Alessandra De Angelis

TITLES / ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2017

Ph.D. in Information Technologies for Engineering – Energy and Environment Curriculum (Cycle XXIX)

Conferred on 24/11/2017 with the evaluation "Excellent" (ottimo), Department of Engineering, University of Sannio (Benevento, Italy).

Dissertation title: "Nonstructural components seismic response: The out-of-plane behaviour of infill walls" (written in English).

Supervisor: Prof. Maria Rosaria Pecce.

2012

Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) in Civil Engineering

Conferred on 13/12/2012 with a grade of 110/110 cum laude, Department of Engineering, University of Sannio (Benevento, Italy).

Thesis title: "Analisi del rischio sismico di edifici ospedalieri: i componenti non strutturali" (Seismic risk analysis of hospital buildings: non-structural components).

Supervisor: Prof. Maria Rosaria Pecce.

ACADEMIC CAREER

• 2025 – present: Associate Professor , Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.

• 2022 – 2025: Tenure-track Assistant Professor (Ricercatore RTDB), Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.

• 2019 – 2022: Fixed-term Assistant Professor / Postdoctoral Researcher (Ricercatore RTDA), Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.

• 01/2020 – 06/2020: Visiting Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering & Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.

  Research topic: Soil-structure interaction for historical constructions. Supervisor: Prof. Paulo B. Lourenço.

• 12/2017 – 07/2019: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.

  Research grant title: "Identification and advanced modeling for seismic risk assessment of structures".

• 06/2013 – 05/2014: Research Fellow, Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.

  Research grant title: "Dynamic modeling for analysis and monitoring of structures".

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

1. A.Y. 2021/2022 – 2022/2023 – 2023/2024: Lecturer (Course Chair) for BIM Elements in the Design of Structures and Infrastructures (6 ECTS), Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.

2. A.Y. 2019/2020 – 2020/2021 – 2021/2022 – 2022/2023 – 2023/2024: Lecturer (Course Chair) for Design of Reinforced Concrete and Steel Buildings in Seismic Zones (6 ECTS), Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.

3. A.Y. 2022/2023: Lecturer for the short Ph.D. course Experimental and operational modal analysis for structures, infrastructures and systems (3 ECTS), Ph.D. Program in Information Technologies for Engineering – Energy and Environment Curriculum, Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.

4. 06/2023 – 07/2023: Instructor for the training modules "Advantages and opportunities for the construction sector offered by the BIM model" (16 hours) and "BIM Specialist: drafting and implementing BIM projects" (60 hours), held within the framework of the "ISTITUTO TECNICO SUPERIORE PER L’EFFICIENZA ENERGETICA – ENERGY-LAB" Foundation, Benevento, Italy.

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS

Principal Investigator / Project Leader

The undersigned serves as Principal Investigator / Lead Researcher for the following national and international research projects, agreements, and framework contracts:

1. PRIN INBUSS: INtelligent BUildings for Safety of Structures (Funding: €129,000).

2. RELUIS Project (2022–2024): Sannio Research Unit – WP5 "Rapid-execution, low-impact, and integrated interventions" – Task 5.3 "Interventions on listed monumental buildings and churches" (Funding: €20,000).

3. Research Agreement: Between DING (Department of Engineering, University of Sannio) and Arch. Giuseppe Iadarola (representative of the Temporary Association of Professionals - RTP) for scientific collaboration and consultancy on the seismic retrofit design of the "P. Giannone" National Boarding School building in Benevento (Funding: €15,000).

4. Research Agreement: Between DING (Department of Engineering, University of Sannio) and TME s.r.l. for the validation, using real case-study data, of a tool for continuous structural monitoring of surface railway and road infrastructure (Funding: €16,500).

Project Collaborator / Contributor

The undersigned has participated as a research collaborator in the following national and international research projects:

1. MASTRI Project: MAteriali e STRutture Intelligenti (Smart Materials and Structures) (2012–2016), Sannio Unit. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Maria Rosaria Pecce.

2. PON STRIT Project: Tools and Technologies for Transport Infrastructure Risk Management (2013–2015), Sannio Unit. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Maria Rosaria Pecce (Funding: €500,000).

3. RELUIS Project (2014–2018): Sannio Unit – Task on Steel-Concrete Composite Structures. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Maria Rosaria Pecce.

