Born in Perugia in 1967, he graduated in Civil Engineering in 1990 and earned a PhD in Thermophysical Properties of Materials in 1995.

Researcher and then Associate Professor of Building Physics (IIND-07/B, formerly ING-IND/11) at the University of Perugia from 1997 to 2015.

From 2004 to 2013, he served as Director of CIRIAF (Interuniversity Research Center on Pollution and the Environment “Mauro Felli”), administratively based at the University of Perugia, involving ten universities and over one hundred faculty members.

From February 2016 to September 2023, he was Full Professor of Building Physics at the Department of Engineering, Roma Tre University.

Since 1 October 2023, he has been serving at the Department of International Human and Social Sciences (SUSI) of the University for Foreigners of Perugia, where he holds the positions of Vice-Rector for Infrastructure and Relations with Local Authorities and Enterprises, Coordinator of the PhD Programme “Frontier Sciences in Sustainability, Diplomacy and International Cooperation”, and Director of the Master’s Programme “Urban and Territorial Regeneration and Resilience”.

Scientific coordinator of numerous national research projects (MUR, MIPAAF, INAIL) and EU-funded projects (LIFE, Intelligent Energy Europe, Seventh Framework Programme, Horizon 2020), he is a Scientific and Technical Expert for MUR and evaluator of several research proposals for the Ministry, various universities, and regional administrations.

With regard to applied research, he has acted as scientific coordinator of numerous partnerships with leading institutions and organizations including the Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policies, ISPRA, City of Rome, Umbria Region, ARPA Umbria, Province of Perugia, City of Perugia, Autostrade, Bank of Italy, Rome Airports, Ikea Italy, and the Colosseum Archaeological Park.

He is the author of over 400 scientific publications on core topics of his discipline, such as building thermophysics, building and environmental acoustics, lighting technology, renewable energy sources, as well as interdisciplinary topics such as circular economy and life cycle analysis, energy geopolitics, energy planning and environmental impact, conservation of historical and artistic heritage, and sustainable mobility.

He serves on the editorial boards of various national and international journals, and is Editor-in-Chief of two international journals (Noise Mapping and Building Acoustics). He has organized numerous national and international conferences.

From 2021 to 2024, he was Director and, from 2025, Vice President of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibrations (IIAV). From 2021 to 2024, he served as President of the Italian Acoustical Society (AIA).

He is included in the list of Top Italian Scientists in the field of Engineering and, since 2019, in the Stanford University annual report on the global scientific impact of researchers (top 2% most cited scientists worldwide).

Graduated in Building Engineering-Architecture, in 2023 she obtained a PhD in Energy and Sustainable Development from the University of Perugia. In 2022, she spent four months as a Visiting Student Research Collaborator (VSRC) at Princeton University (New Jersey, USA), furthering her studies in innovative solutions for the built environment.

During her doctoral studies and subsequent years as a post-doctoral researcher, she has participated and continues to participate in national research projects (PRIN, FISR, and other ministerial programs) and international projects, mainly funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programmes.

Her scientific work focuses primarily on: (i) the development and characterization of advanced materials for greater energy efficiency and sustainability in buildings, and (ii) the analysis of environmental comfort using a multiphysical approach, with particular attention to thermal, visual, and acoustic domains.

Thanks also to collaboration with national and international industrial partners, she has developed a scientific profile integrating theoretical, numerical, and experimental skills, as well as technology transfer and intellectual property management capabilities. The main results of her research activities are presented in publications in leading international journals, in which she appears as first author in over half of the contributions.