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Dr Francesco Serinaldi

Willis Research Fellow

  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5956
  • Address: School of Engineering
    Room 3.21, Cassie Building
    缅北禁地
    缅北禁地 upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
Background

Dr Francesco Serinaldi is a Senior Research Associate at the School of Engineering of 缅北禁地. His areas of expertise are statistical analysis and stochastic modelling of hydro-environmental processes, natural hazards, and risk assessment.


Qualifications

- Ph.D. in Hydraulic Engineering ("Sapienza" Università di Roma, Italy)

- Civil Hydraulic Engineer Graduate degree ("Sapienza" Università di Roma, Italy)

Previous positions

- 2010/2011 Research Associate (Università della Tuscia, Italy)

- 2007/2009 Research Associate ("Sapienza" Università di Roma, Italy)

- 2007/2008 Adjunct Professor for the class "Statistical Methods for Environmental Sciences" (joint degree Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy - Pace University, New York, US)

- 2005 Visitor research engineer at IIHR, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa

Membership

- International Association Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) since 2004

- American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2009

- European Geosciences Union (EGU) since 2010

Research

Research interests

- statistical analysis and modelling of geophysical, financial, and clinical data
- univariate/multivariate frequency analysis
- time series analysis and modelling
- fractal/multifractal analysis and modelling
- complexity-entropy analysis

Software

[Complete Stochastic Modelling Solution in R]. CoSMoS-R is an R package implementing the meta-Gaussian framework for time series and random field modelling and simulation proposed by , and later extended and generalized by , , and .
See CoSMoS-R  for examples, and CoSMoS-R  for additional information.


Esteem indicators

WoS bibliometric statistics (Jan 2022):

- Sum of times cited without self-citations: 3019
- Citing articles without self-citations: 2213
- Average citations per item: 53.2
- H-index: 32
- Ha-index: !?

Editorial boards:

- Associate Editor for  [SERRA] (2015-)
- Associate Editor for  [WRR] (2018-)
 

Reviewer for:

   - Acta Geophysica
   - Advances in Geosciences
   - Advances in Water Resources
   - Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences 
   - Atmosphere (MDPI)
   - Atmospheric Research
   - Catena
   - Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
   - Climate Research
   - Climatic Change
   - Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
   - Communications in Statistics - Case Studies and Data Analysis
   - Computers and Geosciences
   - Energies (MDPI)
   - Energy Conversion and Management
   - Entropy (MDPI)
   - Environmental Modelling & Software
   - Environmental Research Letters
   - Global and Planetary Change
   - Hydrological Processes
   - Hydrological Sciences Journal
   - Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
   - Hydrology Research
   - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
   - International Journal of Climatology
   - International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems
   - Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transaction B, Engineering
   - Journal of Aerosol Science 
   - Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
   - Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research
   - Journal of Arid Environments
   - Journal of Biological Systems
   - Journal of Climate     
   - Journal of Computational Science
   - Journal of Economics and International Finance
   - Journal of Flood Risk Management
   - Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres)
   - Journal of Hydro-environment Research
   - Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
   - Journal of Hydrology
   - Journal of Hydrometeorology
   - Journal of Royal Statistical Society Series C
   - McGraw-Hill
   - Meteorological Applications
   - Natural Hazards
   - Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
   - Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
   - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
   - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
   - Physics Letters A
   - PLoS ONE
   - Recent Patents on Computer Science
   - Recent Patents on Electrical & Electronic Engineering
   - Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment
   - The International Journal of River Basin Management
   - Theoretical and Applied Climatology
   - Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
   - Water (MDPI)
   - Water and Environment Journal
   - Water Resources Research
   - Water Science and Engineering 
   - Weather and Climate Extremes
   - WIREs Water 
   - US Department of Energy (Nov-Dec, 2008)
 

Highlights 

- 2021: "Water Resources Research 2020 Editors’ Choice Award" for the paper Papalexiou S.M., Serinaldi F. (2020) Random fields simplified: Preserving marginal distributions, correlations, and intermittency, with applications from rainfall to humidity. Water Resources Research, 56, e2019WR026331, doi: 10.1029/2019WR026331.


- The paper Papalexiou, S. M., Serinaldi, F., & Porcu, E. (2021). "Advancing space-time simulation of random fields: From storms to cyclones and beyond", Water Resources Research, 57, e2020WR029466. was selected by the Editors as an “AGU Journal Highlight”. The paper is highlighted in section “AGU Research Spotlight” of the AGU newspaper EOS: Rehnberg, M. (2021), Improving weather simulations through increased generality, Eos, 102, , 03 August 2021.

