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I am currently a Postdoctoral researcher in Structural Engineering at ISISE and a senior member of the Italian Association of Professional Engineers, working on the ERC project Stand4Heritage. I obtained my MSc in Architectural Engineering at the Univ. Calabria (UNICAL, Italy) in 2015, discussing a thesis focusing on the seismic vulnerability assessment of monumental masonry structures. In 2019, I got my PhD at UNICAL, with the dissertation "Crack propagation modelling in layered structures by using moving mesh method". The project focused on developing numerical models based on using a moving mesh approach to predict delamination and crack kinking propagation layered structures. Thanks to the PhD school's multidisciplinary nature, I successively promoted a collaborative initiative with the architectural research group of UNICAL, focusing on developing an innovative procedure to generate a computational mesh starting from a discrete 3D model obtained from Laser Scanner or Digital Photogrammetry. These collaborations, in the framework of cultural heritage, allowed me to strongly improve my skills in survey techniques, as well as the most recent approaches in 3D modelling such as polygonal and NURBS modelling. During my PhD program, I spent two research periods abroad at the Univ. Dundee (8 months), starting a profitable collaboration with Dr Saverio Spadea. While I was working there, I conducted some experimental tests to detect elastic and fracture properties of different kinds of cellular materials. In the last 3 years, I supervised 3 MSc students, and I served as a mentor for students ranging from BSc to PhD students. Furthermore, I served as a teacher in four higher education institutions (UNICAL, Univ. Dundee, Polit. Bari, Univ. Minho), delivering lectures on structural analysis techniques, FEM, dynamic of the structures, theory of plasticity and visual programming, After my PhD defence, in parallel to the research activities developed at the UNICAL and ReLUIS (Italian Network on Seismic and Structural Engineering Labs), I worked as a structural engineer consultant. I performed the seismic assessments and designed the retrofitting/strengthening interventions for more than ten structures made of a range of different materials (masonry, steel, and concrete). My strong commitment to research has allowed me to publish more than 30 scholarly papers in the last 5 years, showing relevant impact in the scientific literature (H-index = 13 and >400 citations, Scopus). In particular, I published 28 articles in peer-reviewed Journals, 6 conference papers, and 3 chapters in the last 6 years and presented my research results in 7 international conferences. The 5 participations as corresponding-author in the last 2 years, 22 participations as first-author and diverse range of topics in the last 6 years, attest to my research independence and proactivity at such an early stage of my career, and place me in a unique position to complete the proposed project.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Marco Francesco FUNARI
Date of birth
1990/10/10
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Funari, Marco Francesco

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3116-C4C7-3A54
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9928-3036
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wIgAC8YAAAAJ&hl=it&authuser=1
Scopus Author Id
57189093421

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 910167062 (Personal)
  • (+39) 3403545548 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua DR AVELINO GERMANO, 62, 4800-150, Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Architecture Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Italian (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/11/02 - 2019/05/10
Concluded
 Sciences and Engineering of the Environment, Constructions and Energy (Doctor of Philosophy)
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
"Crack propagation modelling in layered structures by using moving mesh method" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Excellent /Excellent and Doctor Europaeus mention
2009/09 - 2015/02/24
Concluded
 Architectural Engineering (Laurea Specialistica)
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
"Metodi, strumenti e procedure, per il rilievo, la rappresentazione e l’analisi strutturale del Battistero di San Giovanni in Tumba" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 110/110 with laude
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/09/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Engenharia Estrutural, Portugal
2020/03/01 - 2020/06/30 Researcher (Research) ReLUIS, Italy
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
2019/03/21 - 2019/08/21 Researcher (Research) Università Telematica Pegaso, Italy
Università Telematica Pegaso, Italy
2015/11/02 - 2019/05/10 Researcher (Research) Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/12 - Current Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2019/12 - 2019/12 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Politecnico di Bari Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ingegneria Civile e dell'Architettura, Italy
Politecnico di Bari Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ingegneria Civile e dell'Architettura, Italy
2018/09/24 - 2019/09/21 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
2019/02/01 - 2019/03/31 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) University of Dundee School of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, United Kingdom
University of Dundee School of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, United Kingdom

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/02/01 - 2019/03/31 Visiting PhD student University of Dundee School of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, United Kingdom
University of Dundee School of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, United Kingdom
2018/04/04 - 2018/10/04 Visiting PhD student University of Dundee School of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, United Kingdom
University of Dundee School of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/09 - Current NEW STANDARDS FOR SEISMIC ASSESSMENT OF BUILT CULTURAL HERITAGE
833123
Post-doc
Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Engenharia Estrutural, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2020/10 - Current Keeping It Modern: Swimming Pools in Leça, Álvaro Siza, 1966, Porto, Portugal
-
Researcher
Getty Foundation, United States
 Getty Foundation
Ongoing
2020/09 - Current OPHERA-OPening cultural HERitage to communities during the central-Italy post-earthquAke long-term restoration process: digital technologies and new competencies for cultural professionals.
