Marco Alvise Bragadin is an associate professor of building production at the University of Bologna. He has been teaching at the University of Bologna since 1999, and he has been a researcher and assistant professor at UNIBO from 2005 to 2020. He has carried out research in numerous areas of building and civil engineering, especially focusing on construction management and economics and building construction technology. He has published over 70 papers both in Italian and English, including four books or monographs. He holds an MSc in civil engineering (5 years professional degree) from the University of Bologna, a PhD in construction management and economics from the Tampere University of Technology–Finland, and is a certified cost engineer (ICEC).