WHO WE ARE
RESISK is an innovative and multidisciplinary business concept that combines applied research and solid know-how, through software development and decision support for individual owners, SMEs, insurance groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other stakeholders.
Meet the persons
behind RESISK
RESISK is a spin-off company of the University School of Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia.
IUSS Pavia is a higher-level University in Italy offering Master and PhD programmes of excellence.
IUSS Pavia hosts the ROSE School, internationally renowned in the field of earthquake engineering, and is pioneer in offering the first PhD programme in sustainability and climate change in Italy. An ideal and fertile reality for the creation of RESISK.
MATTIA CALÒ, PhD
Founding Partner
Mattia is a Post-Doctoral researcher at IUSS Pavia, specializing in structural modeling through advanced computational approaches. He graduated in Civil Engineering in 2019 and served as teaching assistant for various Civil Engineering courses. He carried out a period abroad at the Polytechnic University of Barcelona under the Erasmus+ programme. In 2023, he earned his PhD from the University of Pavia, focusing on the Applied Element Method (AEM) and developing algorithms for its assessment.
EDUCATION
LICENSE
PhD in Civil Engineering
University of Pavia
Registered Civil Engineer
LICENSE
RICARDO MONTEIRO, PhD
Founding Partner
Ricardo is Associate Professor at IUSS Pavia. Originally from Porto, Portugal, he obtained his Civil Engineering Degree and European PhD in Earthquake Engineering before moving to Pavia in 2010. He started as a Post-Doc researcher, becoming Assistant Professor in 2011, Associate Professor in 2019, and obtaining the habilitation as Full Professor in 2022. Ricardo's expertise lies in seismic risk assessment, with involvement in numerous European projects. He currently coordinates the PhD in Earthquake Engineering (ROSE School), is a Senior Advisor for EUCENTRE, in Pavia, and affiliated Researcher with the CONSTRUCT R&D Centre in Porto. With extensive teaching and research coordination experience, Ricardo has contributed significantly to the field through the coordination of more than 10 national and international research projects, 82 peer-reviewed publications, and mentoring of 14 PhD students.
EDUCATION
European PhD
in Civil Engineering
University of Porto
and University of Pavia
Registered Civil Engineer (Portugal)
Academic habilitation as Full Professor
GIANROCCO MUCEDERO, PhD
Founding Partner
Gianrocco is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at IUSS Pavia, focusing his research activity on risk assessment, seismic retrofitting and progressive collapse of buildings. He earned, in 2017, his MSc in Civil Engineering with honours from the University of Pavia. He worked on the study of induced seismicity effects in buildings in Groningen, at ARUP in Amsterdam, followed by a PhD in Earthquake Engineering at IUSS Pavia in 2023. With teaching experience at both the University of Pavia and IUSS Pavia, he has received awards including the QuakeCore centre blind prediction contest prize, recognition from MDPI and Consorzio Inter-universitario ReLUIS for his impactful research projects.
EDUCATION
LICENSE
Registered Civil Engineer
PhD in Understanding and
Managing Extremes
IUSS
NICOLA SCATTARREGGIA, PhD
Founding Partner
Nicola is a Post-Doctoral researcher at IUSS Pavia and his main research activities concern modelling, analysis and strengthening of bridges. He graduated in Civil Engineering at University of Pavia in 2017, followed by a PhD in Understanding and Managing Extremes at IUSS Pavia in 2023. He has experience as a visiting researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, as teaching assistant for Bridge course at IUSS Pavia, and as lecturer of structural engineering at University of Pavia. He has received several scientific awards for contributions in the field of bridge engineering, among which the “Outstanding Paper Award” by IABSE and the prize for an innovative and impactful research project proposed by young researchers (“20 Anni ReLUIS”) by ReLUIS in 2023. He has experience in engineering consultancy, with collaborations that include: studies on the collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa (IT) and the evaluation of the structural performance of the second ring of the San Siro Meazza stadium in Milan (IT).
EDUCATION
LICENSE
PhD in Understanding and
Managing Extremes
IUSS
Registered Civil Engineer
Our Team
The RESISK team has multidisciplinary skills. We work together, in synergy, tackling challenges with innovative approaches. We are a focused team, developing ad hoc solutions for you to achieve your goals.
OUR MISSION
To provide professional services, methodologies and tools with high added value, offering multi-disciplinary expertise and know-how, acquired in accademia.
“The passion for research and innovation pushed us to conceive and undertake this entrepreneurial journey, convinced that academic know-how and scientific outcomes with high technological impact can and should be effectively transferred to society and create added value.”
CORE VALUES
Knowledge
We adopt the latest research developments in earthquake and structural engineering to provide state-of-the-art solutions.
Ad hoc solutions
We provide public and private entities with advanced methodologies, procedures and tools to support decision-making and operational processes.
Multi-disciplinarity
Multi-disciplinary approaches to assess and mitigate risks from natural and human-induced hazards, leveraging diverse expertise for comprehensive solutions.