Lorenzo Zoboli

Born January 24, 1990. He earned a PhD in Civil Engineering with a thesis on the design and structural verification of superconducting magnets in nuclear fusion reactors, and a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Energy Engineering, with theses in the structural field. He has experience in the computational simulation of complex systems, using standard and non-standard techniques such as the Finite Element Method, Peridynamics, and topology optimization.

POSITIONS HELD

• 02/2025: Fixed-Term Researcher Type A | Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy.

• 08/2022 - 01/2026: research fellow | Università Campus Bio-Medico di RomaRome, Italy. Peridynamic modeling of degradation processes in bioabsorbable bone implants; multiphysics modeling of 3D bioprinting processes; computational optimization of wearable sensors.

• 2020 - present: tutor of the Building Science course (2nd year, Industrial Engineering degree course) | Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma

• 01/2018 - 06/2018: FEM analyst | ICAS (Italian Consortium on Applied Supeconductivity), Frascati, Italy

INSTRUCTION

• 2018-2022: PhD, Civil Engineering | University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. PhD carried out in collaboration with ENEA for the design of the poloidal magnetic system of the Divertor Tokamak Test nuclear fusion reactor. Thesis title: “Advanced methods and computational approaches for multiscale and multiphysics mechanics of nuclear fusion magnet systems.” Supervisor: Prof. Giuseppe Vairo. Supervisor: Antonio della Corte.

• 2017: Master's Degree, Energy Engineering | University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. Thesis: “Topological Optimization of External Support Structures for Magnets in Nuclear Fusion Reactors” (in Italian). Advisor: Prof. Francesco Romanelli. Co-Advisor: Eng. Giordano Tomassetti. Supervisor: Antonio della Corte. Grade: 110/110, cum laude.

• 2014: Bachelor's Degree, Energy Engineering | University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. Thesis: “A constrained variational approach for the analysis of the equivalent constitutive response of composite materials with crimped fibers.” Supervisor: Prof. Giuseppe Vairo. Co-supervisor: Eng. Michele Marino. Grade: 107/110.

• Gaziano, P., Zoboli, L., Gizzi, A., Vairo, G., A staggered computational framework for the degradation and fatigue life assessment of bioabsorbable bone implants. European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids (2026).

• Gaziano, P., Zoboli, L., Marino, M., Gizzi, A., Vairo, G., Modeling the degradation of bio-absorbable bone implants: A computational approach. In: P. Trovalusci, T. Sadowski, A. Ibrahimbegovic (eds.), Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling for Advanced and Sustainable Materials. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 231. Springer, Cham. (2025).

• Gaziano, P., Zoboli, L., Monaldo, E., Vairo, G., Effective mechanical response of biomimetic staggered composites: closed-form estimates via a micromechanical variational formulation. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, (2025).

• Zoboli, L., Luppino, F., Bianchi, D., Nannei, A., Lazzarotti, L., Centola, M., Gizzi, A, Multi-field modeling and computational optimization of a subcutaneous insulin injection port. Materials and Design (2024).

• Zoboli, L., Bianchi, D., Falcinelli, C., Gizzi, A, Improving the manufacturing of 3D printed insoles through a combined experimental and topology optimization approach. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structrures (2024).

• Pulcinelli, M., Zoboli, L., et al, A multi-sensor tactile system based on fiber Bragg grating sensors for soft tissue palpation. IEEE Sensors Journal (2024).

• Lo Presti, D., Zoboli, L., et. al., Design optimization and characterization of a 3D-printed tactile sensor for tissue palpation. IEEE Sensors Journal (2024).

• Lo Presti, D., Dimo, A., Zoboli, L., et al., A 3-D-printed tactile probe based on fiber Bragg grating sensors for noninvasive breast cancer identification. IEEE Sensors Journal (2023).

• Giannini, L., Muzzi, L., Portone, A., Romanelli, G., Boso, DP, Zoboli, L., et al. The MAgnet Design Explorer algorithm (MADE) for LTS, Hybrid or HTS toroidal and poloidal systems of a tokamak with a view to DEMO. Fusion Engineering and Design (2023).

• Romanelli, G., Giannini, L., Martone, R., Ambrosino, R., Albanese, R., Zoboli, L., et al., Estimation of the error field due to winding manufacturing and assembly tolerances of the DTT SC magnet system. Fusion Engineering and Design.

• Zoboli, L., della Corte, A., Vairo, G. (2022). Multiscale structural assessment of toroidal field coils via reduced-order models. Fusion Engineering and Design (2023).

• Giannini, L., Muzzi, L., Di Zenobio, A., Romanelli, G., Zoboli, L., Turtù, S., della Corte, A., Engineering and Structural Assessment for the Design of the DTT Central Solenoid. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity.

• Zoboli, L., et al. (2022). Updated Structural Assessment of the DTT Poloidal Field Coils. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity (2022).

• Di Zenobio, A, …, Zoboli, L., DTT: A challenging framework for a sound superconducting magnets design. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity (2022).

• Giannini, L, Muzzi, L., Celentano, G., De Marzi, G., Romanelli, G., Zoboli, L., et al., Conceptual design studies of an HTS insert for the DTT central solenoid. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity (2022).

• Giannini, L., Muzzi, L., Di Zenobio, A., Anemona, A., Romanelli, G., Zoboli, L., et al., Design studies, magnetic calculations and structural assessment for the DTT central solenoid. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity (2021).

• Giannini, L., Muzzi, L., Di Zenobio, A., Anemona, A., della Corte, A., Romanelli, G., Zoboli, L., Turtú, S., Magnetostructural Calculations and Design Study of the DTT Central Solenoid. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity (2022).

• Zoboli, L., et al., Structural assessment of the DTT poloidal field coil system. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity (2020).