Prof. Alberto Fichera

Prof. Dr. Alberto Fichera is a Full Professor of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer at the University of Catania. He teaches Energy Management and Energy. His main research interests are numerical heat transfer and energy management. He was the president of the "Spin-Off" commission at the University of Catania. He was the international delegate of the University of Catania. He participated in the GRaBS (Green and Blue Space Adaptation for Urban Areas and Eco Towns) project aiming to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience, on climate change adaptation strategies to local and regional authorities. He also participated in the EU “SPECIAL Spatial Planning and Energy for Communities in all Landscapes”, project, co-funded by the European Union’s Intelligent Energy Europe (IIE) program, led by the Town and Country Planning Association, London, aiming to detect a way of planning for sustainable energy by integrated sustainable energy approach for physical and transport planning. He is the author of about 160 papers published in various reviewed journals and proceedings of national and international conferences.