He earned his PhD in 'Engineering of Civil and Mechanical Structural Systems' from the University of Trento in 2013. He was Marie Curie experienced researcher at Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK, in 2014. His research interests are in the field of the Mechanics of Materials and Structures and include fracture mechanics, inclusions and defects; structural mechanics, buckling and dynamical instabilities of structures; wave propagation and metamaterials.