Ivan Ferrari

Ivan Ferrari

Researcher

+39 0832 432225
Lecce
ivan.ferrari@cnr.it

Professional profile

Archaeologist | Ancient Topography | Survey and Technical Analysis of Ancient Monuments | Laser scanning | Digital Photogrammetry | Virtual Archaeology

He graduated in Cultural Heritage in 2003 from the University of Salento, discussing a thesis on “Survey and technical analysis of ancient monuments”. In 2013, he obtained a PhD in “Ancient Topography” with a thesis entitled “The Roman Bridges of the Via Traiana” Since 2006, he has worked at the CNR (National Research Council)—initially at the IBAM (Institute for Archaeological and Monumental Heritage) and, since 2019, at the ISPC (Institute of Heritage Science) in Lecce. He started with consultancy contracts, becoming a technical assistant in 2014 and a researcher in 2018. He has participated in several national and international projects concerning the study, survey, and development of reconstructive hypotheses for monuments and archaeological sites, aimed at the knowledge, enhancement, and dissemination of Cultural Heritage through information technology.

CNR Disciplinary Fields and Research Management Sectors

  • SH8_ 1 Science and Technologies for Cultural Heritage
  • SH8_3 Cultural studies and theory, cultural identities and memories, cultural heritage, architectural heritage
  • SH6_3 Archaeology of early literate societies and early civilizations

Groups & Labs CNR ISPC

Digital Heritage Innovation Lab →
Geophysics Lab →

Publications

CNR IRIS platform →
ORCID →

Highlight

V. Di Fiore, M. Punzo, I. Ferrari, L. De Giorgi, F. Giuri, D. Tarallo, P. Croveri, M. Cardinali, G. Leucci (2025). Analysing the invisible: GPR survey at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Exploration Geophysics, 56(5), 44–55. Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists. DOI: https://doi.org/10.63929/08123985.2025.56.03

G. Leucci, L. D. Giorgi, I. Ferrari, F. Giuri, L. Longhitano, A. Felici, C. Riminesi (2023). Non-Destructive Diagnosis on the Masaccio Frescoes at the Brancacci Chapel, Church of Santa Maria del Carmine (Florence). Remote Sensing, 15(4), 1146. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15041146

G. Leucci, L. D. Giorgi, I. Ditaranto, F. Giuri, I. Ferrari, G. Scardozzi (2019). New Data on the Messapian Necropolis of Monte D’Elia in Alezio (Apulia, Italy) from Topographical and Geophysical Surveys. Sensors, 19(16), 3494. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s19163494

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