Personale docente

Associate professor in the scientific disciplinary sector “Roads, railways and airports” (CEAR-03/A, formerly ICAR 04). Since February 2025

Master's degree with honors in Civil Engineering in 2012 and PhD with honors in Civil Engineering and Architecture in 2017, obtained from the University of Parma.

Post-doctoral fellow at the Polytechnic University of Marche, University of Brescia, and University of Parma. From 2017 to 2022.

Assistant professor at the University of Parma. From 2022 to 2025

Academic Appointments

Faculty representative on the joint faculty-student committees for the Master's degree program in Civil Engineering.

Representative of the AP at the Area 08 Scientific Committee (2026-2028).

Member of the Sustainable University Group's - "Mobility" subgroup.

Member of the Doctoral Council since the 2022/2023 academic year.

Research Activities

Scientific responsibility for international and national research projects

National leader of Task 4.1 “Urban mobility safety” of the NRRP “Centro nazionale per la Mobilità sostenibile - MOST” Code: CN00000023. Since September 2022.

Head of Unit in the Projects of Relevant National Interest - PRIN 2022 “Waterproofing Innovations for Concrete Decks (WInCoDe). Sistemi innovativi per l’impermeabilizzazione di impalcati da ponte in calcestruzzo” (Prot. 2022Z4L8N7). Since September 2023.

Principal Investigator of two University projects: FIL - Quota Incentivante. Research projects for young researchers (Action: B).

Participation in national research groups

NRRP “Ecosystem for Sustainable Transition in Emilia-Romagna” (ECOSISTER). Spoke 9: “Smart mobility, housing, and energy solutions” Code: ECS00000033. From September 2022.

Projects of Relevant National Interest - PRIN 2017 “Le pavimentazioni stradali in pietra. Storia, conservazione, valorizzazione e progetto –Stone pavements. History, conservation, valorisation and design” (Prot. 20174JW7ZL). From 2019 to 2023

Participation in research activities and projects under agreements between the University of Parma, institutions and industrial partner companies (large Italian and foreign companies and SMEs).

Collaboration with international research groups: Polytechnic University of Madrid (Madrid, ES), University of La Laguna (La Laguna, ES) and University of the West of England (Bristol, UK).

Publishing and dissemination activities

Author of over 50 publications in international scientific journals and co-author of several educational and informative books in the field of road infrastructure and transport (Springer and Egaf).

Invited speaker at national and international conferences, congresses, seminars and summer schools.

Reviewer, by invitation and as an expert, for indexed international conferences and more than 20 international scientific journals.

Awards and recognitions for research activities

Winner of the “Best paper award in the section material in transport.” 13th International scientific conference on sustainable, modern and safe transport – TRANSCOM 2019.

Winner of the “Piero Corna Pellegrini Spandre” award in the field of medicine and engineering. Togni Cantoni Marca Foundation, Brescia. 2017.

Winner of the “SIIV AWARD 2017 - Best innovative idea” from the Società Italiana Infrastrutture Viarie.

Winner of the “Michael T. Long Awards 2017 - Best impact research.” International Congress on Transport Infrastructure and Systems - AIIT/TIS 2017.

Cover article of volume 102 of the “Matériaux & Techniques” journal. 2014.