Publications

Journal publications (by year)

 

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Journal publications (by year)

Accepted for publication/in press

1. NEW Figeuira, I., Succar, R., Barak Ventura, R., Porfiri, M.: “Urban scaling with censored data“, PLoS Complex Systems, accepted

2. NEW Porfiri, M., Abaid, N., Garnier, S.: “Socially driven negative feedback regulates activity and energy use in ant colonies“, PLoS Computational Biology, in press

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2025

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2024

1. NEW Han., T., Lombardelli, G., Peterson, S. D. P., Porfiri, M.: “Inferring the metabolic rate of zebrafish from ventilation frequency”, Journal of Fish Biology, 105(6)

2. NEW Ricci, F., Liguori, L., Palermo, E., Rizzo, J.-R., Porfiri, M., 2024: “Navigation training for persons with visual disability through multisensory assistive technology”, JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 11:e55776

3. NEW Succar, R., Porfiri, M., 2024: “Emergence of sublinear scaling of firearm ownership in the United States”, Crime Science, 13(40)

4. Maffettone, G.C., Liguori, L., Palermo, E., di Bernardo, M., Porfiri, M., 2024: “Mixed reality environment and high-dimensional continuification control for swarm robotics”, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 32(6), 2484-2491

5. Ulbricht, A., Porfiri, M., 2024: “On the role of temperature in the response of air-backed composites to hydrodynamic loading: an experimental study”, Ocean Engineering 312(3), 119313

6. Boldini, A., Civitella, M., Porfiri, M., 2024: “Stigmergy: from mathematical modeling to control”, Royal Society Open Science 11(9), 240845

7. Kazemipour, S., Ohanian, O. J., Porfiri, M., Zhang, P., 2024: “Photochromic webbing structures for monitoring UV-induced mechanical strength degradation”, Smart Materials and Structures 33, 105001

8. Talkad Sukumar, P., Porfiri, M., Nov, O., 2024: Are mass shootings in the U.S. increasing? Understanding how differing definitions of politically charged events impact people’s perceptions of expected trends in visualizations”, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 44(4), 140-149

9. Wang, X., Macinko, J, Porfiri, M., Sipahi, R., 2024: “Formative reasons for state-to-state influences on firearm acquisition in the U.S.”, SSM – Population Health 27, 101680

10. Barak-Ventura, R., Macinko, J., Ruiz Marın, M., Porfiri, M. 2024: “Association of state firearm laws with firearm ownership and mortality”, AJPM Focus 3(4), 100250

11. Porfiri, M., De Lellis, P., Aung, E., Meneses, S., Abaid, N., Waters, J. S., Garnier, S., 2024: “Reverse social contagion as a mechanism for regulating mass behaviors in highly integrated social systems”, PNAS Nexus 3(7), pgae246

12. Ulbricht, A., Han, N., Porfiri, M., 2024: “On the role of curvature in the response of air-backed composites to hydrodynamic loading: an experimental study“, Composite Structures 344, 118328

13. Falcucci, G., Amati, A., Bella, G., Krastev, V. K., Polverino, G., Succi, S., Porfiri, M., 2024: “Adapting to the abyss: passive ventilation in the deep-sea glass sponge Euplectella aspergillum“, Physical Review Letters 132, 208402

14. Clark, D. A., Macinko, J., Porfiri, M., 2024: “Modeling state firearm law adoption using temporal network models“, The Milbank Quarterly 102(1), 97-121

15. Butail, S., Bhattacharya, A., Porfiri, M., 2024: “Estimating hidden relationships in dynamical systems: discovering drivers of infection rates of COVID-19“, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 34, 033117 

16. Succar, R., Porfiri, M., 2024: “Urban scaling of firearm violence, ownership, and accessibility in the United States“, Nature Cities 1, 216–224 

17. Succar, R., Boldini, A., Porfiri, M., 2024: “Detecting hidden states in stochastic dynamical systems“, Physical Review Research 6, 013149

18. Succar, R., Ramallos, S., Das, R., Barak-Ventura, R., Porfiri, M., 2024: “The role of the media in shaping public sentiment towards the police in United States cities“, Communications Psychology 2, 11

19. Romano, D., Porfiri, M., Zahadat, P., Schmickl, T., 2024: “Editorial: Animal–robot interaction—an emerging field at the intersection of biology and robotics”, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 19(2), 020201

20. Zhang, P., Guo, Y., Porfiri, M., 2024: “An experimental methodology to study impulsive hydrodynamic loading of air-backed sandwich plates”, Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials 26(2), 244-259 (special issue in honor of Dr. Rajapakse)

21. Gan, T., Das, R., Porfiri, M., 2024: “Network modeling of consumers? selection of providers based on online reviews”, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering 11(3), 2757-2768

22. Ulbricht, N., Boldini, A., Zhang, P., Porfiri, M., 2024: “Three-dimensional analytical solution of free vibrations of a simply supported composite plate in contact with a fluid“, Journal of Sound and Vibration 572, 118139

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2023 (20 publications)

1. Das, R., Peterson, S., Porfiri, M., 2023: “Stability of schooling patterns of a fish pair swimming against a flow”, Flow: Applications of Fluid Mechanics 3 (E31)

2. Burbano-L., D. A., Barak Ventura, R., Chen, Y. T., Porfiri, M., 2023: “Educating youth about human impact on freshwater ecosystems using an online serious game”, IEEE Transactions on Games 15(4), 590-602

3. Feng, J., Beheshti, M., Philipson, M., Ramsaywack, Y., Porfiri, M., Rizzo, J.-R., 2023: “Commute Booster: A mobile application for first/last mile and middle mile navigation support for people with blindness and low vision”, IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine 11, 523-535

4. Caroppo, E., Calabrese, C., Mazza, M., Rinaldi, A., Coluzzi, D., Napoli, P., Sapienza, M., UOC Salute Mentale, Porfiri, M., De Lellis, P., 2023: “Migrants’ mental health recovery in Italian reception facilities“, Communications Medicine 3, 162

5. Boldini, A., Rizzo, J.-R., Porfiri, M., 2023: “Macro-fiber composite-based tactors for haptic applications”, IEEE Transactions on Haptics 16(3), 436-448

6. Ricci F. S., Boldini, A., Ma, X., Beheshti, M., Geruschat, D., Seiple, W., Rizzo, J.-R., Porfiri, M., 2023: “Virtual reality as a means to explore assistive technologies for the visually impaired”, PLOS Digital Health 2(6), e0000275

7. Maffettone, G.C., Porfiri, M., di Bernardo, M., 2023: “Continuification control of large-scale multiagent systems under limited sensing and structural perturbations” , IEEE Control Systems Letters 7, 2425-2430

8. Das, R., Porfiri, M., 2023: “A controlled transfer entropy approach to detect asymmetric interactions in heterogeneous systems” , Journal of Physics: Complexity 4(2), 025020 (special issue on Monitoring and Control of Complex Supply Systems)

9. Ricci, F. S., Boldini, A., Beheshti, M. Rizzo, J.-R., Porfiri, M., 2023: “A virtual reality platform to simulate orientation and mobility training for the visually impaired”, Virtual Reality 27, 797–814

10. Succar, R., Barak Ventura, R., Belykh, M., Wei, S., Porfiri, M., 2023: “Fame through surprise: How fame-seeking mass shooters diversify their attacks”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 120(20), e2216972120

11. Zhang, P., Ulbricht, N., Boldini, A., Ohanian, O. J., Porfiri, M., 2023: “Multifunctional nylon filaments for simultaneous ultra-violet light and strain sensing”, The European Physical Journal D 77, 44

12. Ramallo, S., Camacho, M., Ruiz Marin, M., Porfiri, M., 2023: “A dynamic factor model to predict homicides with firearm in the United States”, Journal of Criminal Justice 86, 102051

13. Falcucci, G., Amati, G., Fanelli, P., Succi, S., Porfiri, M., 2023: “Hydrodynamic performance of Euplectella aspergillum: Simulating real life conditions in the abyss”, Communications in Computational Physics 33(1), 273-282 (special issue on Discrete Simulation of Fluid Dynamics)

14. Belykh, I., Kuske, R., Porfiri, M., Simpson, D. J., 2023: “Beyond the Bristol book: advances and perspectives in non-smooth dynamics and applications”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 33, 010402 (special issue on Non-Smooth Dynamics)

15. Truszkowska, A., Zino, L., Butail, S., Caroppo, E., Jiang, Z.P., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2023: “Exploring a COVID-19 endemic scenario: high-resolution agent-based modeling of multiple variants”, Advanced Theory and Simulations 6(1), 2200481

16. De Lellis, P., Ruiz Marin, M., Porfiri M., 2023: “Inferring directional interactions in collective dynamics: a critique to intrinsic mutual information”, Journal of Physics: Complexity 4(1), 015001 (special issue on Monitoring and Control of Complex Supply Systems)

17. Maffettone, G.C., Boldini, A., di Bernardo, M., Porfiri, M., 2023: “Continuification control of large-scale multiagent systems in a ring”, IEEE Control Systems Letters 7, 841-846

18. Tuqan, M., Boldini, A., Porfiri, M., 2023: “Network inference from local measurements: application to coordination of groups of mobile 3D printers”, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control 145(1), 011006-9

19. Zino, L., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2023: “The impact of deniers on epidemics: A temporal network model”, IEEE Control Systems Letters 7, 685-690

20. Zhang, P., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2023: “Dipole- and vortex sheet-based models of fish swimming”, Journal of Theoretical Biology 556, 111313

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2022 (27 publications)

1. Truszkowska, A., Boldini, A., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Plating of ion-exchange membranes: a molecular dynamics study”, Advanced Theory and Simulations 5(12), 2200523

2. Burbano-L., D. A., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Collective response of zebrafish to combined manipulations of illumination and flow”, Behavioural Processes 203, 104767

3. Truszkowska, A., Fayed, M., Wei, S., Zino, L., Butail, S., Caroppo, B., Jiang, Z-P., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Urban determinants of COVID-19 spread: A comparative study across three cities in New York State”, Journal of Urban Health 99, 909–921

4. Burbano-L., D. A., Zino, L., Butail, S., Caroppo, E., Jiang, Z.-P., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Activity-driven network modeling and control of the spread of two concurrent epidemic strains”, Applied Network Science 7, 66

5. Ulbricht, N., Boldini, B., Bae, C., Wallmersperger, T., Porfiri M., 2022: “Solvation-driven actuation of anion-exchange membranes”, Advanced Materials Interfaces 9(24), 2200888 (Frontispiece image of the journal)

6. Zhang, P., Ohanian, O. J., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Spiropyran-functionalized photochromic nylon webbings for long-term ultra-violet light sensing”, Journal of Applied Physics 132(6), 064504 (Cover image of the journal)

7. Becker, K. H., Bello, J. P., Porfiri M., 2022: “Complex urban systems: a living lab to understand urban processes and solve complex urban problems”, The European Physical Journal Special Topics 231(9), 1595–1597 (special issue on Complex Urban Systems; Cover image of the journal)

