Dr. Linda Giresini obtained her PhD in Structural Engineering at the University of Pisa in 2015. Currently Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome, she worked at the University of Pisa, University of Sassari, University of Munich, University of Aachen (Germany), and University of Minho (Portugal).

Dr. Giresini’s research interests include earthquake engineering, innovative dissipation devices for the mitigation of seismic risk, experimental tests on masonry and r.c. structures, seismic risk and integrated retrofit design of existing buildings, sustainable and resilient infrastructures, low-cost structural solutions for developing countries, rehabilitation of archaeological sites. She has three patents and is author of more than 100 publications, 80 of which in indexed international journals and indexed conference proceedings.

She obtained the national Academic Qualification as Associate Professor in Structural Engineering in 2018, and as Full Professor in 2021.