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Alberto Carpinteri received his Doctoral Degrees in Nuclear Engineering cum Laude (1976) and in Mathematics cum Laude (1981) from the University of Bologna in Italy. He is currently Chair Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics at Politecnico di Torino (1986-), Head of the Engineering Division in the European Academy of Sciences (2016-), Honorary Professor at Tianjin University (2017-), and Zhujiang (Pearl River) Professor of Guangdong Province, Shantou University (2019-). He was the President of different Scientific Associations and Research Institutions: the International Congress on Fracture, ICF (2009-2013), the European Structural Integrity Society, ESIS (2002-2006), the International Association of Fracture Mechanics for Concrete and Concrete Structures, l A-Fra MCo S (2004-2007), the Italian Group of Fracture, IGF (1998-2005), the National Research Institute of Metrology, INRIM (2011-2013). He is the author or editor of over 900 publications, of which more than 400 are papers in refereed international journals and 55 are books or journal special issues. He received numerous international Honours and Recognitions: the Robert L”Hermite Medal from RILEM (1982), the Griffith Medal from ESIS (2008), the Swedlow Memorial Lecture Award from ASTM (2011), the Inaugural Paul Paris Gold Medal from ICF (2013), the Doctorate Honoris Causa in Engineering from the Russian Academy of Sciences (2016), the Frocht Award from SEM (2017).