Gentile Carmelo

Full Professor of Structural Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Scientific Director of the Laboratory of Vibrations and Dynamic Monitoring of Structures (Laboratory for Testing Materials for Construction and Structures, LPMSC, Polytechnic University of Milan) between 2006 and 2012. Scientific Consultant to the same Laboratory after 2012. Founder of the FABRE Consortium (Research Consortium for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Bridges, Viaducts, and Other Structures) and delegate of the Rector of the Polytechnic University of Milan to represent the University at the Consortium meetings. Member of the Scientific Council and the Executive Committee of the FABRE Consortium. Responsible for conducting investigations and monitoring of over 200 bridges and historic structures. He holds and has held multiple consultancy and research contracts with public and private institutions (such as ANAS S.p.A., RFI, CAV S.p.A., the Province of Lecco, the Lombardy Region, the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano, ...).

Career

Graduated in Civil Engineering (structural section) at the Faculty of Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1984. PhD in Structural Engineering in 1991.

Research

Author or co-author of over 300 scientific and technical articles, primarily on modal and structural identification, damage identification, dynamic monitoring of bridges and historic structures, Structural Health Monitoring, and remote monitoring using radar interferometry.

He served as Chair or co-Chair of the IOMAC 2009, IOMAC 2024, EVACES 2011, and EVACES 2023 international conferences. He has been a keynote speaker at numerous international conferences.

He oversaw the design, installation, and management of the dynamic monitoring of multiple infrastructures, including the historic San Michele bridge (1889) in Paderno d'Adda, the Brivio bridge (1917), and the Candia Lomellina bridge (PV). In collaboration with the Director of Works of the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano, he oversaw the design of the structural monitoring system for the Milan Cathedral, for which he is currently the scientific director for the Politecnico di Milano.

Selected Publications

M. Pirrò, C. Gentile (2025). Detection and localization of anomalies in bridges using accelerometer data and sparse auto-encoders. Developments in the Built Environment 23: 100715.

P. Borlenghi, A. Saisi, C. Gentile (2024). Vibration monitoring of masonry bridges to assess damage under changing temperature. Developments in the Built Environment 20: 100555.

C. Gentile, A. Ruccolo, F. Canali (2019). Long-term monitoring for the condition-based structural maintenance of the Milan Cathedral. Construction and Building Materials 228: 117101.

A. Cabboi, C. Gentile, A. Saisi (2017). From continuous vibration monitoring to FEM-based damage assessment: Application on a stone-masonry tower. Construction and Building Materials 156: 252-265.

C. Gentile, M. Guidobaldi, A. Saisi (2016). One-year dynamic monitoring of a historic tower: damage detection under changing environment. Meccanica 51(11): 2873-2889.

F. Ubertini, C. Gentile, A.L. Materazzi (2013). Automated modal identification in operational conditions and its application to bridges. Engineering Structures 46: 264-278.

C. Gentile, A. Saisi (2007). Ambient vibration testing of historic masonry towers for structural identification and damage assessment. Construction and Building Materials 21(6): 1311-1321.

Community Service

He has served on the Scientific Committee of over 40 international conferences, including EURODYN (since 2014), EVACES (since 2007), and IOMAC (since 2005).

He is a member of the Advisory Board of the international journal Construction and Building Materials.

2019-2024: Member of the Scientific Committee of LPMSC, Politecnico di Milano. Member of the Teaching Board of the PhD_ABC program starting in 2025.