We are pleased to welcome Dr. Stefano Grimaz as the latest member of the BEF Advisory Board. 

He is is the Chairholder of the “UNESCO Chair on Intersectoral Safety for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience” at the University of Udine (Italy). Director of “Safety and Protection Intersectoral Laboratory” (SPRINT-Lab) at the Polytechnic Department of Engineering and Architecture of University of Udine where he is professor of Engineering Seismology and of Safety and Civil Protection at the Master Degree Courses of Engineering. He carries out research on safety and emergency management with a holistic and intersectoral approach for developing multi-hazard safety assessment and decision-making support tools and for enhancing resilience. He is scientific consultant of national and international institutions and organizations working in the fields of safety, disaster management and resilience. He coordinates the ResiliEnhance Platform, which is established with the support of the Central European Initiative (CEI), and involves UNESCO Chairs and scientific institutions and organizations working on topics related to resilience to disasters within the CEI area. He is author of more than 150 papers in the field of safety and risk prevention.