4. SMARTCASE Project: Innovative Multifunctional Solutions for Optimizing Primary Energy Consumption and Indoor Environmental Quality in Buildings (Code: PON03PE_00093_1), funded by MIUR under the PON "Research and Competitiveness" 2007–2013 and PAC (October 2013 – November 2017). Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Giuseppe Peter Vanoli.

5. METRICS Project: Methodologies and Technologies for the Management and Retrofitting of Historical Centers and Heritage Buildings (Code: PON03PE_00093_5), funded by MIUR under the PON "Research and Competitiveness" 2007–2013 and PAC (October 2013 – August 2017). Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Giuseppe Peter Vanoli.

6. RELUIS Project (2017–2018): Sannio Unit – WP17 – Task on Seismic Capacity of Non-Structural Components. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Giuseppe Maddaloni.

7. RELUIS Project (2019–2021): Sannio Unit – WP17 – Task on Regulatory Contributions Regarding Non-Structural Components. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Giuseppe Maddaloni.

8. CADS Research Project: Creation of a Safe Home Environment (Creazione di un Ambiente Domestico Sicuro), Sannio Unit (March 2021 – Present). Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Giuseppe Maddaloni.

9. PRIN ENRICH Project: ENhancing the Resilience of Italian healthCare and Hospital facilities, Sannio Unit (April 2022 – Present). Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Giuseppe Maddaloni.

ENGINEERING & CONSULTING PROJECTS

Specialized Technical Consulting Contracts:

1. Dynamic test design and processing of dynamic measurements for structural identification of the Montesano-Licola-Torregaveta Circumflegrea metropolitan viaduct (carried out in 2022).

2. Structural analysis execution for the Casa del Rosellino in Pompeii (carried out in 2021).

3. Analysis of in-situ testing results and development of a 3D Finite Element Model (FEM) for the Bell Tower of Santa Sofia in Benevento (carried out between 2019 and 2021).

4. Development of numerical models for the buildings of the Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory in Naples (carried out in 2019).

Technical Collaborations for Site Investigations and Advanced Numerical Modeling:

1. House of the Vettii, Pompeii (2019): Numerical modeling of the new timber roof structure for designing the connection systems between timber beams, the peristyle, and perimeter masonry walls; out-of-plane wall overturning verification.

2. Vulnerability Assessment (LV2 level): Bell tower of the Church of S. Maria della Sanità in Naples (2019).

3. Emergency Interventions and Temporary Shoring: Facade of the Church of S. Maria del Buon Consiglio, Casamicciola Terme (Naples), following damage caused by the earthquake on August 21, 2017 (carried out in 2018).

4. Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Study: Diagnostics on reinforced concrete floors of existing buildings (2019).

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. XX C.T.E. Congress, November 6–8, 2014 – Milan, Italy.

2. ACE Advances in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, June 12–13, 2015 – Vietri sul Mare, Italy.

3. Italian Concrete Days 2016 (aicap Days - CTE Congress) – Evolution and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, Rome, Italy, October 27–28, 2016.

4. SER4SC: Seismic and Energy Renovation for Sustainable Cities, International Conference, Catania, Italy, February 1–3, 2018.

5. Italian Concrete Days 2018 (aicap Days - CTE Congress) – Structural Concrete Today: Theory, Applications, Materials, Techniques, Milan (June 13) / Lecco (June 14–15), Italy, 2018.

6. 16 ECEE: 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 18–21, 2018.

7. SPONSE 2019: 4th International Workshop on the Seismic Performance of Non-Structural Elements, Pavia, Italy, May 22–23, 2019.

8. OPEN DAY – Seismic Response of Dams: Observations and Predictions – Comparing Different Realities (2019), ITCOLD (Italian National Committee on Large Dams), YEF (Young Engineers Forum), DING (Department of Engineering, University of Sannio), Benevento, Italy, October 15, 2019. Speaker for the seminar: "Modeling and seismic strengthening of r.c. structures".

9. XVIII ANIDIS Conference: Earthquake Engineering in Italy, Ascoli Piceno, Italy, September 15–19, 2019.

10. CSHM-8: 8th International Workshop on Civil Structural Health Monitoring, online, March 29–31, 2021.

11. COMPDYN 2021: 8th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, streamed from Athens, Greece, June 28–30, 2021.

12. SAHC 2020: 12th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, online, September 29 – October 1, 2020