Prof. Carmine Todaro graduated cum laude as doctor of philosophy in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2021, at Politecnico di Torino. After a period as postdoc research fellow at the National Research Council of Italy, he became assistant professor in 2022. He is the coordinator of Working Group 15 – Underground and Environment at the Italian Tunnelling Society and vice-coordinator of the Working Group 15 at the International Tunnelling Association. He develops his research and experimental activities in the “Tunnelling and Underground Space research center” at Politecnico di Torino. His field of specialization are: tunnelling (mechanized and conventional), excavation engineering and underground works. He is author of 30 papers published on international journal and more than 10 papers published on the Proceedings of international and national congresses.