Publications

Publications by Dr. A. Corbetta

Journal paper Book chapter Conference proceedings

Submitted Papers

2026 C. vd Laan, A. Corbetta - Probabilistic dynamics of small groups in crowd flows - To Appear. Plos One
2026 L. Karam, R. Castro, M. Schoukens, A. Corbetta - Modeling inhomogeneous spatial point configurations with applications to replicated patterns in waiting crowds - Submitted
2026 C. Pouw, A. Corbetta, A. Gabbana, F. Toschi - The multi-fractal nature of pedestrian arrival times - Submitted

Publications

2025 K. Minartz, F. Hendriks, S. Koop, A. Corbetta, V. Menkovski - Discovering interaction mechanisms in crowds via deep generative surrogate experiments - Sci. Rep. 15, 10385
2025 67 Authors - A Glossary for Research on Human Crowd Dynamics - 2nd Edition - Collective Dynamics, 10, 1-32
2025 R. Kodapanakkal, C. Pouw, A. Haans, J. Ham, G. Bombaerts, A. Corbetta, A. Dameski, A. Spahn, F. Toschi - The Influence of Macroscopic Pedestrian Structures on Train Boarding Efficiency - Transp. Res. Interdiscip. Persp. 29. 101319
2025 A. Corbetta, E. Ronchi, M. Chraibi, F. Toschi - Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2023 - Saf. Sci. 184. 106759 (Special issue editorial)
2024 C. Pouw, G. vd Vleuten, A. Corbetta. F. Toschi - Data-driven physics-based modeling of pedestrian dynamics - Phys. Rev. E 110, 064102
2024 G. Ortali, A. Gabbana, I. Atmodimedjo, A. Corbetta - Enhancing lattice kinetic schemes for fluid dynamics with Lattice-Equivariant Neural Networks - AIAA Journal, 1-16, 10.2514/1.J064453
2024 G. vd Vleuten, F. Toschi, W. Schilders, A. Corbetta - Stochastic fluctuations of diluted pedestrian dynamics along curved paths - Phys. Rev. E. 109, 014605
2024 X. de Wit, G. Ortali, A. Corbetta, A. Mailybaev, L. Biferale, F.Toschi - Extreme statistics and extreme events in dynamical models of turbulence - Phys. Rev. E. 109 (5), 055106
2024 C. Pouw, A. Corbetta, A. Gabbana, C. vd Laan, F. Toschi - High-statistics pedestrian dynamics on stairways and their probabilistic fundamental diagrams - Transp. Res. Part C Emerg. Technol. 159. 104468
2024 C. Feliciani, A. Corbetta, M. Haghani, K. Nishinari - How crowd accidents are reported in the news media: Lexical and sentiment analysis - Saf. Sci. 172. 106423
2024 A. Dameski, A. Spahn, C. Pouw, R. Kodapanakkal, A. Haans, A. Corbetta, F. Toschi, J. Ham, G. Bombaerts - System-Phenomenology: The empirical case for collectives in mediation theory - Journal of Human-Technology Relations. 2. 1-22
2024 R. Kodapanakkal, A. Haans, J. Ham, R. Giesen, N. Gunes, T. Markink, J. Osinga, C. Pouw, G. Bombaerts, A. Corbetta, A. Dameski, A. Spahn, F. Toschi - Investigating Sociophysical Attributes Underlying Train Boarding Efficiency and their Importance for nudging - Saf. Sci. 177. 106568
2024 A. Corbetta, T. Senan, L. Woestemeier, B. Hengeveld - Public-space sonification for pedestrian trajectory nudging - Traffic and Granular Flow '22. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 443. Springer
2024 R. Kodapanakkal, C. Pouw, G. Bombaerts, A. Corbetta, A. Dameski, A. Haans, J. Ham, A. Spahn, F. Toschi - A psychological approach to understading microscopic and macroscopic structures during train boarding - Traffic and Granular Flow '22. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 443. Springer
2023 A. Corbetta, T. de Jong - How neural networks learn to classify chaotic time series - Chaos. 33, 123101
2023 A. Corbetta, F. Toschi - Physics of Human Crowds - Annu. Rev. Condens. Matter Phys. Vol. 14:311-333
2023 C. Feliciani, A. Corbetta, M. Haghani, K. Nishinari - Trends in crowd accidents based on an analysis of press reports - Saf. Sci. 164. 106174
2023 A. Corbetta, A. Gabbana, V. Gryria, D. Livescu, J. Prins, F. Toschi - Towards learning Lattice Boltzmann collision operators - Eur. Phys. J. E 46:10
2023 N.A.M. Araujo, L. Janssen, T. Barois, G. Boffetta, I. Cohen, A. Corbetta, O. Dauchot, M. Dijkstra, W. Durham, A. Dussutour, S. Garnier, H. Gelderblom, R. Golestanian, L. Isa, G. H. Koenderink, H. Lowen, R. Metzler, M. Polin, C.P. Royall, A. Saric, A. Sengupta, C. Sykes, V. Trianni, I. Tuval, N. Vogel, J. M. Yeomans, I. Zuriguel, A. Marin, G. Volpe - Steering self-organisation through confinement - Soft Matter. 19, 1695-1704