8. Surano, F. V., Porfiri M., Rizzo, A., 2022: “Analysis of lockdown perception in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic”, The European Physical Journal Special Topics 231(9), 1625–1633 (special issue on Complex Urban Systems)

9. De Lellis, P., Ruiz Marin, M., Porfiri M., 2022: “Quantifying the role of the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020 U.S. presidential elections”, The European Physical Journal Special Topics 231(9), 1635–1643 (special issue on Complex Urban Systems)

10. Porfiri, M., Zhang, P., Peterson, S., 2022: “Hydrodynamic model of fish orientation in a channel flow”, eLife 11, e75225

11. Wang, X., Sipahi, R., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Spatio-temporal patterns of firearm acquisition in the United States in different presidential terms”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 32, 073115

12. Boldini, A., Porfiri, M., 2022: “A non-ideal solution theory for the mechanics and electrochemistry of charged membranes”, npj Computational Materials 8, 144

13. Boldini, A., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Ideal-dilute-incompressible solutions”, Electrochimica Acta 426, 140781

14. Barak Ventura, R., Ruiz Marin, M., Porfiri, M., 2022: “A spatio-temporal model of firearm ownership in the United States of America”, Patterns 3(8), 100546

15. Clark, D. A., Macinko, J., Porfiri, M., 2022: “What factors drive state firearm law adoption? An application of exponential-family random graph models”, Social Science & Medicine 305, 115103

16. Truszkowska, A., Zino, L., Butail, S., Caroppo, E., Jiang, Z-P., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Predicting the effects of waning vaccine immunity against COVID-19 through high-resolution agent-based modeling”, Advanced Theory and Simulations 5(6), 2100521 (Cover image of the journal)

17. Truszkowska, A., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Actuation of ionic polymer-metal composites with alkali metal counterions – a molecular dynamics study”, Engineering Research Express 4(2), 025031

18. Carrillo Segura, S., Zhang, P., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Three-dimensional exact solution of free vibrations of a simply supported rectangular plate in contact with a fluid”, Journal of Sound and Vibration 534, 117007

19. De Lellis, P., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Inferring the size of a collective of self-propelled Vicsek particles from the random motion of a single unit”, Communications Physics 5, 86 (Cover image of the journal)

20. Boldini, A., Porfiri, M., 2022: “On Maxwell stress and its relationship with the dielectric constant in the actuation of ionic polymer metal composites”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 164, 104875

21. Falcucci, G., Polverino, G., Porfiri, M., Amati, G., Fanelli, P., Krastev, V. K., Succi, S., 2022: “Reply to: Models of flow through sponges must consider the sponge tissue”, Nature 603, E26–E28

22. Yuan, Z., Azzino, T., Hao, Y., Lyu, Y., Pei, H., Boldini, A., Mezzavilla, M., Beheshti, M., Porfiri, M., Hudson, T., Seiple, W., Fang, Y., Rangan, S., Wang, Y., Rizzo, J.-R., 2022: “Network-aware 5G edge computing for object detection: augmenting wearables to “see” more, farther and faster”, IEEE Access 10, 29612-29632

23. Polverino, G., Soman, V. R., Karakaya, M., Gasparini, C., Evans, J. P., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Ecology of fear in highly invasive fish revealed by robots”, iScience 25(1), 103529

24. Celli, P., Porfiri, M., 2022: “The detection matrix as a model-agnostic tool to estimate the number of degrees of freedom in mechanical systems and engineering structures”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 32(3), 033106

25. Barak Ventura, R., Ruiz Marin, M., Nov, O., Raghavan, P., Porfiri, M., 2022: “A low-cost telerehabilitation paradigm for bimanual training”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 27(1)

26. Barak Ventura, R., Hughes, K., Nov, O., Raghavan, P., Ruiz-Marin, M., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Data-driven classification of human movements in virtual reality-based serious games: A pre-clinical rehabilitation study in citizen science”, Journal of Medical Internet Research Serious Games 10(1), e27597

27. Zhang, P., Porfiri, M., 2022: “Modeling the actuation of curved ionic polymer metal composites”, Smart Materials and Structures 31(3), 035013

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2021 (27 publications)

1. Raeymaekers, B., Leang, K. K., Porfiri M., Xu, S., 2021: “Manufacturing for the masses: a novel concept for consumer 3D printer networks in the context of crisis relief”, Advanced Intelligent Systems 3(12), 2100121 (special issue on Smarter Additive Manufacturing Through Artificial Intelligence and Data-driven Approaches)

2. Tuqan, M., Porfiri M., 2021: “Mathematical modeling of zebrafish social behavior in response to acute caffeine administration”, Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics 7, 68 (special issue on Modelling collective motion across scales)

3. Boldini, A., Porfiri M., 2021: “Inversion of solvent migration in charged membranes”, Physical Review Letters 127(15), 156001

4. De Lellis, P., Porfiri, M., 2021: “Detection of influential nodes in network dynamical systems from time-series”, IEEE Transactions on Control Network Systems 8(3), 1249-1260

5. Burbano-L., D. A., Macri, S., Porfiri M., 2021: “Collective emotional contagion in zebrafish”, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 15, 730372 (special issue on Emotion Regulation and Processing)

6. Truszkowska, A., Porfiri, M., 2021: “Molecular dynamics of ionic polymer metal composites”, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences 379(2208), 20200408 (special issue on Progress in Mesoscale Methods for Fluid Dynamics Simulation; Cover image of the journal)

7. Truszkowska, A., Thakore, M., Zino, L., Butail, S., Caroppo, E., Jiang, Z-P., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2021: “Designing the safe reopening of US towns through high-resolution agent-based modeling”, Advanced Theory and Simulations 4(9), 2100157 (Cover image of the journal)

8. Porfiri, M., Karakaya, M., Sattanapalle, R. R., Peterson, S. D., 2021: “Emergence of in-line swimming patterns in zebrafish pairs”, Flow: Applications of Fluid Mechanics 1(E7)

9. Falcucci, G., Amati, G., Fanelli, P., Krastev, V. K., Polverino, G., Porfiri, M., Succi, S., 2021: “Extreme flow simulations reveal skeletal adaptations of deep-sea sponges”, Nature 595, 537–541

10. Zhang, P., Carrillo Segura, S., Boldini, A., Di Trolio, P., Ohanian, O., Porfiri, M., 2021: “A photochromic nylon webbing for ultra-violet light sensing”, Smart Materials and Structures 30(8), 085015

11. Zhang, P., Vo, A.-V., Laefer, D. F., Porfiri, M., 2021: “Integrating evolutionary algorithms and computational fluid dynamics toward drag reduction in highway design”, Journal of Infrastructure Systems 27(3), 04021025

12. Di Trolio, P., Boldini, A., Porfiri, M., 2021: “Modeling added mass effects on the vibrations of air-backed, pre-deformed membranes”, Journal of Sound and Vibration 505(3), 116149

13. De Lellis, P., Ruiz Marin, M., Porfiri, M., 2021: “Modeling human migration under environmental change: a case study of the effect of sea level rise in Bangladesh”, Earth’s Future 9(4), e2020EF001931 (Cover image of the journal)

14. Behring, B. M., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2021: “How adherence to public health measures shapes epidemic spreading: a temporal network model”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 31(4), 043115

15. Porfiri, M., Jeter, R., Belykh, I., 2021: “Antiresonance in switched systems with only unstable modes”, Physical Review Research 3(2), L022001

16. Karakaya, M., Scaramuzzi, A., Macri, S., Porfiri, M., 2021: “Acute Citalopram administration modulates anxiety in response to the context associated with a robotic stimulus in zebrafish”, Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry 108, 110172

17. Barak Ventura, R., Richmond, S., Nadini, M., Nakayama, S., Porfiri, M., 2021: “Does winning or losing change players’ engagement in competitive games? Experiments in virtual reality”, IEEE Transactions on Games 13(1), 23-34
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18. Holland, J. G., Nakayama, S., Porfiri, M., Nov, O., Bloch, G., 2021: “Body size and behavioural plasticity interact to influence the performance of free-foraging bumble bee colonies”, Insects 12(3), 236

19. Boldini, A., Garcia, A. L., Sorrentino, M., Beheshti, M., Ogedegbe, O., Fang, Y., Porfiri, M., Rizzo, J.-R., 2021: “An inconspicuous, integrated electronic travel aid for visual impairment”, ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control, 1(4), 041004

20. Truszkowska, A., Behring, B., Hasanyan, J., Zino, L., Butail, S., Caroppo, E., Jiang, Z.-P., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2021: “High-resolution agent-based modeling of COVID-19 spreading in a small town”, Advanced Theory and Simulations 4(3), 2000277 (Cover image of the journal)

21. Nov, O., Aphinyanaphongs, Y., Lui, Y., Mann, D., Porfiri, M., Riedl, M., Rizzo, J.-R., Wiesenfeld, B., 2021: “The transformation of patient-clinician relationships with AI-based medical advice”, Communications of the ACM 64(3), 46-48

22. Parino, F., Zino, L., Porfiri, M., Rizzo, A., 2021: “Modeling and predicting the effect of social distancing and travel restrictions on COVID-19 spreading”, Journal of the Royal Society Interface 18(175), 20200875

23. Burbano-L., D. A., Porfiri, M., 2021: “Modeling multi-sensory feedback control of zebrafish in a flow”, PLoS Computational Biology 17(1), e1008644

24. Butail, S., Porfiri, M., 2021: “The effect of an emergency evacuation on the spread of COVID19”, Frontiers in Physics 8, 675 (special issue on Mathematical modeling of the pandemic of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19): Patterns, Dynamics, Prediction, and Control)

25. Boldini, A., Cha, Y., Porfiri, M., 2021: “Solvation-driven electrochemical actuation”, Physical Review Letters 126(4), 046001

26. Ruiz Marin, M., Villegas Martinez, I., Rodriguez Bermudez, G., Porfiri, M., 2021: “Integrating old and new complexity measures toward automated seizure detection from long-term video EEG recordings”, iScience 24(1), 101997

27. Boldini, A., Rosen, M., Cha, Y., Porfiri, M., 2021: “Modeling actuation of ionomer cilia in salt solution under an external electric field”, ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control 1(1), 011006

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2020 (32 publications)

1. Caroppo, E., De Lellis, P., Lega, I., Candelori, A., Pedacchia, D., Pellegrini, A., Sonnino, R., Venturiello, V., Ruiz Marin, M., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Unequal effects of the national lockdown on mental and social health in Italy”, Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanita 56(4), 497-501

2. Porfiri, M., Ruiz Marin, M., 2020: “An information-theoretic approach to study spatial dependencies in small datasets”, Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences 4762, 0200113 (Cover image of the journal)

3. Nadini, M., Richmond, S., Huang, J., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Design and feasibility study of the mobile application StopTheSpread”, IEEE Access 8, 172105-172122
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4. Nadini, M., Zino, L., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “A multi-agent model to study epidemic spreading and vaccination strategies in an urban-like environment”, Applied Network Science 5, 68

