Prof. Carmelo Gentile is currently a Full Professor of Structural Engineering (DABC, Politecnico di Milano). He is the author or co-author of approximately 300 technical and scientific papers. The main topics are bridge engineering, cultural heritage structures, earthquake engineering, modal and structural identification, structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and vibration-based damage assessment. He is a Member of the Scientific Committee of Major International Conferences on Experimental Dynamics (such as EURODYN, EVACES, IOMAC), and directed the Laboratory of Vibrations & Dynamic Monitoring of Structures (VibLab, section of the LPM, Laboratory of Testing Materials & Structures), Politecnico di Milano from 2006 to 2013. He has been invited as a keynote speaker to several international conferences. He has been committed, as Director or Consultant of the VibLab, to the full-scale testing and/or continuous dynamic monitoring of more than 100 bridges, including several arch and cable-stayed bridges. He is responsible for the continuous structural monitoring of the Milan Cathedral.