CV
Current Appointments
Assistant Professor (tenure-track) of Structural Engineering
Sapienza University of Rome, Rome (IT)
2025 – present
Department council (elective), Department of Structural & Geotechnical Engineering (DISG)
Sapienza University of Rome, Rome (IT)
2025 – present
Founding Partner - RESISK s.r.l.
Milan (IT)
Start-up at IUSS Pavia focused on natural risk assessment and management, including the development of dedicated software solutions.
2024 – present
Past Appointments
Post-doctoral researcher
Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia, Pavia (IT)
December 2022 – May 2025
Visiting scholar
University of California, Berkeley, California (USA)
October 2021 – December 2021
Internship in Structural and Earthquake Engineering
Mosayk s.r.l., Pavia (IT)
January 2018 – September 2018
Curricular internship in Structural Engineering
F.M.B. Tubes s.r.l., Polistena (IT)
June 2015 – September 2015
Education
PhD in Understanding and Managing Extremes (UME), curriculum in Earthquake Engineering (ROSE)
ROSE School, Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia, Pavia (IT)
October 2018 - September 2022
Master’s degree in Civil Engineering – Structures track
University of Pavia, Pavia (IT)
September 2015 – December 2017
Bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering – Civil track
University of Pavia, Pavia (IT)
September 2012 – September 2015
Honours and Awards
Best Ph.D. Thesis Award
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
Awarded for the best doctoral thesis in Bridge & Strcutural Engineering.
2024
Selected Nominee in Italy
IABSE – Italy Group
Selected to represent Italy at the international Best Ph.D. Thesis Award by IABSE
2024
20 years ReLUIS Award
ReLUIS Inter-University Consortium
Awarded for an innovative research project with national (Italy) impact proposed by young researchers.
2023
Best Paper of the Year 2022
Engineering Structures (Elsevier)
Awarded for the best scientific paper in the field of Bridge Engineering.
2022
Outstanding Scientific Paper Award 2020
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering - IABSE
Awarded for the best scientific paper by IABSE.
2020
Editorial
Member of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering - IABSE
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering - IABSE, Zurich, Switzerland
2024 – present
Editorial Board Member - Reviewer
Frontiers in Built Environment – Earthquake Engineering section
2021 – present
Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals
- Main journals: Engineering Structures, Engineering Failure Analysis, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Advances in Bridge Engineering, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Steel and Composite Structures, Computers and Concrete, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Earthquake Spectra.
ongoing
Qualifications
National Scientific Qualification for the position of Associate Professor in Structural Engineering
MIUR - Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, Italy
October 2025 – October 2037
Level II qualified inspector for the Visual Testing (VT) method
BUREAU VERITAS ITALIA S.p.A., Milan (IT)
Visual testing for structures and cultural and architectural heritage, including bridges, viaducts and footbridges according to UNI 11931:2024
May 2023 – May 2028
Licensed Professional Engineer (Italy)
Italian Provincial Council of Engineers
January 2019 – present
Consultancy activity
LIST OF SELECTED CONSULTANCY ACTIVITIES
Scientific consultancy on the identifiation, modeling and simulation of fire scenarios in steel truss bridges
Identification and selection of design fire scenarios, followed by supervision of Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) modeling activities for fire safety engineering assessments of new steel truss bridges.
Seismic assessment and retrofitting of Dutch historical masonry churches subjected to man-induced earthquakes
Conducted advanced structural analyses through the development of Applied Element Method (AEM) models to evaluate as-built seismic vulnerabilities and the effectiveness of retrofit interventions. Activity carried out via RESISK S.r.l.
Seismic assessment and retrofitting design of the dome of the earthquake-damaged San Marco Church in L’Aquila, Italy
Developed an Applied Element Method (AEM) model, validated against observed post-event damage, to assess the residual capacity of the structure under vertical and seismic loads, both in its existing condition and after the designed strengthening and seismic improvement interventions in the deformed state via non linear dynamic analyses.
Structural assessment of the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy
Developed Applied Element Method (AEM) models to evaluate critical human-induced loads/acceleration/displacement and potential collapse mechanisms; and characterized the structural response under dynamic simulated crowd-induced excitations.
Forensic structural studies on the collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy
Developed component and global models of the collapsed structure and performed Finite Element (FE), Applied Eelemen Method (AEM), and Modified Compression Field Therory (MCFT) analyses to assess structural performance under ordinary and extreme loads, investigate collapse causes, evaluate robustness, and identify failure mechanisms
Preliminary assessment of the design and seismic isolation strategies for a long multi-span metropolitan bridge in Bogotá, Colombia
Developed nonlinear Finite Element models to evaluate alternative seismic isolation systems (e.g., lead-rubber and curved surface sliding bearings). Soil–structure and track–structure interaction were considered to verify metro serviceability conditions.