5. Porfiri, M., Barak Ventura, R., Ruiz Marin, M., 2020: “Self-protection versus fear of stricter firearm regulations: examining the drivers of firearm acquisitions in the aftermath of a mass shooting”, Patterns 1(6), 100082

6. Boldini, A., Bardella, L., Porfiri, M., 2020: “On structural theories for ionic polymer metal composites: balancing between accuracy and simplicity”, Journal of Elasticity 141, 227–272

7. Karakaya, M., Macri, S., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Behavioral teleporting of individual ethograms onto inanimate robots: experiments on social interactions in live zebrafish”, iScience 23(8), 101418
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8. Macri, S., Karakaya, M., Spinello, C., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Zebrafish exhibit associative learning for an aversive robotic stimulus”, Lab Animal 49(9), 259-264 (Cover image of the journal)

9. Hasanyan, J., Zino, L., Truszkowska, A., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Analysis of the heterogeneous vectorial network model of collective motion”, IEEE Control Systems Letters 5(3), 1103-1108

10. Samson, J. E., Ray, D. D., Porfiri, M., Miller, L. A., Garnier, S., 2020: “Collective pulsing in xeniid corals. Part I: Using computer vision and information theory to search for coordination”, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 82, 90

11. Barak Ventura, R., Richmond, S., Hasanyan, J., Porfiri, M., 2020: “On the relationship between network connectivity and group performance in small teams of humans: Experiments in virtual reality”, Journal of Physics: Complexity 1(2), 025003

12. Zino, L., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Consensus over activity-driven networks”, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 7(2), 866-877

13. Zino, L., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Analysis and control of epidemics in temporal networks with self-excitement and behavioral changes”, European Journal of Control 54, 1-11
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14. Zino, L., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “On assessing control actions for epidemic models on temporal networks”, IEEE Control Systems Letters 4(4), 797-802

15. Nadini, M., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Reconstructing irreducible links in temporal networks: which tool to choose depends on the network size”, Journal of Physics: Complexity 1(1), 015001

16. Cappa, F., Rosso, F., Giustiniano, L., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Citizen science and nudging: the effectiveness of feedback in energy demand management”, Journal of Environmental Management 269, 110759

17. Porfiri, M., 2020: “Validity and limitations of the detection matrix to determine hidden units and network size from perceptible dynamics”, Physical Review Letters 124(16), 168301

18. Nakayama, S., Richmond, S., Nov, O., Porfiri, M., 2020: “The gold miner’s dilemma: use of information scent in cooperative and competitive information foraging”, Computers in Human Behavior 109, 106352

19. Zhang, P., Carretto, A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Simultaneous digital image correlation/particle image velocimetry to unfold fluid-structure interaction during air-backed impact”, Journal of Fluids and Structures 95, 102980

20. Nadini, M., Pongsachai, P., Spinello, C., L., Burbano-L., D. A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Empirical evidence of upward social comparison in a prisoner’s dilemma game”, IEEE Access 7, 8(1), 52884-52894

21. Pilkiewicz, K. R., Lemasson, B. H, Rowland, M. A., Hein, A., Sun, J., Berdahl, A., Mayo, M. L., Moehlis, J., Porfiri, M., Fernandez-Juricic, E., Garnier, S., Bollt, E. M., Carlson, J. M., Tarampi, M. R., Macuga, K. L., Rossi, L., Shen, C.-C., 2020: “Decoding collective communications using information theory tools”, Journal of the Royal Society Interface 7, 20190563

22. Nadini, M., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Epidemic spreading in temporal and adaptive networks with static backbone”, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering 7(1), 549-561
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23. Barak Ventura, R., Rizzo, A., Nov, O., Porfiri, M., 2020: “A 3D printing approach toward targeted intervention in telerehabilitation”, Scientific Reports 10, 3694
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24. Nakayama, S., Soman, V. R., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Musical collaboration in rhythmic improvisation”, Entropy 22(2), 233 (special issue on Information Theory and Symbolic Analysis: Theory and Applications)

25. Boldini, A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Multiaxial deformations of ionic polymer metal composites”, International Journal of Engineering Science 149, 103227

26. Sipahi, R., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Improving on transfer entropy-based network reconstruction using time-delays: Approach and validation”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, 30(2), 023125

27. De Lellis, P., Cadolini, E., Croce, A., Yang, Y., di Bernardo, M., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Model-based feedback control of live zebrafish behavior via interaction with a robotic replica”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics 36(1), 28-41
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28. Nadini, M., Bongiorno, C., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Detecting network backbones against time-variations in node properties”, Nonlinear Dynamics 99(1), 855–878 (special issue in memory of Prof. Ali H. Nayfeh)
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29. Hasanyan, J., Zino, L., Burbano-L., D. A., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Leader-follower consensus on activity-driven networks”, Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences 476, 20190485
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30. Clement, R. J. G., Macri, S., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Design and development of a robotic predator as a stimulus in conditioned place aversion for the study of the effect of ethanol and citalopram in zebrafish”, Behavioural Brain Research 378, 112256

31. Goodman, R. H., Porfiri, M., 2020: “Topological features determining the error in the inference of networks using transfer entropy”, Mathematics in Engineering 20(1), 34-54

32. Burbano-L., D. A. Porfiri, M., 2020: “Data-driven modeling of zebrafish behavioral response to acute caffeine administration”, Journal of Theoretical Biology 485, 110054
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2019 (24 publications)

1. De Lellis, P., Nakayama, S., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Using demographics toward efficient data classification in citizen science: a Bayesian approach”, PeerJ Computer Science 5, e239

2. Boldini, A., Karakaya, M., Ruiz Marin, Porfiri, M., 2019: “Application of symbolic recurrence to experimental data, from firearm prevalence to fish swimming”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 29(11), 113128 (Cover image of the journal)

3. Porfiri, M., 2019: “Sensing mechanical deformation via ionic polymer metal composites: a primer”, IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine 22(5), 5-12

4. Macri, S., Clement, R. J. G., Spinello, C., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Comparison between two- and three-dimensional scoring of zebrafish response to psychoactive drugs: identifying when three-dimensional analysis is needed”, PeerJ 7, e7893

5. Surano, F., Bongiorno, C., Zino, L., Porfiri, M., Rizzo, A., 2019: “Backbone reconstruction in temporal networks from epidemic data”, Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 100(4), 042306
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6. Tabassian, R., Nguyen, V. H., Umrao, S., Porfiri, M., Oh, I.-K., 2019: “Graphene mesh for self-sensing ionic soft actuator inspired from mechanoreceptors in human body”, Advanced Science 1901711

7. Porfiri, M., Sattanapalle, R. R., Nakayama, S., Macinko, J., Sipahi, R., 2019: “Media coverage and firearm acquisition in the aftermath of a mass shooting”, Nature Human Behaviour 3(9), 913-921 (Cover image of the journal)
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8. Polverino, G., Karakaya, M., Spinello, C., Soman, V. R., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Behavioural and life-history responses of mosquitofish to biologically-inspired and interactive robotic predators”, Journal of the Royal Society Interface 16(158), 20190359
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9. Boldini, A., Rosen, M., Cha, Y., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Contactless actuation of perfluorinated ionomer membranes in salt solution: an experimental investigation”, Scientific Reports 9, 11989 (special issue on Soft Sensors and Actuators)

10. Yang, Y., Clement, R. J. G., Ghirlanda, S., Porfiri, M., 2019: “A comparison of individual learning and social learning in zebrafish through an ethorobotics approach”, Frontiers in Robotics and AI 6, 71 (special issue on Designing Self-Organization in the Physical Realm)
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11. Nakayama, S., Torre, M., Nov, O., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Matching individual attributes with task types in collaborative citizen science”, PeerJ Computer Science 5, e209

12. Porfiri, M., Ruiz Marin, M., 2019: “Transfer entropy on symbolic recurrences”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 29(6), 063123

13. Zhang, P., Porfiri, M., 2019: “A combined digital image correlation/particle image velocimetry study of water-backed impact”, Composite Structures 224, 111010

14. Spinello, C., Yang, Y., Macri, S., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Zebrafish adjust their behavior in response to an interactive robotic predator”, Frontiers in Robotics and AI 6, 38 (special issue on Biologically Inspired Microrobots)

15. Zhang, P., Krasner, E., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2019: “An information-theoretic study of fish swimming in the wake of a pitching airfoil”, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 396, 35-46
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16. Barak Ventura, R., Nakayama, S., Raghavan, P., Nov, O., Porfiri, M., 2019: “The role of social interactions in motor performance: feasibility study toward enhanced motivation in telerehabilitation”, Journal of Medical Internet Research 21(5), e12708
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17. Nakayama, S., Tolbert, T., Nov, O., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Social information as a means to enhance engagement in citizen science-based telerehabilitation”, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 70(6), 587-595
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18. Porfiri, M., Frasca, M., 2019: “Robustness of synchronization to additive noise: how vulnerability depends on dynamics”, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 6(1), 375-387

19. Torre, M., Nakayama, S., Tolbert, T., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Producing knowledge by admitting ignorance: enhancing data quality through an “I don’t know” option in citizen science”, PLoS ONE 14(2), e0211907

20. Nakayama, S., Krasner, E., Zino, L., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Social information and spontaneous emergence of leaders in human groups”, Journal of the Royal Society Interface 16(151), 20180938

21. Butail, S., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Detecting switching leadership in collective motion”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 29(1), 011102

22. Neri, D., Ruberto, T., Mwaffo, V., Bartolini, T., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Social environment modulates anxiogenic effects of caffeine in zebrafish”, Behavioural Pharmacology 30(1), 48-58

23. Porfiri, M., Jeter, R., Belykh, I., 2019: “Windows of opportunity for the stability of jump linear systems: almost sure versus moment convergence”, Automatica 100, 323-329

24. Zhang, P., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Combined particle image velocimetry/digital image correlation for load estimation”, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 100, 207-221

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2018 (25 publications)

1. Porfiri, M., 2018: “Information flow in a Boolean network model of collective behavior”, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 5(4), 1864-1874

2. Zino, L., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2018: “Modeling memory effects in activity-driven networks”, SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems 17(4), 2830-2854
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3. Tauro, F., Selker, J., van de Giesen, N., Abrate, T., Uijlenhoet, R., Porfiri, M., Manfreda, S., Caylor, K., Moramarco, T., Benveniste, J., Ciraolo, G., Estes, L., Domeneghetti, A., Perks, Matthew T., Corbari, C., Rabiei, E., Ravazzani, G., Bogena, H., Harfouche, A., Brocca, L., Maltese, A., Wickert, A., Tarpanelli, A., Good, S., Lopez Alcala, J. M., Petroselli, A., Cudennec, C., Blume, T., Hut, R., Grimaldi, S., 2018: “Measurements and observations in the XXI century (MOXXI): innovation and multidisciplinarity to sense the hydrological cycle”, Hydrological Sciences Journal 63(2), 169-196

4. Jalalisendi, M., Porfiri, M., 2018: “Water entry of cylindrical shells: theory and experiments”, AIAA Journal 56(11), 4500-4514
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5. Ruberto, T., Clement, R. J. G., Spinello, C., Neri, D., Macri, S., Porfiri, M., 2018: “The tagging procedure of visible implant elastomers influences zebrafish individual and social behaviour”, Zebrafish 15(5), 433-444

