Dr. Ezio Cadoni is Professor of Mechanics of Materials and Head and Founder of the DynaMat SUPSI Laboratory at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI). He studied at the faculty of engineering of the University of Cagliari and received his degree, summa cum laude, in civil engineering in July 1990. In 1994, he received his PhD in Structural Engineering. In March 1994, he started at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission as a postdoctoral fellow and subsequently as a scientific officer. In 2000, he was appointed a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Southern Switzerland. Two years later, he joined this university full-time. He has been a SUPSI professor since June 2004. His teaching covers the fundamentals of structural mechanics and strength of materials. In his research, he concentrates on the dynamic behaviour of materials and structures.