Davide Tumino is an associate professor of design and methods in industrial engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Enna Kore (Italy). He received his PhD from the University of Palermo. His research is mainly focused on design methodologies and numerical methods applied to structural mechanics. In recent years he has developed numerical procedures to optimize the structural performance of sailing yachts. His other research interests concern the application of additive manufacturing techniques in the field of lattice core structures.