6. Porfiri, M., 2018: “Inferring causal relationships in zebrafish-robot interactions through transfer entropy: a small lure to catch a big fish”, Animal Behavior and Cognition 5(4), 341-367 (special issue on Animal-Robot Interaction)

7. Porfiri, M., Ruiz Marin, M., 2018: “Inference of time-varying networks through transfer entropy, the case of a Boolean network model”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 28(10), 103123

8. Jalalisendi, M., Porfiri, M., 2018: “Water entry of compliant slender bodies: theory and experiments”, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 149, 514-529 (special issue in honor of Dr. Batra’s 70th birthday)

9. Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2018: “Preface to the Special Issue in honor of Romesh Batra’s 70th birthday”, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 149, 361-364 (special issue in honor of Dr. Batra’s 70th birthday)

10. Cappa, F., Laut, J., Porfiri, M., Giustiniano, L., 2018: “Bring them aboard: rewarding participation in citizen science projects”, Computers in Human Behavior 89, 246-257

11. Jeter, R., Porfiri, M., Belykh, I., 2018: “Overcoming network resilience to synchronization through non-fast stochastic broadcasting”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 28(7), 071104

12. Jalalisendi, M., Benbelkacem, G., Porfiri, M., 2018: “Solid obstacles can reduce hydrodynamic loading during water entry”, Physical Review Fluids 3(7), 074801

13. Boldini, A., Jose, K., Cha, Y., Porfiri, M., 2018: “Enhancing the deformation range of ionic polymer metal composites through electrostatic actuation”, Applied Physics Letters 112, 261903
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14. Tolbert, T., Nakayama, S., Porfiri, M., 2018: “Tracking Nemo: help scientists understand zebrafish behavior”, Zebrafish 5(3), 310-313
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15. Zhang, P., Rosen, M., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2018: “An information-theoretic approach to study fluid-structure interactions”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 848, 968-986
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16. Phamduy, P., Rizzo, J.-R., Hudson, T., Torre, M., Levon, K., Porfiri, M., 2018: “Communicating through touch for assistive technology: Macro fiber composites for vibrotactile stimulation on the abdomen”, IEEE Transactions on Haptics 11(2), 174-184
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17. Bardella, L., Perini, G., Panteghini, A., Tessier, N., Gupta, N., Porfiri, M., 2018: “Failure of glass-microballoons/thermoset-matrix syntactic foams subject to hydrostatic loading”, European Journal of Mechanics – A/Solids 70, 58-74

18. Porfiri, M., Ruiz Marin, M., 2018: “Information flow in a model of policy diffusion: an analytical study”, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering 5(1), 42-54

19. Nakayama, S., Diner, D., Holland, J. G., Bloch, G., Porfiri, M., Nov, O., 2018: “The influence of social information and self-expertise on emergent task allocation in virtual groups”, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6, 16 (special issue on Data-Driven Modeling of Collective Behavior and Emergent Phenomena in Biology)
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20. Zienkiewicz, A., Ladu, F., Barton, D. A. W., Porfiri, M., di Bernardo, M., 2018: “Data-driven modelling of social forces and collective behaviour in zebrafish”, Journal of Theoretical Biology 443, 39-51
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21. Kim, C., Ruberto, T., Phamduy, P., Porfiri, M., 2018: “Closed-loop control of zebrafish behavior in three dimensions using a robotic stimulus”, Scientific Reports 8, 657

22. Porfiri, M., Sharghi, H., Zhang, P., 2018: “Modeling back-relaxation in ionic polymer metal composites: the role of steric effects and composite layers”, Journal of Applied Physics 123(1), 014901
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23. Diner, D., Nakayama, S., Nov, O., Porfiri, M., 2018: “Social signals as design interventions for enhancing citizen science contributions”, Information, Communication & Society 21(4), 594-611
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24. Russo, S., Jalalisendi, M., Falcucci, G., Porfiri, M., 2018: “Experimental characterization of oblique and asymmetric water entry”, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 92, 141-161

25. Jeter, R., Porfiri, M., Belykh, I., 2018: “Network synchronization through stochastic broadcasting”, IEEE Control Systems Letters 2(1), 103-108

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2017 (32 publications)

1. Tauro, F., Cha, Y., Rahim, F., Rasul, M. S., Osman, K., Halim, L., Dennisur, D., Esner, B., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Integrating mechatronics in project-based learning of Malaysian high school students and teachers”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education 45(4), 297–320

2. Cellini, F., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Flow velocity and temperature sensing using thermosensitive fluorescent polymer seed particles in water”, International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials 8(4), 232–252 (special issue on Active Materials and Soft Mechatronics)

3. Zino, L., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2017: “An analytical framework for the study of epidemic models on activity driven networks”, Journal of Complex Networks 5(6), 924–952
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4. Palermo, E., Rossi, S., Patane, F., Laut., J., Porfiri, M., 2017: “In memoriam: Paolo Cappa”, Sensors 17(11), 2661 (special isssue on State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology in Italy 2017)

5. Mwaffo, V., Zhang, P., Romero Cruz, S., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Zebrafish swimming in the flow: a particle image velocimetry study”, Peer J 5, e4041
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6. Nakayama, S., Ruiz Marin, M., Camacho, M., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Plasticity in leader–follower roles in human teams”, Scientific Reports 7, 14562
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7. Gambuzza, L. V., Buscarino, A., Fortuna, L., Porfiri, M., Frasca, M., 2017: “Analysis of dynamical robustness to noise in power grids”, IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems 7(3), 413-421

8. Phamduy, P., Leou, M., Milne, C., Porfiri, M., 2017: “An interactive robotic fish exhibit for designed settings in informal science learning”, IEEE Transactions on Education 60(4), 273-280
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9. Mwaffo, V., Korneyeva, V., Porfiri, M., 2017: “simUfish: An interactive application to teach K-12 students about zebrafish behavior”, Zebrafish 14(5), 477-488
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10. Porfiri, M., Ruiz Marin, M., 2017: “Symbolic dynamics of animal interaction”, Journal of Theoretical Biology 435, 145-156

11. Ruberto, T., Polverino, G., Porfiri, M., 2017: “How different is a 3D-printed replica from a conspecific in the eyes of a zebrafish?”, Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior 107(2), 279-293

12. Porfiri, M., Belykh, I., 2017: “Memory matters in synchronization of stochastically coupled systems”, SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems 16(3), 1372–1396

13. Mwaffo, V. F., Butail, S., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Analysis of pairwise interactions in a maximum likelihood sense to identify leaders in a group”, Frontiers in Robotics and AI 5, 35 (special issue on Novel Technological and Methodological Tools for the Understanding of Collective Behaviors)

14. Barbieri, M., Cellini, F., Cacciotti, I., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2017: “In situ temperature sensing with fluorescent chitosan-coated PNIPAAm/alginate beads”, Journal of Materials Science 52(20), 12506-12512

15. Neri, D., Ruberto, T., Cord-Cruz, G., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Information theory and robotics meet to study predator-prey interactions”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 27(7), 073111

16. Tauro, F., Petroselli, A., Fiori, A., Romano, N., Rulli, M. C., Porfiri, M., Palladino, M., Grimaldi, S., 2017: “”Cape Fear” – A hybrid hillslope plot for monitoring hydrological processes”, Hydrology 4(3), 35

17. Porfiri, M., 2017: “Special Issue Editorial: Robotics: mechanics and control of locomotion”, Journal of Nonlinear Science 27(4), 1089-1091

18. Cellini, F., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Highly compressible fluorescent particles for pressure sensing in liquids”, Applied Physics Letters 110, 221904

19. Phamduy, P., Vazquez, M. A., Kim, C., Mwaffo, V., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Design and characterization of a miniature free-swimming robotic fish based on multimaterial 3D printing”, International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications 1(2), 209-223 (special issue on Soft Robotics)

20. Macri, S., Neri, D., Ruberto, T., Butail, S., Mwaffo, V., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Three-dimensional scoring of zebrafish behavior unveils biological phenomena hidden by two-dimensional analyses”, Scientific Reports 7, 1962

21. Jalalisendi, M., Zhao, S., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Shallow water entry: modeling and experiments”, Journal of Engineering Mathematics 104(1), 131-156

22. Shams, A., Panteghini, A., Bardella, L., Porfiri, M., 2017: “A micromechanical model to study failure of polymer-glass syntactic foams at high strain rates”, Computational Materials Science 135, 189–204

23. Shams, A., Lopresto, V., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Modeling fluid-structure interactions during impact loading of water-backed panels”, Composite Structures 171, 576–590

24. Shams, A., Zhao, S., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Hydroelastic slamming of flexible wedges: modeling and experiments from water entry to exit”, Physics of Fluids 29, 037107

25. Palermo, E., Laut, J., Nov, O., Cappa, P., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Spatial memory training in a citizen science context”, Computers in Human Behavior 73, 28-46

26. Laut, J., Cappa, F., Nov, O., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Increasing citizen science contribution using a virtual peer”, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 68(3), 583-593

27. Palermo, E., Laut, J., Nov, O., Cappa, P., Porfiri, M., 2017: “A natural user interface to integrate citizen science and physical exercise”, PLoS ONE 12(2), e0172587
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28. Shams, A., Zhao, S., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Water impact of syntactic foams”, Materials 10(3), 224 (special issue on Syntactic Foams: Microstructural Characterisation and Effective Properties)

29. Volpini, V., Bardella, L., Rodella, A., Cha, Y., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Modelling compression sensing in ionic polymer metal composites”, Smart Materials and Structures 26(3), 035030

30. Porfiri, M., Leronni, A., Bardella, L., 2017: “An alternative explanation of back-relaxation in ionic polymer metal composites”, Extreme Mechanics Letters 13, 78-83

31. Mwaffo, V., Butail, S., Porfiri, M., 2017: “In-silico experiments of zebrafish behavior: modeling swimming in three dimensions”, Scientific Reports 7, 39877

32. Golovneva, O., Jeter, R., Belykh, I., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Windows of opportunity for synchronization in stochastically coupled maps”, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 340, 1-13

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2016 (20 publications)

1. Cellini, F., Osma, S., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2016: “A mechatronics-based platform for in-situ strain measurement through mechanochromic polymers”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 21(6), 2989-2995

2. Laut, J., Porfiri, M., Raghavan, P., 2016: “The present and future of robotic technology in rehabilitation”, Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports 4(4), 312-319

3. Belykh, I. V., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Introduction: collective dynamics of mechanical oscillators and beyond”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 26(11), 116101

4. Zino, L., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Continuous-time discrete-distribution theory for activity-driven networks”, Physical Review Letters 117(22), 228302

5. Ruberto, T., Mwaffo, V., Singh, S., Neri, D., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Zebrafish response to a robotic replica in three dimensions”, Royal Society Open Science 3(10), 160505

