Claudia Barile is a Lecturer of Department of Me¬chanics, Mathematics and Management at the Politecnico di Bari since April 2017. She achieved the Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Magna cum laude in July 2008 at the Politecnico di Bari. She got the PhD title on February 2012 in Advanced Production Systems at the Politecnico di Bari. Her research activities are mainly focused on the mechanical characterization of materials (composites, metals, polymers, etc.) with both tra¬ditional and innovative experimental techniques. She has published 19 papers in scientific impact¬ed journals, 1 book chapter, and 2 books. She has 23 indexed conference papers. The h-index of the author is 9 with a total of 195 citations. She has also published 6 papers in a no-indexed journal. She took part in many international and national conferences as relator.