Alice Berardo, PhDItalianDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering University of PadovaAddress: via Marzolo 9, 35131 Padova, ItalyPhone Number: +39 049 8276754Email address: alice.berardo@unipd.itPhD in Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, June 2018.Master Degree (110 cum laude) in Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2013.Research interestsComputational biomechanics of soft tissues; Gastric mechanics related to bariatric surgery; Fluid-solid interaction and computational fluid dynamics of the lower urinary tract; Mechanical characterization of biological tissues; Cell mechanics; Analytical and numerical modelling of friction phenomena; Development of setups for friction and related experiments; Development of novel strategies for the enhancement of the mechanical properties of materials; Dynamics of systems and structures for sexual confusion techniques of insects through vibrations; Design and development of innovative systems for the application of vibrations as mating disruption.
