Marco Bassani

Marco Bassani is a Full Professor at the Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI) at Polytechnic University of Turin. He is a member of the SISCON Interdepartmental Center for Infrastructure Safety and actively participates in internationalization initiatives. His research focuses on road safety, driver behavior, driving simulation, road geometry, and sustainable materials including recycled aggregates stabilized with geopolymers.

• Scientific Branch: CEAR-03/A (Roads, Railways, and Airports)
• ERC Sector: PE8_3 (Civil Engineering, Waste Treatment)
• SDG Contributions: Climate Action, Sustainable Cities, Good Health

His recent research projects include:

• GENIUS: Next-generation driver-vehicle interaction for automated systems (2024-2027)
• ARCADE: Accident risk reduction for vulnerable road users (2023-2025)
• DIRECTIONS: Driver-road interaction on future infrastructures (2022-2024)

Scientific Recognitions:

• Award at 3rd European Symposium on Bituminous Materials (1999)
• Advisory Board Member, Transportation Research Board (2020-2022)
• Editorial Board Member, Transportation Research Part F (2023-)

He has supervised numerous PhD students and taught courses on predictive road safety methods, experimental design, and transportation infrastructure at both undergraduate and graduate levels since 2010.