I hold a degree in Aerospace Engineering and earned my PhD from the University of Bologna (Italy) with a dissertation titled "Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Impact Damage Tolerance in Composite Materials". Following my PhD, I gained industry experience before returning to academia, where I have dedicated my career to researching the fatigue, impact, and crashworthiness behaviour of composite materials. My work integrates both experimental testing and advanced numerical simulations to boost the understanding and performance of composite structures in aerospace and other high-performance applications.