Andrea Vennarucci
Civil Engineer | Ph.D. Candidate| Road Safety Researcher
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My research activity focuses on the analysis of the Human Factor through advanced investigation and modelling methodologies. In particular, the study of User Behaviour represents a central research field, aimed at understanding the decision-making, perceptual, and operational dynamics that characterize the interaction between road users, vehicles, and the road environment. Within this framework, an additional research area concerns co-simulation in virtual environments, with the objective of analysing complex systems in which multiple users interact simultaneously. Special attention is devoted to the mutual interference among different road users, a crucial aspect in understanding safety and risk-related phenomena, especially in interactions involving Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) such as pedestrians and motorcyclists. At the same time, the research explores the potential offered by metaverse paradigms and virtual reality technologies for the development of highly immersive and high-fidelity simulation scenarios. These environments integrate data collected through field investigations in order to ensure a realistic and ecologically valid representation of behaviours and operational conditions observed in real-world contexts. Finally, a further area of development concerns the application of the Building Information Modelling (BIM) methodology, particularly in relation to the implementation of Digital Twins. The objective is to create advanced simulation environments capable of dynamically integrating and analysing heterogeneous information, thus supporting the study of mobility and road safety phenomena within virtual, augmented, and immersive contexts.
Calvi, A., D’Amico, F., Vennarucci, A. (2023). Comparing eye-tracking system effectiveness in field and driving simulator studies. Open Transportation Journal, 17, 3. [10.2174/18744478-v17-e230404-2022-49].
Calvi, A., D’Amico, F., Mustone, V., Vennarucci, A. (2023). L’utilizzo dello smartphone alla guida. Strade & Autostrade, 158, 203-208. ISSN 1723-2155.
Calvi, A., D’Amico, F., Vennarucci, A. (2023). Driving simulator studies to evaluate the effectiveness of advanced warning systems integrated with connected vehicles technology. 35th International Cooperation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic safety (ICTCT) Conference, Catania (Italy), 26-27 October 2023.
Calvi, A., D’Amico, F., Vennarucci, A. (2024). Distraction effects of manual texting and voice messaging when approaching pedestrian crossings on urban roads: a driving simulator study. European Transport, 97, 6. [10.48295/ET.2024.97.6.].
Calvi, A., D’Amico, F., Vennarucci, A. (2025). A Novel Co-Simulation Platform for Driving Performance Evaluation of Various Road Users. Transportation Research Procedia, 90, 710-717 [10.1016/j.trpro.2025.06.088].
Vennarucci, A., Manalo, J.R.D., Gagliardi, V., Calvi, A., Bella, F. (2025). Real-time LiDAR applications for assessing the safety of vulnerable road users at urban intersections. Proc. SPIE 13671, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XVI, 136710A (28 October 2025). [https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3071919]
Calvi, A., Vennarucci, A. (2026). Assessing the Effectiveness of Augmented Reality Warnings for Improving Safety at Highway Merging Zones in a Connected Environment. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psycology and Behaviour, 116, 103440 [10.1016/j.trf.2025.103440].
International Conferences & Scientific Dissemination
13-16/09/2026 - Edimburg, United Kingdom
Relatore Conferenza Internazionale - SPIE Sensors + Imaging 2026
Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XVII
Argomento: Digital Twins - Optimizing BIM-based software for enhanced virtual reality simulation based on Digital Twins.
23-26/06/2026 - Napoli, Italia
Relatore Conferenza Internazionale - RSS2026
Road Safety & Simulation 10th International Conference
Argomento: Virtual reality–simulated environments - A validation study of an advanced driving simulator based on Head-Mounted Display.
Argomento: Urban traffic safety - Driver–Pedestrian Interaction at Urban Crosswalks: A Driving Simulator-Based Evaluation of Design Countermeasures for Risk Mitigation.
15/05/2026 - Roma, Italia
Relatore Evento conclusivo Progetto PRIN 2022 – ARCADE Accident Risk reduCtion of vulnerAble roaD usErs: an interdisciplinary – multiperspective approach
Patrocinato dall’Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Roma
Argomento: Simulation and Virtual Reality - Simulazione multi-prospettica in realtà virtuale. Attività svolte durante il Progetto di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale PRIN 2022 - ARCADE.
03-08/05/2026 - Vienna, Austria
Co-Autore contributo scientifico Poster Session - European Geosciences Union 2026
EGU General Assembly
Argomento: Earth Observation - Manalo, J., R., D., Gagliardi, V., Vennarucci, A., Bianchini Ciampoli, L., Meriggi, P., Fares, S., De Felice, G., Benedetto A. A Multi-Source Non-Destructive Testing Survey for Digital Modelling and Reconstruction: The Case Study of Palazzo Ripetta in Rome. Abstract presented at EGU General Assembly 2026
15-19/09/2025 - Madrid, Spain
Relatore Conferenza Internazionale - SPIE Sensors + Imaging 2025
Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments X
Argomento: Environmental Remote Sensing - Real-Time LiDAR Applications for Assessing the Safety of Vulnerable Road Users at Urban Intersections.
19-20/09/2024 - Roma, Italia
Relatore Conferenza Internazionale - AIIT 4th International Conference on Transport Infrastructure and Systems (TIS ROMA 2024)
Argomento: Simulation and Virtual Reality - A Novel Co-Simulation Platform for Driving Performance Evaluation of Various Road Users.
06-08/09/2023 - Brescia, Italia
Relatore Conferenza Internazionale - XXVI International Conference Living and Walking in Cities (LWC 2023)
Argomento: Human Factor - Distraction effects of manual texting and voice messaging when approaching pedestrian crossings on urban roads: a driving simulator study.
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