Alberto Doria graduated in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Padua on 21st February 1984 (110/110 cum Laude). In 1986 he entered the National Research Council as a researcher a contract of the RFX project, a large experiment on nuclear fusion. In 1987 he obtained the "Advanced Course in Engineering of Plasma and Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion" at the University of Padua. In 1990 he became researcher in Applied Mechanics at University of Padua. In 2002 he became an associate professor of Applied Mechanics at the University of Padua. Now Alberto Doria belongs to the Group of Applied Mechanics of Padua University, and coordinates the activities of the Mechanical Vibration sector, which take place in the laboratories of Modal Analysis and Vibration Mechanics. The main research topics are mechanics and vibration control, vibration energy harvesting, stability and comfort of bicycles and light vehicles.