The SFPE Foundation actively collaborates with universities, public institutions, and private sector partners to improve understanding and effectiveness of fire protection measures. Among its many initiatives, it annually supports student research projects through a competitive funding program.

Among the three projects selected globally for 2025 is the work by Gabriele Campi: "Fire Safety Analysis of Lightweight Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Panels: From Polymer Films to Finished Panels."

The project, supervised by Prof. Andrea Castrovinci, addresses highly relevant current issues related to the safe integration of photovoltaic systems in buildings.  Special emphasis is placed on lightweight Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) panels, which are the subject of a joint research by the Department of Innovative Technologies (DTI) and the Department for Environment, Construction and Design (DACD) at SUPSI.

Through a multidisciplinary approach that combines theoretical research, applied experimentation, and laboratory testing, the project aims to analyze how these systems react to fire, in order to identify safer and more reliable construction solutions.