Fabio Semperlotti

Fabio Semperlotti is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on advanced materials, structural health monitoring, wave propagation, and vibration control. He holds M.S. degrees in Aerospace and Astronautic Engineering from the University of Rome 'La Sapienza' (2000, 2002) and a Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University (2009).

His work spans topics such as acoustic metamaterials, topological elastic systems, fractional-order elasticity, and machine learning applications in engineering. Recent contributions include studies on non-Abelian topological behavior in elastic waveguides and reinforcement learning frameworks for microelectronic component design. Semperlotti’s research also explores vibration attenuation via metastructures and deep learning-based inverse scattering solutions.

Selected recent projects involve developing physics-informed neural networks for acoustic scattering, multimesh finite element methods for nonlocal elasticity, and geometric phase analysis in elastic systems. His work frequently bridges fundamental theory with practical applications in smart materials, structural optimization, and energy harvesting.