Papers

  • Ripamonti D., Marzanni A., Gao C., Bertolin C., Cappitelli F., Villa F., Ludwid NG. (2026). Effects of Biofilms on Limestone Specimens in the Context of Cultural Heritage Preservation. In: Berardi, U., António, J., Simões, N. (eds) Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability. ICCEES 2025. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 745. Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-1818-0_28
  • Ripamonti D., Frabasile E., Marzanni A., Gao G., Bertolin C., Villa F., Ludwig NG. (2025). Biofilms on limestone specimens: laboratory tests implementing a non-destructive approach. Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. DOI: 10.21014/tc26-2025.072
  • Becatti L., B. Sarti, G. Simone, Rizzi A. (2024). Color Difference in Context: an Experiment, In: Schettini, R., Trémeau, A., Tominaga, S., Bianco, S., Buzzelli, M. (eds) Computational Color Imaging. CCIW 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15193. Springer, Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-72845-7_4.
  • Becatti L., Sarti B., Simone G., Rizzi A. (2026). On color differences in context, Journal of the Optical Society of America A 43: 59-66. DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.580640
  • Russo, F., Mattei, M. R., Tenore, A., D’acunto, B., Luongo, V., & Frunzo, L. (2024). Analysis and simulations of a free boundary problem modelling phototrophic granular biofilms. Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems-B, 29(12), 4946-4972. DOI: 10.3934/dcdsb.2024073
  • Vincent, J., Tenore, A., Mattei, M. R., & Frunzo, L. (2024). Modelling plasmid-mediated horizontal gene transfer in biofilms. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 86(6), 63. DOI: 10.1007/s11538-024-01289-x
  • Vincent, J., Tenore, A., Mattei, M. R., & Frunzo, L. (2025). Modelling the comparative influence of conjugation and transformation on plasmid spread in biofilms. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 228, 156-177. DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2024.08.018
  • Fathi, A., Mattei, M. R., Fermoso, F. G., & Frunzo, L. (2025). A multiscale model of heavy metal biosorption in porous media by one-dimensional biofilms. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 238, 585-603. DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2025.05.009
  • De Angelis, M. (2025). A class of solutions for a neural model influenced by magnetic field and a diffusion term. Ricerche di Matematica 74(5), 2995-3007. DOI: 10.1007/s11587-025-00957-x

