**About the Special Issue Editors**

**Marcello Di Risio** is the associate professor of Maritime and Hydraulic Structures at the Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering of the University of L'Aquila (Italy). He is the head of the Environmental and Maritime Hydraulic Laboratory (LIam) and leader of the Coastal Research Group. He completed his PhD at the University of "Roma Tre", with a thesis related to the impulse waves generated by landslide. Then, he spent several years at the early stage of his career at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata", before moving to the University of L'Aquila. He carries out research work in collaboration with both Italian and international research groups, by means of theoretical, numerical and experimental approaches in the fields of coastal engineering, harbor engineering and landslide generated tsunami waves. He has a large amount of experience in hydraulic laboratory tests in 2D wave flumes and, partially, in 3D wave tanks. His main research topics may be summarized as follows: the generation and propagation of landslide impulse generated waves, the real time detection of tsunamis, mathematical and experimental modeling of coastal processes, mathematical and experimental modeling of hydraulic and maritime structures, the development of wave energy converters, mathematical modeling of environmental impacts related to marine sediments handling, coastal risk and management, modeling of storm surge.

**Donald F. Hayes** is a Research Environmental Engineer in the Environmental Laboratory of the US Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, MS. He earned a PhD in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University with an emphasis in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management. His research interests include environmental impacts associated with dredging and sediment management, particularly contaminated sediment management, wetland restoration, systems applications in water resources management, and water quality modeling. He has published widely and holds multiple patents. Dr. Hayes has extensive consulting and expert witness experience. He is a registered Professional Engineer, Diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Director of the Western Dredging Association, and editor of the Journal of Dredging Engineering.

**Davide Pasquali** is a researcher of Maritime and Hydraulic Structures at the Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering of the University of L'Aquila (Italy). He is part of the Coastal Research Group at the same university. He completed his PhD at the University of L'Aquila, with a thesis related to the hindcasting and forecasting of storm surge. He has a long research experience in Hydraulic Laboratory Tests. His main research topics may be summarized as follows: hindcast and forecast of storm surge, development of wave energy converters, wave resource and availability assessments, mathematical modeling of environmental impacts related to marine sediments handling, mathematical and experimental modeling of coastal processes, and hydraulic and maritime structures.