 

- “Certificate of outstanding contribution in reviewing” for Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment in recognition of the contributions made to ensure the quality of the journal. Awarded in May 2018.

- “2015 Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing” for Water Resources Research. Hanson, B., and R. van der Hilst (2016), Recognizing 2015 reviewers for the American Geophysical Union, Eos, 97, doi:10.1029/2016EO050325. Published on 26 May 2016.

- The paper Lombardo F., Volpi E., Koutsoyiannis D., Serinaldi F. (2017) "A theoretically consistent stochastic cascade for temporal disaggregation of intermittent rainfall", Water Resources Research  was selected by the Editors as an “AGU Journal Highlight”. The paper is highlighted in section “AGU Research Spotlight” of the AGU newspaper EOS: Witman, S. (2017), Shedding light on intermittent rainfall, Eos, 98, , 14 June 2017.

- The paper Serinaldi F. (2011) “Analytical confidence intervals for index flow flow duration curves”, 47(2), W02542, Water Resources Research,  was selected by the Editors as an “AGU Journal Highlight”. The paper is highlighted in section “AGU Research Spotlight” of the AGU newspaper EOS 92(22) 31 May 2011, 192 

- The paper Villarini G., Smith J.A., Serinaldi F., Ntelekos A. (2011) “Analyses of seasonal and annual maximum daily discharge records for central Europe”, Journal of Hydrology, 399(3-4), 299–312, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.01.007, was included in the European Commission's environmental news service for policy makers Science for Environment Policy, 248, 14 July 2011

Invited speaker:

- Serinaldi F., Daily rainfall simulation at multiple sites by bivariate copula-based mixed distributions, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 12, EGU2010-5413, 2010, EGU General Assembly 2010, Vienna, Austria, May 02-07, 2010. 

- Serinaldi F., The copula function in hydrological applications, Workshop “Statistics and environmental resources management: problems and methods”, University of Naples “Federico II”, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Statistical Sciences, Naples, September 28, 2007
Teaching


