Rodolfo Labernarda has a post-doctoral researcher position at the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Calabria (Rende, Italy). He is part of the Structural and Earthquake Engineering research group led by Prof. Fabio Mazza. His main interests relate to the designing procedures, the simulation, and the numerical analysis of isolation systems for structures, consisting of elastomeric and sliding bearings. Other field of interest relates to the supplemental dissipation as a retrofitting technique for buildings. He also deals with how the exposure to degradation phenomena of FRCM strengthening systems affects the seismic vulnerability of retrofitted masonry buildings.