Davide Bigoni graduated from the University of Bologna (Italy), where he completed his Ph.D. in 1991 under the supervision of Professor T. Hueckel (Duke University, USA). He began his academic career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Bologna and, in 1999, became an Associate Professor at the University of Trento (Italy).
Since 2001, Professor Bigoni has held a Full Professor position at the University of Trento, where he leads a dynamic research group specializing in Solid and Structural Mechanics. His recognitions include being elected a Euromech Fellow by the European Mechanics Society in 2009, receiving the Ceramic Technology Transfer Day Award in 2012, and being awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa by Ovidius University of Constanta in 2014. Additionally, he has been honored with the Panetti and Ferrari Award for Applied Mechanics by the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino. His contributions extend globally: he was the Guest Lecturer for the Midwest Mechanics Seminars in 2018, elected a Fellow of the Istituto Lombardo, Accademia di Scienze e Lettere in 2019, and featured in a 60th Anniversary Issue of the Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. In 2024, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Italian Academy of Engineering. Professor Bigoni’s research is prominently featured on the covers of nine international journals. He has played a key role in fostering academia-industry collaboration, coordinating three European grants and a Marie Curie Fellowship. He is the recipient of two prestigious ERC Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (2013, 2021). More details can be found at https://bigoni.dicam.unitn.it/