Publications

  • Articles

    • Serinaldi F. . Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 2024, 28(14), 3191–3218.
    • Papalexiou SM, Serinaldi F, Clark MP. . Water Resources Research 2023, 59(3), e2022WR034094.
    • Serinaldi F, Lombardo F, Kilsby CG. . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2022, 36, 1373-1395.
    • Serinaldi F, Briganti R, Kilsby CG, Dodd N. . Coastal Engineering 2022, 176, 104164.
    • Serinaldi F, Lombardo F. . Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 2021, 26(3), 07021002.
    • Papalexiou SM, Serinaldi F, Porcu E. . Water Resources Research 2021, 57(8), e2020WR029466.
    • Papalexiou SM, Serinaldi F. . Water Resources Research 2020, 56(2), e2019WR026331.
    • Serinaldi F, Lombardo F. . Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 2020, 25(6).
    • Serinaldi F, Chebana F, Kilsby CG. . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2020, 34(5), 733-754.
    • Serinaldi F, Lombardo F, Kilsby CG. . Advances in Water Resources 2020, 144, 103686.
    • Serinaldi F, Kilsby CG, Lombardo F. . Advances in Water Resources 2018, 111, 132-155.
    • Serinaldi F, Kilsby CG. . Water Resources Research 2018, 54(9), 6460-6487.
    • Serinaldi F, Loecker F, Kilsby CG, Bast H. . Natural Hazards 2018, 94(1), 71–92.
    • Mazzetti CH, Serinaldi F, Lebrun E, Lemaitre J. . Surgical Endoscopy 2018, 32(6), 2781-2792.
    • Serinaldi F, Lombardo F. . Physical Review E 2017, 95(2), 023312.
    • Serinaldi F, Lombardo F. . EPL (Europhysics Letters) 2017, 118(3), 30007.
    • Lombardo F, Volpi E, Koutsoyiannis D, Serinaldi F. . Water Resources Research 2017, 53(6), 4586-4605.
    • Serinaldi F, Kilsby CG. . Risk Analysis 2017, 37(10), 1958-1976.
    • Serinaldi F, Kilsby CG. . Water 2016, 8(4), 152.
    • Serinaldi F, Kilsby CG. . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2016, 30(2), 763-777.
    • Serinaldi F, Kilsby CG. . Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 2016, 450, 585-600.
    • Serinaldi F. . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2016, 30(6), 1691-1704.
    • Serinaldi F, Bárdossy A, Kilsby CG. . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2015, 29(4), 1211-1233.
    • Serinaldi F, Kilsby CG. . Advances in Water Resources 2015, 77, 17-36.
    • Serinaldi F. . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2015, 29(4), 1191-1192.
    • Serinaldi F. . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2015, 29(4), 1179-1189.
    • Villarini G, Seo B-C, Serinaldi F, Krajewski WF. . Atmospheric Research 2014, 135-136, 91-101.
    • Serinaldi F, Kilsby CG. . Journal of Hydrology 2014, 512, 285-302.
    • Serinaldi F, Kilsby CG. . Water Resources Research 2014, 50(1), 336-352.
    • Serinaldi F, Zunino L, Rosso OA. . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2014, 28(7), 1685-1708.
    • Guerreiro SB, Kilsby CG, Serinaldi F. . International Journal of Climatology 2014, 34(1), 114-133.
    • Serinaldi F, Kilsby CG. . Water Resources Research 2013, 49(6), 3423-3442.
    • Serinaldi F, Kilsby CG. . Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 2013, 392(5), 1080-1089.
    • Serinaldi F. . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2013, 27(7), 1773-1782.
    • Serinaldi F. . Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 2013, 18(1), 126-129.
    • Serinaldi F. . Water Resources Research 2013, 49(10), 6527-6547.
    • Serinaldi F, Grimaldi S, Abdolhosseini M, Corona P, Cimini D. . European Journal of Forest Research 2012, 131(5), 1313-1326.
    • Villarini G, Serinaldi F. . International Journal of Climatology 2012, 32(14), 2197-2212.
    • Grimaldi S, Petroselli A, Serinaldi F. . Hydrological Processes 2012, 26(20), 3124-3134.
    • Villarini G, Smith JA, Serinaldi F, Ntelekos A, Schwarz U. . International Journal of Climatology 2012, 32(8), 1178-1192.
    • Serinaldi F, Kilsby CG. . Journal of Hydrology 2012, 464-465, 528-540.
    • Grimaldi S, Petroselli A, Serinaldi F. . Hydrological Sciences Journal 2012, 57(6), 1035-1051.
    • Serinaldi F, Grimaldi S. . Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 2011, 16(5), 434-446.
    • Napolitano G, Serinaldi F, See L. . Journal of Hydrology 2011, 406(3-4), 199-214.
    • Serinaldi F. . Energy Economics 2011, 33(6), 1216-1226.
    • Zunino L, Tabak BM, Serinaldi F, Zanin M, Pérez DG, Rosso OA. . Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 2011, 390(5), 876–890.
    • Serinaldi F, Cuomo G. . Coastal Engineering 2011, 58(9), 908-926.
    • Serinaldi F. . Water Resources Research 2011, 42(7), W02542.
    • Villarini G, Smith JA, Serinaldi F, Ntelekos A. . Journal of Hydrology 2011, 399(3-4), 299–312.
    • Serinaldi F. . Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 2010, 389(14), 2770-2781.
    • Serinaldi F. . Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics 2010, 17(6), 697-714.
    • Serinaldi F. . Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 2010, 15(5), 379-380.
    • Serinaldi F, Bonaccorso B, Cancelliere A, Grimaldi S. . Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 2009, 34(10-12), 596–605.
    • Villarini G, Serinaldi F, Smith JA, Krajewski WF. . Water Resources Research 2009, 45, W08417.
    • Villarini G, Smith JA, Serinaldi F, Bales J, Bates PD, Krajewski WF. . Advances in Water Resources 2009, 32(8), 1255-1266.
    • Serinaldi F. . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2009, 23(5), 677–693.
    • Serinaldi F. . Journal of Hydrology 2009, 376(3-4), 528–541.
    • Serinaldi F. . Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 2009, 114(10), D10103.
    • Villarini G, Serinaldi F, Krajewski WF. . Advances in Water Resources 2008, 31(2), 1674-1686.
    • Serinaldi F. . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2008, 22(6), 671–688.
    • Serinaldi F, Grimaldi S. . Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 2007, 12(4), 420-430.
    • Grimaldi S, Serinaldi F. . Hydrological Sciences Journal 2006, 51(2), 223-238.
    • Grimaldi S, Serinaldi F. . Advances in Water Resources 2006, 29(8), 1115-1167.

  • Software

    • Papalexiou SM, Strnad F, Serinaldi F, Markonis Y, Shook K. . [program]. Version 2.0.0Vienna: Institute for Statistics and Mathematics, WU (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien), 2020.