Research/Areas of Interest
Numerical and constitutive modeling, soil-structure interaction, offshore geotechnics
Education
- PhD, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- MS, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
- BS, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Biography
Federico Pisanò is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer with over 15 years of international experience across research, teaching, and consulting. After serving as a faculty member at Delft University of Technology, where he led education and research in offshore geotechnics, he transitioned to the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to help bridge innovation and engineering practice in offshore wind. Federico is now Manager of Energy Transition & Emerging Markets and leads NGI's Boston office, supporting multi-disciplinary projects across the Americas. His expertise includes advanced numerical modelling, cyclic soil behavior, and soil–structure interaction, with a focus on foundation systems for offshore energy. He holds a Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and has authored over 100 technical publications. He is Chair of ISSMGE TC209, Associate Editor of the ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, and active in ISO/API and SUT committees. At Tufts University, Federico currently serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, where he teaches ES 55 – Numerical Methods, bringing his experience in computational engineering, research, and professional practice into the classroom.