Paolo Terranova

Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States, US
Languages
  • Italian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Spanish Elementary proficiency

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Credentials

  • Industrial Engineer - State Examination for the qualification as Engineer
    Università degli Studi di Firenze
    Sep, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • English Certification
    The TOEFL® test
    Aug, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • GRE Certification
    GRE® General Test
    Aug, 2020
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Research
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • May 2022 - Present

    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2021 - May 2022

      Teaching Assistant: ESM 2021 - Statics (Fall 2021); ESM 2304 - Dynamics (Spring 2022); ESM/AOE 2074 - Computational Mehotd (Spring 2022)

    • Germany
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Testing and Commissioning Engineer
      • Nov 2020 - Aug 2021

      Testing engineer in charge of the rail braking system. Main activities: braking system software validation with bench tests, static and dynamic testing and commissioning, mechanical and electrical validation measurements, verification of communication protocols on data exchange networks Testing engineer in charge of the rail braking system. Main activities: braking system software validation with bench tests, static and dynamic testing and commissioning, mechanical and electrical validation measurements, verification of communication protocols on data exchange networks

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate Researcher
      • Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

      Support activities in MOVING group researches. Currently activities: construction and validation of a motorcycle simulator; implementation of a Motorcycle Autonomous Emergency Braking system (MAEB) on two different PTWs Support activities in MOVING group researches. Currently activities: construction and validation of a motorcycle simulator; implementation of a Motorcycle Autonomous Emergency Braking system (MAEB) on two different PTWs

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Internship Trainee
      • Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

      Experimental activities with instrumented motorcycle with a prototype of an active safety system. Validation of experimental results with simulation using various PC programs (Virtual Crash, PC Crash and Simulink) Experimental activities with instrumented motorcycle with a prototype of an active safety system. Validation of experimental results with simulation using various PC programs (Virtual Crash, PC Crash and Simulink)

    • Italy
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • On-Site Manager
      • Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

      Evening festival in Florence (concerts, conferences, exhibitions). Main activities: security standards officer, supporting audio and lighting staff, general problem solving, reporting to the Head Managers Evening festival in Florence (concerts, conferences, exhibitions). Main activities: security standards officer, supporting audio and lighting staff, general problem solving, reporting to the Head Managers

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Tutor - Engineering Enrollments and Erasmus Office
      • Apr 2016 - Nov 2016

      Students support in university registration procedures. Support for university employees in the organization and administration of procedures for traineeships and Erasmus. Students support in university registration procedures. Support for university employees in the organization and administration of procedures for traineeships and Erasmus.

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Tutor - Faculty of Engineering Library
      • Apr 2015 - Oct 2015

      Cataloguing books according to the Dewey classification, PC maintainer in "Informatic Hall", digitization of the historical archive of the library, students support and help. Cataloguing books according to the Dewey classification, PC maintainer in "Informatic Hall", digitization of the historical archive of the library, students support and help.

Education

  • Virginia Tech
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering Mechanics
    2021 - 2025
  • Università degli Studi di Firenze
    Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering - Road Vehicles
    2018 - 2020
  • Università degli Studi di Firenze
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering
    2013 - 2017
  • Liceo Scientifico Statale L. Da Vinci
    Diploma, Scienze applicate
    2009 - 2013

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