Simona Verde
Simona Verde
Simona
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Researcher

Activity

The research activity is framed within spaceborne microwave remote sensing through Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). It is mainly focused on the development and testing of advanced SAR processing techniques,  with particular reference to Differential SAR Interferometry and SAR Tomography.

In particular it is aimed at the generation of pre-operational products to support environmental risk assessment and for buildings and infrastructures monitoring.

Curriculum

Simona Verde (verde.s@irea.cnr.it) received her M.S. degree (summa cum laude) in telecommunication engineering and her Ph.D. degree in information engineering both from the University of Naples “Parthenope,” Italy, in 2011 and 2015, respectively. Since 2011, she has been collaborating with the National Research Council Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment, Naples, where she currently holds the position of Researcher. Her main research interests include spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data processing, multibaseline DInSAR, and SAR Tomography, with a special application focus on environmental and built monitoring. She received an award at the Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event Student Paper Competition, São Paulo, Brazil, in 2013. In 2017 she has been Visiting Scientist at RADI – CAS, Bejing, China. In 2020 she has been Session Chair at the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2020).

She is serving as a regular Reviewer for the many scientific journals, including IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters.

Scientific production

 

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

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S. Verde, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale and G. Fornaro, "Multiresolution Detection of Persistent Scatterers: A Performance Comparison Between Multilook GLRT and CAESAR," in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2020.3007927.

N. Pierdicca, I. Maiello, E. Sansosti, G. Venuti, S. Barindelli, R.Ferretti, A. Gatti, M. Manzo, A. Monti Guarnieri, F. Murgia, E. Realini, S. Verde, "Excess Path Delays From Sentinel Interferometry to Improve Weather Forecasts," in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 13, pp. 3213-3228, 2020, doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2020.2988724.

C. Noviello, S. Verde, V. Zamparelli, G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, G. Nicodemo, S. Ferlisi, G. Gullà, D. Peduto, "Monitoring Buildings at Landslide Risk With SAR: A Methodology Based on the Use of Multipass Interferometric Data," in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 91-119, March 2020, doi: 10.1109/MGRS.2019.2963140.

D. Reale, C. Noviello, S. Verde, L. Cascini, G. Terracciano, L. Arena, "A multi-disciplinary approach for the damage analysis of cultural heritage: The case study of the St. Gerlando Cathedral in Agrigento", Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 235, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111464.

S. Verde, D. Reale, A. Pauciullo, G. Fornaro, "Improved Small Baseline processing by means of CAESAR eigen-interferograms decomposition", ISPRS JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING,Volume 139, 2018, Pages 1-13, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2018.02.019. 

G. Fornaro, N. D’Agostino, R. Giuliani, C. Noviello, D. Reale and S. Verde, "Assimilation of GPS-Derived Atmospheric Propagation Delay in DInSAR Data Processing," in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 784-799, Feb. 2015, doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2014.2364683.

G. Fornaro, S. Verde, D. Reale and A. Pauciullo, "CAESAR: An Approach Based on Covariance Matrix Decomposition to Improve Multibaseline–Multitemporal Interferometric SAR Processing," in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 2050-2065, April 2015, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2014.2352853.

G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale and S. Verde, "Multilook SAR Tomography for 3-D Reconstruction and Monitoring of Single Structures Applied to COSMO-SKYMED Data," in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 7, no. 7, pp. 2776-2785, July 2014, doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2014.2316323.

L Cascini, D Peduto, D Reale, L Arena, S Ferlisi, S Verde, G Fornaro, Detection and monitoring of facilities exposed to subsidence phenomena via past and current generation SAR sensors, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, Volume 10, Issue 6, December 2013, 064001, https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-2132/10/6/064001

G. Fornaro, D. Reale and S. Verde, "Bridge Thermal Dilation Monitoring With Millimeter Sensitivity via Multidimensional SAR Imaging," in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 677-681, July 2013, doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2012.2218214.

G Fornaro, D Reale, S Verde, Potential of SAR for monitoring transportation infrastructures: an analysis with the multi-dimensional imaging technique, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, Volume 9, Issue 4, August 2012, Pages S1–S9, https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-2132/9/4/S1

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CONFERENCE PAPERS

[C1]  G. Fornaro, C. Noviello, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, E. Sansosti, S. Verde, V. Zamparelli, L. Cascini, L. Cascini, N. D’Agostino, C. Di Maio, R. Giuliani, G. Gullà, G. Nicodemo, D. Peduto, “Very High Resolution and Frequent Revisiting SAR Systems Applied to the Environmental Protection: a contribution based on the use of COSMO-SkyMed Interferometric Data”, to be published in 13th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (EUSAR 2020) Conference Proceedings

[C2] S. Verde, G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, “Multi-resolution SAR Tomography”, to be published in 13th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (EUSAR 2020) Conference Proceedings

[C3]G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, S. Verde, “A Multi-resolution GLRT test for the Detection of Persistent Scatterers in SAR Tomography,” to be published in IEEE IGARSS 2020 Conference Proceedings

