Federica Germano (Brescia, Italy, 1981) graduated from Liceo Classico C. Arici of Brescia, specializing in classical studies (2000). She obtained both her Master degree in Civil Engineering (2007) and Ph.D. degree in Materials for Engineering (2011) from the University of Brescia. Since 2011, she has worked as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics of the University of Brescia. Her primary research interests include the material and structural behavior of reinforced concrete and fiber reinforced concrete under monotonic and fatigue loads.