Rosa De Finis is a Senior Researcher (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento (Italy). She holds a PhD in Mechanical and Management Engineering regarding the application of thermography-based methods for the mechanical characterisation of materials. Her research interests include classic and energy-based methods for the fatigue and fracture mechanics of materials, innovative non-destructive techniques for structural integrity assessments, thermoelastic stress analysis, and structural health monitoring via innovative techniques. She is chair of the technical division of ‘Thermomechanics and Infrared Imaging’ within the Society of Experimental Mechanics and secretary of the Italian group of energy-based methods for experimental analysis.