Ildi Cismaşiu, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon and a collaborator of CERIS NOVA Hub - Civil Engineering Research & Innovation for Sustainability. She completed her PhD in Civil Engineering in 2002 at Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon. Her research interests include the development of non-conventional finite elements, parallel processing, vibration analysis and monitoring, and  numerical modelling and analysis. She has participated in five national-level research projects and has authored or co-authored more than 25 scientific publications, including book chapters and papers in international journals and conferences.