607601-CREA-1-2019-1-IT-CULT-COOP1
Post-doc
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2019/08 - 2019/09 HeritageCARE
SOE1/P5/P0258
Researcher
Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Engenharia Estrutural, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2017/04 - 2017/09 Advanced mechanical modeling of new materials and structures for the solution of 2020 Horizon challenges
2015JW9NJT
Researcher
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
 Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca
Concluded
2014/05 - 2016/03 Prospettive Architettoniche: conservazione digitale, divulgazione e studio
2010BMCKBS
Researcher
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
 Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Bruno, Domenico; Fabbrocino, Francesco; Funari, Marco Francesco; Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo; Spadea, Saverio. "An Experimental and Numerical Study to Evaluate the Crack Path Under Mixed Mode Loading on PVC Foams". In Proceedings of XXIV AIMETA Conference 2019, 378-388. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-41057-5_31
  2. Cascardi, A.; Micelli, F.; Aiello, M.A.; Funari, M.. "Structural analysis of a masonry church with variable cross-section dome". In Brick and Block Masonry - From Historical to Sustainable Masonry, 220-226. CRC Press, 2020.
    Published • 10.1201/9781003098508-28
  3. Fortunato, Giuseppe; FUNARI, Marco Francesco. "Problemi di analisi e di comunicazione. Un video complesso per la divulgazione dei Beni Culturali". In Prospettive architettoniche conservazione digitale, divulgazione e studio VOLUME IIPublisher: SAPIENZA EDITRICE, 541-559. Sapienza Università Editrice, 2016.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Funari, Marco Francesco (3116-C4C7-3A54); Silva, Luis Carlos; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Oliveira, Daniel V.. "AN USER-FRIENDLY DIGITAL TOOL FOR THE STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF HISTORIC DOMES: THE CASE STUDY OF SAINT PETER IN ROME". Paper presented in 12th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions SAHC 2020, Barcelona, 2021.
    Accepted
  2. Funari, Marco Francesco; Saverio Spadea; Ciantia, Matteo; Lonetti, Paolo; Greco, Fabrizio. "Visual programming for the structural assessment of historic masonry structures". Paper presented in REHABEND 2020 - Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management, 2020.
  3. Olivito, Renato Sante; Porzio, Saverio; Funari, Marco Francesco; Scuro, Carmelo; Demarco, Francesco. "A NUMERICAL-GEOMETRICAL METHODOLOGY TO REPRESENT OUT-OF-PLANE MECHANISMS OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY STRUCTURES BY USING PUSHOVER ANALYSIS". 2019.
    10.7712/120119.6995.18840
  4. Bruno, Domenico; Funari, Marco Francesco (3116-C4C7-3A54); Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo; Pascuzzo, Arturo. "Instability analyses in tied arch bridges". Paper presented in Recenti sviluppi nell’Ingegneria Strutturale, 2018.
    Published
  5. Bruno, Domenico; Funari, Marco Francesco (3116-C4C7-3A54); Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo. "Dynamic debonding phenomena in Z-pin reinforced composite laminates". Paper presented in Aimeta 2017, 2017.