2022 A. Gabbana, F. Toschi, P. Ross, A. Haans, A. Corbetta - Fluctuations in pedestrian dynamics routing choices - PNAS Nexus. pgac169
2022 G. Ortali, A. Corbetta, G. Rozza, F Toschi - Numerical proof of shell model turbulence closure - Phys. Rev. Fluids. 7, L082401
2022 A. Dameski, A. Spahn, C. Pouw, A. Corbetta, F. Toschi, G. Bombaerts - How to balance individual and collective values after COVID-19? Ethical reflections on crowd management at Dutch train stations - In: Dennis, M.J., Ishmaev, G., Umbrello, S., van den Hoven, J. (eds) Values for a Post-Pandemic Future. Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, vol 40. pp. 215-232. Springer.
2022 C. Pouw, J. Willems, F. van Schadewijk, J. Thurau, F. Toschi, A. Corbetta - Benchmarking high-fidelity pedestrian tracking systems for research, real-time monitoring and crowd control - Collective Dynamics. v. 6 p. 1-22
2022 A. Gabbana, A. Corbetta, F. Toschi - Modeling routing choices in unidirectional pedestrian flows - Collective Dynamics, v.6, p. 1-9
2022 T. Senan, A. Corbetta, B. Hengeveld - Towards Sound-based Crowd Management: Investigating Sonification for Pedestrian Steering - AM '22. Proceedings of the 17th International Audio Mostly Conference. p32-35.
2021 P. Centorrino, A. Corbetta, E. Cristiani, E. Onofri - Managing Crowded Museums: Visitors Flow Measurement, Analysis, Modeling, and Optimization - J. Comput. Sci. 101357
2021 A. Corbetta, V. Menkovski, R. Benzi, F. Toschi - Deep learning velocity signals allows to quantify turbulence intensity - Sci. Adv. 7: eaba7281
2021 E. Onofri, A. Corbetta - RSSi-based visitor tracking in museums via cascaded AI classifiers and coloured graph representations - Collective Dynamics. v.6, p.1-17
2020 C. Pouw, F. Toschi, F. v. Schadewijk, A. Corbetta - Monitoring physical distancing for crowd management: real-time trajectory and group analysis - PLoS ONE 15(10): e0240963
2020 G. Beintema, A. Corbetta, L. Biferale, F. Toschi - Controlling Rayleigh-Bénard convection via Reinforcement Learning - J. Turbul. 1-21
2020 J. Willems, A. Corbetta, V. Menkovski, F. Toschi - Pedestrian orientation dynamics from high-fidelity measurements - Sci. Rep. 10, 11653
2020 A. Corbetta, L. Schilders, F. Toschi - High-statistics modeling of complex pedestrian avoidance scenarios - Crowd Dynamics (vol. 2), L. Gibelli Editor, Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology. Birkhäuser, Cham.
2020 A. Corbetta, W. Kroneman, M. Donners, A. Haans, P. Ross, M. Trouwborst, S. vd Wijdeven, M. Hultermans, D. Sekulowski, F. vd Heijden, S. Mentink, F. Toschi - A large-scale real-life crowd steering experiment via arrow-like stimuli - Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2018. Collective Dynamics, 5, 61-68
2020 W. Kroneman, A. Corbetta, F. Toschi - Accurate pedestrian localization via height-augmented HOG - Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2018. Collective Dynamics, 5, 33-40
2020 C. Balzotti, M. Briani, A. Corbetta, E. Cristiani, M. Minozzi, R. Natalini, S. Suriano, F. Toschi - Forecasting visitors' behaviour in crowded museums - Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2018. Collective Dynamics, 5, pp. 499-501
2019 E. Ronchi, A. Corbetta, E. Galea, M. Kinateder, E. Kuligowski, D. McGrath, A. Pel, Y. Shiban, P. Thompson, F. Toschi - New approaches to evacuation modelling for fire safety engineering applications - Fire Saf. J. 106, 197-209
2019 M. Haghani, N. Bode, M. Boltes, E. Cristiani, A. Corbetta - Panic, irrationality, herding: Three ambiguous terms in evacuation dynamics research - J. Adv. Transport., 9267643, 58pp
2019 A. Corbetta, F. Toschi - Path-integral representation of diluted pedestrian dynamics - in 'Complexity Science. An introduction'. 329-345. Eds. M. Peletier, R. Van Santen, E. Steur. World Scientific.
2019 P. Centorrino, A. Corbetta, E. Cristiani, E. Onofri - Measurement and analysis of visitors’ trajectories in crowded museums - 2019 IMEKO TC-4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
