ELEDIA @ UniGE’s research activities have spanned very diverse domains, from contrast agents in medical ultrasound to the behavior of fish schools, often driven by intuition and curiosity. The common denominator is certainly signal processing and mathematical modeling; the preferred domain is the underwater environment, and the most recurring topic is acoustics.
From a methodological perspective, the most frequented disciplines have been array signal processing, array design and optimization, underwater acoustics, acoustic imaging, and machine learning.
From an applied perspective, the domains covered include: sonar systems, underwater surveillance, oceanic investigation, acoustic meteorology, medical ultrasound, computational biology, microphone arrays, fault diagnosis in industrial plants, and environmental radioactivity.
The hottest topics in the current climate are certainly related to the monitoring and defense of underwater environment and assets through established and emerging technologies, where ELEDIA @ UniGE helps industries and national agencies devise and identify the most suitable solutions, estimate performance in different operating contexts, design and test systems to meet new needs, integrate the potential of mathematical modeling, optimization, and machine learning into passive and active sonar systems, multistatic sonar systems, distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) devices, and, more generally, all underwater acoustic equipment.