He is Professor of Mechanics of Machines and Vibrations at the Engineering Department of the University of Ferrara. In this role, he is lecturer of Advanced Vibration Mechanics in the Master Degree of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ferrara and lecturer of NVH Testing for Vehicles in the Master Degree of Advanced Automotive Engineering at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. His research activity is mainly in the field of Noise and Vibrations of Machines, with particular reference to elastodynamic models, condition monitoring, diagnostics and experimental vibration measurements. Tutor of several PhD students and research assistants, supervisor of more than 80 theses of students belonging to the Mechanical Engineering Degree. He was the person in charge of about 50 research projects with private companies in the last 5 years. Author and co-author of more than 100 papers published in International Conference Proceedings, National and International Journals.