
Ancona, Italy, 21-23 June 2023
PRESENTATION
The International Conference on Vibration Measurements by Laser Techniques was first held in October 1994 and since its very first edition it has met large consensus among the International Research Community.
Download the Call for Papers here.
Click here for the list of Measurement Techniques and Application Areas given as guidance.
Extended abstracts on the topics of the conference must be sent to the Conference Secretariat together with the Pre- Registration Form.
Abstracts should include:
1. Title of paper;
2. Full names of all Authors (the name of the Presenting Author must be underlined);
3. Affiliation;
4. Text (about 500 words plus supporting figures).
Authors are requested to send their abstracts by e-mail to: aivela@univpm.it.
Notification of abstract acceptance and instructions for manuscript preparation will be provided by 29th April 2023.
PROCEEDINGS
The proceedings will be published in electronic format after the event by an internationally renowned Publishing House and indexed in the leading databases of scientific & engineering literature, including SCOPUS, ISI Web of Science, etc. Further details will be available in due course.
The official language of the Conference is English.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME (updated on 28th May)
WEDNESDAY, 21st June | ||
08.45 |
REGISTRATION |
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09.15 |
WELCOME by Prof. E.P. Tomasini, President of A.I.VE.LA., Italy |
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09.30 |
INVITED LECTURE |
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10.20 |
Session 1: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN LDV |
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11.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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11.20 |
Session 2: LASER DOPPLER VIBROMETRY |
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13.00 |
LUNCH |
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14.30 |
INVITED LECTURE |
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15.20 |
Session 3: THERMOELASTIC STRESS ANALYSIS (TSA) |
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16.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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16.20 |
SPECIAL SESSION in memory of Prof. David J. Ewins |
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16.50 |
Session 4: STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING |
Session 5: ADVANCED NON-CONTACT SENSORS |
18.30 |
END of DAY 1 |
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20.00 |
GALA DINNER at SEEPORT HOTEL |
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THURSDAY, 22nd June | ||
09.15 |
WELCOME by Prof. E.P. Tomasini, President of A.I.VE.LA., Italy |
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09.30 |
INVITED LECTURE |
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10.20 |
Session 6: HIGH-FREQUENCY LDV |
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11.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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11.20 |
Session 7: PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION FROM LDV-DATA |
Session 8: LDV DETECTORS DEVELOPMENTS |
13.00 |
LUNCH |
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14.30 |
INVITED LECTURE |
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15.20 |
Session 9: H2020 Marie Sklowska Curie project ECO- DRIVE |
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16.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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16.20 |
Session 10: MANUFACTURERS’ PRESENTATIONS |
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17.20 |
Session 11: METROLOGY, CALIBRATION AND STANDARDS |
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18.20 |
END of DAY 2 |
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FRIDAY, 23rd June | ||
09.15 |
WELCOME by Prof. E.P. Tomasini, President of A.I.VE.LA., Italy |
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09.30 |
Session 12: VISION BASED TECHNIQUES |
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11.30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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11.50 |
Session 13: VIBRATIONS AND HEALTH |
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12.50 |
LUNCH |
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14.00 |
END of CONFERENCE |
Invited Lectures & Tutorials will be delivered by leading personalities and instrumentation manufacturers in the field of vibration measurements by laser and non-contact techniques.
“Combining LDV with flying and moving platforms for flexible measurements on large structures: Joint research of TU Clausthal and the DLR“
by Prof. Christian Rembe, TU Clausthal, Germany

“The role of experimental dynamics in an era of Artificial Intelligence”
by Prof.Dario Di Maio, University of Twente, The Netherlands

He then worked as a post-Doc in the Rolls-Royce Composite Centre at Bristol University.
He was promoted to Assistant Professor of Dynamics at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Bristol. He then moved from the UK to the Netherlands, where he is Assistant Professor of Dynamics at the University of Twente. His research interests include experimental dynamics, vibration measurements, vibration fatigue of composites and modal testing.
ABSTRACT
Optical methods have been one of the techniques for measuring mechanical properties whenever a test structure is not physically accessible by contact sensors, such as in an extremely hot environment. Our structural dynamics community have been using non-contact methods because of its full-field feature, which enables a much more detailed description of the dynamical deformations of structures. Large and dense response fields are so rich in information that the analysis and properties’ extraction were, and possibly are, never easy. Nevertheless, these measurement techniques are the core of experimental methods to underpin physical properties. Nowadays, AI provides fantastic tools for many data processing and analyses, which are becoming more and more accessible to non-experts. Our role as scientists and educators should be the by-pass between metrology and novel AI data analysis techniques.
“Novel Three-dimensional Continuous Scanning Laser Vibrometry for Structures with Arbitrarily Curved Surfaces and Novel Zero-contact Rotating Structure Vibration Measurement“
by Prof. Weidong Zhu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