6. Kim, H., Cha, Y., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Voltage attenuation along the electrodes of ionic polymer metal composites”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 27(17), 2426-2430

7. Facci, A. L., Porfiri, M., Ubertini, S., 2016: “Three-dimensional water entry of a solid body: a computational study”, Journal of Fluids and Structures 66, 36-53
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8. Grabow, C., Macinko, J., Silver, D., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Detecting causality in policy diffusion processes”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 26(8), 083113

9. Cappa, F., Laut, J., Giustiniano, L., Nov, O., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Activating social strategies: face-to-face interaction in technology-mediated citizen science”, Journal of Environmental Management 182, 374-384

10. Anderson, R. P., Jimenez, G., Bae, J. Y., Silver, D., Macinko, J., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Understanding policy diffusion in the U.S.: An information-theoretical approach to unveil connectivity structures in slowly-evolving complex systems”, SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems 15(3), 1384-1409

11. Tauro, F., Olivieri, G., Petroselli, A., Porfiri, M., Grimaldi, S., 2016: “Flow monitoring with a camera: a case study on a flood event in the Tiber River”, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 188(2), 118

12. Tauro, F., Petroselli, A., Porfiri, M., Giandomenico, L., Bernardi, G., Mele, F., Spina, D., Grimaldi, S., 2016: “A novel permanente gauge-cam station for surface flow observations on the Tiber river”, Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems 5, 241-251

13. Tauro, F., Porfiri, M., Grimaldi, S., 2016: “Surface flow measurements from drones”, Journal of Hydrology 540, 240-245

14. Cellini, F., Block, J., Li, J., Khapli, S., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Mechanochromic response of pyrene functionalized nanocomposite hydrogels”, Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical 234, 510-520

15. Cha, Y., Laut, J., Phamduy, P., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Swimming robots have scaling laws, too”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 21(1), 598-560

16. Porfiri, M., Ariel, G., 2016: “On effective temperature in network models of collective behavior”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 26(4), 042411

17. Butail, S., Mwaffo, V., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Model-free information-theoretic approach to infer leadership in pairs of zebrafish”, Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 93(4), 042411

18. Nov, O., Laut, J., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Using targeted design interventions to encourage extra-role crowdsourcing behavior”, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 67(2), 483-489

19. Bartolini, T., Mwaffo, V., Showler, A., Macri, S., Butail, S., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Zebrafish response to 3D printed shoals of conspecifics: the effect of body size”, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 11, 026003

20. Rizzo, A., Pedalino, B., Porfiri, M., 2016: “A network model for Ebola spreading”, Journal of Theoretical Biology 394, 212-222

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2015 (38 publications)

1. Tauro, F., Pagano, C., Phamduy, P., Grimaldi, S., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Large scale particle image velocimetry from an unmanned aerial vehicle”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 20(6), 3269–3275

2. Phamduy, P., Milne, C., Leou, M., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Interactive robotic fish: A tool for informal science learning and environmental awareness”, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine 22(4), 90-95

3. Zienkiewicz, A., Barton, D. A. W., Porfiri, di Bernardo, M., 2015: “Leadership emergence in a data-driven model of zebrafish shoals with speed modulation”, The European Physical Journal Special Topics 224(17-18), 3343-3460 (special issue on Animal Dynamics)

4. Gajamannage, K., Butail, S., Porfiri, M., Bollt, E. M., 2015: “Identifying manifolds underlying group motion in Vicsek agents”, The European Physical Journal Special Topics 224(17-18), 3245-3256 (special issue on Animal Dynamics)

5. Abaid, N., Butail, S., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2015: “Dynamics of animal systems”, The European Physical Journal Special Topics 224(17-18), 3109-3117 (special issue on Animal Dynamics)

6. Phamduy, P., DeBellis, M., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Controlling a robotic fish via a natural user interface for informal science education”, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia 17(12), 2328-2337

7. Butail, S., Salerno, P., Bollt, E. M., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Classification of collective behavior: a comparison of tracking and machine learning methods to study the effect of ambient light on fish shoaling”, Behavior Research Methods 47(4), 1020-1031

8. Zienkiewicz, A. K., Barton, D. A. W., Porfiri, M., diBernardo, M., 2015: “Data-driven stochastic modelling of zebrafish motion”, Journal of Mathematical Biology 71(5), 1081-1105
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9. Bartolini, T., Mwaffo, V., Butail, S., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Effect of acute ethanol administration on zebrafish tail beat motion”, Alcohol 49(7), 721-725

10. Cha, Y., Abdolhamidi, S., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Energy harvesting from underwater vibration of an annular ionic polymer metal composite”, Meccanica 50(11), 2675-2690 (special issue on Soft Mechatronics: Mechanics and Multi-physics of Compliant Transducers)

11. Frasca, M., Rizzo, A., Gallo, L., Fortuna, L., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Dimensionality reduction in epidemic spreading models”, Europhysics Letters 111(6), 68006

12. Jalalisendi, M., Osma, S. J., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Three-dimensional water entry of a solid body: a particle image velocimetry study”, Journal of Fluids and Structures 59, 85-102

13. Zivkov, E., Yarusevych, S., Porfiri, M., Peterson, S. D., 2015: “Numerical investigation of the interaction of a vortex dipole with a deformable plate”, Journal of Fluids and Structures 58, 203-215

14. Hu, J., Porfiri, M., Peterson, S. D., 2015: “Energy transfer between a passing vortex ring and a flexible plate in an ideal quiescent fluid”, Journal of Applied Physics 118(11), 114902

15. Mwaffo, V., Anderson, R. P., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Collective dynamics in the Vicsek and vectorial network models beyond uniform additive noise”, Journal of Nonlinear Science 25(5), 1053-1076 (special issue on Emergent Collective Behavior: From Fish Schools to Bacterial Colonies); Erratum

16. Chae, W., Cha, Y., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Flow measurement and thrust estimation of a vibrating ionic polymer metal composite”, Smart Materials and Structures 57, 229–246
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17. Shams, A., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Treatment of hydroelastic impact of flexible wedges”, Journal of Fluids and Structures 24(9), 095018
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18. Ladu, F., Bartolini, T., Panitz, S. G., Chiarotti, F., Butail, S., Macri, S., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Live predators, robots, and computer-animated images elicit differential avoidance responses in zebrafish”, Zebrafish 12(3), 205-214 (Cover image of the journal)
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19. Mwaffo, V., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Turning rate dynamics of zebrafish exposed to ethanol”, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos 25(7), 1540006 (special issue on Biological Dynamics)

20. Mwaffo, V., Butail, S., diBernardo, M., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Measuring zebrafish turning rate”, Zebrafish 12(3), 250-254

21. Facci, A. L., Panciroli, R., Ubertini, S., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Assessment of PIV-based analysis of water entry problems through synthetic numerical datasets”, Journal of Fluids and Structures 55, 484–500

22. Ladu, F., Mwaffo, V., Li, J., Macri, S., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Acute caffeine administration affects zebrafish response to a robotic stimulus”, Behavioural Brain Research 289, 48–54 ; Erratum
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23. Mwaffo, V., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Linear analysis of the vectorial network model in the presence of leaders”, Automatica 58, 160-166

24. Panciroli, P., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Analysis of hydroelastic slamming through particle image velocimetry”, Journal of Sound and Vibration 347, 63–78
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25. Abaid, N., Macinko, J., Silver, D., Porfiri, M., 2015: “The effect of geography and citizen behavior on motor vehicle deaths in the United States”, PLoS ONE 10(4), e0123339

26. Cellini, F., Grillo, A., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Ionic polymer metal composites with polypyrrole-silver electrodes”, Applied Physics Letters 106(13), 131902

27. Laut, J., Cappa, F., Nov, O., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Increasing patient engagement in rehabilitation exercises using computer-based citizen science”, PLoS ONE 10(3), e0117013
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28. Phamduy, P., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Robotic fish swimming outside the school to aid informal science education”, ASME Mechanical Engineering Magazine 137(3), 74-78 (Dynamic Systems & Control 3(1), 16-21)

29. Phamduy, P., LeGrand, R., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Robotic fish: design and characterization of an interactive iDevice-controlled robotic fish for informal science education”, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine 22(1), 86-96
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30. D’Alessandro, A., Ubertini, F., Materazzi, A., Laflamme, S., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Electromechanical modelling of a new class of nanocomposite cement-based sensors for structural health monitoring”, Structural Health Monitoring 14(2), 137-147

31. Laut, J., Bartolini, T., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Bioinspiring an interest in STEM”, IEEE Transactions on Education 58(1), 48-55

32. Jalalisendi, M., Shams, A., Panciroli, R., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Experimental reconstruction of 3D hydrodynamic loading in water entry problems through particle image velocimetry”, Experiments in Fluids 56(41), 1-17

33. Shams, A., Jalalisendi, M., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Experiments on the water entry of asymmetric wedges using particle image velocimetry”, Physics of Fluids 27(2), 027103
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34. Bartolini, T., Butail, S., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Temperature influences sociality and activity of freshwater fish”, Environmental Biology of Fishes 98(3), 825-832
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35. Kopman, V., Laut, J., Acquaviva, F., Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Dynamic modeling of a robotic fish propelled by a compliant tail”, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 40(1), 209-221
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36. Panciroli, R., Shams, A., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Experiments on the water entry of curved wedges: high speed imaging and particle image velocimetry”, Ocean Engineering 94, 213-222
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37. Gajamannage, K., Butail, S., Porfiri, M., Bollt, E. M., 2015: “Dimensionality reduction of collective motion by principal manifolds”, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 291, 62-73

38. Mwaffo, V., Anderson, R. P., Butail, S., Porfiri, M., 2015: “A jump persistent turning walker to model zebrafish locomotion”, Journal of the Royal Society Interface 12(102), 20140884
    [YouTube video]

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2014 (29 publications)

1. Zarghami, A., Falcucci, G., Jannelli, E., Succi, S., Porfiri, M., Ubertini, S., 2014: “Lattice Boltzmann modeling of water entry problems”, International Journal of Modern Physics C 25(12), 1441012

2. Cha, Y., Kim, H., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Matching the impedance of ionic polymer metal composites for energy harvesting”, Smart Materials and Structures 23(12), 127002

3. Tauro, F., Porfiri, M. Grimaldi, S., 2014: “Orienting the camera and firing lasers to enhance large scale particle image velocimetry for stream flow monitoring”, Water Resources Research 50(9), 7470–7483

4. Butail, S., Polverino, G., Phamduy, P., Del Sette, F., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Influence of robotic shoal size, configuration, and activity on zebrafish behavior in a free-swimming environment”, Behavioural Brain Research 275, 269-280
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5. Rizzo, A., Frasca, M., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Effect of individual behavior on epidemic spreading in activity-driven networks”, Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 90, 042801

6. Ladu, F., Butail, S., Macri, S., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Sociality modulates the effects of ethanol in zebrafish”, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 38(7), 2096-2104
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7. Phamduy, P., Polverino, P., Fuller, R. C., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Fish and robot dancing together: bluefin killifish females respond differently to the courtship of a robot with varying color morphs”, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 9(3), 036021

