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.
Eucentre conducts earthquake engineering research and risk reduction studies via laboratory testing and numerical analysis to enhance seismic performance and develop innovative solutions 
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.
FRANCESCO CAVALIERI
Senior Researcher at the Eucentre Foundation since May 2018. He obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering in 2010, at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (Italy). From 2010 to 2018 he has been a Research Associate at the Department of Structural & Geotechnical Engineering, Sapienza – University of Rome. Within the EU-funded FP7 project SYNER-G, he was one of the main developers of OOFIMS, a software tool for multi-hazard risk and resilience assessment of critical infrastructures, which include lifelines. During his academic career, he spent several months as a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University (New York, USA), the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA) and the French Geological Survey (BRGM site in Orléans, France). His research activity has focussed on several topics of Earthquake Engineering, mainly on seismic reliability of structures, seismic vulnerability of reinforced concrete precast buildings, multi-hazard risk and resilience assessment of interdependent infrastructural systems, soil-structure interaction. He has authored more than 90 publications; he is a reviewer for a number of international journals and an associate editor for Earthquake Spectra (Wiley) and Ingegneria Sismica. He is a speaker in national and international conferences, and has been an instructor at IUSS Pavia.
