Born in Novara, on 10/10/1967. Master degree in Civil Engineering (1992). After military service worked as Adviser for the Politecnico di Milano Quality System for the SIT (Italian System of Calibration) certification of several University laboratories (pressure, temperature, force and acceleration measurements).
In 1997 awarded Ph.D. in Hydraulics at the Politecnico di Milano. In 1999 he became Assistant Professor in the Department I.I.A.R (today Dept. I.C.A.) – Hydraulic Engineering division of the Politecnico di Milano. Since 2008 he is Associate Professor in the same Department.
