Steering Committee
Honorary Co-Chair
Hamed Ben Dhia
Founder & Advisory Board MemberEuro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration
ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Honorary Co-Chair
Wolfgang Cramer
Advisory Board MemberEuro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration
CNRS, Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France
General Co-Chair
Mohamed Ksibi
Editor-in-ChiefEuro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration
High Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax, Tunisia
General Co-Chair
Markus Stoffel
Former Co-Editor-in-ChiefEuro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration
Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Program Co-Chair
Giulia Guerriero
Topical Chief Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental IntegrationChair of the Interdepartmental Research Center for Environment at Federico II University of Naples, Italy
Program Co-Chair
Elena Xoplaki
Topical Chief Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental IntegrationDepartment of Geography, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
Scientific Committee Co-Chair
Philippe Michaud
Topical Chief Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental IntegrationUniversité Clermont Auvergne, Polytech Clermont Ferrand, Aubière, France
Scientific Committee Co-Chair
Antonis A. Zorpas
Director of Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Engineering SustainabilityDirector of the Master Program of Sustainable Environmental Engineering
Open University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Publications Co-Chair
Nicola Perilli
Associate Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental IntegrationDepartment of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy
Publications Co-Chair
Veysel Turan
Editorial Board Member, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (Taylor & Francis)Faculty of Agriculture, Bingöl University, Bingöl, Turkey
Scientific Relations Co-Chair
Vincenzo Naddeo
Associate Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental IntegrationUniversity of Salerno, Italy
Scientific Relations Co-Chair
Mikhael Bechelany
Section Editor-in-Chief of Sensors (MDPI) and Nanomaterials (MDPI)Director, CNRS European Institute of Membranes, Montpellier, France
Conference Manager
Mourad Amer
ASTI Book Series Editor (Springer)Founder of IEREK for Research and Knowledge Exchange, Egypt
Founder of COEUS Institute, Germany
Conference Supervisor
Nabil Khélifi
Senior Publishing ProfessionalMinisterial Advisor for Scientific Publishing
EMCEI Founder & Publishing Manager
Germany
Organizing Committee
Giuseppe Zimbalatti
Rector of the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Maria Siclari
Giuseppe Barbaro
Giuseppe Bombino
Francesco Calabrò
Paolo S. Calabrò
Associate Professor at Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Pasquale Giuseppe Fabio Filianoti
Associate Professor at Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Vincenzo Fiamma
Researcher at Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Giandomenico Foti
PhD Research Technologist at Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Francesca Minniti
Daniela D’Agostino
Giuseppe Mauro
PhD Researcher at Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Domenica Catalfamo
Manager of the Sector Protection of the Territory and the Environment of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Antonino Siclari
Head of the Soil Defense Service of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Francesco Foti
President of the Order of Engineers of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Domenico Costarella
General Manager of Civil Protection Department of Calabria Region, Catanzaro, Italy
Luigi Maria Mollica
Reggio Calabria Proximity Office of Civil Protection Department of Calabria Region, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Pietro Denisi
Scientific Committee
All abstracts and proceedings papers submitted to the 7th EMCEI will undergo an evaluation and selection process in collaboration with the Chief Editors and Associate Editors of the Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, as well as other invited members of the Conference Scientific Committee (whose names will be added once the evaluation and selection process is completed). Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings by Springer (indexed in Scopus). The proceedings will include research studies focussing on the Conference Tracks (more details on Publications).
