Organizing Committee Member
Dora Foti
Associate Professor
Polytechnic of Bari
Italy
Biography
DORA FOTI is Associate Professor of Structural Engineering at the Polytechnic of Bari. She has given courses in Structural Engineering, Elements of Earthquake Engineering, Design of Bridges for Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering. She has given lectures and seminars in numerous training courses as well as at universities and research institutes both in Italy and outside Italy. She is the author of over 150 scientific publications in the field of Structural Engineering and Materials, where she developed mainly the issues related to the seismic behavior of structures, dynamic identification of historical masonry buildings and innovative composite materials. She is coordinator of several national and international scientific projects.
Research Area
developing the themes of passive protection of structures, gruond-structure interaction effects, fiber-reinforced structures, identification of existing structures.