The Solid and Structural Mechanics Group within the Civil Engineering area of the Department of Engineering at the University of Ferrara focuses on the theoretical and computational modelling of the mechanical behaviour of materials, as well as the study of deformable solids and structural systems using advanced numerical methods.

 The group's main research lines include:

• Innovative finite element methods such as XFEM, eVEM, and cutFEM for heterogeneous materials characterised by hyperelastic or inelastic constitutive models

• Innovative low-rank and data compression techniques for FEM

• Mechanobiology models for multicellular biological systems, with a particular focus on cell-substrate interfaces

• Multi-risk analysis for structural risks related to climate change through AI-based and statistical analyses.