Track 1. Engineering applications for environmental management
Chief Editor: Nicolas Roche, France
Abdeltif Amrane: Institut des Sciences Chimiques, University of Rennes 1, France
Aymen Amin Assadi: CNRS – Laboratoire Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, France
Sumeya Bedrane: University of Tlemcen, Algeria
Patrick Da Costa: Pierre and Marie Curie University – Paris 6, France
Ridha Djellabi: Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Capucine Dupont: IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
Emad Elshehy: Nuclear Material Authority, Egypt
Gassan Hodaifa: University Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
Suela Kellici: London South Bank University, UK
Moncef Khadhraoui: High Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax,Tunisia
Mohamed Khairy: University of Sohag, Egypt
Imen Khouni: Centre de Recherches et des Technologies des eaux (CERTE), Tunis, Tunisia
Ahmed Koubaa: Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada
Stéphanie Lambert: University of Liege, Belgium
Marco Filipe Loureiro Lemos: Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
Vincenzo Naddeo: University of Salerno, Italy
Teresa A. P. Rocha-Santos: Centre for Envir. & Marine Studies, Aveiro University, Portugal
Carlos Manuel Silva: University of Aveiro, Portugal
Marilyne Soubrand: University of Limoges, France
Chedly Tizaoui: College of Engineering, Swansea University, UK
Ismail Trabelsi: Centre de Recherches et des Technologies des Eaux – CERTE, Tunisia
Track 2. Process control, simulations and intensification for environmental management
Chief Editor: Sudip Chakraborty, Italy
Catia Algieri: Italian National Research Council (ITM-CNR), Italy
Sebastiano Candamano: University della Calabria, Rende, Italy
Stefano Curcio: Department of DIMES, University of Calabria, Italy
João Goulão Crespo: Faculty of Sci. & Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Karine Mougin: Université de Haute Alsace, IS2M-CNRS, Mulhouse, France
Track 3. Ecotoxicology, environmental safety and bioremediation
Chief Editor: Eric D. van Hullebusch, France
Hedi Ben Mansour: University of Monastir, Tunisia
Rui Carlos Cardoso Martins: University of Coimbra, Portugal
Angela Cunha: University of Aveiro, Portugal
Fatih Deniz: Dept. of Environmental Protection Technologies, Harran University, Turkey
Branimir K. Hackenberger: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Olfa Hentati: ISBS, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Sandeep Panda: Dept. of Mining Engineering, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
Olivier Pringault: MIO, Aix Marseille University, University of Toulon, Marseille, France
Jörg Römbke: ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, Flörsheim am Main, Germany
Track 4. Biotechnology for environmental management
Chief Editor: Philippe Michaud, France
Abdelkarim Abousalham: Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
Zakaria Boual: University Kasdi Merbah, Algeria
Mohamed Chamkha: Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Gwendoline Christophe: Institut Pascal, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Paola D’Arrigo: Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Hicham El-Arroussi: Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research, Rabat, Morocco
Walid Elfalleh: University of Gabès, Tunisia
Fadoua Elhajjaji: Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco
Najla Fourati: UMR CNRS, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris, France
Valeria Giosafatto: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
Moktar Hamdi: National Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
Tahar Mechichi: ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Sami Sayadi: Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Track 5. Climate-change-related effects on the environment and ecological systems
Chief Editor: Elena Xoplaki, Germany
Tommaso Caloiero: National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAFOM), Rende, Italy
Wolfgang Cramer: CNRS, Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France
Ahmed M. El-Kenawy: Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
Ali Harzallah: National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies,Tunisia
Jürg Luterbacher: Institut für Geographie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany
Jose Navarro Pedreño: Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx, Elche, Spain
Track 6. Natural resources, agriculture and the environment
Chief Editor: Jesús Rodrigo Comino, Spain
Maurizio Barbieri: University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
Helder I. Chaminé: School of Engineering (ISEP), Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
Gilles Colinet: Gembloux Agro Bio Tech, University of Liege, Belgium
Terence Epule Epule: Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada
Ana Perez Gimeno: Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx, Elche, Spain
Zakaria Hamimi: Benha University, Banhā, Egypt
Fakher Jamoussi: Centre de Recherches et des Technologies des Eaux – CERTE, Tunisia
Mounir Medhioub: Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Othmane Merah: Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-Industrielle, ENSIACET, Toulouse, France
José Luis Serrano Montes: Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Abdelazim Negm: Zagazig University, Egypt