    Published
  6. Funari, Marco Francesco (3116-C4C7-3A54); Bruno, Domenico; Lonetti, Paolo; Pranno, Andrea. "DEBONDING PHENOMENA IN Z-PIN REIFORCED COMPOSITE LAMINATES". Paper presented in International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-25), Rome, 2017.
Journal article
  1. Vadalà, Federica; Cusmano, Valeria; Funari, Marco Francesco; Caliò, Ivo; Lourenço, Paulo B.. "On the use of a mesoscale masonry pattern representation in discrete macro-element approach". Journal of Building Engineering 50 (2022): 104182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104182.
    10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104182
  2. Chiara Turco; Marco Francesco FUNARI; Elisabete Teixeira; Ricardo Mateus. "Artificial Neural Networks to Predict the Mechanical Properties of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs)". Fibers (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6439/9/12/78.
    10.3390/fib9120078
  3. Funari, Marco Francesco; Silva, Luis Carlos; Mousavian, Elham; Lourenço, Paulo B.. "Real-time Structural Stability of Domes through Limit Analysis: Application to St. Peter’s Dome". International Journal of Architectural Heritage (2021): 1-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2021.1992539.
    10.1080/15583058.2021.1992539
  4. Funari, Marco Francesco; Hajjat, Ameer Emad; Masciotta, Maria Giovanna; Oliveira, Daniel V.; Lourenço, Paulo B.. "A Parametric Scan-to-FEM Framework for the Digital Twin Generation of Historic Masonry Structures". Sustainability 13 19 (2021): 11088. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su131911088.
    10.3390/su131911088
  5. Funari, Marco Francesco; Spadea, Saverio; Lonetti, Paolo; Lourenço, Paulo B.. "On the elastic and mixed-mode fracture properties of PVC foam". Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics (2021): 102924. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2021.102924.
    10.1016/j.tafmec.2021.102924
  6. Funari, Marco Francesco; Mehrotra, Anjali; Lourenço, Paulo B.. "A Tool for the Rapid Seismic Assessment of Historic Masonry Structures Based on Limit Analysis Optimisation and Rocking Dynamics". Applied Sciences 11 3 (2021): 942. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11030942.
    Published • 10.3390/app11030942
  7. Armonico, Andrea; Cascardi, Alessio; Funari, Marco Francesco; Micelli, Francesco; Ferrier,. "Creep behavior of masonry in cultural heritage by "structure from motion method"". ACADEMIC JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING (2021):
    Accepted
  8. Funari, Marco Francesco; Verre, Salvatore. "The effectiveness of the DIC as measurement system in SRG shear strengthened reinforced concrete beams". Crystals (2021):
    Under revision
  9. Funari, Marco F.; Silva, Luís C.; Savalle, Nathanael; Lourenço, Paulo B.. "A concurrent micro/macro FE-model optimized with a limit analysis tool for the assessment of dry-joint masonry structures". International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/intjmultcompeng.2021040212.
    10.1615/intjmultcompeng.2021040212
  10. Funari, Marco Francesco; Spadea, Saverio; Lonetti, Paolo; Fabbrocino, Francesco; Luciano, Raimondo. "Visual programming for structural assessment of out-of-plane mechanisms in historic masonry structures". Journal of Building Engineering 31 (2020): 101425. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101425.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101425
  11. Funari, Marco Francesco; Spadea, Saverio; Fabbrocino, Francesco; Luciano, Raimondo. "A Moving Interface Finite Element Formulation to Predict Dynamic Edge Debonding in FRP-Strengthened Concrete Beams in Service Conditions". Fibers 8 6 (2020): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fib8060042.
    Published • 10.3390/fib8060042
  12. Turco, Chiara; Funari, Marco Francesco; Spadea, Saverio; Ciantia, Matteo; Lourenço, Paulo B.. "A digital tool based on Genetic Algorithms and Limit Analysis for the seismic assessment of historic masonry buildings". Procedia Structural Integrity 28 (2020): 1511-1519. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2020.10.124.
