Prof. Rosario Ceravolo holds an MSc in Civil Engineering and a PhD in Structural Engineering both from the Politecnico di Torino, where he is currently head of the Earthquake Engineering and Dynamics lab and deputy director of the Responsible Risk Resilience interdepartmental Centre (R3C). Visiting researcher at the Ecole des Ponts (2001), visiting professor at the Université Paris-Est (2009) and at the Columbia University (2017-18). Member of the multi-disciplinary PhD board in Architectural Heritage. Author of 250 research papers, including 80 contributions in international journals in the field of Earthquake Engineering, Structural Health Monitoring, Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage and Reduction of Seismic Risk.