Ernesto Grande is Associate Professor of Structural Engineering at University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (Italy). His research activity, testified by numerous papers published on both international journals and conference proceedings, focuses on different topics of Civil Engineering. Among these: experimental and F.E. modeling of masonry and RC structures strengthened by FRP materials; seismic design of steel structures; Structural Health Monitoring; optimization of grid shell structures; 3D-print for the preservation of historic constructions; analysis of the seismic vulnerability of RC structures subjected to settlements; analysis of the seismic vulnerability of masonry structures in aggregate configuration.