Paolo Borlenghi is an Assistant Professor (RTDA) at the Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering (ABC) of Politecnico di Milano. His research focuses on vibration-based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), finite-element model updating, and model-based damage identification of existing bridges and heritage structures. He obtained a PhD cum laude in "Tecnica delle Costruzioni" (Structural Design) from Politecnico di Milano in 2021 and subsequently worked as a postdoctoral researcher on bridge assessment and SHM. He has authored 10+ peer-reviewed journal papers and 20+ conference contributions, and has been involved in extensive field testing and long-term monitoring of bridges for major infrastructure operators. His current interests include SHM of river bridges, scour risk assessment, and model-based approaches to damage identification for civil structures.

Career

PhD

Research

Structural Health Monitoring; Vibration-based Model Updating; Scour Risk Assessment

Selected publications

Paolini C., Civera M., D'Angelo M., Giordano PF., Borlenghi P., Ballio F., Chiaia B., Limongelli MP (2026) Dataset of Bridge Collapses in Italy Spanning more than 25 years (2000–2025). Data in Brief 64, 112375. DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2025.112375

Borlenghi P., Gentile C. (2025) Dynamic investigations before and after the strengthening of a masonry arch bridge. Int. J. Bridge Eng., Management and Research 2(4) 214250034. DOI: 10.70465/ber.v2i4.56

Borlenghi P., Saisi A., Gentile, C. (2025) Determining structural models of a masonry tower from Architectural research and operational modal analysis. Journal of Building Engineering 111:113347. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2025.113347

D’Angelo M., Civera M., Giordano P.F., Borlenghi P., Ballio F., Limongelli M.P., Chiaia B. (2025) Bridge collapses in Italy across the 21st Century: Survey and Statistical Analysis. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering (in-press). DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2025.2483500

Borlenghi P., Saisi A., Gentile C. (2024) Vibration monitoring of masonry bridges to assess damage under changing temperature. Developments in the Built Environment 20:100555. DOI: 10.1016/j.dibe.2024.100555

Borlenghi P., Gentile C., D'Angelo M., Ballio F. (2024) Long-term monitoring of a masonry arch bridge to evaluate scour effects. Construction and Building Materials 411:134580. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.134580

Saisi A., Borlenghi P., Gentile C. (2024) Non-Destructive Testing and Synergistic Investigation of a Historic Tower. Buildings 14(4):1101. DOI: 10.3390/buildings14041101

Limongelli M.P., Gentile C., Biondini F., di Prisco M., Ballio F., Zonno G., Borlenghi P., Bianchi S., Capacci L., Anghileri M., Zani G., Scalbi A., Flores Ferreira K., D’Angelo M., Cazzulani G., Benedetti L., Somaschini C., Bernardini L., Belloli M., Resta F., Vigo P., Colombo A. (2024) Bridge structural monitoring: the Lombardia regional guidelines. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering 20(4): 461-484. DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2022.2107023

Saisi A., Borlenghi P., Gentile C. (2023) Between Safety and Conservation—Procedure for the Assessment of Heritage Buildings Based on Historic Research. Buildings 13(9):2236. DOI: 10.3390/buildings13092236

Borlenghi P., Saisi A., Gentile C. (2023) ND testing and establishing models of a multi-span masonry arch bridge. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring 13(8):1595-1611. DOI: 10.1007/s13349-022-00666-1D’Angelo M., Menghini A., Borlenghi P., Bernardini L., Benedetti L., Ballio F., Belloli M., Gentile C. (2022) Hydraulic Safety Evaluation and Dynamic Investigations of Baghetto Bridge in Italy. Infrastructures 7(4):53. DOI: 10.3390/infrastructures7040053

Borlenghi P., Gentile C., Saisi A. (2021) Detecting and localizing anomalies on masonry towers from low-cost vibration monitoring. Smart Structures and Systems 27(2):319-333. DOI: 10.12989/sss.2021.27.2.319

Grants, awards and Honours

2025: Editor’s Choice Article in Buildings (MDPI) for the article "Between Safety and Conservation — Procedure for the Assessment of Heritage Buildings Based on Historic Research"

2019: Grant Erasmus+ for Traineeship

2019: First Prize – Group Work Competition at the 12th Asia-Pacific-Euro Summer School on Smart Structures Technology (APESS 2019)

2016: Consortium Scholarship (within the SAHC Master’s Programme).

Community Service

2024: Member of the Organizing Committee of the international conference IOMAC 2024 – International Modal Analysis Conference, Naples.