Anna DE FALCO is an associate professor of Construction Techniques at the Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering of the University of Pisa. She obtained her master’s degree in civil engineering in 1996 from the University of Pisa and earned her Ph.D. degree in 2000 from the University of Florence. For many years, she has been responsible for the course on Consolidation of Constructions in the master’s degree program in Structural and Construction Engineering. Her primary research interests include the evaluation of vulnerability and seismic risk in existing building contexts, particularly historical buildings, as well as the consolidation of existing building heritage, including infrastructure. Most of her research activity revolves around these areas, conducted through research projects and as a scientific coordinator of contracts, as well as supervision of PhD theses.