Luca Placidi

I graduated in Physics at the University of Naples Federico II (110/110 cum laude) in 2001 with Prof. A. Romano. Second degree in Engineering with Prof. R. Batra at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2002. I took the first PhD in 2004 at the Technical University of Darmstadt with Prof. K. Hutter and the second PhD in 2006 at the University of Rome La Sapienza, with Prof. F. dell'Isola. From 2005 to 2011, I was the holder of 5-years Research Fellowship and of one scholarship at the Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering of the University La Sapienza of Rome and at the Department of Structures of the University of Roma Tre. I am the author of more than 200 publications: among them, I have contributions for journals and in volumes. I have a wide international experience with the participation and organization of international workshops and of schools and post-graduate training and I was involved in periods of study abroad. I participated of 1 formative stage in the materials testing laboratory at the University of L'Aquila. I have taught in many courses in subjects related to mechanics of structures. In May 2011, I was assistant professor (ricercatore) and since June 2019, I am Associate professor at the International Telematic University Uninettuno. From 2014, I got the Italian and French habilitations for associate and full professorship. Bibliometric indicators related to publications and citations: Bibliometrics Scopus (AU-ID: 57199322424): 122 papers, more than 5715 citations from 2131 documents, h-index 45. Bibliometrics ISI (X-2685-2019): 100 publications, 4590 total citations, 1786 citing articles h-index 40. In 2020-2022, I was in the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University.