Intelligent vehicles, simulation and modeling laboratory

From Vehicle Dynamics, Optimal Control to Biological Intelligence for automatic and semi-autonomous driving

M. Piazza, S. Taddei, G. Corradini, F. Faccini, D. Stocco, G. Defrancesco, E. Bertolazzi, G. Rosati Papini, M. Da Lio, F. Biral

18 February 2026

INTRO

Our team

Francesco Biral

Full Professor

Enrico Bertolazzi

Associate Professor

Gastone Pietro Rosati Papini

Associate Professor

Mauro Da Lio

Full Professor

Mattia Piazza

PhD Candidate

Giacomo Corradini

PhD Student

Filippo Faccini

PhD Student

Gioele Defrancesco

PhD Student

Davide Stocco

PostDoc

Sebastiano Taddei

PostDoc

20+ years of expertise in the field

Knowledge on vehicle dynamics, Optimal Control and Intelligent Vehicles - 120M€ and 100 partners

1996-2004

  • Minimum Lap Time motorcycles
  • Handling & Maneuverability
  • MBD vehicles models
  • ADAS Curve warning & SafeSpeed Driver models
  • EU FP6 PREVENT (54M€ 60 partner)

2002-2008

2008-2011

  • ARAS semi-active suspension modelling and control
  • EU FP7 SAFERIDER (5M€ 20 partner)
  • Integrated ADAS
  • EU FP7 INTERACTIVE
  • Hybrid buses (28M€ 30 partner)

2010-2013

2014-2017

  • Bio inspired codriver
  • Energy management for Hybrid drivelines
  • MLT racing cars
  • EU FP7 ADAPTIVE (24M€ 30 partner)
  • e2Call Industrial projects (DANA, CRF, Maserati, etc.)
  • Autonomous Driving, Artificial driver,
  • MLT for racing
  • H2020 Dreams4Cars (5M€ 6 partner)
  • H2020 SAFESTRIP (5M€ 18 partner)
  • HORIZON EU SUNRISE (4M€ 16 partner)
  • Industrial Projects (Ferrari, CRF, Aprilia Racing, etc.)

2018-today

SIMULATOR Infrastructure

SIMULATOR – Research activities

  • Teaching activities and FSAE.
  • Validation of vehicle models and subsystems (e.g., tires).
  • Autonomous and cooperative driving in urban and racing environments.
  • Development of realistic traffic models.
  • Analysis of driver behavior using biomedical data (e.g., workload and physiological analysis).

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Modeling Dynamic Systems and complex physical interactions

CO-DRIVER DREAMS4CARS – 5M € and 6 industrial partners

Vedi2025 – Hybrid motion planner cooperative intersection

MPTree race

Vehicle max performance Learning Vehicle Dynamics - simulation

Vehicle max performance Learning Vehicle Dynamics – scale vehicles

Vehicle max performance Learning Vehicle Dynamics – adaptations

Autonomous parking

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