    Published • 10.1016/j.prostr.2020.10.124
  13. Funari, Marco Francesco; Spadea, Saverio; Fabbrocino, Francesco; Lonetti, Paolo. "On the elastic properties of PVC foam". Procedia Structural Integrity 28 (2020): 1503-1510. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2020.10.123.
    10.1016/j.prostr.2020.10.123
  14. Fabbrocino, Francesco; Funari, Marco Francesco; Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo; Luciano, Raimondo. "Numerical modeling based on moving mesh method to simulate fast crack propagation". Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale 14 51 (2019): 410-422. http://dx.doi.org/10.3221/igf-esis.51.30.
    10.3221/igf-esis.51.30
  15. Fabbrocino, Francesco; Funari, Marco Francesco; Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo; Luciano, Raimondo; Penna, Rosa. "Dynamic crack growth based on moving mesh method". Composites Part B: Engineering 174 (2019): 107053. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107053.
    10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107053
  16. Funari, Marco Francesco; Lonetti, Paolo; Spadea, Saverio. "A crack growth strategy based on moving mesh method and fracture mechanics". Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 102 (2019): 103-115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2019.03.007.
    10.1016/j.tafmec.2019.03.007
  17. Fabbrocino, Francesco; Funari, Marco Francesco; Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo; Luciano, Raimondo. "A numerical model based on ALE formulation to predict fast crack growth in composite structures". Procedia Structural Integrity 18 (2019): 422-431. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2019.08.184.
    10.1016/j.prostr.2019.08.184
  18. Funari, Marco; Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo; Spadea, Saverio. "A numerical model based on ALE formulation to predict crack propagation in sandwich structures". Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale 13 47 (2018): 277-293. http://dx.doi.org/10.3221/igf-esis.47.21.
    10.3221/igf-esis.47.21
  19. Funari, Marco Francesco; Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo. "Sandwich panels under interfacial debonding mechanisms". Composite Structures 203 (2018): 310-320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.06.113.
    10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.06.113
  20. Funari, Marco Francesco; Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo; Luciano, Raimondo; Penna, Rosa. "An interface approach based on moving mesh and cohesive modeling in Z-pinned composite laminates". Composites Part B: Engineering 135 (2018): 207-217. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.10.018.
    10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.10.018
  21. Funari, Marco Francesco (3116-C4C7-3A54); LONETTI, Paolo; PASCUZZO, Arturo. "A Moving Cohesive Mesh Formulation to Predict Debonding Phenomena in Layered Structures". Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling 1 2 (2018): 16-26. http://www.jcepm.com/article_63631.html.
    Open access • Published
  22. Funari, Marco Francesco; Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo. "A coupled ALE-Cohesive formulation for interfacial debonding propagation in sandwich structures". Procedia Structural Integrity 9 (2018): 92-100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2018.06.016.
    10.1016/j.prostr.2018.06.016
  23. Funari, Marco Francesco; Lonetti, Paolo. "Initiation and evolution of debonding phenomena in layered structures". Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 92 (2017): 133-145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2017.05.030.
    10.1016/j.tafmec.2017.05.030
  24. Fortunato, Giuseppe; Funari, Marco Francesco; Lonetti, Paolo. "Survey and seismic vulnerability assessment of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Tumba (Italy)". Journal of Cultural Heritage 26 (2017): 64-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2017.01.010.
    10.1016/j.culher.2017.01.010
  25. Funari, Marco Francesco; Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo. "Dynamic debonding in layered structures: a coupled ALE-cohesive approach". Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale 11 41 (2017): 524-535. http://dx.doi.org/10.3221/igf-esis.41.63.
    10.3221/igf-esis.41.63
  26. Funari, Marco Francesco; Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo. "A coupled ALE-Cohesive formulation for layered structural systems". Procedia Structural Integrity 3 (2017): 362-369. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2017.04.035.