8. Cha, Y., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Mechanics and electrochemistry of ionic polymer metal composites”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 71, 156–178

9. Cellini, F., Khapli, S., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Mechanochromic polyurethane strain sensor”, Applied Physics Letters 105(6), 061907
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10. Cellini, F., Cha, Y., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Energy harvesting from fluid-induced buckling of ionic polymer metal composites”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 25(12), 1496-1510
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11. Cha, Y., Kim, H., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Influence of temperature on the impedance of ionic polymer metal composites”, Materials Letters 133, 179-182

12. Laut, J., Henry, E., Nov, O., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Development of a mechatronics-based citizen science platform for aquatic environmental monitoring”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 19(5), 1541-1551

13. Cellini, F., Pounds, J., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Underwater energy harvesting from a turbine hosting ionic polymer metal composites”, Smart Materials and Structures 23(8), 085023

14. Hu, J., Cha, Y., Porfiri, M., Peterson, S. D., 2014: “Energy harvesting from vortex ring on an annular ionic polymer metal composite”, Smart Materials and Structures 23(7), 074014 (special issue of Selected papers from the 7th World Congress on Biomimetics, Artificial Muscles and Nano-Bio (BAMN2013))
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15. Bardella, L., Malanca, F., Ponzo, P., Panteghini, A., Porfiri, M., 2014: “A micromechanical model for quasi-brittle compressive failure of glass-microballoons/ thermoset-matrix syntactic foams”, Journal of the European Ceramic Society 34(11), 2605-2616 (special issue on Modelling and Simulation meet Innovation in Ceramics Technology)

16. DeRosis, A., Falcucci, G., Porfiri, M., Ubertini, F., Ubertini, S., 2014: “Hydroelastic analysis of hull slamming coupling lattice Boltzmann and finite element methods”, Computers & Structures 138, 24-35

17. Tauro, F., Grimaldi, S., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Unraveling flow patterns through nonlinear manifold learning”, PLoS ONE 9(3), e91131

18. Cellini, F., Intartaglia, C., Soria, L., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Effect of hydrodynamic interaction on energy harvesting in arrays of ionic polymer metal composites vibrating in a viscous fluid”, Smart Materials and Structure 23(4), 045015

19. Shams, A., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Analysis of particle-matrix interfacial debonding using the proper generalized decomposition”, Composite Structures 111, 602-618

20. Porfiri, M., 2014: “Linear analysis of the vectorial network model”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II 61(1), 44-48

21. Butail, S., Ladu, F., Spinello, D., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Information flow in animal-robot interactions”, Entropy 16(3), 1315-1330 (special issue on Information in Dynamical Systems and Complex Systems)
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22. Shams, A., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Axisymmetric static and dynamic buckling of hollow microspheres”, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 61, 19-31

23. Jalalisendi, M., Panciroli, R., Cha, Y., Porfiri, M., 2014: “A particle image velocimetry study of the flow physics generated by a thin lamina oscillating in a viscous fluid”, Journal of Applied Physics 115(5), 054901
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24. Laut, J., Nelson Wright, S., Nov, O., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Gowanus Voyage: Where mechatronics, public art, community members, and environmental science meet”, IEEE Control Systems 34(1), 60-64

25. Panciroli, R., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Hydroelastic impact of piezoelectric structures”, International Journal of Impact Engineering 66, 18-27; Corrigendum

26. De Lellis, P., Polverino, G., Ustuner, G., Abaid, N., Macri, S., Bollt, E. M., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Collective behavior across animal species”, Scientific Reports 4, 3723
    [YouTube video]

27. Mwaffo, V., De Lellis, P., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Criteria for stochastic pinning control of networks of chaotic maps”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 24(1), 013101

28. Intartaglia, C., Soria, L., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Hydrodynamic coupling of two sharp-edged beams vibrating in a viscous fluid”, Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences 470(2162), 20130397

29. Belykh, I., di Bernardo, M., Kurths, J., Porfiri, M., 2014: “Evolving dynamical networks”, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 267, 1-6 (Preface to a special issue on Evolving Dynamical Networks)

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2013 (33 publications)

1. Cha, Y., Cellini, F., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Electrical impedance controls mechanical sensing in ionic polymer metal composites”, Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 88(6), 062603

2. Cappa, P., Clerico, A., Nov, O., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Can force feedback and science learning enhance the effectiveness of neuro-rehabilitation? An experimental study on using a low-cost 3D joystick and a virtual visit to a zoo”, PLoS ONE 8(12), e77589

3. Panciroli, R., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Evaluation of the pressure field on a rigid body entering a quiescent fluid through particle image velocimetry”, Experiments in Fluids 54(12), 1630
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4. Polverino, G., Phamduy, P., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Fish and robots swimming together in a water tunnel: robot color and tail-beat frequency influence fish behavior”, PLoS ONE 8(10), e77589

5. Butail, S., Bartolini, T., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Collective response of zebrafish shoals to a free-swimming robotic fish”, PLoS ONE 8(10), e76123
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6. Cha, Y., Kim, H., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Energy harvesting from underwater base excitation of a piezoelectric composite beam”, Smart Materials and Structures 22(11), 115026

7. Butail, S., Bollt, E. M., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Analysis and classification of collective behavior using generative modeling and nonlinear manifold learning”, Journal of Theoretical Biology 336(7), 185-199

8. Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Impact of a vortex dipole with a semi-infinite rigid plate”, Physics of Fluids 25(9), 093103

9. Shen, L., Cha, Y., Shams, A., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Fabrication and buckling analysis of ionic polymer metal composite pipes”, Smart Materials and Structures 22(10), 105032

10. Abaid, N., Cappa, P., Palermo, E., Petrarca, M., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Gait detection in children with and without hemiplegia using single-axis wearable gyroscopes”, PLoS ONE 8(9), e73152

11. Polverino, G., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Zebrafish (Danio rerio) behavioural response to bioinspired robotic fish and mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)”, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 8(4), 044001

12. Tauro, F., Rapiti, E., Al-Sharab, J. F., Ubertini, L., Grimaldi, S., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Characterization of eco-friendly fluorescent nanoparticle-doped tracers for environmental sensing”, Journal of Nanoparticle Research 15(9), 1884

13. Abaid, N., Marras, S., Fitzgibbons, C., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Modulation of risk-taking behaviour in golden shiners (Notemigonus crysoleucas) using robotic fish”, Behavioural Processes 100, 9-12
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14. Cianca, V., Bartolini, T., Porfiri, M., Macri, S., 2013: “A robotics-based behavioral paradigm to measure anxiety-related responses in zebrafish”, PLoS ONE 8(7), e69661
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15. Spinello, C., Macri, S., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Acute ethanol administration affects zebrafish preference for a biologically-inspired robot”, Alcohol 47(5), 391–398

16. Phan, C. N., Aureli, M., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Finite amplitude vibrations of cantilevers of rectangular cross sections in viscous fluids”, Journal of Fluids and Structures 40, 52–69

17. Abaid, N., Kopman, V., Porfiri, M., 2013: “An attraction toward engineering careers: the story of a Brooklyn outreach program on biomimetics, underwater robotics, and marine science for K-12 students”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine 20(2), 31-39

18. Cha, Y., Verotti, M., Walcott, H., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Energy harvesting from the tail beating of a carangiform swimmer using ionic polymer metal composites”, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 8(3), 036003
    [YouTube video, YouTube video 2]

19. Buscarino, A., Gambuzza, L. V., Porfiri, M., Fortuna, L., Frasca, M., 2013: “Robustness to noise in synchronization of complex networks”, Scientific Reports 3, 2026

20. Abaid, N., Bernhardt, J., Frank, J. A., Kapila, V., Kimani, D., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Controlling a robotic fish with a smart phone”, Mechatronics 23(5), 491-496

21. Polverino, G., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) responds differentially to a robotic fish of varying swimming depth and aspect ratio”, Behavioural Brain Research 250, 133-138

22. Shams, A., Porfiri, M., 2013: “A generalized Vlasov-Jones foundation model for micromechanics studies of syntactic foams”, Composite Structures 103, 168-178

23. Shams, A., Aureli, M., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Nonlinear buckling of a spherical shell embedded in an elastic medium with imperfect interface”, International Journal of Solids and Structures 50(14-15), 2310–2327

24. Cha, Y., Shen, L., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Energy harvesting from underwater torsional vibrations of a patterned ionic polymer metal composite”, Smart Materials and Structures 22(5), 055027

25. Tauro, F., Porfiri, M., Grimaldi, S., 2013: “Fluorescent eco-particles for surface flow physics analysis”, AIP Advances 3(3), 032108

26. Facci, A. L., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Analysis of three-dimensional effects in oscillating cantilevers immersed in viscous fluids”, Journal of Fluids and Structures 38, 205–222

27. De Lellis, P., Porfiri, M., Bollt, E. M., 2013: “Topological analysis of group fragmentation in multiagent systems”, Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 87(2), 022818

28. Aureli, M., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Nonlinear sensing of ionic polymer metal composites”, Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics 25(2), 273-310 (special issue on Beyond Cauchy Mechanics)

29. Cha, Y., Porfiri, M., 2013: “A bias-dependent model of the electrical impedance of ionic polymer metal composites”, Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 87(2), 022403

30. Kopman, V., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Design, modeling, and characterization of a miniature robotic-fish for research and education in biomimetics and bioinspiration”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 18(2), 471-483 (special issue on Bio-Inspired Mechatronics)

31. Kopman, V., Laut, J., Polverino, G., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Closed-loop control of zebrafish response using a bioinspired robotic-fish in a preference test”, Journal of the Royal Society Interface 10(78), 20120540

32. Polverino, G., Liao, J. C., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) preference and behavioral response to animated images of conspecifics altered in their color, aspect ratio, and swimming depth”, PLoS ONE 8(1), e54315

33. Colloca, M., Gupta, N., Porfiri, M., 2013: “Tensile properties of carbon nanofiber reinforced multiscale syntactic foams”, Composites Part B: Engineering 44(1), 584–591

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2012 (28 publications)

1. Facci, A. L., Porfiri, 2012: “Nonlinear hydrodynamic damping of sharp-edged cantilevers in viscous fluids undergoing multi-harmonic base excitation”, Journal of Applied Physics 112(12), 124908

2. Grimaldi, E., Porfiri, M., Soria, L., 2012: “Finite amplitude vibrations of a sharp-edged beam immersed in a viscous fluid near a solid surface”, Journal of Applied Physics 112(10), 104907 ; Erratum

3. Tauro, F., Mocio, G., Rapiti, E., Grimaldi, S., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Assessment of fluorescent particles for surface flow analysis”, Sensors 12(11), 15827-15840 (special issue on State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology in Italy 2012)

4. Abdelnour, K., Stinchcombe, A., Porfiri, M., Zhang, J., Childress, S., 2012: “Wireless powering of ionic polymer metal composites towards hovering micro-swimmers”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 17(5), 924-935
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5. Tauro, F., Grimaldi, S., Petroselli, A., Rulli, M. C., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Fluorescent particle tracers for surface flow measurements: a proof of concept in a semi-natural hillslope”, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 16(8), 2973-2983

