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  1. Rockfall hazard assessment using UAV photogrammetry and 3D modelling at Selmun Cliff in Malta

    Article • Discover Geoscience, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  2. Multi-Method and Multi-Depth Geophysical Data Integration for Archaeological Investigations: First Results from the Greek City of Gela (Sicily, Italy)

    Article • Remote Sensing, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  3. Integrated Mechanical and Electromagnetic Geophysical Imaging of a Complex Aquifer System: The Coastal Plain in Muravera, South-East Sardinia (Italy)

    Article • June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Gian Piero Deidda, Dr Luca Piroddi

  4. Imaging Cultural Heritage at Different Scales: Part II, the Meso-Scale (Sites)

    Article • Remote Sensing, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  5. How to Explain Structures of an Ancient Civilization Found Beneath the Cabras Pond (Sardinia- Italy)?

    Article • January 2025, EAGE Publications

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  6. Satellite Data for Studying Underground Water in Malta: The DEMUWA Project

    Article • June 2024, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  7. Medium- to High-Resolution Integrated Geophysical Surveys to Reconstruct an Archaeological Settlement: New Perspectives from the Ancient Town of Nora, Southwestern Sardinia (Italy).Preliminary Results

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Gian Piero Deidda, Dr Luca Piroddi, PhD Emiliano Cruccas

  8. Imaging Cultural Heritage at Different Scales: Part I, the Micro-Scale (Manufacts)

    Article • Remote Sensing, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  9. Application of GPR Prospection to Unveil Historical Stratification inside Monumental Buildings: The Case of San Leonardo de Siete Fuentes in Santu Lussurgiu, Sardinia, Italy

    Article • Land, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  10. Exploring the Signature of the Apollo Medicane in the Central Mediterranean Sea Through Multi-source Data Analysis: Satellites, Radar HF, Marine Buoys, and Seismic Data in October 2021

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  11. Use of UAVs and Deep Learning for Beach Litter Monitoring

    Article • Electronics, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  12. Investigating Pocket beach dynamics in Malta: The SIPOBED project

    Article • October 2022, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  13. The Pulcinella Diagnostic Project: Introduction to the Study of the Performances of Close-Range Diagnostics Targeted to a Wooden Physical Twin of a Carnival Historical Mask

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  14. GPR prospection at the San Leonardo de Siete Fuentes’ church, Santu Lussurgiu, Italy

    Article • December 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  15. 3D Electrical Resistivity Tomography: a diagnostic tool for the inspection of submerged foundations of civil infrastructures

    Article • September 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  16. Integrated active and passive geophysical methods to explore underground soils in urban scenarios: the case of "Stampace alto" in Cagliari (Italy)

    Article • September 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  17. Preventive geophysical surveys for the evaluation of the archaeological risk: examples from the region of the ancient Pylos (western Peloponnese, Greece)

    Article • September 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  18. An Experimental Use of Ground-Penetrating Radar to Identify Human Footprints

    Article • ArchéoSciences, August 2021, OpenEdition

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  19. Rock Water as a Key Resource for Patchy Ecosystems on Shallow Soils: Digging Deep Tree Clumps Subsidize Surrounding Surficial Grass

    Article • Earth s Future, February 2021, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  20. From high temporal resolution to synthetically enhanced radiometric resolution: insights from Night Thermal Gradient results

    Article • The European Physical Journal Special Topics, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  21. Rock water as a key resource for ecosystems with thin soils: Digging deep trees subsidize patches of surficial grasses

    Article • March 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  22. Automated Resistivity Profiling (ARP) to Explore Wide Archaeological Areas: The Prehistoric Site of Mont’e Prama, Sardinia, Italy

    Article • Remote Sensing, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  23. Geophysical and Remote Sensing Techniques for Evaluating Historical Stratigraphy and Assessing the Conservation Status of Defensive Structures Heritage: Preliminary Results from the Military Buildings at San Filippo Bastion, Cagliari, Italy

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Piroddi, Dr Giulio Vignoli

  24. Integrated Vibration Analysis for Historical Dome Structures: A Complementary Approach Based on Conventional Geophysical Methods and Remote Sensing Techniques

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  25. Towards the Definition of a Low-Cost Toolbox for Qualitative Inspection of Painted Historical Vaults by Means of Modified DSLR Cameras, Open Source Programs and Signal Processing Techniques

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Piroddi, Dr Giulio Vignoli

  26. Deepening the knowledge of military architecture in an urban context through digital representations integrated with geophysical surveys. The city walls of Cagliari (Italy)

