Senior researcher at the Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR). He graduated in Materials Engineering in 1999 and received his Ph.D. degree in 2003 from the University of Napoli “Federico II” (Italy). His research interests are focused on complex cellular systems based on micro- and nano-reinforced thermoplastic composites, the design and characterization of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites, and new processing technologies using magnetic and electric fields for producing composites and cellular systems. He served as lecturer in Materials Science and Technology at the University of Sannio (Italy), and in Master's and advanced training courses. He has over 90 publications and is member of the editorial board of international scientific journals. He is member of Polymer Processing Society and of the European Society for Composite Materials.