He was graduated with grade 110/110 “cum laude” in Civil Engineering in 2009 and obtained his PhD degree in Structural Engineering and Hydraulics at University of Bologna in 2013. His research interests are: mechanics of solids and structures, fracture mechanics, implementation of numerical methods for the design of structures, application of composite materials in offshore engineering, and design and strengthening of offshore components with numerical simulations. He is currently working on the application of finite element method, differential quadrature method and mesh-free method for engineering problems.