Interpretable Modeling Frameworks for Dynamical Systems: From First Principles to Explainable AI in Smart and Industrial Applications

This dissertation develops and applies a unified methodological framework for modeling dynamical systems that places interpretability, transparency, and explainability at the center of model selection and design. The framework replaces a purely source-of-knowledge view with a dual-axis taxonomy that distinguishes four classes, white-, knowledge-driven grey-, data-driven grey-, and black-box, and operationalizes movement between them via calibration, physics-guided approximation of hard submod...

Ubiquitous microwave and mm-wave radars for advanced motion detection

This Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) thesis deepens and expands the study of microwave and millimeter-wave radar for advanced applications of high scientific and industrial/commercial interest in the fields of vital signs detection, motion analysis and gesture recognition. The use of radar in space and harbor navigation will also be discussed for the implementation of a radar system to be mounted on a satellite to detect space debris and enabling the concept of autonomous ship navigation, respectiv...

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Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) infection of monocytic cells induces a strong release of chemokines in a Caspase-8-independent manner

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a widespread human pathogen that can establish lifelong persistence after primary infection. Although antiviral drugs are available, their efficacy is often limited by the emergence of resistant strains, particularly in immunocompromised patients or in those undergoing prolonged treatment. The absence of effective vaccines and the growing problem of resistance underscore the need to better understand the molecular interplay between HSV-1 and host immunit...