Antonina Pirrotta is Full Professor at University of Palermo, serving as Director of the PhD School (since 2023) and CIDiS Research Center (since 2021). Her research in structural dynamics includes vibration control systems and probabilistic methods. Honors include the EASD Senior Research Prize (2020), EMI Fellowship (2020), and International Excellence Fellowship at KIT (2021). Innovations include optimized dampers for seismic and wind load mitigation. Research integrates analytical stochastic methods with experimental dynamics. Recent publications advance fractional calculus applications in random vibration theory and control device optimization. Editorial roles include Associate Editor for Meccanica and Journal of Engineering Mechanics .












