Marco Esposito

Marco Esposito is a Fixed-term Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Turin. He is affiliated with the College of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Automotive Engineering and actively participates in the AESDO (Aircraft and Engine Structural Design and Optimization) research group. His primary contact is marco.esposito@polito.it.

Dr. Esposito's research centers on Computational mechanics, Load identification, Shape sensing, and Structural health monitoring, with specific applications to aerospace structures. His work bridges theoretical developments in computational mechanics with practical structural monitoring solutions for aircraft and spacecraft components. He has developed innovative approaches for shape sensing using the inverse Finite Element Method (iFEM), including single-sensor configurations and hybrid shell-beam formulations that enable accurate structural deformation monitoring with minimal sensor requirements.

His recent publications reveal a strong focus on practical applications of shape sensing technology, particularly for composite aerospace structures like wing panels and stiffened structures. The research demonstrates a progression from theoretical formulations to experimental validation, with increasing sophistication in handling complex structural geometries and sensor configurations. Much of this work contributes to the development of the DIMOSS (DISPLACEMENT MONITORING USING STRAIN SENSORS) software platform.

Dr. Esposito supervises PhD students including Vincenzo Biscotti (researching Shape sensing and Structural Health Monitoring approaches for aerospace Digital Twin applications) and Alessio Galfione (researching Shape reconstruction of space structures from strain measurements). He serves as Scientific Manager for the DIMOSS project (2024-2025), which has resulted in patented software for structural monitoring.

Within the academic community, he teaches advanced courses on the finite element method at PhD level and contributes to various aerospace engineering programs at Master's and Bachelor's levels, covering topics from structural mechanics to aeronautical structures and aerospace technologies.