Carmine Maria PAPPALARDO | Curriculum

Carmine Maria Pappalardo was born in Battipaglia on January 22, 1985. Italian citizen and native Italian speaker, he is fluent in English and has basic knowledge of Spanish and French. In September 2006, he obtained at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA) his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a grade of 110/110 cum laude, grade point average 30/30, and a thesis titled: “Dissertation on some Methods for the Derivation of the Equations of Motion of Multibody Systems”. In December 2008, he obtained at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA) his master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with grade 110/110 and honors, special mention of the commission, grade point average 30/30, and a thesis titled: “Identification of Parameters of Models of Mechanical Systems”. In June 2012, he obtained at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA) his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with an excellent evaluation and a thesis titled: “Dynamics, Identification and Control of Multibody Systems”. From February 2012 to January 2013, he was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA). From April 2013 to April 2014, he was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA). From February 2015 to July 2015, he had a research scholarship at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA). From August 2017 to July 2018, he was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA). From September 2018 to August 2019, he had a research scholarship at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA). From November 2019 to October 2022, he was an assistant professor of Applied Mechanics at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA). Since November 2022, he is an associate professor with tenure of Applied Mechanics at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA). In the non-continuous period from March 2014 to September 2016, he was a visiting scholar at the Dynamic Simulation Laboratory of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) carrying out joint research activities with the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA). The main research fields of Dr. Pappalardo are the dynamics, identification, and control of rigid and flexible multibody mechanical systems. Dr. Pappalardo is the author of more than 60 scientific publications in international journals and 40 scientific publications in proceedings of international conferences. In particular, Dr. Pappalardo is the author of scientific articles concerning mechanics applied to machines, control of mechanical systems, tribology and lubrication, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and robotics (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3763-7104). In the year 2021, Dr. Pappalardo received recognition as a member for the year 2020 of the updated ranking of the most influential researchers in the world in relation to their scientific production (Top-Cited Scientists 2020). In the year 2022, Dr. Pappalardo received recognition as a member for the year 2021 of the updated ranking of the most influential researchers in the world in relation to their scientific production (Top-Cited Scientists 2021). Dr. Pappalardo is associate editor of the following international journals: International Journal of Vehicle Performance. Dr. Pappalardo was guest editor of the following international journals: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics; Machines. Dr. Pappalardo served as a reviewer of the following international journals: Acta Astronautica; Acta Mechanica; Acta Mechanica Sinica; Acta Polytechnica; Advances in Mechanical Engineering; Ain Shams Engineering Journal; Applied and Computational Mechanics; Applied Sciences; Algorithms; Archive of Applied Mechanics; Computational Mechanics; Computation; Control Engineering Practice; Drones; Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration; Electronics; Energy; Engineering Reports; Finite Elements in Analysis and Design; IEEE Access; IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control; IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics; IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems; IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology; Intelligent Service Robotics; International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering; International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering; International Journal of Smart Structures and Systems; Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering; Journal of Applied Mechanics; Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics; Journal of Vibration and Acoustics; Journal of Engineering Science and Technology; Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics; Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design; Journal of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing; Journal of Sound and Vibration; Journal of Vibration Engineering and Technologies; Machines; Materials; Materials Today: Proceedings; Mathematical and Computational Applications; Mathematics and Computers in Simulation; Mathematical Problems in Engineering; Mechanical Sciences; Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines; Mechanism and Machine Theory; Mechatronics; Multibody Systems Dynamics; Nonlinear Dynamics; Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit; Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics; Results in Physics; Science Progress; Scientific Reports; Sensors; Shock and Vibration; Symmetry; Vehicle System Dynamics. Since 2020, Dr. Pappalardo is a member of the extended board of professors of the doctorate in Industrial Engineering at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA). Since 2022, Dr. Pappalardo is a member of the board of professors of the doctorate entitled 'Innovative Engineering Technologies for Industrial Sustainability - IETIS' at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIN) of the University of Salerno (UNISA). In 2017, Dr. Pappalardo was a founding member of the spin-off MEID4 s.r.l., a company of production and services, approved by the Board of Directors of the University of Salerno (UNISA), having as its object the design, development, the production and marketing of innovative products and services with high technological value such as, for example, autonomous operating machines and unconventional mechanical systems. Dr. Pappalardo took part in numerous collaborative scientific projects that have involved the development of autonomous fixed-wing aircraft, the optimization of aeronautical hatches, robots for space applications, operating machines for building maintenance, and innovative safety systems for construction sites.