Monica Barbero

Monica Barbero is an Associate Professor in the Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering (DISEG) at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. She serves as Vice Coordinator of the Academic Board for the Ph.D. programme in Civil and Environmental Engineering and actively contributes to international research and standardization efforts, including Eurocode 7 and ITA-AITES congresses.

Her research interests span geotechnical engineering, landslide hazard and risk, rock mechanics, tunneling, natural hazards, and the mechanical behavior of snow and complex geological formations. She leads multiple research networks focused on slope stability, landslide risk mitigation, and underground structures.

Monica Barbero's recent publications reflect a strong trend in numerical modeling, constitutive modeling of geomaterials (especially rock and snow), and quantitative risk assessment for geohazards. Her work integrates field monitoring, laboratory testing, and advanced computational methods to address challenges in alpine and urban environments.

• assegnazione del finanziamento MIUR - ANVUR delle attività base di ricerca (legge 11 dicembre 2016 n. 232) conferred by MIUR, Italy (2017)
• premio per l’incentivazione della progettualità, conferito dal Politecnico di Torino sulla base dei progetti di ricerca conferred by Politecnico di Torino, Italy (2018)

She has supervised Ph.D. students Lorenzo Milan (on brittle rock failure in deep excavations) and Gianmarco Vallero (on visco-plastic modeling of snow). She leads commercial research projects funded by Anas, regional authorities, and infrastructure operators, focusing on landslide risk, tunnel stability, and dam safety. She also serves on editorial boards of journals such as Gallerie e Grandi Opere Sotterranee and Geoingegneria Ambientale e Mineraria.

Monica Barbero is a key member of research teams working on complex geotechnical formations and landslide monitoring systems. She coordinates national and international collaborations, including with Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), and participates in organizing major geotechnical conferences.