    10.1016/j.prostr.2017.04.035
  27. Funari, Marco Francesco; Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo. "A moving interface finite element formulation for layered structures". Composites Part B: Engineering 96 (2016): 325-337. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.04.047.
    10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.04.047
  28. Funari, Marco Francesco; Greco, Fabrizio; Lonetti, Paolo. "A cohesive finite element model based ALE formulation for z-pins reinforced multilayered composite beams". Procedia Structural Integrity 2 (2016): 452-459. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2016.06.059.
    Published • 10.1016/j.prostr.2016.06.059
Manual
  1. Funari, Marco Francesco; Spadea, Saverio. Visual programming for structural assessment of out-of-plane mechanisms in historic masonry structures. 2020.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Funari, Marco Francesco. "Crack propagation modelling in layered structures by using moving mesh method". PhD, Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, 2019.
  2. Funari, Marco Francesco. "Metodi, strumenti e procedure, per il rilievo, la rappresentazione e l’analisi strutturale del Battistero di San Giovanni in Tumba". Master, Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, 2015.

Other

Other output
  1. Visual programming for structural assessment of out-of-plane mechanisms in historic masonry structures. A visual script created during the work for the paper ‘Visual programming for structural assessment of out-of-plane mechanisms in historic masonry structures’, published by Funari, Spadea et al. (2020) in the Journal of Building Engineering. A support guide document to approach the visual scripting for structural assessment of historic masonry structures. The guide shows the practical aspects o. 2020. Funari, Marco Francesco; Spadea, Saverio. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/datasets/visual-programming-for-structural-assessment-of-out-of-plane-mech.
  2. Un viaggio alla scoperta della chiesa di San Francesco in Rocca a Sassuolo. A video documentary on the 3D survey and the 3D modelling of the San Francesco in Rocca Church painted walls (2017), located in Sassuolo (Modena, Italy).. 2017. Funari, Marco Francesco; Fortunato, Giuseppe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb8Dy9lZisM.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/12/11 Visual programming for the structural assessment of historic masonry structures 1° ARES Workshop
University of Zagreb
2020/09/28 Visual programming for the structural assessment of historic masonry structures 8th Euro-American Congress Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management.
Universidad de Granada (Granada, Spain)
2020/06/30 On the elastic properties of PVC foam 1st Virtual European Conference on Fracture - VECF1
European Structural Integrity Society
2019/09/18 An Experimental and Numerical Study to Evaluate the Crack Path Under Mixed Mode Loading on PVC Foams 24° Congresso AIMETA, Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica e -Applicata
AIMETA (Rome, Italy)
2017/06/20 DEBONDING PHENOMENA IN Z-PIN REINFORCED COMPOSITE LAMINATES 25° International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-25)
(Rome, Italy)
2017/03/03 A coupled ALE-Cohesive formulation for layered structural systems 24° Convegno Nazionale del Gruppo Italiano Frattura
IGF National Meeting (Urbino, Italy)
2016/06/21 A cohesive finite element model based ALE formulation for z-pins reinforced multilayered composite beams 21° European Conference on Fracture
European Structural Integrity Society (Catania, Italy)
2016/03/07 Seismic assessment of a masonry historic building: 3D survey, modelling and structural analysis 9° Congresso Nazionale AIAr
University of Calabria (Rende, Italy)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/10 - Current Digital Twin implementation for heritage buildings subjected to natural hazards
Co-supervisor
 PhD – Doctoral Programme in SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (PhD)
2021/10 - Current Safety assessment of masonry buildings
Co-supervisor
 PhD - Doctoral Programme in Civil Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/07 A new Scan to FEM procedure: Integration of 3D modelling techniques.”
