Curriculum Vitae
CURRENT POSITION
University of Bergamo
Associate professor (Scientific sector ICAR09 – Structures)
11/2019 – present
PREVIOUS RESEARCH POSITIONS
University of Bergamo - Italy
Assistant professor (RTD-B) (Scientific sector ICAR09 – Structures) - 11/2016 – 11/2019
Assistant professor (RTD-A) (Scientific sector ICAR09 – Structures) - 09/2014 – 11/2016
Research grant holder - Research program: “Definition of seismic resistant structural systems for precast structures and development of design and vulnerability assessment methods” - 08/2010 – 07/2013
Research grant holder - Research program: “Development of displacement based approaches for the seismic design of precast structures” - 08/2008 – 07/2009
Research grant holder - Research program: “Development of displacement based approaches for the seismic design of precast structures” - 07/2006 – 07/2008
EUCENTRE (European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering), Pavia, Italy
Research collaborator - Research program: “Definition and development of advanced seismic protection strategies for precast concrete multi-story structures” - 09/2009 – 07/2010
EDUCATION
PhD in Structural Engineering, “Modeling, Preservation and Control of Material and Structures”,
University of Trento, Italy - 03/2009
Laurea in Civil Engineering, summa cum laude, University of Brescia, Italy - 10/2004
VISITING POSITIONS
Tufts University, Boston
Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Engineering - 07/2017
Visiting Fellow, School of Engineering - 05/2012 – 07/2012
University of California, San Diego (USA)
Visiting Ph.D. student, School of Engineering - 08/2006 – 06/2008
Heriott-Watt University, Edinburgh (UK)
Exchange student, Erasmus project, School of Engineering - 09/2001 – 06/2002
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Course
Steel Constructions (in Italian) - a.y. 2014/2015 – present
Structural Safety and Risk Assessment (in English) - a.y. 2020/2021 - present
Principles of Structural Design (in Italian) - a.y. 2020/2021 - present
Structures A (in Italian) - a.y. 2009/2010 – 2012/2013
Graduate Course
Structural safety - a.y. 2021/2022,
Fundamentals of Displacement Based Design - a.y. 2015/2016, 2017/2018
Advanced Precast Structural Systems - a.y. 2018/2019
Introducing the Displacement Based Design - @ Tufts University - July 2017
Advisor of 41 undergraduate dissertations - a.y. 2009/2010 – present
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Winner of the Research and University category of the PEER Blind Prediction Contest 2017
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Berkeley, USA 18/01/2018
Silver International Green Apple Award for The Built Environment & Architectural Heritage 2016, The Green Organization, UK
Inventor of the Italian patent 0001414593: “Increased dissipation/stiffness system with displacement amplification”. International class E04H. Application number GE2012A000108, released on 26/03/2015
Co-author of 2 invited papers in the international workshop “SAFESUST: A roadmap for the improvement of earthquake resistance and eco-efficiency of existing buildings and cities”, at Joint Research Centre (Ispra, Italy) 11/2015
Member of the organizing committee: Workshop ACI Italy Chapter “Connections in Precast Structures”. Bergamo, 05/10/2012
Invited keynote speaker: “Research, Design and Construction of Precast Floor Systems in Italy”. “1st International Symposium of Precast Slab Systems in seismic zones and their connections”. Veracruz, Mexico, 05/2011
Martin P. Korn Award 2009 - Precast/Prestress Concrete Institute (PCI)
George D. Nasser Award 2009 - Precast/Prestress Concrete Institute (PCI)