6. Cha, Y., Phan, C. N., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Energy exchange during slamming impact of an ionic polymer metal composite”, Applied Physics Letters 101(9), 094103

7. Aureli, M., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Effect of electrode surface roughness on the electrical impedance of ionic polymer metal composites”, Smart Materials and Structures 21(10), 105030

8. Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Interaction of a vortex pair with a flexible plate in an ideal quiescent fluid”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 23(13), 1485-1504 (special issue on Nonlinear Energy Harvesting)

9. Abaid, N., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Leader-follower consensus over numerosity-constrained random networks”, Automatica 48(8), 1845–1851

10. Aureli, M., Pagano, C., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Nonlinear finite amplitude torsional vibrations of cantilevers in viscous fluids”, Journal of Applied Physics 111(12), 124915

11. Abaid, N., Bartolini, T., Macri, S., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Zebrafish responds differentially to a robotic fish of varying aspect ratio, tail beat frequency, noise, and color”, Behavioural Brain Research 224(2), 545–553

12. Tauro, F., Grimaldi, S., Petroselli, A., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Fluorescent particle tracers for surface flow measurements: a proof of concept in a natural stream”, Water Resources Research 48(6), W06528
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13. Tauro, F., Pagano, C., Porfiri, M., Grimaldi, S., 2012: “Tracing of shallow water flows through buoyant fluorescent particles”, Flow Measurement and Instrumentation 26, 93-101

14. Marras, S., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Fish and robots swimming together: attraction towards the robot demands biomimetic locomotion”, Journal of the Royal Society Interface 9(73), 1856–1868 (Cover image of the journal)

15. Cha, Y., Aureli, M., Porfiri, M., 2012: “A physics-based model of the electrical impedance of ionic polymer metal composites”, Journal of Applied Physics 111(2), 124901

16. Polverino, G., Abaid, N., Kopman, V., Macri, S., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Zebrafish response to robotic fish: Preference experiments on isolated individuals and small shoals”, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 7(3), 036019
    [YouTube video, YouTube video 2]

17. Abaid, N., Spinello, C., Laut, J., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Zebrafish (Danio rerio) responds to images animated by mathematical models of animal grouping”, Behavioural Brain Research 232(2), 406–410

18. Kopman, V., Cavaliere, N., Porfiri, M.: 2012: “MASUV-1: a miniature underwater vehicle with multidirectional thrust-vectoring for safe animal interactions”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 17(3), 563-571
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19. Porfiri, M., 2012: “Stochastic synchronization in blinking networks of chaotic maps”, Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 85(5), 056114

20. Bardella, L., Sfreddo, A., Ventura, C., Porfiri, M., Gupta, N., 2012: “A critical evaluation of micromechanical models for syntactic foams”, Mechanics of Materials 50, 53-69

21. Colloca, M., Dorogokupets, G., Gupta, N., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Mechanical properties and failure mechanisms of closed-cell PVC foams”, International Journal of Crashworthiness 17(3), 327-336

22. Abaid, N., Bollt, E., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Topological analysis of complexity in multi-agent systems”, Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 85(4), 041907

23. Abaid, N., Igel, I., Porfiri, M., 2012: “On the consensus protocol of conspecific agents”, Linear Algebra and its Applications 437(1), 221-235

24. Aureli, M., Fiorilli, F., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Portraits of self-organization in fish schools interacting with robots”, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 241(9), 908-920
    [YouTube video,YouTube video 2, YouTube video 3]

25. Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Energy exchange between a vortex ring and an ionic polymer metal composite”, Applied Physics Letters 100(11), 114102

26. Grimaldi, S., Petroselli, A., Tauro, F., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Time of concentration: a paradox in modern hydrology”, Hydrological Sciences Journal 57(2), 217-228

27. Aureli, M., Basaran, M. E., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Nonlinear finite amplitude vibrations of sharp-edged beams in viscous fluids”, Journal of Sound and Vibration 331(7), 1624-1654

28. Tagliavia, G., Porfiri, M.,Gupta, N., 2012: “Influence of moisture absorption on flexural properties of syntactic foams”, Composite Part B: Engineering 43(2), 115-123

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2011 (8 publications)

1. Porfiri, M., 2011: “A master stability function for stochastically coupled chaotic maps”, Europhysics Letters 96(4), 40014

2. Tagliavia, G., Porfiri, M.,Gupta, N., 2011: “Analysis of particle-to-particle elastic interactions in syntactic foams”, Mechanics of Materials 43(12), 952–968

3. De Lellis, P., di Bernardo, M., Porfiri, M., 2011: “Pinning control of complex networks via edge snapping”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 21(3), 033119

4. Falcucci, G., Aureli, M., Ubertini, S., Porfiri, M., 2011: “Transverse harmonic oscillations of laminae in viscous fluids: a Lattice Boltzmann study”, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences 369(1945), 2456-2466

5. Giacomello, A., Porfiri, M., 2011: “Underwater energy harvesting from a heavy flag hosting ionic polymer metal composites”, Journal of Applied Physics 109(8) 084903

6. Abaid, N., Porfiri, M., 2011: “Consensus over numerosity-constrained random networks”, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 56(3), 649-654

7. Sorrentino, F., Porfiri, M., 2011: “Analysis of parameter mismatches in the master stability function for network synchronization”, Europhysics Letters 93(5), 50002

8. Tagliavia, G., Porfiri, M., Gupta, N., 2011: “Elastic interaction of interfacial spherical-cap cracks in hollow particle filled composites”, International Journal of Solids and Structures 48(7-8), 1141-1153

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2010 (15 publications)

1. Tauro, F., Aureli, M., Porfiri, M., Grimaldi, S., 2010: “Characterization of buoyant fluorescent particles for field observations of water flows”, Sensors 10(12), 11512-11529 (special issue on Sensors in Agriculture and Forestry)
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2. Aureli, M., Porfiri, M., 2010: “Coordination of self-propelled particles through external leadership”, Europhysics Letters 92(4), 40004

3. Abaid, N., Porfiri, M., 2010: “Fish in a ring: spatiotemporal pattern formation in one-dimensional animal groups”, Journal of the Royal Society Interface 7(51), 1441-1453
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4. De Lellis, P., di Bernardo, M., Garofalo, F., Porfiri, M., 2010: “Evolution of complex networks via edge snapping”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I 57(8), 2132-2143

5. Poveda, R., Gupta, N., Porfiri, M., 2010: “Poisson’s ratio of hollow particle filled composites”, Materials Letters 64(21) 2360-2362

6. Aureli, M., Kopman, V., Porfiri, M., 2010: “Free-locomotion of underwater vehicles actuated by ionic polymer metal composites”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 15(4), 603-614

7. Aureli, M., Porfiri, M., Gupta, N., 2010: “Effect of polydispersivity and porosity on the elastic properties of hollow particle filled composites”, Mechanics of Materials 42(7), 726-739

8. Lee, S. H., Kapila, V., Porfiri, M., Panda, A., 2010: “Master-slave synchronization of continuously and intermittently coupled sampled-data chaotic oscillators”, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation 15(12), 4100-4113

9. Tagliavia, G., Porfiri, M., Gupta, N., 2010: “Analysis of hollow inclusion-matrix debonding in particulate composites”, International Journal of Solids and Structures 47(16), 2164-2177

10. Prince, C., Lin, W., Lin, J., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2010: “Temporally-resolved hydrodynamics in the vicinity of a vibrating ionic polymer metal composite”, Journal of Applied Physics 107(9), 094908 ; Erratum

11. Aureli, M., Porfiri, M., 2010: “Low frequency and large amplitude oscillations of cantilevers in viscous fluids”, Applied Physics Letters 96(16), 164102

12. Gupta, N., Ye, R., Porfiri, M., 2010: “Comparison of tensile and compressive characteristics of vinyl ester/glass microballoon syntactic foams”, Composites Part B: Engineering 41(3), 236-245

13. Porfiri, M., Fiorilli, F., 2010: “Experiments on node-to-node pinning control of Chua’s circuits”, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 239(8), 454-464

14. Tagliavia, G., Porfiri, M., Gupta, N., 2010: “Analysis of flexural properties of hollow-particle filled composites”, Composites Part B: Engineering 41(1), 86-93

15. Aureli, M., Prince, C., Porfiri, M., Peterson, S. D., 2010: “Energy harvesting from base excitation of ionic polymer metal composites in fluid environments”, Smart Materials and Structures 19(1), 015003

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2009 (12 publications)

1. Khapli, S., Kim, J. R., Montclare, J. K., Levicky, R., Porfiri, M., Sofou, S., 2009: “Frozen cyclohexane-in-water emulsion as a sacrificial template for the synthesis of multilayered polyelectrolyte microcapsules”, Langmuir 25(17), 9728-9733

2. Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., Rovardi, A., 2009: “A particle image velocimetry study of vibrating ionic polymer metal composites in aqueous environments”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 14(4), 474-483

3. Caeti, R., Gupta, N., Porfiri, M., 2009: “Processing and compressive response of functionally graded composites”, Materials Letters 63(22), 1964-1967

4. Abdelnour, K., Mancia, E., Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2009: “Hydrodynamics of underwater propulsors based on ionic polymer metal composites: a numerical study”, Smart Materials and Structures 18(8), 085006

5. Aureli, M., Lin, W., Porfiri, M., 2009: “On the capacitance-boost of ionic polymer metal composites due to electroless plating: theory and experiments”, Journal of Applied Physics 105(10), 104911

6. Porfiri, M., Fiorilli, F., 2009: “Global pulse synchronization of chaotic oscillators through fast-switching: theory and experiments”, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 41(1), 245-262

7. Porfiri, M., 2009: “Influence of electrode surface roughness and steric effects on the nonlinear electromechanical behavior of ionic polymer metal composites”, Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 79(4), 041503

8. Porfiri, M., Nguyen, N. W., Gupta, N., 2009: “Thermal conductivity of multiphase particulate composite materials”, Journal of Materials Science 44(6), 1540-1550

9. Tagliavia, G., Porfiri, M., Gupta, N., 2009: “Vinyl ester-glass hollow particle composites: dynamic mechanical properties at high inclusion volume fraction”, Journal of Composite Materials 43(5), 561-582

10. Porfiri, M., Fiorilli, F., 2009: “Node-to-node pinning-control of complex networks”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 19(1), 013122

11. Porfiri, M., Gupta, N., 2009: “Effect of volume fraction and wall-thickness on the elastic properties of hollow-particle filled composites”, Composites Part B: Engineering 40(2), 166-173

12. Porfiri, M., 2009: “An electromechanical model for sensing and actuation of ionic polymer metal composites”, Smart Materials and Structures 18(1), 015016

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2008 (13 publications)

1. Porfiri, M., di Bernardo, M., 2008: “Criteria for global pinning-controllability of complex networks”, Automatica 44(12), 3100-3106

