Rosa Penna is an Associate Professor of Structural Mechanics at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno. She graduated with honours in Civil Engineering (2007) and Structural Engineering (2009), and earned her PhD in “Structural Engineering and Building and Urban Rehabilitation” in 2014. Her scientific activity includes more than eighty international publications, focusing on solid and structural mechanics through both theoretical-numerical and experimental approaches. Her main research interests involve structural strengthening with composite materials, innovative and sustainable materials and structures, numerical-experimental analysis of pultruded beams and joints, multiscale modelling of materials and structures, and the development of self-sensing materials for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). She has coordinated PRIN and FARB research projects and has participated as a team member in several nationally relevant initiatives, including ReLUIS-DPC projects. Professor Penna is active in international scientific associations and committees such as ICCE, AIMETA, and AIAS, and has collaborated with national and international research groups. Her work has been recognized with multiple awards, including Best Paper and Student Paper Awards, as well as her inclusion among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford University, 2024 and 2025). Since 2016, she has been teaching courses in Structural Mechanics and Innovative Structural Materials at the University of Salerno, also contributing to Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD programs. Her teaching experience includes Erasmus mobility, invited talks, and advanced seminars. She has been a member of the organizing committees of several national and international conferences and is actively involved in the institutional activities of the Department of Civil Engineering (DICIV). Internationally, she collaborates with universities in the USA, China, and Hong Kong on composite mechanics, sustainable structures, and lattice modelling.