Elsa Garavaglia has been an Associate Professor in Structural and Solid Mechanics since 2006 at Politecnico di Milano, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She is the author and co-author of five books on construction science issues and over 140 scientific publications on the following topics: mechanics of masonry flat arches, modeling of uncertainties, structural reliability and vulnerability, durability and useful life of ancient materials and structures in aggressive environments, life-cycle assessment, and seismic hazard assessment. From 2011 to 2016, she was coordinator of the undergraduate and master's degree courses in Building Architecture from 2011 to 2016. Garavaglia is a member of the directory board of School and Department. She is also the scientific director and member of national projects INGV-DPC, PRIN, Cariplo, Lombardy Region. Garavaglia is a member of RILEM commissions, and of EuroMec, IALCCE, IABMAS and IABMASItaly and ICOMOS_ISCARSAH associations. She works in collaboration in teaching and research with the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. Garavaglia is a promoter of student exchange and double degree exchange with Australian Western University and Curtin University, Perth, Australia, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, and University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7448-8374.