Dr Toffoli has a wealth of experience in ocean and coastal engineering, physical oceanography and air-sea interactions, which includes research, teaching, consultancy, working at the Universities and industry. With a Master degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin (Italy) and PhD in Civil Engineering from the KU Leuven (Belgium), he went on working in shipping industry (DNVGL) in Norway, before joining Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) in 2009 as Research Fellow. In 2012, he accepted a position of Reader in Coastal Engineering at Plymouth University (UK), and returned to Swinburne as Associate professor in Maritime Engineering in 2013. He now holds a position as Associate Professor in Ocean Engineering at the University of Melbourne. He is also Visiting Professor at K.U. Leuven (Belgium).