    Article • October 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Luca Piroddi, Dr Giulio Vignoli

  27. Non-destructive Diagnostics of Architectonic Elements in San Giuseppe Calasanzio’s Church in Cagliari: a Test-case for Micro-geophysical Methods within the Framework of Holistic/integrated Protocols for Artefact Knowledge

    Article • October 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Luca Piroddi, Prof. Gian Piero Deidda, Dr Giulio Vignoli

  28. Digital Museum from Integrated 3D Aerial Photogrammetry, Laser Scanner and Geophysics Data

    Article • September 2018, EAGE Publications

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  29. TIR Anomaly as Earthquake Precursor

    Article • March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  30. New GPR Data from the Archeological Site of Mont’e Prama (Sardinia, Italy)

    Article • September 2016, EAGE Publications

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  31. On the Use of Electrical Resistivity Tomography in Shallow Water Marine Environment for Archaeological Research

    Article • September 2016, EAGE Publications

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  32. Time and Spectral Multiresolution Remote Sensing for the Study of Ancient Wall Drawings at San Salvatore Hypogeum, Italy

    Article • September 2016, EAGE Publications

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  33. Vibration analysis of historic bell towers by means of contact and remote sensing measurements

    Article • Nondestructive Testing And Evaluation, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  34. Geophysics - An Essential Tool for Modern Archaeology. A Case from Monte Prama (Sardinia, Italy)

    Article • September 2015, EAGE Publications

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  35. Terrestrial remote sensing and microtremor measurements for the study of the vibrations of a rock mass with large underground cavities

    Article • Rendiconti online della Società Geologica Italiana, April 2015, Societa Geologica Italiana

    Dr Luca Piroddi, Dr Antonio Trogu

  36. Integrated Geophysical and Aerial Sensing Methods for Archaeology: A Case History in the Punic Site of Villamar (Sardinia, Italy)

    Article • Remote Sensing, November 2014, MDPI AG

    Dr Luca Piroddi, Dr Antonio Trogu

  37. Comparison of natural and artificial forcing to study the dynamic behaviour of bell towers in low wind context by means of ground-based radar interferometry: the case of the Leaning Tower in Pisa

    Article • Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, September 2014, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  38. Geology, tectonics and topography underlined by L'Aquila earthquake TIR precursors

    Article • Geophysical Journal International, May 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Luca Piroddi, Dr Antonio Trogu

  39. The Ancient Roman Aqueduct of Karales (Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy): Applicability of Geophysics Methods to Finding the Underground Remains

    Article • Archaeological Prospection, January 2014, Wiley

    Dr Antonio Trogu, Dr Luca Piroddi, GAETANO RANIERI

  40. Ambient Vibration Tests of an Arch Dam with Different Reservoir Water Levels: Experimental Results and Comparison with Finite Element Modelling

    Article • The Scientific World JOURNAL, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  41. Ground Probing Radar prospecting and urban cultural heritage: the case study of San Pietro dei Pescatori church in Cagliari, Italy

    Article • Environmental Semeiotics, June 2013, diaRnet

    Dr Luca Piroddi, Dr Antonio Trogu

  42. Fast Dynamic Control of Damaged Historical Buildings: A New Useful Approach for Structural Health Monitoring after an Earthquake

    Article • ISRN Civil Engineering, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  43. Simultaneous Observations of Radon Concentrations in Soils and Thermal Remote Sensing Dynamics in a Seismic Active Area.

    Article • Environmental Semeiotics, March 2012, diaRnet

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  44. Night Thermal Gradient: A New Potential Tool for Earthquake Precursors Studies. An Application to the Seismic Area of L'Aquila (Central Italy)

    Article • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, February 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  45. Can the thermal remote sensing survey be considered as an earthquake precursor?

    Article • Environmental Semeiotics, March 2011, diaRnet

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  46. Synergical Use of Passive and Active Methods to Reconstruct the Subsoil in Urban Areas

    Article • September 2009, EAGE Publications

    Dr Luca Piroddi, Prof. Gian Piero Deidda

  47. Applications of New Technologies of Ground‐Based Interferometric Radar to the Study of Cultural Heritage Buildings

    Article • March 2009, Society of Exploration Geophysicists

    Dr Luca Piroddi

  48. Applications of New Technologies of Ground-based Interferometric Radar to the Study of Cultural Heritage Buildings

    Article • September 2008, EAGE Publications

    Dr Luca Piroddi