2. Porfiri, M., Stilwell, D. J., Bollt, E. M., 2008: “Synchronization in random weighted directed networks”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I 55(10), 3170-3177

3. Porfiri, M., 2008: “Charge dynamics in ionic polymer metal composites”, Journal of Applied Physics 104(10), 104915

4. Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., 2008: “Analysis of rubber-like materials using Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) method”, Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 24(12), 1781-1804

5. Porfiri, M., Roberson, D. G., Stilwell, D. J., 2008: “Fast switching analysis of linear switched systems using exponential splitting”, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 47(5), 2582-2597

6. Porfiri, M., Pigliacampo, R., 2008: “Master-slave global stochastic synchronization of chaotic oscillators”, SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems 7(3), 825-842

7. Del Bufalo, G., Placidi, L., Porfiri, M., 2008: “A mixture theory framework for modeling mechanical actuation of ionic polymer metal composites”, Smart Materials and Structures 17(4), 045010

8. Porfiri, M., 2008: “Vibrations of parallel arrays of electrostatically actuated microplates”, Journal of Sound and Vibration 315(4-5), 1071-1085

9. Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2008: “Vibrations and pull-in instabilities of microelectromechanical von Karman elliptic plates incorporating the Casimir force”, Journal of Sound and Vibration 315(4-5), 939-960

10. Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2008: “Reduced-order models for microelectromechanical rectangular and circular plates incorporating the Casimir force”, International Journal of Solids and Structures 45(11-12), 3558-3583

11. Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2008: “Effects of van der Waals force and thermal stress on pull-in instability of microplates”, Sensors 8(2), 1048-1069

12. Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2008: “Vibrations of narrow microbeams predeformed by an electric field”, Journal of Sound and Vibration 309(3), 600-612

13. Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2008: “Free and forced vibrations of a segmented bar by a Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) formulation”, Computational Mechanics 41(4), 473-491

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2007 (7 publications)

1. Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2007: “Review of modeling electrostatically actuated microelectromechanical systems”, Smart Materials and Structures 16(6), R23-R31

2. Porfiri, M., Stilwell, D. J., 2007: “Consensus seeking over random weighted directed graphs”, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 52(9), 1767-1773

3. Porfiri, M., Bollt, E. M., Stilwell, D. J., 2007: “Decline of minorities in stubborn societies”, The European Physical Journal B 57(4), 481-486

4. Porfiri, M., Roberson, D. G., Stilwell, D. J., 2007: “Tracking and formation control of multiple autonomous agents: a two-level consensus approach”, Automatica 43(8), 1318-1328

5. Andreaus, U., Porfiri, M., 2007: “Effect of electrical uncertainties on resonant piezoelectric shunting “, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 18(5), 477-485

6. Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2007: “Effects of Casimir force on pull-in instability in micromembranes”, Europhysics Letters 77(2), 20010

7. Porfiri, M., Maurini, C., Pouget, J., 2007: “Identification of electromechanical modal parameters of linear piezoelectric structures”, Smart Materials and Structures 16(2), 323-331

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2006 (5 publications)

1. Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2006: “Capacitance estimate for electrostatically actuated narrow microbeams”, Micro & Nano Letters 1(2), 71-73; Erratum

2. Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2006: “Electromechanical model of electrically actuated narrow microbeams”, IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 15(5), 1175-1189

3. Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2006: “Analysis of electrostatic MEMS using Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) method”, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 30(11), 949-962

4. Maurini, C., Porfiri, M., Pouget, J., 2006: “Numerical methods for modal analysis of stepped piezoelectric beams”, Journal of Sound and Vibration 298(4-5), 918-933

5. Porfiri, M., Stilwell, D. J., Bollt, E. M., Skufca, J. D., 2006: “Random talk: random walk and synchronizability in a moving neighborhood network”, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 224(1-2), 102-113 (special issue on Complex Networks)

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2005 (3 publications)

1. Andreaus, U., Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., 2005: “Vibrations of cracked Euler-Bernoulli beams using Meshless local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) method”, Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences (CMES) 9(2), 111-132

2. Porfiri, M., dell’Isola, F., Santini, E., 2005: “Modeling and design of passive electric networks interconnecting piezoelectric transducers for distributed vibration control”, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics 21(2), 69-87

3. Alessandroni, S., Andreaus, U., dell’Isola, F., Porfiri, M., 2005: “A passive electric controller for multimodal vibrations of thin plates”, Computers and Structures 83(15-16), 1236-1250 (special issue on Modelling of Smart Structures)

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2004 (6 publications)

1. Andreaus, U., dell’Isola, F., Porfiri, M., 2004: “Piezoelectric passive distributed controllers for beam flexural vibrations”, Journal of Vibration and Control 10(5), 625-661

2. dell’Isola, F., Maurini, C., Porfiri, M., 2004: “Passive damping of beam vibrations through distributed electric networks and piezoelectric transducers: prototype design and experimental validation”, Smart Materials and Structures 13(2), 299-308

3. Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2004: “Treatment of material discontinuity in two Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) formulations of axisymmetric transient heat conduction”, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 61(14), 2461-2479

4. Alessandroni, S., Andreaus, U., dell’Isola, F., Porfiri, M., 2004: “Piezo-ElectroMechanical (PEM) Kirchhoff-Love plates”, European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids 23(4), 689-702

5. Porfiri, M., dell’Isola, F., Frattale Mascioli, F. M., 2004: “Circuit analog of a beam and its application to multimodal vibration damping, using piezoelectric transducers”, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications 32(4), 167-198

6. Porfiri M., dell’Isola F., 2004: “Multimodal beam vibration damping exploiting PZT transducers and passive distributed circuits”, Journal de Physique IV 115, 323-332

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2003 (1 publication)

1. dell’Isola, F., Porfiri, M., Vidoli, S., 2003: “Piezo-ElectroMechanical (PEM) structures: passive vibration control using distributed piezoelectric transducers”, Comptes Rendus de l’Academie des Sciences – Series IIB – Mechanics 331(1), 69-76

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2002 (1 publication)

1. Alessandroni, S., dell’Isola, F., Porfiri, M., 2002: “A revival of electric analogs for vibrating mechanical systems aimed to their efficient control by PZT actuators”, International Journal of Solids and Structures 39(20), 5295-5324

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2001 (1 publication)

1. dell’Isola, F., Henneke, E. G., Porfiri, M., 2001: “Synthesis of electrical networks interconnecting PZT actuators to damp mechanical vibrations”, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics 14(1-4/2001/2002), 417-424

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Book chapters

• Porfiri, M., 2019: “Inferring impulsive hydrodynamic loading during hull slamming from water velocity measurements”, Advances in Thick Section Composite and Sandwich Structures (Edited by S. W. Lee), Springer

• Lopresto, V., Papa, I., Pagliarulo, V., Russo, P., Porfiri, M., 2019: “Low velocity impact of marine composites: experiments and theory”, Advances in Thick Section Composite and Sandwich Structures (Edited by S. W. Lee), Springer

• Jeter, R., Porfiri, M., Belykh, I., 2019: “Dynamics and control of stochastically switching networks: beyond fast switching”, Temporal Network Theory (Edited by P. Holme and J. Saramaki), Springer

• Rizzo, A., Porfiri, M., 2017: “Toward a realistic modeling of epidemic spreading with activity driven networks”, Temporal Network Epidemiology (Edited by N. Masuda and P. Holme), Springer

• Porfiri, M., Shams, A., 2017: “Pressure reconstruction during water impact through particle image velocimetry: Methodology overview and applications to lightweight structures”, Dynamic Response and Failure of Composite Materials and Structures (Edited by V. Lopresto, Al. Langella, and S. Abrate), Woodhead Publishing

• Asaka, K., Takagi, K., Kamanichi, N., Porfiri, M., 2016: “IPMCs as EAPs: Applications”, Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series. Electromechanically Active Polymers (Edited by F. Carpi), Springer, Vol. 1-24

• Peterson, S. D., Porfiri, M., 2016: “Underwater sensing of impulsive loading using ionic polymer metal composites”, Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMCs): Smart Multi-Functional Materials and Artificial Muscles (Edited by M. Shahinpoor), Royal Society of Chemistry, Vol. 2, 1-16

• Cha, Y., Porfiri, M., 2016: “What happens at the ionomer-electrode interfaces and how it influences sensing and actuation in IPMCs “, Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMCs): Smart Multi-Functional Materials and Artificial Muscles (Edited by M. Shahinpoor), Royal Society of Chemistry, Vol. 1, 169-184

• Porfiri, M., 2015: “The cooperation between NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering and Sapienza University of Rome”, Inter-University Cooperation between Sapienza and American and Canadian Universities (edited by F. D’Ascenzo), Springer, 51-54

• Butail, S., Abaid, N., Macri, S., Porfiri, M., 2015: “Fish-robot interactions: robot fish in animal behavioral studies”, Robot fish (edited R. Du, Z. Li, K. Youcef-Toumi), Springer, Part IV, 221-240

• Porfiri, M., Peterson, S. D., 2013: “Energy harvesting from fluids using ionic polymer metal composites”, Advances in energy harvesting methods (edited by N. Elvin, A. Erturk), Springer, Part IV, 221-240

• Abaid, N., Porfiri, M., 2012: “Synchronous dynamics over numerosity-constrained stochastic networks”, Applications of nonlinear dynamics and chaos in engineering (Vol-2) (edited by S.Banerjee, M. Mitra, L. Rondoni), Springer, Chapter 5, 95-121

• Porfiri, M., Gupta, N., 2010: “A review of research on impulsive loading of marine composites”, Major accomplishments in composite materials and sandwich structures – an anthology of ONR sponsored research (edited by E.E. Gdoutos, I.M. Daniel, Y.D.S. Rajapakse), Springer, Chapter 2, 169-194

• Batra, R. C., Porfiri, M., Spinello, D., 2008: “Pull-in instability in electrostatically actuated MEMS”, Advances in Multiphysics Simulation and Experimental Testing of MEMS (edited by A. Frangi, N. Aluru, C. Cercignani, S. Mukherjee), Imperial College Press, Chapter 9, 329-374

• Andreaus, U., dell’Isola, F., Porfiri, M., 2003: “Multimodal vibration control by using piezoelectric transducers and passive circuits”, Mechanics of Electromagnetic Material Systems and Structures (edited by Y. Shindo), WIT press, 307-317

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Dissertations and Theses

• Porfiri, M., 2006: Analysis by meshless local Petrov-Galerkin method of material discontinuities, pull-in instability in MEMS, vibrations of cracked beams, and finite deformations of rubberlike materials, Ph.D. Dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Porfiri, M., 2005: Performances of passive electric networks and piezoelectric transducers for beam vibration control, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Rome La Sapienza — University of Toulon

• Porfiri, M., 2001: Design of electric networks for mechanical vibrations control using piezoelectric actuators, M.Sc. Thesis, University of Rome La Sapienza

• Porfiri, M., 2000: Synthesis of electrical networks interconnecting PZT actuators to efficiently damp mechanical vibrations, M.Sc. Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Typos (the ones that we know of)

• An updated list of typos in my journal publications that I hope will save you some time when you try to decipher my work – updated August 2024

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