Graduated in Architecture with PhD at the University of Naples “Federico II” (Italy), Carmela Apreda joined CMCC in 2018. She is a post-doctoral researcher and collaborates with the Research Unit “Urban and Risk Assessment” in the REgional Models and geo-Hydrological Impacts (REMHI) division within the Institute for Climate Resilience (ICR).

She is mainly involved in (1) HE MULTICLIMACT project, as task leader of T2.1 dealing with the evaluation of existing adaptation policies and measures for the built environment, and as contributor in several tasks related to the planning and designing methods for supporting the resilience of building and infrastructures; and in (2) the scientific-technical collaboration with the Italian State Property Agency, where she works on the development and testing of KPI for assessing the resilience of real estate and capacity building and dissemination activities.

She is an expert in climate change adaptation of the built environment, with particular attention to the selection and evaluation of adaptive measures for reducing the climate vulnerability of buildings and outdoor spaces to multiple hazards. Her research activity mainly focuses on (1) the development of quantitative indicators for assessing climate vulnerability and adaptation of the built environment; 2) the urban microclimate and thermal comfort modeling by analyzing small-scale interactions between buildings, surfaces and plants and on (3) the parameterization of built environment characteristics (density, geometry, surface cover) supporting very-high resolution urban modelling.