Marco Tarabini obtained the master's degree in mechanical engineering and the PhD in Engineering of Mechanical systems cum laude at Politecnico di Milano. His research focuses on the study of the response of the human body to vibration and on the design of measurement instruments for industrial application. Dr. Tarabini coordinated more than 40 research projects funded by public bodies and private companies; he has authored two book chapters, more than 70 scientific works published in peer-reviewed journals and more than 70 papers published in conference proceedings. He is the co-inventor of 6 patents. He is the convenor of ISO/TC 108/SC 4/WG 13 "Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration" and member of the international advisory committee on Hand-Arm Vibration; he is senior member of IEEE, vice coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering study program and coordinator of the Joint Research Center Metal and Transformation Technologies.