Catalogo dei Corsi di studio

Employment history
June 2019-present: Post-doctoral research fellow, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome. The research project in which I am involved concerns the "Implicit Seismic Risk for Infrastructures" (supervisors: Prof. Luigi Callisto, Sapienza University of Rome, and Prof. Paolo Franchin, Sapienza University of Rome). My contribution consists in developing, implementing and applying macro-element representations of geotechnical systems for structural analysis, such as bridge abutments and deep foundations.

Education
February to May 2018: visiting PhD student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston (MIT) to develop a thermodynamic, inertial macro-element for bridge abutments (advisor Prof. Andrew John Whittle).
Doctor of Philosophy in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, achieved on February 26, 2019 at the University of Rome La Sapienza, with the overall grade of Excellent cum laude. The title of the PhD thesis was "Soil-structure interaction for bridge abutments: two complementary macro-elements".
Degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Geotechnical Engineering, achieved on January 28, 2015 at the University of Rome La Sapienza, with the overall grade of 110/110 cum laude. In my thesis I developed "Dynamic soil-structure interaction for suspension bridges foundations", focusing on the use of innovative anti-seismic technologies.
Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, achieved on December 20, 2011 at the University of Rome La Sapienza with the overall grade of 110/110.

Awards
On October 1, 2016 I was awarded with the Fourth national prize for the best Master s Degree thesis in memory of Salvatore Fazio , by the University of Catania (Italy).
On April 23, 2015 I was awarded the prize Excellent Graduate in the academic year 2014/2015 , by the University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy).

Current teaching activities
- holder of the academic course Geotechnical Engineering (ICAR/07, 9 ECTS), degree programme in Sustainable Building Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome.
- teaching assistant of the academic course Soil Mechanics (ICAR/07, 9 ECTS), degree in Civil Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome.
- teaching assistant of the academic course Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (ICAR/07, 6 ECTS), degree in Civil Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome.

Research interests
- dynamic soil-structure interaction;
- macro-element models for geotechnical systems (bridge abutments, deep foundations, shallow foundations, caisson foundations);
- dissipative foundations for seismic isolation of bridges and buildings;
- seismic performance and design of anti-seismic technologies, such as Tuned Mass Dampers and viscous dampers, including soil-structure interaction effects;
- constitutive modelling;
- computational mechanics;
- performance-based seismic design and assessment of bridges and buildings;
- seismic hazard.