Dario De Domenico is Associate Professor of Structural Engineering at the Department of Engineering of the University of Messina, Italy. He obtained the Italian National Scientific Qualification for Full Professorship in Structural Engineering.
Author of more than 200 scientific publications, with over 7,000 citations and an h-index above 40, his research activities focus on structural engineering, with particular emphasis on earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, advanced numerical modelling, structural control systems, monitoring and safety assessment of existing infrastructures, structural resilience, and risk mitigation under extreme events and natural hazards.
He serves as Scientific Director of the Materials Testing Laboratory at the University of Messina and as Deputy Director of the Joint International Research Laboratory on Innovative Techniques for Earthquake Risk Mitigation, established between the University of Messina (Italy) and Fuzhou University (China). He is also co-founder and Head of the Research and Development Division of the academic spin-off company SAGIS s.r.l., operating in the fields of advanced structural monitoring, digital twins, and infrastructure safety.
His scientific achievements have been recognized through several awards and distinctions, including the Honorable Mention of the ACI Italy Chapter – PhD Student Award. Since 2020, he has been included in the Stanford University ranking of the world’s Top 2% Scientists in the field of Civil Engineering, based on Elsevier–Scopus databases.
He is co-inventor of two scientific patents in earthquake engineering and serves as Associate Editor of the international journal Structures (Elsevier), while also holding editorial positions in several international journals in the fields of structural engineering, structural dynamics, and earthquake engineering.
He has taught in doctoral schools and advanced training courses in Italy and abroad and has been a Visiting Researcher at the University of Sheffield (United Kingdom) and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). He is regularly invited to deliver seminars, specialist courses, and presentations at international conferences on structural resilience, infrastructure monitoring, and seismic risk mitigation.
His research is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach that integrates advanced numerical modelling, experimental investigation, structural monitoring, and technology transfer, with the aim of developing innovative solutions for the safety, resilience, and sustainability of infrastructures and the built environment.