PhD in DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND OPERATIONS ENGINEERING

Full Professor in Machine Design at the Department of Enterprise Engineering "Mario Lucertini" of the University of Rome "Tor Vergata". PhD in Mechanical Systems Design. Member of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), and AIAS (Italian Scientific Society of Mechanical Design and Machine Construction). Winner of the "Arch T. Colwell Merit Award" from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International). Reviewer for several international scientific journals.

Professor of Machine Design Courses at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, since the 2001/02 Academic Year, for Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Management Engineering, and Energy Engineering.

Director of the PhD Program in Design, Manufacturing and Operations Engineering at the Doctoral School of the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

President of the Commission for the Enhancement of Research Results and Technology Transfer (CVRTT) at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

Responsible of a large number of research projects funded by companies. Author of three industrial patents. His scientific activity, documented by over 150 publications in international journals and conferences, monographs and books, focuses on the following research topics:

Static, dynamic, and fatigue structural behaviour of spot-welded or riveted structures: innovative analysis methodologies using theoretical, numerical, and experimental models.

Structural analysis and theoretical solutions for rotating disks and cylinders, and for variable-profile plates subjected to thermal fields and mechanical loads.

Theoretical analysis of shell structures, under both membrane and bending stress conditions.

High-efficiency and low-noise power transmission systems and gearwheels.

Innovation, advanced design, and optimization of high-efficiency, high-speed ball recirculating gear reducers.

Advanced design methods and structural and functional optimization of automotive components and vehicle substructures.

Active design methods for controlling the deformability of machine tools in metal forming processes.

Innovative models for evaluating sloshing effects in moving tanks, in hydrocarbon storage tanks located in high seismic-risk areas, and in liquid propellant rocket engines.

Design and optimization methods for elements and structures for aerospace applications.

Design and optimization methods for structures and metamaterials for applications in nuclear fusion reactors.