[C4]G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, S. Verde, “Scattering Component Selection and Multi-resolution Detection of Persistent Scatterers in Sparsely Urbanized Areas”, to be published in 2020 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf2020) Conference Proceedings

[C5]N. Cavalagli, S. Falco, D. Reale, A. Kita, E. Farneti, F. Trillo, F. Minati, S. Verde, F. Ubertini, G. Fornaro, M. Costantini, “Satellite SAR Interferometry and in-Situ Measurements for Structural Assessment and Monitoring of Historical Monuments”, submitted to FRINGE 2020 - 11th International Workshop on Advances in the Science and Applications of SAR Interferometry 

[C6]N. Cavalagli, A. Kita, E. Farneti, S. Falco, F. Trillo, M. Costantini, G. Fornaro, D. Reale, S. Verde, F. Ubertini, “Remote Sensing and in-Situ Measurements for the Structural Monitoring of Historical Monuments: the Consoli Palace of Gubbio, Italy”, to be published in 10th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM 2020)

[C7]N. Pierdicca, I. Maiello, F. Murgia, G. Venuti, E. Sansosti, S. Verde, A. Gatti, C. Bignami, R. Ferretti, E. Realini, S. Barindelli, A. Monti Guarnieri, “Atmospheric slant delay from SAR Interferometry, GNSS and Numerical Weather Prediction Model: A comparison study in view of a geosynchronous SAR mission”, Proc. of 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2018, Valencia, Spain, July 22-27, 2018, pp.  4103—4106,  Electronic ISBN: 978-1-5386-7150-4, USB ISBN: 978-1-5386-7149-8, Print on Demand(PoD) ISBN: 978-1-5386-7151-1, Electronic ISSN: 2153-7003, Print on Demand(PoD) ISSN: 2153-6996, doi:  10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8518656

[C8] I. Maiello, F. Murgia, G. Venuti, E. Realini, A. Gatti, S. Barindelli, A. Monti Guarnieri, C. Bignami, E. Sansosti, S. Verde, R. Ferretti, N. Pierdicca, “The SINERGY project: assessing the impact of InSAR data on weather forecasts using 3DVAR and the WRF mesoscale model, aiming at a better understanding of the atmospheric moisture content”,  Proc. Of European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2018, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 20, EGU2018-15299-1, ISBN: 1607-7962

[C9]G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, and S. Verde, “Application of Advanced SAR Interferometric approaches to the Monitoring of Cultural Heritage”,  Proc. Of European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2018, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 20,  EGU2018-16092, ISBN: 1607-7962

[C10] G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, and S. Verde, “Improvements in the Processing of DInSAR data-stacks with CAESAR”, Proc. 11th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (EUSAR 2016), ISBN: 978-3-8007-4228-8, ISSN: 2197-4403

[C11] G. Fornaro, W. Franzè, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, S. Verde, “Aspects of multilook SAR tomography”, 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Milan, 2015, pp. 2923-2926,  ISSN : 2153-6996, Electronic ISSN: 2153-7003, Electronic ISBN:978-1-4799-7929-5, USB ISBN:978-1-4799-7928-8, doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326427

[C12] D. Reale, W. Franzè, A. Pauciullo, F. Sica, S. Verde and G. Fornaro, "Detection of single scatterers in multilook SAR Tomography," 2015 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE), Lausanne, 2015, pp. 1-4, ISSN: 2334-0932,  Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4799-6652-3, doi: 10.1109/JURSE.2015.7120464

[C13] G. Gullà , G. Fornaro, L. Borrelli, L. Antronico, D. Reale, S. Verde, “Integrazione progressiva di dati geotecnici e da satellite nell'analisi del rischio da frana in area urbana: il quartiere di Ianò-Catanzaro”, XXV Convegno Nazionale di Geotecnica 2014, Baveno, Italy, pp. 571-578, ISBN: 978-88-97517-05-4

[C14] G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, and S. Verde, “Multilook SAR Tomography for Sensing Built Structures with Very High Resolution Spaceborne Sensors”, Proc. Of the 11th European Radar Conference (EuRAD 2014), 8-10 Oct. 2014, Rome, Italy, pp. 221-224, ISBN: 978-2-87487-037-8, doi: 10.1109/EuRAD.2014.6991247

[C15] G. Fornaro, D. Reale, S. Verde, D. Peduto, L. Arena, S. Ferlisi, “Potentialities of the Use of Spaceborne Radar Systems in the Monitoring of Structures and Infrastructures”, Proc. of the IEEE Workshop 2014 Environmental Energy and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS), pp.1-4, 17-18 Sept. 2014,  ISBN : 978-1-4799-4988-5, doi: 10.1109/EESMS.2014.6923267

[C16] G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, and S. Verde, “Improving SAR Tomography Via CAESAR For Built Structures Monitoring: An Application To COSMO-SKYMED Data,” Proc. of the 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), pp.1156-1159, 13-18 July 2014, ISSN 2153-6996,   ISSN: 2153-6996, ISBN: 978-1-4799-5775-0, doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946635.

