About me
I am Associate Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, and Co-Founder and Partner of FORENSICS s.r.l., an academic spinoff company where I am Head of Civil Engineering and Risk Services.
In my academic and R&D activities, I work on the integration of structural engineering methods with cutting-edge societal problems such as critical infrastructures, effects of extreme hazards on civil infrastructure and their mitigation through structural robustness and innovative retrofitting, multi-hazard disaster risk, and disaster resilience across multiple spatio-temporal scales.
Research
My research is mostly targeted to design, assessment and strengthening of civil infrastructure against extreme hazards, integrating advanced structural response analysis, experimental testing, and probabilistic simulation.
Key topics include but are not limited to:
- Structural design, assessment and health monitoring of buildings and bridges (particularly those made of masonry and/or reinforced concrete)
- Structural retrofitting with sustainable systems and composite materials (FRP, FRCM, CRM, etc.)
- Nonlinear structural response analysis and numerical modelling (FEM, EFM, DEM, AEM, etc.)
- Damage assessment and forensic engineering analysis
- Structural robustness and progressive collapse simulation under natural hazards (e.g., earthquakes, landslides, floods), anthropic hazards (e.g., blast, fire, impact, tunnelling/soil excavation, traffic (over)loading) and NaTech hazards (e.g., fire/blast after earthquake/landslide/flood)
- Multi-hazard disaster risk and resilience of civil infrastructure.
In the last 20 years, I coordinated or participated in over 30 research projects. I authored approximately 250 papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings, 1 book, and 12 book chapters. I edited 2 books and 6 special issues of international journals.
Since 2020, I am included in the list of World’s Top Scientists by Stanford University and Elsevier for both career-long and single-year impacts.
Teaching
I am delighted to be the Coordinator of MSc Programme in Forensic Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II and Board Member of the International Doctoral Programme in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Perugia.
Current MSc courses:
- Design and Retrofit of Masonry Structures
- Diagnosis and Repair of Structural Failures
- Structural Safety and Failures
- Structures for Hydraulic and Road Facilities
In the Doctoral Programme in Structural & Geotechnical Engineering and Seismic Risk at the University of Naples Federico II, he taught the courses entitled “Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering of Masonry Buildings”, “Robustness of Structures” and "Disaster Resilience assessment of Urban Networks".
In 2024, I chaired the Summer School in Structural Robustness and Resilient Infrastructure against Extreme Hazards, which attracted people from all around the world.
Contacts
Email: fulvio.parisi@unina.it
Phone: +39-081-7683659
Office
Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture
University of Naples Federico II
via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, Italy
Building 7, 2nd floor
Research Links
Highlights
April 2025
New Journal Paper on Ageing Bridges
A novel journal paper entitled “Numerical evaluation of corrosion effects on the flexural behaviour of post-tensioned concrete bridge girders with defective grouting” has been published in Engineering Structures, addressing the effects of prestressing steel corrosion on load-bearing capacity of post-tensioned concrete girders.
Click here to download the journal paper (open access)
April 2025
Presentation of 100 Papers at IF CRASC ’25 Congress
Registrations to IF CRASC ’25 — 6th Congress on Forensic Engineering and 9th Congress on Structural Collapses, Reliability and Retrofit open till 31st May 2025.
Fulvio Parisi will co-chair the congress.
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April 2025
Top Viewed Article in Structural Concrete
The paper entitled “Multidimensional nonlinear numerical simulation of post-tensioned concrete girders with different prestressing levels” is being receiving strong attention from the scientific community, so it has been recognised as top viewed article in Structural Concrete, the official scientific journal of fib – International Federation for Structural Concrete – Fédération Internationale du Béton.
The paper explores how the experimental response of bridge girders can be numerically simulated through different modelling approaches based on the Finite Element Method and Applied Element Method, involving 1D, 2D and 3D scales.
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March 2025
Special Session on Multi-Hazard Assessment of Buildings and Bridges
Special Session SS19 entitled “Multi-hazard assessment of buildings and bridges through data-driven and physics-based methods considering pre-existing damage and material degradation” will take place during the 20th Italian National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (ANIDIS), 7–11 September 2025, Assisi, Italy.
Deadline for abstract submission: 11th May 2025
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March 2025
PhD Course on Disaster Resilience assessment of Urban Networks
On 31st march, Fulvio Parisi will start a new PhD course entitled “Disaster Resilience assessment of Urban Networks” (D-RUN 2025) in the framework of the PhD Programme in Structural & Geotechnical Engineering and Seismic Risk at University of Naples Federico II.
The course will take place in blended mode from 31st March to 11th April 2025.
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February 2025
FAIL–SAFE Project Workshop
The first workshop of FAIL-SAFE national project (PI: Fulvio Parisi) took place in Naples, including presentations on activities and outcomes by the research units of the University of Naples Federico II, University of Parma and University of Perugia.
December 2024
New Journal Paper on Robustness of Masonry Arch Bridges
A novel journal paper entitled “Performance and robustness assessment of roadway masonry arch bridges to scour-induced damage using multiple traffic load models” has just been published in Engineering Structures.
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September 2024
Summer School on Structural Robustness and Resilient Infrastructure against Extreme Hazards
The first Summer School on “Structural Robustness and Resilient Infrastructure against Extreme Hazards” (Chair: Fulvio Parisi) successfully took place from 10th to 13th September 2024 at the Conference Centre of the University of Naples Federico II.
The school involved 5 main lecturers delivering theoretical and exercise classes, with a final hybrid session and debate on specific topics with four thematic lecturers.