Energy Districts (PEDs): Learning from Zurich”, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Zurich, Switzerland (18–21 September 2023).

Participation in Conferences and Short Courses
She attended the following conferences and short courses:

• Conference entitled “The Role of Energy Communities in the Ecological Transition”, organized by the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio (31 March 2022).
• Short course entitled “Basics of Thermally Driven Heat Pumps”, delivered by Prof. Atsushi Akisawa (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology) and organized as part of the activities of the Department of Excellence 2018–2022 at the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio (21–22 June 2022, 6 hours in total).
• Short course entitled “Evolutionary Design with Freedom”, delivered by Prof. Adrian Bejan (J.A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Duke University) and organized as part of the activities of the Department of Excellence 2018–2022 at the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio (12–14 September 2022, 12 hours in total).
• Short course entitled “Energy Communities and Collective Self-Consumption Schemes as Tools for the Energy Transition”, delivered by Dr. Fabio Armanasco (Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico) and Dr. Matteo Zulianello (Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico) and organized as part of the activities of the Department of Excellence 2018–2022 at the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio (20–21 October 2022, 8 hours in total).
• Course for PhD students and researchers entitled “Object-Oriented Modelling and Simulation of Building Energy Systems with Modelica”, delivered by Prof. Alessandro Maccarini (Aalborg University), Dr. Michael Wetter (LBNL) and Prof. Alireza Afshari (Aalborg University), at the Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark (2–4 November 2022, 18 hours in total).
• Short course entitled “Renewable Energy Systems: An Outlook and Perspectives”, delivered by Prof. Ruzhu Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) and organized as part of the activities of the Department of Excellence 2018–2022 at the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio (30 November – 1 December 2022, 6 hours in total).
• “General Training Course on Occupational Health and Safety”, held at the University of Sannio (30 June 2023, 4 hours in total).
• Short course entitled “Energy Communities and Collective Self-Consumption Schemes as Tools for the Energy Transition”, delivered by Dr. Fabio Armanasco (Kairoscope), Eng. Antonino Rollo (Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico) and Dr. Matteo Zulianello (Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico) and organized as part of the activities of the Department of Excellence 2023–2027 at the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio (14–15 March 2024, 8 hours in total).

Professional Qualification as an Engineer
She obtained the professional qualification to practise as an Engineer, Section A, Industrial Sector, during the first examination session of 2022.

University Teaching Activities

• Delivered seminars and practical classes at the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio.
• Provided academic support and acted as co-supervisor for three Master's degree theses of students enrolled in the Master's Degree Programme in Energy Engineering at the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio.
• Provided academic support and acted as co-supervisor for two Bachelor's degree thesis projects of students enrolled in the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Energy Engineering at the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio.
• Participated in and contributed to the activities of the University's Transversal Orientation Programme (POT), entitled “Renewable Energy Technologies and the Ecological Transition”, organized by the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio and aimed at upper secondary school students (academic years 2022/23–2024/25).
• Participated in the activities of the Summer School entitled “Sustainability Workshops: Environment, Construction and Energy”, organized from 16 to 19 July 2024 by the Bachelor's Degree Programmes in Civil Engineering and Energy Engineering of the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio and aimed at upper secondary school students.
• Participated in university outreach and recruitment activities aimed at upper secondary school students during the Open Days organized by the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio.
• Participated in the 38th edition of Futuro Remoto, entitled “CO-SCIENZE”, held at the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio.

Other Activities
Peer-Review Activities for International Scientific Journals
She serves as a reviewer for the following international scientific journals:

• Applied Energy (Elsevier);
• Case Studies in Thermal Engineering (Elsevier);
• Electronics (MDPI);
• Energies (MDPI);
• Energy and Buildings (Elsevier);
• Energy Reports (Elsevier);
• Energy Research & Social Science (Elsevier);
• Energy (Elsevier);
• Environmental Science and Pollution Research International (Springer);
• Journal of Energy Storage (Elsevier);
• Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Elsevier);
• Renewable Energy (Elsevier);
• Sustainability (MDPI);
• Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (Elsevier);
• Utilities Policy (Elsevier).

Peer-Review Activities for National Scientific Conferences
She serves as a reviewer for the 80th National Congress of ATI (Italian Thermotechnical Association), entitled “The Future of Energy: The Difficult Balance Between Nations and Generations”, held on 10–12 September 2025 at the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.