Baghded Ouddane: University of Sciences & Technology, Lille1, France
Mohamed Ouessar: Institut des Régions Arides (IRA), Médenine, Tunisia
Ahmed E. Radwan: Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
Mohammad Abdelfattah Sarhan: Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt
Sabry M. Shaheen: Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt & Wuppertal University, Germany
Ali Tlili: Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Irene Voukkali: Open University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Moncef Zairi: ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Track 7. Smart technologies for environmentally friendly energy production
Chief Editor: Jaya Narayan Sahu, Germany
Ramchandra Bhandari: ITT at TH Köln / University of Applied Sciences, Steinfurt, Germany
Simon Elias Bibri: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
Stefano Falcinelli: University of Perugia, Italy
Nachida Kasbadji Merzouk: University of Blida 1, Algeria
Saad Motahhir: ENSA, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
Mongi Seffen: High School of Science & Technology, University of Sousse, Tunisia
Dimitra Vagiona: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Track 8. Remote sensing and GIS for environmental monitoring and management
Chief Editor: Anthony Lehmann, Switzerland
Abdelwaheb Aydi: Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Tunisia
Costanza Cambi: Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
Rihab Hadji: Institute of Architecture and Earth Sciences, University of Setif 1, Setif, Algeria
Nicola Perilli: Università di Pisa, Italy
Maurizio Sarti: CNR – Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems, Porano, Italy
Andrea Scozzari: CNR Institute of Information Science and Technologies, Pisa, Italy
Track 9. Environmental impacts of natural hazards and environmental risk assessment
Chief Editor: Settimio Ferlisi, Italy
Tommaso Caloiero: National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAFOM), Rende, Italy
Mimoun Chourak: National School of Applied Sciences, Mohammed First University, Oujda, Morocco
Mustapha Meghraoui: University of Strasbourg, France
Ahmed E. Radwan: Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
Track 10. Sustainable management of marine and coastal environments
Chief Editor: João Miguel Dias, Portugal
Lotfi Aleya: University of Franche-Comte, France
Marco Capello: University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Maite deCastro: Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Laurent Dezileau: University of Caen, France
Monia El Bour: Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Tunis, Tunisia
Giulia Guerriero: University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Dario Omanovic: Center for Marine and Environmental Research, Zagreb, Croatia
Marc Tedetti: IRD–Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, France
Track 11. Sustainable management of the urban environment, the indoor and built environment
Chief Editor: Sami Rtimi, Switzerland
Rafik Belarbi: Université de La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France
Sebastiano Candamano: Università della Calabriadisabled, Rende, Italy
Simon Elias Bibri: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Gary Hardiman: Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
Denia Kolokotsa: Technical University of Crete Kounoupidiana, Chania, Crete, Greece
Gianfranco Nicodemo: Civil and Geotechnical Engineering, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
Claudio Sassaneli: Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Mohamad Sleiman: Sigma Clermont, Aubiere, France
Michał Suchanek: Faculty of Economics, University of Gdańsk, Gdansk, Poland
Agnieszka Szmelter-Jarosz: University of Gdańsk, Gdansk, Poland
Bassam A. O. Tayeh: Civil Engineering Department, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine
Track 12. Ecosystems and biodiversity conservation
Chief Editor: Giulia Guerriero, Italy
Fagr Kh. Abdel-Gawad: National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
Joe Gray: Independent scholar, UK
Helen Kopnina: Newcastle Business School CCE1, Northumbria University, United Kingdom
Raja Jelassi: FST, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Ferenc Jordán: Centre for Ecological Research, Hungary
Parth Pandya: Navrachana University, Vadodara, India
John Piccolo: Institute for Environmental and Life Sciences, Karlstad University, Sweden
Ali Rahmani Sala Eddine: University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria
Salma Talhouk: American University of Beirut, Lebanon
George N. Zaimes: Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Track 13. Environmental-change-related impacts on human, animal, and ecosystem health
Chief Editor: Georgios Nikolopoulos, Cyprus
Imed Gargouri: ENIS and Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Abderrazek Hédhili: Centre d'Assistance Médicale et Urgente, Montfleury, Tunis, Tunisia
Panagiotis Karanis: Medical School, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Katerina Pantavou: Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Arturo Sousa: Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
Track 14. Environmental economics
Chief Editor: Anita Boros, Hungary
Track 15. Environmental sociology
Chief Editor:
Track 16. Other related topics
Chief Editor: Mohamed Ksibi, Tunisia