Eucentre is a non-profit private law foundation whose mission is to conduct research and provide training and services in earthquake and safety engineering 
Eucentre promotes science, research and innovation for the benefit of the community, offering targeted methodologies and concrete solutions for prevention, safety and resilience. It collaborates with institutions and companies to disseminate competencies for the common good.
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Eucentre carries out research activities in earthquake engineering and risk reduction through laboratory testing and numerical analysis, aiming to improve the seismic performance of structures and soils and to develop innovative seismic retrofitting techniques.
The Foundation promotes diverse and high-quality training activities aimed at academic and professional contexts, with constantly updated and innovative programs and initiatives designed to meet the evolving needs of the sector and society 
Eucentre ensures communication aimed at informing institutions, professionals, and citizens about ongoing activities and projects, with the goal of disseminating useful and accessible content and knowledge. It contributes to promoting a shared and informed culture of prevention and resilience.
Gian Michele Calvi è Professore allo IUSS di Pavia e Adjunct Professor alla North Carolina State University.
Ha ottenuto un Master of Science alla University of California, Berkeley, un PhD al Politecnico di Milano e un Dottorato Honoris Causa alla Universidad Nacional de Cujo, Mendoza, Argentina.
È stato il fondatore della Fondazione Eucentre e della ROSE School, è attualmente uno dei Direttori della International Association of Earthquake Engineering.
È autore di centinaia di pubblicazioni, tra cui due di fama internazionale: Seismic design and retrofit of bridges (con M.J.N. Priestley and F. Seible, 1996) e Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures (con M.J.N. Priestley and M.J. Kowalsky, 2007).
È stato progettista consulente o collaudatore di centinaia di progetti strutturali, tra i quali il ponte strallato Rion-Antirion (2883 m, in Grecia), il viadotto di Bolu (119 campate, in Turchia) ed il sistema abitativo realizzato a l’Aquila dopo il terremoto del 2009.
Ha sempre lavorato ad innovare la progettazione sismica, concentrandosi inizialmente sulle strutture in muratura e sui ponti, l’isolamento e la progettazione basata sugli spostamenti negli ultimi vent’anni.
By resolution of the Board of Directors dated 16 December 2025, Professor Calvi was awarded the title of President Emeritus of the Eucentre Foundation.