[C17] G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, and S. Verde, “Improving SAR Tomography Urban Area Imaging and Monitoring with CAESAR,” Proc. Of the 10th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (EUSAR 2014), pp. 1-4, 3-5 June 2014, ISBN 978-3-8007-3607-2

[C18] G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, and S. Verde, “SAR Coherence Tomography: A New Approach For Coherent Analysis of Urban Areas”, Proc. Of 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Melbourne, Australia, 21-26 July 2013, pp. 73-76, ISSN 2153-6996,  Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4799-1114-1, doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721095

[C19] N. D'Agostino, G. Fornaro, R. Giuliani, C. Noviello, D. Reale, and S. Verde, “GPS Aided Atmospheric Phase Delay Mitigation In Differential SAR Interferometry: Experiences From The 2009 L’Aquila Earthquake”, Proc. Of 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Melbourne, Australia, 21-26 July 2013, pp. 1853-1856, ISSN 2153-6996, Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4799-1114-1, doi:  10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723163

[C20] G. Poggi, L. Verdoliva, G. Fornaro, D. Reale, F. Sica, and S. Verde, “Adaptive Filtering of Interferometric SAR in Sparsely Urbanized Area, ” Proc. 2013 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE), San Paolo, Brazil, 21-23 April 2013, pp. 190-193, ISBN 978-1-4799-0213-2

[C21] S. Verde, G. Fornaro, and D. Reale, “Toward SAR Coherence Tomography for Analysis of Urban Areas, ” Proc. 2013 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE), San Paolo, Brazil, 21-23 April 2013, ISBN 978-1-4799-0213-2

[C22] G. Fornaro, D. Reale, and S. Verde, "Monitoring thermal dilations with millimetre sensitivity via multi-dimensional SAR imaging," Proc. 2012 Tyrrhenian Workshop Advances in Radar and Remote Sensing (TyWRRS), pp.131-135, 12-14 Sept. 2012, ISBN: 978-1-4673-2443-4, doi 10.1109/TyWRRS.2012.6381117

[C23] G. Poggi, F. Sica, L. Verdoliva, G. Fornaro, D. Reale, and S. Verde, "Non-local methods for filtering interferometric SAR datasets," Proc. 2012 Tyrrhenian Workshop Advances in Radar and Remote Sensing (TyWRRS), pp.136-139, 12-14 Sept. 2012, ISBN: 978-1-4673-2443-4, doi: 10.1109/TyWRRS.2012.6381118

[C24] G. Fornaro, D. Reale, and S. Verde, “Adaptive Spatial Multilooking and Temporal Multilinking in SBAS Interferometry,” Proc. 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), pp.1892-1895, Munich, Germany, 22-27 July 2012, ISBN: 978-1-4673-1160-1,  ISSN : 2153-6996, doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351137.

[C25] G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, and S. Verde, “Development and Application of SAR Tomography for X-band Systems," Proc. 9th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (EUSAR 2012), pp.139-142, Nuremberg, Germany, 23-26 April 2012, ISBN: 978-3-8007-3404-7

[C26] G. Fornaro, V. Lapenna, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, F. Soldovieri and S. Verde, “4D SAR Imaging with Very High-Resolution SAR systems",   European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2012, 22-27 April, 2012, Vienna, Austria,  ISSN: 1607-7962,  Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 14, EGU2012-10004, 2012

 

Presentations

“A Multi-resolution GLRT Test for the detection of Persistent Scatterers in SAR Tomography” 

2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium

Oral Session: “SAR Tomography” (2/10/2020)

 

“The flexible use of the CAESAR Algorithm for improving Multi-Baseline DInSAR Processing” 

GTTI Radar and Remote Sensing Workshop 2017  - Naples, Italy

Oral Session: “Signal and Image Processing for Remote Sensing” (26/05/2017)

 

 “Multilook SAR Tomography for Sensing Built Structures with Very High Resolution Spaceborne Sensors”

11th European Radar Conference (EuRAD 2014) - (Rome, Italy, 8-10/10/2014)

Oral Session: Focus Session on Advanced Tomographic SAR Imaging: Processing Techniques and 

Applications 

 

“Improving SAR Tomography via CAESAR for Built Structures Monitoring: An Application to COSMO-SKYMED Data”

IEEE International Geoscience And Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2014 - (Quebec City, Canada, 13 -18 LUGLIO 2014)

Oral Session: Urban Remote Sensing

 

 “Toward SAR Coherence Tomography for Analysis of Urban Areas”

Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE) 2013- (Sao Paulo, Brazil, 21-23/04/2013)

Oral Session: Student Contest I

 

“Monitoring thermal dilations with millimetre sensitivity via multi-dimensional SAR imaging”

Tyrrhenian Workshop 2012 on Advances in Radar and Remote Sensing - (Naples, Italy, 12-14/09/2012)

Oral Session: SAR Tomography

 

"Adaptive spatial multilooking and temporal multilinking in SBAS interferometry"

IEEE International Geoscience And Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2012 - (monaco, Germany, 23-27/07/2012)

Oral Session: Differential SAR Interferometry II

 

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