Walter Salvatore is a Professor of Construction Techniques at the Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering. He graduated in Civil Engineering from the University of Pisa in 1993 and gained a joint Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the Universities of Florence, Bari, Genoa, Pisa, and Udine in 1997. He was a researcher at the University of Pisa from 2002 and an associate professor there from 2011 to 2016, when he became a full professor. Professor Salvatore’s research interests are in the field of anti-seismic construction and the reduction of seismic risk. In this field, he has elaborated on the subject of the design of steel and steel–concrete composite structures, developing structural systems for the dissipation of seismic energy. In the field of reinforced concrete structures, he is studying the development of dual-phase steel reinforcing bars for enhancing the capacity and durability of these structures. He has also addressed the problems of the static safety and seismic vulnerability of existing structures in stone and reinforced concrete, as well as historic buildings, studying, therefore, techniques and intervention strategies to remediate their seismic deficiencies. Finally, he has recently collaborated on the development of new methodologies for the assessment of the seismic risk of structures, based on a macroseismic approach, calibrated together with the Tuscan Region and that of Emilia Romagna.
Filippo Ubertini received his B.S., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Perugia and the University of Pavia in 2003, 2005, and 2009, respectively. He has been a Full Professor of Structural Design at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Perugia since October 1st, 2018, to the present. Prof. Ubertini’s research focuses on the field of structural health monitoring, with an emphasis on historic structures and bridges, based on vibration measurements and the use of smart multifunctional construction materials (self-sensing concretes and bricks). His research topics also cover experimental structural dynamics, vibration structural control, and wind effects on structures.
