PhD in Structural Engineering

Feb 2020 - Jul 2024

University College London, London, UK

Multi-hazard structural analysis and optimisation. You can find my thesis here.

Visiting Research Student Collaborator (VRSC)

Nov 2023 - Feb 2024

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Research on the Harrisburg Bridge Fire and fire performance of girder bridges with low-frequency sinusoidal webs.

M.S. Architectural and Civil Engineering

Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

同济大学 Tongji University, Shanghai, China

(Double Degree, score: 92.4/100, GPA: 4.88/5).

M.S. Structural Engineering

Sep 2015 - Oct 2018

University of Trento, Trento, Italy

(Double Degree, score: 107/110). Thesis: "Analysis and Design of Periodic Foundations for the Seismic Protection of Storage Tanks".

B.S. Civil Engineering

Sep 2012 - Sep 2015

University of Trento, Trento, Italy

(Score: 108/110).

Postdoctoral researcher

August 2024 - Present

Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Research project: "Adaptive Fire Testing: A New Foundation Stone for Fire Safety" (AFire test). The primary goal of this project is to develop a framework to identify optimum fire tests among the possible test specifications through the maximum expected net information gain. I work on work packages 1 and 3 (WP1, WP3). My role includes: i) assessing the value of information of fire tests for different applications; ii) developing a framework for Adaptive Fire Testing.
I also co-supervise two PhD students and I am the lecturer in charge of the course "Analysis of Structures" within the IMFSE.

Qualified Civil Engineer

Oct 2020

University of Parma, Parma, Italy

State Exam for Qualification to the Profession of Engineer (Italy). Section A, Civil and Environmental Sector.

Research Assistant

Nov 2018 - Nov 2019

University of Trento, Trento, Italy

Research project: "Conception of dissipation devices for seismic protection of civil systems based on metamaterial concepts for vertical seismic actions." Supervised by: Prof. Oreste S. Bursi.

Structural Engineer

Nov 2018 - Feb 2019

Studio Tecnico Turrina, Verona, Italy

Structural design of residential and industrial buildings, site inspections, and project documentation management.

Structural Engineering Internship

June 2018 - Oct 2018

ECADI, Shanghai, China

Structural design and seismic analysis of buildings. Main achievements:

• Matlab code for the design of steel-concrete composite beams and tables for preliminary design;
• Static analysis of a Chinese fan-shaped stair for Shanghai Opera (ANSYS);
• Non-linear time history analysis of a school building with base isolation (ETABS).

Analysis of Structures

Academic Year 2024-25

Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Role: Lecturer in Charge

This course is part of the International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering. We teach students the essential principles of structural analysis at normal design temperatures, both for statically determinate and statically indeterminate structures.

PhD Supervision

2024 - Present

Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Role: Co-supervisor

I co-supervise two PhD students working on the AFire test project.

Integrated Design Projects

Academic Years 2021-22 / 2022-23

University College London, London, UK

Role: Teaching Assistant

• Supervised groups working on bridge engineering projects;
• Gathered and provided feedback from client and senior partner meetings;
• Marked coursework.

Reliability, Risk and Resilience Modelling

Academic Years 2021-22 / 2022-23

IUSS Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Role: Teaching Assistant

Delivered teaching sessions on simulation methods to calculate the failure probability of structural systems.

Materials, Mechanics and Making

Academic Years 2020-21 / 2021-22 / 2022-23

University College London, London, UK

Role: Teaching Assistant

• Delivered tutorials on material mechanics;
• Marked coursework;
• Assisted in Scenario Week.

Structural Analysis and Design

March 2023

University College London, London, UK

Role: Teaching Assistant

Conducted structural laboratory demonstrations on indeterminate structures.

MSc Thesis Supervision

March - Sept 2022

University of Greenwich, London, UK

Supervised four MSc students working on bridge engineering, seismic response, and vibration control projects.

Vibrations, Acoustics & Control

Oct - Nov 2020

University College London, London, UK

Role: Teaching Assistant

Delivered tutorials on structural dynamics for single-, multi-degree-of-freedom, and continuous systems.