Supervisor of Ameer Hajjat
 Advanced Master in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/05 Discrete-macro element method DMEM for the seismic vulnerability assessment of masonry churches through incremental dynamic analyses
Co-supervisor
 Structural and Geotecnical Engineering (Master)
Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy
2021/02 - 2021/05 Discrete macro-element method for the seismic vulnerability assessment of masonry churches through monotonic and cyclic nonlinear static analyses
Co-supervisor
 Structural and Geotecnical Engineering (Master)
Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy
2019/06 - 2020/03 Seismic assessment of masonry structures (Valutazione della vulnerabilità sismica degli edifici in muratura)
Supervisor of Alessandro Palesandro
 Architectural Engineering (Master)
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
2019/05 - 2019/07 Structural behaviour of historic masonry structures (Uno studio sul comportamento strutturale delle costruzioni storiche in muratura)
Supervisor of Francesco Scirrotta
 Civil-Engineering (Master)
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
2018/12 - 2019/05 Numerical modelling of crack propagation phenomena (Modellazione numerica in ambito dinamico di fenomeni di propagazione di difetti)
Supervisor of Carlotta Mazza
 Architectural Engineering (Master)
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/09/01 - Current Workshop in Guimarães in the framework of OPHERA project (June 2021) (2021/06 - 2021/06)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/09/28 - 2020/09/28 Presentation of paper: 8th Euro-American Congress Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management - REHABEND 2020
Conference
 8th Euro-American Congress Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management - REHABEND 2020
Universidad de Granada, Spain
2020/06/29 - 2020/07/01 Presentation of paper: 1st Virtual European Conference on Fracture - VECF1
Conference
 1st Virtual European Conference on Fracture - VECF1
Gruppo Italiano Frattura, Italy
2019/09/15 - 2019/09/19 Presentation of paper: 24° Congresso AIMETA, Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica e -Applicata” Roma-Italy 24° Congresso AIMETA, Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica e -Applicata” Roma-Italy
Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata, Italy
2019/05/15 - 2019/05/17 Academic and Professional Training: PARAMETRIC DESIGN OF STRUCTURES (20 hours)
Seminar
 PARAMETRIC DESIGN OF STRUCTURES
University of Dundee School of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, United Kingdom
2017/09/04 - 2017/09/07 Presentation of paper: 23° Congresso AIMETA, Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica e -Applicata” Salerno-Italy
Conference
 23° Congresso AIMETA, Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica e -Applicata” Salerno-Italy
Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata, Italy
2017/06/16 - 2017/06/22 Participation in conference: 25° International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-25)” Rome-Italy
Conference
 5° International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-25)” Rome-Italy
Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy
2017/03/01 - 2017/03/03 Presentation of paper: 24° Convegno Nazionale del Gruppo Italiano Frattura - IGF National Meeting- 2° International Edition Urbino-Italy
Conference
 24° Convegno Nazionale del Gruppo Italiano Frattura - IGF National Meeting- 2° International Edition Urbino-Italy
Gruppo Italiano Frattura, Italy
2016/07/05 - 2016/07/28 Academic and Professional Training: Research Innovation and Technology (33 hours)
Seminar
 Research Innovation and Technology
Università della Calabria, Italy
2016/06/20 - 2016/06/24 Presentation of paper: 21° European Conference on Fracture Catania-Italy 21° European Conference on Fracture” Catania-Italy
European Structural Integrity Society, Italy
2016/06/18 - 2016/06/19 Academic and Professional Training: Understanding and modelling fracture and fatigue of materials and structures (16 hours)
Other
 Understanding and modelling fracture and fatigue of materials and structures
Gruppo Italiano Frattura, Italy
2016/05 - 2016/05 Academic and Professional Training: Acquisition and analysis of seismic data (10 hours)
Seminar
 Academic and Professional Training: Acquisition and analysis of seismic data
Università della Calabria, Italy
2016/04 - 2016/04 Academic and Professional Training: Seismic Risk (10 hours)
Seminar
 Seismic Risk
Università della Calabria, Italy
2016/04 - 2016/04 Academic and Professional Training: Acquisition and analysis of digital data (20 hours) Acquisition and analysis of digital data
Università della Calabria, Italy
2016/03/06 - 2016/03/09 Participation in conferences 9° Congresso Nazionale AIAr, Arcavacata di Rende-Italy
Congress
