Leonid Ionov, Full Professor of Biofabrication, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Michael Gelinsky, Director of the Centre for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden), Germany

Stefano Pandini, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Technology, University of Brescia, Italy

Shawn A. Chester, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA

Roberto Brighenti, Full Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics, University of Florence, Italy

Giulia Scalet, Associate Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics, Director of the Laboratory of Programmable Materials and Structures (ProMaSt Lab), University of Pavia, Italy

Andrea Spagnoli, Full Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics, Coordinator of the PhD programme in Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Italy

Mahmood Jabareen, Associate Professor, Head of Structural Engineering and Construction Management Division, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

X. Shelly Zhang, David C. Crawford Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Director of MISSION Laboratory (MultI-functional Structures and Systems desIgn OptimizatioN)

Oliver Weeger, Professor of Cyber-Physical Simulation, TU Darmstadt, Germany

Konstantin Volokh, Full Professor of Mechanics, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Giovanni Vozzi, Full Professor of Bioengineering, Director of Biofabrication Lab, University of Pisa

Carmelo De Maria, Associate Professor of Bioengineering, University of Pisa, Italy

Silvia Farè, Full Professor of Industrial Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Arianna Menciassi, Full Professor of Biomedical Robotics, Leader of Surgical Robotics and Allied Technologies Area, Pro-Rector of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy

Tommaso Ghidini, Head of the Mechanical Department, European Space Agency (ESA)

Ingrid Paoletti, Full Professor of Architectural Technology, Vice President Fondazione Politecnico, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

LECTURE ASSISTANTS

Lorenzo Bonetti, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Pavia

Matteo Arricca, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Pavia