2019 J. Adrian, N. Bode, M. Amos, M. Baratchi, M. Beermann, M. Boltes, A. Corbetta, G. Dezecache, J. Drury , Z. Fu, R. Geraerts, S. Gwynne, G. Hofinger, A. Hunt, T. Kanters, A. Kneidl, K. Konya, G. Köster, M. Küpper, G. Michalareas, F. Neville, E. Ntontis, S. Reicher, E. Ronchi, A. Schadschneider, A. Seyfried, A. Shipman, A. Sieben, M. Spearpoint, G. Sullivan, A. Templeton, F. Toschi, Z. Yücel, F. Zanlungo, I. Zuriguel, N. van der Wal, F. van Schadewijk, C. von Krüchten, N. Wijermans - A Glossary for Research on Human Crowd Dynamics - Collective Dynamics, 4, 1-13
2019 J. Visser, A. Corbetta, V. Menkovski, F. Toschi - StampNet: unsupervised multi-class object discovery - IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP 2019), pp. 2951-2955
2018 A. Corbetta, J.A. Meeusen, C. Lee, R. Benzi, F. Toschi - Physics-based modeling and data representation of pairwise interactions among pedestrians - Phys. Rev. E. 98, 062310
2017 A. Corbetta, C. Lee, R. Benzi, A. Muntean, F. Toschi - Fluctuations around mean walking behaviours in diluted pedestrian flows - Phys. Rev. E. 95, 032316
2017 A. Corbetta, C. Lee, A. Muntean, F. Toschi - Frame vs. trajectory analyses of pedestrian dynamics asymmetries in a staircase landing - Collective Dynamics, 1, 1-26
2017 L. Bruno, A. Corbetta - Uncertainties in crowd dynamic loading of footbridges: a novel multi-scale model of pedestrian traffic - Eng. Struct. 147C, 545-566
2017 A. Corbetta, V. Menkovski, F. Toschi - Weakly supervised training of deep convolutional neural networks for overhead pedestrian localization in depth fields - IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal based Surveillance (AVSS 2017 - 2nd Workshop on Signal Processing for Understanding Crowd Dynamics)
2017 R. Benzi, L. Biferale, F. Bonaccorso, H. Clercx, A. Corbetta, W. Moebius, F. Toschi, F. Salvadore, C. Cacciari, G. Erbacci - TurBase: a software platform for research in experimental and numerical fluid dynamics - International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2017 - 4th International Symposium on Big Data Principles, Architectures & Applications)
2017 D. Song, Q. Yu, A. Corbetta - Depth Driven People Counting Using Deep Region Proposal Network - IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation (ICIA 2017)
2017 F. Venuti, V. Racic, A. Corbetta - Modelling framework of pedestrian-footbridge interaction in vertical direction - Procedia Engineering 199, 2901-2906. (10th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2017)
2016 L. Bruno, A. Corbetta, A. Tosin - From individual behaviour to an evaluation of the collective evolution of crowds along footbridges - J. Engrg. Math., 101(1):153-173
2016 F Venuti, V. Racic, A. Corbetta - Modelling framework for dynamic interaction between multiple pedestrians and vertical vibrations of footbridges - J. Sound Vibrat. 379, 245-263
2016 A. Corbetta, A. Tosin - Comparing first order microscopic and macroscopic crowd models for an increasing number of massive agents - Adv. Math. Phys., 2016:6902086/1-17
2016 A. Corbetta, C. Lee, A. Muntean, F. Toschi - Asymmetric pedestrian dynamics on a staircase landing from continuous measurements - In W. Daamen & V.L. Knoop (Eds.), Traffic and Granular Flow '15 (pp. 49-56). Berlin: Springer
2016 A. Corbetta, J.A. Meeusen, C. Lee, F. Toschi - Continuous measurements of real-life bidirectional pedestrian flows on a wide walkway - Proceedings of Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2016, 18-24 (Special Issue on Collective Dynamics)
2015 A. Corbetta, A. Muntean, K. Vafayi - Parameter estimation of social forces in pedestrian dynamics models via a probabilistic method - Math. Biosci. Eng., 12 (2), 337-356
2014 A. Corbetta, L. Bruno, A. Muntean, F. Toschi - High statistics measurements of pedestrian dynamics - Transportation Research Procedia, 2, 96-104
2014 L. Bruno, A. Corbetta - Multiscale probabilistic evaluation of the footbridge crowding. Part 2: Crossing pedestrian position - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2014, 937-944
2014 L. Bruno, A. Corbetta - Multiscale probabilistic evaluation of the footbridge crowding. Part 1: Incoming pedestrian density - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2014, 929-937
2014 F. Venuti, V. Racic, A. Corbetta - Pedestrian-structure interaction in the vertical direction: coupled oscillator-force model for vibration serviceability assessment - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2014, 915-920

