He was awarded a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1994 (100/100 cum laude) from Politecnico di Milano and Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics in 1998. He has published more than 150 technical papers in well-known, international, peer reviewed journals or presented at reputed international conferences. He is author (or co-author) of seven international patents and one book, ‘Optimal Design of Complex Mechanical Systems with Applications to Vehicle Engineering’, published by Springer Verlag. He is currently serving as Vice-Chair of the ASME Vehicle Design Committee (VDC) and has served as Conference/Program Chair for the Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT) Conference at ASME IDECT/CIE in 2012 and 2013.