Walter Lacarbonara is a Professor of Nonlinear Dynamics at Sapienza University and the Director of the Sapienza Center for Dynamics. During his graduate education he was awarded a MS in Structural Engineering (Sapienza University) and a MS in Engineering Mechanics (Virginia Tech, USA), and a PhD in Structural Engineering. His research interests cover nonlinear dynamics; vibration control; metamaterials; nanocomposites; asymptotic techniques; experimental dynamics. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Nonlinear Dynamics. He served as Chair of the ASME TC MSND, Co-Chair of the ASME 2013 (Portland) and 2015 (Boston) IDETC Conferences, and Chair of NODYCON in 2019, 2021, 2023 (www.nodycon.org).