Full Professor of Structural Design. MSc and PhD from Sapienza, MSc from University of California, Berkeley. My research in the broader field of Earthquake Engineering focuses on Seismic Risk and Resilience Assessment of Structural and Infrastructural Systems. I teach Seismic Design and Assessment to Engineering and Architecture students.

I am a member of the International Federation for Structural Concrete fib, Convener of the TG2.7 Seismic Design and Member of Action Group on Seismic design of TG10 "Model Code 2020"(formerly I was a member in Commission 7 Seismic Design 2012-2016).

I am also a member of: IASSAR, the International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability (Technical Committee 3: System Reliability and Optimization); the Doctoral School in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering at Sapienza; the Scientific Committee of the EUCENTRE Foundation as well as a faculty of the European School in Reduction of Seismic Risk, both in Pavia.

I was member of CEN/TC250/SC8 Project team for the revision of Eurocode 8 Part 3 "Assessment and retrofitting of buildings" and leader of the Project team for the revision of Eurocode 8 Part 2 " Design of structures for earthquake resistance - Part 2: Bridges" and the general reorganization of Eurocode 8. I am also a member of the CEN/TC250/SC10/AHG Ad hoc group on "Reliability bases of the Eurocodes".

I am a member of the Editorial Board of Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics (Wiley), Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (Elsevier), Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructures (Taylor & Francis) and Progettazione Sismica. I have extensive consulting experience in special problems involving seismic design, assessment and retrofit of existing bridges and buildings.

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