Associate Professor and a member of the MUL2 Lab in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Politecnico di Torino (www.mul2.com). My current research activities include the multiscale analysis of composites, micromechanics, and the development of higher-order structural theories. I cooperate with various institutions, including the University of Washington and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. I am the Editor-in-Chief of Aerotecnica Missili e Spazio, the Journal of the Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics.