CV

Researcher in machine design (research contract)

Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa

Research on the structural integrity of notched and welded components.

• Multiaxial fatigue and critical plane methods
• Computational modelling and experimental validation

Research fellow

Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa

Assessed static and fatigue properties of thermoplastic and thermoset composites at different temperatures, and self-piercing riveted joints.

• Thermoplastic composites
• Thermoset composites
• SPR joints
• Static and fatigue testing
• Temperature-dependent analysis

Industrial research collaborator

Pierburg Pump Technology Italy S.p.A., Rheinmetall

I collaborate on R&D projects to enhance the structural integrity and fatigue performance of polymer composites, elastomeric grommets, and PCB assemblies, contributing to more sustainable automotive products.

• Polymer composite integrity
• Elastomeric grommets
• PCB assembly assessment
• Fatigue analysis in frequency domain

Fixed-term researcher in machine design (RTDa)

Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa

I develop advanced computational methodologies for fatigue analysis—such as the Effective Critical Plane approach—and perform thermal-structural analyses, experimental tests, and residual stress evaluations on welded and additively manufactured structures.

• Effective Critical Plane (ECP) approach
• Thermal-structural analysis
• Residual stress evaluation
• Fatigue assessment of welded joints
• Additive manufacturing

Doctoral research visit, Component-Related Material Behavior Group

Fraunhofer LBF

I transferred representative structure elements of additively manufactured components through different scales using analytical approaches and numerical methods.

• Scale transfer
• Analytical methods
• Numerical methods
• Additive manufacturing

Junior research assistant, Structural Durability Group

Fraunhofer LBF

I studied the cyclic behaviour of additively manufactured specimens produced via the Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process and characterized anisotropic material behaviour through experimental and numerical tests.

• Cyclic behaviour
• Selective Laser Melting
• Anisotropic behaviour
• Experimental tests
• Numerical tests

Student Intern in the Structural Durability Group

Fraunhofer LBF

I analyzed the interaction and coalescence behaviour of multiple cracks in welded joints using finite element analysis and experimental tests, and implemented the developed models within the IBESS computational algorithm.

• Crack interaction
• Coalescence models
• Finite element analysis
• Experimental tests
• IBESS algorithm

PhD

Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Industrial Engineering

• Doctoral thesis: Influence of residual stresses on the fatigue life of welded joints.

Master

University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Mechanical Engineering

• Multiple cracks interaction
• Multiple cracks coalescence

Bachelor’s degree

University of Pisa

Mechanical Engineering

AIAS Award - Modelling

AIAS

Recognition at the 53rd AIAS National Conference for modelling applied to fatigue assessment using critical plane approaches.

Best PhD thesis in Industrial Engineering 2021

University of Pisa

Award for the best doctoral thesis discussed in the year 2021 in the field of industrial engineering at the University of Pisa.

Ansys Hall of Fame 2020 Competition - Finalist: Top 10 Academic

Ansys

Academic finalist in the Ansys Hall of Fame 2020 competition for a transient thermo-mechanical finite element model of a welded tube-to-plate joint.

Software Simulation Award

AIAS

Best Software Simulation Award of the National Conference of the Italian Scientific Society of Mechanical Design and Machine Building, AIAS 2019.