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I am a full professor of Mechanics of Machines and Vibrations at the University of Ferrara, Department of Engineering, since September 2000. My previous positions were Assistant and Associate Professor at the University of Bologna. I am actually lecturer of the course of Mechanics of Vibrations in the Master Degree of Mechanical Engineering and the courses of Mechanics of Machines and Drive Mechanics of the Bachelor Degree of Mechanical Engineering.

I have got the role of Scientific Director of the Advanced Mechanics Laboratory (MechLav) of Ferrara Technopole, which specifically carries out technology transfer and services for companies in Italy and abroad. In the field of NVH, among other equipments, Mechlav has got a Tri-axis Electro-dynamic Shaker and a big Anechoic Chamber.

My scientific interests and company collaborations mainly concern: advanced methods for condition monitoring and diagnostics of machines, based on vibration and acoustic emission, and NVH modelling and optimization.

Author or co-author of over 140 papers, mostly published in international journals or international conference proceedings. Coordinator of numerous projects funded by regional, national and EU grants. Coordinator of 27 research contracts with industrial companies in the last 5 years, concerning industrial research and technological transfer in the fields of NVH, optimization of the dynamic and vibration behavior, monitoring and diagnostics of machines through vibration processing. Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journals ‘Meccanica’ and ‘Shock & Vibration’. 

I am a professor of Mechanics of Machines and Vibrations at the Engineering Department of the University of Ferrara. In this role, I am lecturer of Advanced Vibration Mechanics in the Master Degree of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ferrara and lecturer of NVH Testing for Vehicles in the Master Degree of Advanced Automotive Engineering at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

My research activity is mainly in the field of Noise and Vibrations of Machines, with particular reference to elastodynamic models, condition monitoring, diagnostics and experimental vibration measurements. Tutor of several PhD students and research assistants, supervisor of more than 80 theses of students belonging to the Mechanical Engineering Degree. In 2005 and 2007 I was guest at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven addressing researches on novel approaches for simplified FE model and vibro-acoustic experimental analyses in helicopters. I am member of the Scientific Committees of International Conferences and Reviewer for the most important journals and conferences in the field of Mechanics of Machines and Vibration. I was person in charge of 5 national and international peer review projects in the last 10 years and of about 50 research projects with private companies in the last 5 years. Author and co-author of more than 100 papers published in International Conference Proceedings, National and International Journals. Member of the Editorial Board of 5 International Journals. 

I am working as research assistant since February 2018, when I got the PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ferrara, obtaining the “Department of Engineering UNIFE Best PhD Thesis Award 2018”.

After receiving the BSc and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the same University in 2011 and 2013 respectively, I took part to the European project COST Action TU1105 as a visiting research student at the Dynamics Research Group, Loughborough University, UK. COST Action TU1105 was focused on the definition of NVH technics for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. In 2016, I’ve been a Visiting Scholar at the GearLab Research Group, The Ohio State University, OH – US, with the purpose of deepening my PhD studies related modeling gear pump dynamics.

My research activity includes kinematics, dynamics and design of positive displacement pumps and dynamic models of mechanical systems. 

I received my Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2017 and 2020, respectively, at the University of Ferrara, Italy.

Currently, I am involved in a research activity with the MechVib Research Group at the University of Ferrara, Italy.

My research interests mainly concern the numerical and experimental analysis of vibro-acoustical phenomena for the optimization of mechanical components, for diagnostic and prognostic; my focus is on the Sound Power Level (SWL) evaluation in a gearmotor by means of vibration measurements. 

I received my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering in 2019 and 2021, respectively, at the University of Ferrara, Italy.

I am currently involved in a Ph.D. program with the MechVib Research Group at the University of Ferrara. My research activity revolves around multi-axial vibration testing, with particular regards to fatigue damage in multi-axial vibration environments. The project aims to develop and perform innovative MIMO vibration testing methodologies to be included in the standard practice. 

I completed my Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ferrara, Italy.

Currently, I am involved in a research activity about experimental analysis of the agricultural machines' behavoir. 

I am currently a postdoc at the MechLav Technopole Network Laboratory at the Department of Engineering of the University of Ferrara. After 2 years in Sfax Preparatory Engineering institute and 3 years in the National Engineering School of Gabes, both located in Tunisia, I got my mechanical engineering diploma (equivalent to a European master’s degree) in 2018. Afterwards, I obtained my PhD in November 2022 that was under a cotutelle agreement between the University of Sfax, Tunisia, and the University of Cantabria, Spain.

My PhD work focused on the study of the dynamic behaviour of worm gear drives in metal-metal and metal-polymer configurations. Numerical simulations are implemented to study the dynamic behaviour through modal analysis followed by a study of acceleration and spectrum signals. Experimental tests are followed to validate the numerical results. Current research activities are mainly focused on the study of the vibratory response of a novel design of an axial piston pump. 

I received my Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2020 and 2023, respectively, at the University of Ferrara, Italy.

Currently, I am working in the MechVib Research Group at the University of Ferrara and my research activity focuses on the modeling and experimental validation of mechanical systems used in the transmissions of agricultural machines. 

I have received my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering in 2020 and 2023, respectively, at the University of Naples ``Federico II``.

While studying for my MSc I developed a keen interest in the mechanisms of vibration and sound generation and their propagation in solids and fluids, as well as on their impact on the wellbeing of humans. To complete my study, I pursued a traineeship at the University of Sherbrooke, in Canada, where I had the opportunity to gain international experience and extend my knowledge in the acoustics and noise control.

Currently, I am involved in a research activity with the MechVib Research Group at the University of Ferrara, Italy. 

I completed my Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ferrara in 2024. Currently, I’m pursuing my Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering while working as a research assistant in the MechVib Group, where my activities revolve around multi-axial vibration testing and analysis using instruments like 3-D shaker and hi-speed cameras.  

I completed my Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ferrara in 2023.

I am currently pursuing my Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering while working as a research assistant in the MechVib Group, where my primary responsibilities involve modeling and simulating dynamic systems.

I received my Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Energy in 2023 from the National Engineering School of Gabès, Tunisia.

Currently, I am preparing for an internship at both the University of Ferrara and in Tunisia. My research focuses on the study of the dynamic behavior of manual gearboxes in the presence of defects, aiming to improve their reliability and performance through advanced simulation and diagnostic techniques.

I received my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering in 2022 and 2025, respectively, at the University of Ferrara, Italy.

I pursued my Master’s thesis with the MechVib research group in the field of diagnostic and prognostic, particularly the diagnostic of faults in a tablet press machine for pharmaceutical applications.

I am currently involved in the MechVib research group as a post-graduate scholarship student in the field of vibration analysis with focus on Vibrational Diagnostic of Rotating Machinery.

I received my Bachelor’s degree in 2015. After 2 years in Monastir Preparatory Engineering institute and 3 years in the National School of Sfax, both located in Tunisia, I got my electromechanical diploma (equivalent to a European master’s degree) in 2020.Currently, I am involved in a PhD program with the Mechanics & Vibration Research Group that is under a cotutelle agreement between the university of sfax, Tunisia and the university of Ferrara, Italy. My research activity focuses on Prognostics of planetary gear sets based on Machine Learning techniques trained by Digital Twins.