Walter D’Ambrogio has been a Fulltime Professor of Applied Mechanics at the University of L'Aquila since September 2000. He is President of the Italian Association of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (AIMETA), an IUTAM-adhering organization. He is Head of the Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics at the University of L’Aquila. He obtained a Master's Degree with honors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rome "La Sapienza” in 1983. He earned a Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" in 1989. He was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanics and Aeronautics of the University of Rome "La Sapienza" from 1989 to 1992. He was an Associate Professor of Applied Mechanics at the University of L'Aquila from 1992 to 2000. His research interests inlcude dynamic analysis of mechanical systems and modal analysis, more specifically, structural modification, vibration control using passive and active techniques, parametric identification of mechanical structures (dynamic model updating), sub-structuring and coupling, and friction-induced vibrations. He is the author of about 160 papers. He serves as a referee for several international journals. He is a member of the Scientific Committee of several international conferences.