 9° Congresso Nazionale AIAr
Associazione Italiana di Archeometria: AIAr, Italy
2016/03 - 2016/03 Academic and Professional Training: Analytical techniques for Cultural Heritage (16 hours)
Other
 Analytical techniques for Cultural Heritage
Associazione Italiana di Archeometria: AIAr, Italy

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016 - Current CNI - Italian association of professional engineers (Ordine professionale degli Ingegneri) Senior Member

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020/10 - Current Participation in the diagnosis carried out by the University of Minho for the project "Keeping It Modern - Swimming Pool in Leça (Getty Foundation)". Getty Foundation, United States
2020/03 - 2020/07 Consultancy for the seismic assessment and design the retrofitting/strengthening interventions of a building made of Reinforced Concrete located in Rende (CS), Italy
2020/01 - 2020/04 Consultancy for the structural design of an Industrial Building made of Reinforced Concrete located in Cittanova (RC), Italy
2019/11 - 2020/01 Consultancy for the seismic assessment and designing the retrofitting/strengthening interventions of a school building made of masonry located in Scandale (KR), Italy
2019/11 - 2020/01 Consultancy for the seismic assessment and designing the retrofitting/strengthening interventions of a school building made of Reinforced Concrete located in Scandale (KR), Italy

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/12 - Current SA2: Structural Analysis Techniques Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2021/09 - 2021/10 SA1 - History of Construction and of Conservation Advanced Master in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions (Magister) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2019/12 - 2019/12 Visual Programming: digital tools for parametric design and assessment of structures (Doctor of Philosophy) Politecnico di Bari, Italy
2018/09/24 - 2019/09/21 Theory of the Structures, 5st Year of the Master in Building Architectural-Engineering Master in Architectural-Engineering (Laurea Magistrale) Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
2018/09/24 - 2019/09/21 Theory of the Structures 1st Year of the Master in Civil Engineering Master in Civil Engineering (Laurea Magistrale) Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
2019/02/01 - 2019/03/31 Structures Civil Engineering (Bachelor (1st cycle)) University of Dundee School of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, United Kingdom

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021/11 - Current Guest Editor of Fibres (2079-6439) MDPI
2021/02/08 - Current Guest Editor of Applied Sciences (2076-3417) MDPI
2020/11 - Current Invited Reviewer of Indian Concrete Journal (0019-4565) Associated Cement Companies Ltd.
2019 - Current Invited Reviewer of Applied sciences (2076-3417) MDPI
2019 - Current Invited Reviewer of Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale (1971-8993) Gruppo Italiano Frattura
2019 - Current Invited Reviewer of Materials (1996-1944) MDPI
2019 - Current Invited Reviewer of Remote Sensing (2315-4632) MDPI
2019 - Current Invited Reviewer of Sustainability (2071-1050) MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/11 - 2022/03 Strutture voltate a Pompei. Indagini conoscitive e problematiche di conservazione delle costruzioni a volta nell'antica città vesuviana tra il II secodo a.C. e I secolo d.C Daria Verde
2020/04 - 2020/08 A digital tool based on Genetic Algorithms and Limit Analysis for the seismic assessment of historic masonry buildings Chiara Turco
2017/02 - 2020/04 Seismic vulnerability assessment of historic masonry building by using different approaches Saverio Porzio
2019/04 - 2019/07 Seismic vulnerability analysis of a masonry structure affected by geometric uncertainty Andrea Armonico
2019/02 - 2019/06 Conceptual Design of Diagrid Structures: Informing feasibility through Parametric Design Luke Falzon

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2016/02/01 - 2019/09/21 Member of the examination board of the course "Theory of the structures" Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
Distinctions

Award

2019 ASEM-DUO
ASEM-DUO 2020, South Korea
2019 University Scholarship
University of Dundee School of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, United Kingdom
2018 University Scholarship
University of Dundee School of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, United Kingdom
2015 PhD Scholarship
2013 University Scholarship
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
2012 University Scholarship
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
2011 University Scholarship
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy
2010 University Scholarship
Università della Calabria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Italy