Elisa BertolesiElisa Bertolesi currently works as a lecturer in Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brunel University London (UK). She obtained her PhD (with Honours) from the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy. er research activities include structural monitoring by means of optical sensors and full-scale experimental testing and advanced numerical modelling of masonry and steel structures and structures subjected to extreme events. She has published more than 35 papers in high-impact journals. In addition, she collaborates with the editorial board of the ASCE - Journal of Composites for Construction, Scientific Reports (Springer Nature) and the International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation. The most important recognition of her scientific achievements was her recent appointment as Managing Editor of the prestigious first-quartile JCR-indexed Journal Construction and Building Materials. Read More Read Less