Conferences and Workshop

  • Seminar Omics & Heritage (O&H): Metagenomes and Microbiomes for the study of cultural heritage conservation and archaeology, 14-15 May 2024, Rome, Italy. “Bridging the gap: Exploring the Relationship Between Biological and Physical Properties of Biofilms on Stone Monuments”.
  • ECBSM2024, European Conference on Biodeterioration of Stone Monuments (6TH EDITION), 7-8 November 2024, Milan, Italy. “Structural And Functional Differences In Black And Green Subaerial Biofilms On Tombstones: Implications For Stone Conservation”.
  • ECBSM2024, European Conference on Biodeterioration of Stone Monuments (6th Edition), 7–8 November 2024, Milan, Italy. “In Living Color: exploring the correlation between colors and functionality in subaerial biofilms on stone monuments”.
  • Omics & Heritage Workshop, Metagenomes and Microbiomes for the Study of Cultural Heritage Conservation and Archaeology, 14–15 May 2024, Rome, Italy. “In Living Color: exploring the correlation between taxonomic and functional properties of subaerial biofilms and their color”.
  • International Conference on Analytical Techniques for Heritage Studies and Conservation (TECHNART 2025), 6-9 May 2025, Perugia, Italy. “Stress Resistance in Colored Biofilms at the Stone-Air Interface: Impacts on Heritage Conservation”.
  • Youth Ambassador Program for Asian Cultural Heritage Conservation: 2025 International Youth Academic Exchange on Cave Temples, 28 November-1 December, Dazu, Chongqing, China. “Fifty shades of Biofilms: The Importance of Biofilm Color for Stone Heritage Conservation”.
  • Computational Color Imaging Workshop (CCIW) – Università di Milano – Bicocca, 25-29 September 2024. “Color Difference in Context: an Experiment”.
  • CEES2025, Third International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability, 11-13 June 2025, Bari, Italy. “Effects of Biofilms on Limestone Specimens in the Context of Cultural Heritage Preservation”.
  • MetroArcheo2025, Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, 15-17 October 2025, Bergamo, Italy. “Biofilms on limestones specimens: laboratory tests implementing a non-destructive approach”.
  • Society of Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting, Edmonton, Canada, July 14-18, 2025. “A modeling and simulation study of horizontal gene transfer in biofilms”.
  • Society of Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting, Edmonton, Canada, July 14-18, 2025. “Phototaxis-Driven Dynamics in Phototrophic Biofilms: Modeling Invasion and Light-Dependent Behavior of Planktonic Cells”.
  • Workshop: From Micro to Macro in Mathematical Biology, Department of Mathematical Sciences “G.L. Lagrange”, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, February 09-11, 2026.
  • International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in Biosciences and a School for Young Scientists (BIOMATH 2025), Sofia, Bulgaria, June 15-20. “Modelling the Influence of Bacteriophage Activity and Horizontal Gene Transfer on the Spread of Bacterial Resistance”.
  • Workshop: Mathematical modeling of complex biological systems, University of Messina, Messina, Italy, September 22-23, 2025. “Modeling heavy metal biosorption in porous media: a multiscale approach integrating biofilm dynamics”.
  • Final workshop “CHROMA(Bio)  project: a multidisciplinary approach for stone heritage conservation”, held at the Liceo Statale Scientifico, Classico e Linguistico Enrico Fermi (Cantù) on 13 February 2026.+ 100 participants, including students and stakeholders.
  • 17th International Conference on Dynamical Systems Applied to Biology and Natural Sciences (DSABNS 2026), Granada, Spain, February 2-6, 2026. “Modeling Plasmid-Mediated Gene Transfer in Biofilms Under Metal-Induced Selective Pressure”.
  • Scientific Methods in Cultural Heritage Research (Gordon Research Conference), Integrated Approaches to Characterization and Conservation: Tracing Histories, Understanding Change, and Shaping Preservation, 12-17 July 2026, Les Diablerets, Vaud (fr), Switzerland. “Biofilm’s Color as a Tool to Guide Stone Heritage Conservation Practices”.
  • DBMC2026, 17ᵗʰ International Conference on the Durability of Building Materials and Components, 20-24  July 2026, Montreal, Canada. “The natural protective effect of biofilm on stone surface in an urban context: the case of the Monumental Cemetery of Milan, Italy“.

Seminar and outreach activities

  • Giornata di studio COLORE, LUCE, VISIONE, Milano, 10 November 2023. “Il colore nei microrganismi che colonizzano le opere d’arte”.
  • Master’s degree program (LM11) in Science for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage at the University of Milan, 24 October 2024. “Colorimetry and Color Management”.
  • Faculty of Restoration, University of Pardubice, Department of Chemical Technology, Litomysl, The Czech Republic,  23-25 September 2024.“Merging Microbiology and Heritage: Biotechnological Innovations in Stone Monuments Conservation”.
  • ISIS A. Ponti, Gallarate, 10 February 2025. “Il ruolo dei biofilm microbici nelle biotecnologie del futuro”.
  • Istituto Santa Marta, Cantù, 7 February 2025.“Biofilm microbici: un viaggio tra storia, scienza e conservazione del patrimonio culturale”.
  • Scuola dell’Infanzia “Emma Perego Osculati”, Brenna, 3 November 2025. “Il colorato mondo dei microrganismi”.
  • Liceo Fermi, Cantù, 13 February 2026. “Biofilm microbici tra terra e spazio: applicazioni biotecnologiche dal patrimonio culturale all’esplorazione spaziale”.