Others

2023 A. Corbetta, M. Chraibi, E. Ronchi, F. Toschi, C. Pouw, A. Gabbana - Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2023 - abstract book - Available online
2019 J. Willems, A. Corbetta, F. Toschi - Quantifying the quality of pedestrian trajectory measurements: ProRail consultancy report - Internal Report
2019 M. Haghani, N. Bode, M. Boltes, A. Corbetta, E. Cristiani - Empirical Research on Pedestrians' Behavior and Crowd Dynamics (Editorial) - J. Adv. Transport., 3457370, 2p
2017 A. Corbetta, F. Toschi - Overhead pedestrian tracking for large scale real-life crowd dynamics analyses - New approaches to evacuation modelling, Lund University Fire Safety Engineering Report, 40-51, E. Ronchi editor (as part of the 12th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science - invited panelist contribution)
2013 N. Budko, A. Corbetta, B. van Duijn, S. Hille, O. Krehel, V. Rottschafer, L. Wiegman, D. Zhelyazov - Oxygen transport and consumption in germinating seeds - 90th European Study Group Mathematics with Industry, SWI 2013, At Leiden, Volume: Proceedings of the 90th European Study Group Mathematics with Industry, pp. 5-30

Datasets

2024 C. Pouw, G. vd Vleuten, A. Corbetta, F. Toschi - Data-driven physics-based modeling of pedestrian dynamics - dataset: Pedestrian trajectories at Eindhoven train station - Zenodo
2023 C. Feliciani, A. Corbetta, M. Haghani - Representation of crowd accidents in popular media - Zenodo
2022 A. Gabbana, F. Toschi, P. Ross, A. Haans, A. Corbetta - Fluctuations in pedestrian dynamics routing choices (paper dataset) - Zenodo
2017 A. Corbetta, F. Toschi - Crowdflow – diluted pedestrian dynamics in the Metaforum building of Eindhoven University of Technology - 4TU.Centre for Research Data

Theses

2016 A. Corbetta - Multiscale crowd dynamics: physical analysis, modeling and applications - Ph.D. Thesis, Eindhoven University of Technology
2011 A. Corbetta - A general purpose object oriented particle-in-cell code with applications to FRC and Tokamak - Msc. Thesis, Polytechnic University of Turin, Los Alamos National Lab.
2009 A. Corbetta - An introduction to the Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formulation of classical mechanics - Bsc. Thesis, Polytechnic University of Turin (in Italian)

Selected Conference Posters

2018 C. Balzotti, M. Briani, A. Corbetta, E. Cristiani, M. Minozzi, R. Natalini, S. Suriano, F. Toschi - Forecasting visitors' behaviour in crowded museums - a case study: the Galleria Borghese in Rome - Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2018
2017 A. Corbetta, M. Donners, A. Haans, F. vd Heijden, M. Hoekstra, M. Hultermans, I. Iuncu, W. Kroneman, T. LeJeune, B. Maas, S. Mentink, R. Nuij, P. Ross, S. Schippers, F. Toschi, M. Trouwborst, S. vd Wijdeven, W. Willaert - Moving Light: can light steer a crowd? - ILIAD Intelligent Lighting Institute TU/e outreach event 2017 (winner of 2nd best poster)
2017 A. Corbetta, C. Lee, J. Meeusen, R. Benzi, A. Muntean, F. Toschi - The role of fluctuations and interactions in pedestrian dynamics - Physics@Veldhoven, Veldhoven 17-18/01
2017 A. Corbetta, V. Menkovski, F. Toschi - Improving Measurements of Pedestrian Dynamics using Deep Neural Networks - Traffic and Granular Flow 17, Washington DC
2011 A. Corbetta, Z. Guo, G.L. Delzanno, B. Srinivasan, J. Brown, X. Tang - LAPS parallel data and communication for particle method - APS, Division of Plasma Physics, Salt Lake City, 15/11

Popular Science Articles

2018 A. Corbetta, F. Toschi - Moving light: understanding and steering the flow of pedestrian crowds - ILI Spring Magazine 2018 (Intelligent Lighting Institute TU/e magazine)
2016 A. Haans, A.Corbetta, F.Toschi - INFLUX: a GLOW installation and large scale naturalistic experiment - ILI GLOW Magazine 2016 (Intelligent Lighting Institute TU/e magazine)