Personale docente

Scientific activity

Degree in Civil Engineering at University of Parma (December 1999) (points 110/110). Thesis in Geotechnical Engineering entitled: 'Analysis of shallow landslides in detrital deposits (in Italian).

Ph.D in Geotechnical Engineering at Polytechnic of Turin (April 2004), thesis entitled: 'Micromechanical modelling of slope movements (in English), under the supervision of Prof. G. Barla and Prof. L. Montrasio.

With the Research Group in Geotechnical Engineering of the University of Parma cooperated to the National Research Project funded by Italian Ministry MIUR (COFIN 2001) entitled: 'Living together with landslides: effects on structures and urban settlements. Strategies for risk reduction.

Since March 2005 until February 2006 received a grant by E.C. Funding and Emilia Romagna Region (Spinner Project).

2006-2013 research assistant at the University of Parma, Department of Civil, Environmental, Territory Engineering and Architecture.

2013-2016: Assistant Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Parma.

December 2016-now Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Parma.

Author and co-author of 25 papers on international journals and of 40 papers on national and international conference proceedings.

Teaching activities

University of Parma, Faculty of Engineering, exercises and examinations for the course of Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering since 2000.

University of Pavia (Mantova branch office), Faculty of Engineering, full course of Soil Mechanics (6 ECTS) since 2004 till 2013.

University of Parma:
- Rock Mechanics and Slope Stability (Master Degree in Environmental Engineering) since 2013 till now;
- Geotechnics (Master Degree in Architecture) since 2015 till now.

He was master students supervisor for more than 50 degree thesis in Geothecnics.

Member of the editorial board of the following journals:
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (Springer)(since June 2018);
ICE Proceedings – Geotechnical Engineering (since October 2015);
Innovative Infrastructure Solutions (Springer) (since June 2015);
Open Journal of Civil Engineering (Since January 2012).