“High-speed camera-based structural identification beyond 1/100.000th of a pixel”
by Professor Janko Slavič, University of Ljubljana
Prof. Slavič is a recipient of the Fulbright scholarship (University of Texas at Austin 2005-2006) and is a co-author of 82 scientific articles, 56 of which are in category Q1.
His works have been cited over ten thousand times. As a mentor or co-mentor, he has supervised 16 completed doctoral theses. In the last 10 years, his research has made significant contributions to the development of science in four scientific areas: vibration fatigue, experimental modal analysis based on high-speed camera recordings, 3D printing of sensors, and research based on open-source code.
ABSTRACT
Image-based measurement techniques have recently gained popularity and are increasingly used in various applications as a viable alternative to traditional measurement methods. Image-based techniques offer high spatial density of information, and with advancements in hardware, they can also provide a high frequency of image acquisition, such as 20k frames per second at megapixel resolution.
PRESENTATIONS
Presentations will be oral.
Presenting authors have 15 mins for their presentation, followed by 5 mins discussion.
Each session room will be supplied with an LCD projector and a PC with Power Point application.
Presenting authors can upload their presentations during the coffee break preceding their session or, for the opening morning sessions, before the beginning of the first presentation.
Authors who wish to do so can use their own computer hooked up to the projector.
MEETING with CHAIRMEN
Presenting authors are invited to meet the Chairman/ Chairmen of their session at the coffee break preceding their session or, for the first morning sessions, at the Chairmen meeting point just outside the main Conference room, Sala Ridotto, about 5 minutes prior to the beginning of the sessions.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A short biographical sketch about the professional background of the Presenting Author is required as an introduction by the session Chairman.
CLICK HERE to download the bio sketch
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Authors and co-authors are expected to attend the conference or to have a designated representative available to preset their paper.
The failure of authors to appear causes disappointment to the attendees and creates problems with the
programme schedule.
Authors who can no longer participate in the Conference and give their presentation due to serious unexpected events are requested to advise the Secretariat as soon as possible.



08.45 |
Registration |
09.15 |
Welcome by Prof. E.P. Tomasini, the President of AIVELA |
09.30 |
LECTURE |
10.20 |
LECTURE |
11.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
11.30 |
TUTORIAL |
13.00 |
LUNCH |
14.00 |
TUTORIAL |
15.30 |
HANDS-ON SESSIONS |
18.30 |
END of COURSE |


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The 15th Intl Conference on Vibration Measurements by Laser and Noncontact Techniques & Short Course will be held at the premises of the Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences of Università Politecnica delle Marche.
The Faculty, which is a modern complex within the Monte Dago campus, stands right behind the Faculty of Engineering.
The Faculty’ address is:
Via Brecce Bianche 10,
60131 Ancona
Tel (+39) 071.220.4935 (caretaker)
HOW TO REACH THE FACULTY
By Plane
From “Raffaello Sanzio” airport to the centre of Ancona:
– take the Aerobus Raffaello shuttle to Ancona.
The bus runs every day, it stops at Ancona Railway station and Piazza Cavour (town centre) and the journey takes about 30 mins. Tickets can be purchased onboard. The price is € 5,50.
The times change according to the flights’ timetable.
– take the train from Castelferretti to Ancona railway station and then #1/4 bus to Tavernelle. Check https://www.trenitalia.com/ for times and fares.
– take a taxi (www.ctftaxi.it, www.taxifalconara.it)
– rent a car (AUTONOLEGGIO MAGELLANO +39 071 9157086, AUTOVIA +39 071 9188038, AVIS +39 071 52222, EUROPCAR +39 071 9162240, HERTZ +39 071 2073798, LEASYS +39 071 9716163).
By Car
Take the A14 Bologna-Bari motorway, turn off at Ancona Sud, then follow the signs to Ancona and turn off at “Università”.
By Train
From Ancona Railway Station, take # 1/4 bus to the Faculty terminal in Tavernelle.
By Bus
– # 46 bus leaving from Piazza Cavour (in the town centre) and stopping right in front of the main gates of the Monte Dago campus. The bus runs every 10/15 mins and the journey takes about 10 mins.
– # 1/4 bus from the town centre to the Faculty terminal in Tavernelle.
Bus # 1/4 runs every 7 mins and the journey takes about 20 mins. The bus stops at Piazza Cavour, Piazza Kennedy (near the Muse theatre) and Ancona Railway station.
A limited number of rooms are available at special rates for Conference participants at the hotels below until 26th May.
Ancona is extremely busy in June, therefore early booking is strongly advised.
HOTEL |
LOCATION |
SINGLE ROOM |
DOUBLE ROOM-USE SINGLE |
DOUBLE ROOM |
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town centre |
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Hotel Milano *** |
near Piazza Cavour |
€ 60 |
€ 75 |
€ 90 |
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Grand Hotel Palace **** |
near The Muse theatre |
€ 124 |
€ 154 |
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NH Ancona **** |
overlooking the harbour |
€ 95 | € 110 | € 120 | |
SeePort Hotel **** |
overlooking the harbour |
Executive: € 175 |
Executive: € 225 |
Free car park |
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Grand Hotel Passetto **** |
near Passetto |
Classic- view on the internal courtyard: € 119 |
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opposite Ancona railway station |
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Hotel Fortuna *** |
€ 72 |
€ 82 |
€ 94 |
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Hotel Della Rosa *** |
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near Piazza Ugo Bassi |
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Ankon Hotel *** |
€ 55 |
€ 65 |
€ 80 |
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near the venue (car needed) |
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V Hotel **** |
5 mins drive from the venue |
€ 90 |
€ 100.00 |
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Free car park |
9 mins drive from the venue |
€ 58 |
€ 90 | Free car park |
The rates above do not include the “city tax”: € 2 per person per night.
To take advantage of the special rates, participants are required to make their reservations through the Conference Secretariat by filling in the Hotel Reservation Form below and sending it to aivela@univpm.it
Click here to download the Hotel Reservation Form
FLATS |
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near The Muse theatre |
One-room flat for 1 person: € 45 |
Two-room flat for 2 people: € 70 |
The rates above do not include the “city tax”: € 0.50 per person per night.
To take advantage of the special rates, participants are required to make their reservations through the Conference Secretariat by filling in the Hotel Reservation Form below and sending it to aivela@univpm.it
Click here to download the Hotel Reservation Form
Ancona is situated in the centre of Italy, in the Marche Region, on a beautiful harbour facing the Adriatic Sea, 210 km northeast of Rome and 200 km southeast of Bologna.
It’s Greek name, Ankon, means elbow.
The town, in fact, stands on a promontory that has the shape of an elbow, offering spectacular sunrises and sunsets over the sea.
TRAVELLING TO ANCONA
Ancona can be easily reached
by plane: “Aeroporto Internazionale di Ancona” (10 Km from Ancona town centre)
by train: direct connections from Milan – Rome- Bologna
by car: Motorway A14 Bologna – Taranto: Ancona Nord and Ancona Sud exits.
ABOUT ANCONA

