• Previous projects and contracts
• Development of an systematic plan to optimize cardioprotection network for the town of Procida: definition of the optimal allocation of DAE. ITALIAN RED CROSS – PHILIPS FOUNDATION 2024
• Data-driven moDelling of particUlate with Satellite Technology aid (D-DUST),  Fondazione Cariplo,  DATA SCIENCE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

• Relevant publications (updated Nov 25)

Nawaro J, Gianquintieri L, Pagliosa A, Migliari M, Caiani EG (2026). Geospatial Analysis of Socio-urban Vulnerability to Heat in the Context of Cardiovascular Health. In: Littlewood, J.R., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2024. SEB 2024. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 113. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-5069-9_11

Mahakalkar A, Gilardi L, Erbertseder T, Baier F, Gianquintieri L, Caiani E. Temperature-dependent health risks from short-term ozone exposure: spatial variation across urbanisation levels”, Proc. SPIE 13672, Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments X, 136720A (28 October 2025); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3069836

Mahakalkar A, Caiani EG, Stirparo G, Picozzi E, Gianquintieri L. Short-term effect of air pollution on OHCA in Lombardy – a case-crossover spatiotemporal study. Global Challenges 2025:e00241 https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202500241

Gianquintieri L, Caiani EG.  State-of-Art in Studying the Public Health Effects of Heat: a Literature Review.  Global Challenges 2025;9(11):e00381. doi: 10.1002/gch2.202500381

Gianquintieri L, Pagliosa A, Bonora R, Caiani EG. A High-Granularity, Machine Learning Informed Spatial Predictive Model for Epidemic Monitoring: the Case of COVID-19 in Lombardy Region, Italy. Applied Sciences (Special Issue Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies in Biomedicine) 2025; 15(15): 8729. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15158729

Nawaro J, Gianquintieri L, Pagliosa A, Sechi G, Caiani EG. Spatial Clustering of Ambulance Dispatches for Cardiovascular Problems During Heat and Non-Heat Days: Preliminary Study for Milan, Italy. IEEE 8th Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Innovation (RTSI), Lecco, 2024  pp. 66-71. https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI61910.2024.1076115

Nawaro J, Gianquintieri L, Pagliosa A, Sechi GM, Caiani EG. Neighborhood determinants of vulnerability to heat for cardiovascular health: a spatial analysis of Milan, Italy. Population and Environment 2024; 46: 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11111-024-00466-3

Nawaro J, Gianquintieri L, Pagliosa A, Sechi G, Caiani EG. A data-driven framework for the definition of heat in CV research for better comprehension of climate changes on human health. Eur Heart J 2024; 45 (Supplement_1):  ehae666.3578, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.3578

Mahakalkar A, Gianquintieri L, Pagliosa A, Sechi G, Caiani EG. Spatiotemporal analysis of air pollution concentration and short-term effects on cardiovascular emergencies in Lombardy. Eur Heart J 2024; 45 (Supplement_1): ehae666.2942.10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.2942

Nawaro J, Gianquintieri L, Caiani EG. Analysis of the Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) index for Italian municipalities. Public Health 2024;236:386-395 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.08.014

Gianquintieri L, Mahakalkar AU, Caiani EG. Exploring spatial-temporal patterns of air pollution concentration and their relationship with land-use. Athmosphere (sec. Air Quality and Human Health) 2024; 15(6): 699. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15060699

Gianquintieri L, Oxoli D, Caiani EG, Brovelli M. State-of-art in modelling particulate matter (PM) concentration: a scoping review of aims and methods. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2024 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-04781-5

Mahakalkar A, Gianquintieri L, Amici L, Brovelli MA, Caiani E. Geospatial analysis of short-term exposure to air pollution and risk of cardiovascular diseases and mortality – a systematic review. Chemosphere 2024;353:141495 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141495

Gianquintieri L, Oxoli D, Caiani EG, Brovelli M. Implementation of a GeoEOAI Model to Assess the Impact of Agricultural Land on the Spatial Distribution of PM2.5 Concentration. Chemosphere 2024;352:141438 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141438

Nawaro J, Gianquintieri L, Caiani EG. Developing a Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) index for Italian municipalities. One Health Conference 2023 – Med Sci Forum 2024;25(1):6 https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9992/25/1/6

Nawaro J, Gianquintieri L, Pagliosa A, Sechi G, Caiani EG. Spatial Clustering of Ambulance Dispatches for Cardiovascular Problems During Heat and Non-Heat Days: Preliminary Study for Milan, Italy. IEEE 8th Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Innovation (RTSI), Lecco, 2024  pp. 66-71, doi: 10.1109/RTSI61910.2024.10761157

Nawaro JA, Gianquintieri L, Pagliosa A, Sechi G, Caiani EG. Heatwave Definition and Impact on Cardiovascular Health: A Systematic Review, Public health Review 2023;44 https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/public-health-reviews/articles/10.3389/phrs.2023.1606266/full

Spina S*, Gianquintieri L*, Marrazzo F*, Migliari M, Sechi G, Migliori M, Pagliosa A, Bonora R, Langer T, Caiani EG, Fumagalli R. Detection of patients with COVID-19 by the emergency medical services in Lombardy through an operator-based interview and machine learning models. Emergency Medicine Journal 2023 Nov 28;40(12):810-820 https://emj.bmj.com/content/40/12/810

Nawaro J, Gianquintieri L, Pagliosa A, Silvaroli A, Sechi GM, Caiani EG. Heat waves and cardiovascular events in Milan, Italy: a geospatial case-crossover approach using data from emergency medical services.   One Health conference 2022 – Med. Sci. Forum 2023, 19(1), 5 https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9992/19/1/5

Mahakalkar AU, Morello E, Makki F, Eldesoky AH, Caiani E. Theoretical framework to develop an urban health index using built environment variables: the case of Ferrara, Italy. CISBAT 2023 (winner BEST POSTER AWARD). Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2023;2600:142008 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/2600/14/142008

Gianquintieri L, Oxoli D, Caiani EG, Brovelli MA. Land use influence on ambient PM2.5 and ammonia concentrations: Correlation analyses in the Lombardy region, Italy. Proceedings of the 26th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science GIScience Series, 4, 26, 2023 https://agile-giss.copernicus.org/articles/4/26/2023/

Gianquintieri L, Brovelli MA, Pagliosa A, Dassi G, Brambilla PM, Bonora R, Sechi GM, Caiani EG. Generating High-Granularity Covid-19 Territorial Early Alerts Using Emergency Medical Services and Machine Learning. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health – Special Issue ” Disasters Preparedness and Emergency Response: Prevention, Surveillance and Mitigation Planning 2022; 19: 9012 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/15/9012

Gianquintieri L, Brovelli MA, Pagliosa A, Bonora R, Sechi GM, Caiani EG. Geospatial correlation analysis between air pollution indicators and estimated speed of COVID-19 diffusion in the Lombardy region (Italy). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021;18(22):12154 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12154

Gianquintieri L, Brovelli MA, Brambilla P, Pagliosa A, Villa GF, Caiani EG. Development of a novel framework to propose new strategies for Automated External Defibrillators deployment targeting residential out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: application to the city of Milan. ISPRS Int. Journal of Geo information – Special issue “GIS and Health” 2020; 9: 491 https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/9/11/639