Carola TARDO

Carola Tardo is fixed-term Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering (CEAR-08/A) at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture of the University of Catania, where she graduated in Building Construction and Architectural Engineering in 2018 with honours. At the same University, she obtained the title of PhD in "Evaluation and mitigation of urban and land risks" (XXXIV cycle) in 2021, by discussing an industrially-focused  thesis entitled "Seismic and energy renovation of RC framed buildings with cross-laminated timber panels equipped with innovative friction dampers”, in partnership with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Adveco srl, receiving a honourable mention.

She is co-responsible of the course "Management of safety in construction sites and Lab” in the Degree Course in Civil, Environmental and Management Engineering at the University of Catania. She is inventor of an industrial patent, and author of scientific publications in national and international journals and conference proceedings. She is co-founder of the company WeDeSt – We Design Studio, spin-off of the University of Catania. 

Her research concern the topics of seismic and energy building renovation, technological innovation in the building sector, and historical Roman architecture.