Vincisgrassi
A variant of the classic lasagna, it is a typical Sunday lunch dish.
Legend has it that in 1799 a chef from Ancona cooked this dish for General Windisch-Graetz, from which the name “Vincisgrassi” derives.The ingredients for this delicious recipe are: fresh egg pasta, meat sauce, parmesan cheese and béchamel.

Moscioli

This is without doubt the “historic” wine of the district.
Mentions of it date back to Pliny (AD 23/24 – 79).
It is mainly suitable for meat-based dishes, which bring out the austere flavour and moderate tannins.
If aged for at least two years, it becomes Rosso Conero Superiore, which is softer on the palate, with a strong fruity component.

Made from Verdicchio grape variety, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi is a DOC wine produced in the provinces of Macerata and Ancona.
Thanks to the particular quality of the soil, the good exposure and the cool sea breezes, this wine offers a complex aromatic profile.
Structured, full-bodied, elegant, it has a straw-yellow colour with evident greenish reflections. Verdicchio is ideal for pasta dishes, risotto and fish-based dishes.

Moving uphill from the port, we reach the nearby Colle Guasco. Here we find the ruins of a Roman amphitheatre, an impressive construction of the Augustan period. Attached to it is what many believe to have been a “school for gladiators”, housed in a building with mosaics of the same period.

This is where some of the most important monuments of Ancona can be found, such as Palazzo del Governo, the Church of San Domenico and the statue of Pope Clement X.

It takes its name from Mount Conero, which forms the homonymous promontory overlooking the sea.
At the foot of Mount Conero there is a whole series of white pebble beaches, bays, sea caves and woods surrounded by unspoilt nature.
– P. Avitabile, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
– S. Heyns, University of Pretoria, South Africa
– D.J. Inman, University of Michigan, USA
– A. Lohrengel, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany
– M. Martarelli, Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
– F. Mendoza Santoyo, CIO A.C., Mexico
– C. Niezrecki, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
– C. Rembe, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany
– D.J. Rixen, Technische Universität München, Germany
– J. Rohrbaugh, Washington University in Saint Louis, USA
– S.J. Rothberg, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
– J.F. Vignola, The Catholic Univ. of America, USA
– W. Zhu, University of Maryland, USA
– W. Decraemer, University of Antwerp, Belgium
PARTICIPATION FEES
SHORT COURSE, 20 JUNE 2023 | ||
FEES |
BEFORE 22nd MAY |
FROM 23rd MAY |
REGULAR |
€ 380.00 |
€ 430.00 |
STUDENT |
€ 300.00 |
€ 350.00 |
CONFERENCE, 21 – 23 JUNE 2023 | ||
FEES |
BEFORE 22nd MAY |
FROM 23rd MAY |
REGULAR |
€ 550.00 |
€ 600.00 |
STUDENT |
€ 400.00 |
€ 450.00 |
EXTRA PAPER | € 80 |
€ 80 |
CONFERENCE and SHORT COURSE, 20 – 23 JUNE 2023 | ||
FEES |
BEFORE 22nd MAY |
FROM 23rd MAY |
REGULAR |
€ 750.00 |
€ 830.00 |
STUDENT |
€ 600.00 |
€ 680.00 |
EXTRA PAPER |
€ 80 |
€ 80 |
Fees for the Conference include membership to AIVELA, publication of 1 paper, proceedings, coffee breaks and lunches, the gala dinner, visit to the Exhibition on 21-23 June.
Payment must be made by bank transfer to the credit of:
A.I.VE.LA.