Dr Matteo Di Benedetti

BSc, MSc, PhD, PFHEA

Multidisciplinary Engineering Education

Senior University Teacher in Aerospace, Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Co-Director of the Centre for Engineering Education

MEE Ethics Lead

Matteo Di Benedetti
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m.dibenedetti@sheffield.ac.uk
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Dr Matteo Di Benedetti
Multidisciplinary Engineering Education
The Diamond
32 Leavygreave Road
Sheffield
S3 7RD
Profile

I am a Senior University Teacher and Co-Director of the Centre for Engineering Education at the 爆料TV. I lead practical teaching in the Structures Laboratory within Multidisciplinary Engineering Education (MEE), delivering hands-on learning to over 2,300 students each year across undergraduate, postgraduate, and foundation programmes. My teaching blends digital innovation with inclusive, discipline-aligned lab experiences.

As a Principal Fellow of Advance HE (PFHEA), my scholarly work focuses on the development of Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs), practical pedagogy, and the use of immersive technologies in engineering education. I led the design of a research-informed GTA development framework that is now embedded in institutional practice and has been adopted by other universities. I have also contributed to the integration of Extended Reality (XR) in engineering labs to enhance engagement and improve delivery.

I play a key leadership role in advancing engineering education. I established the Research and Scholarship Group, which laid the foundation for the Centre for Engineering Education, and I lead international collaborations, including a long-standing exchange with University College Dublin. My contributions were recognised with the 爆料TV鈥檚 2025 Education Award for Leadership in Education. I also represent the University on national and European committees shaping engineering education strategy and policy.

Qualifications

Professional Achievements:

  • Sheffield Education Award for Leadership (2025 )
  • Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA)
  • Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence 2021 (HEA)

Education:

  • BSc - Mechanical Engineering - Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
  • MSc - Mechanical Engineering (major in Robotics and Mechatronic) - Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
  • PhD - Civil Engineering - University of Miami (USA)
  • PGCert - Postgraduate Certificate in learning and Teaching - 爆料TV
Publications

Journal articles

  • Beck SBM, Lazari P & Di Benedetti M (2025) . International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education.
  • Beck S, Lazari P & DiBenedetti M (2024) . SEFI Journal of Engineering Education Advancement, 1(1), 26-37.
  • Trochoutsou N, Di Benedetti M, Pilakoutas K & Guadagnini M (2022) . Journal of Composites for Construction, 26(5).
  • Di Benedetti M, Plumb S & Beck SBM (2022) . European Journal of Engineering Education.
  • Al-musawi H, Huang H, Di Benedetti M, Guadagnini M & Pilakoutas K (2022) . Cement and Concrete Composites, 125, 104246-104246.
  • Bangert K, Bates J, Beck SBM, Bishop ZK, Di Benedetti M, Fullwood J, Funnell AC, Garrard A, Hayes SA, Howard T , Johnson C et al (2022) . International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 50(2), 219-239.
  • Di Benedetti M, Garrard A & Beck SBM (2021) . Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 21(16), 47-50.
  • Solyom S, Di Benedetti M & Bal谩zs GL (2021) . Construction and Building Materials, 300.
  • Trochoutsou N, Di Benedetti M, Pilakoutas K & Guadagnini M (2021) . Construction and Building Materials, 284, 122849-122849.
  • Trochoutsou N, Di Benedetti M, Pilakoutas K & Guadagnini M (2021) . Construction and Building Materials, 271, 121564-121564.
  • Cholostiakow S, Di Benedetti M, Pilakoutas K, Zappa E & Guadagnini M (2020) . Journal of Composites for Construction, 24(5).
  • Solyom S, Di Benedetti M, Guadagnini M & Bal谩zs GL (2020) . Composites Part B: Engineering, 183.
  • Cholostiakow S, Di Benedetti M, Pilakoutas K & Guadagnini M (2019) . Journal of Composites for Construction, 23(1).
  • SOLYOM S, DI BENEDETTI M, SZIJ脕RT脫 A & L. BAL脕ZS G (2018) . Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment, 11(2), 79-88.
  • Loreto G, Di Benedetti M, Antonio DL & Antonio N (2018) . Corrosion Reviews.
  • Fergani H, Di Benedetti M, Mias Oller C, Lynsdale C & Guadagnini M (2018) . Construction and Building Materials, 170, 637-648.
  • Fergani H, Di Benedetti M, Oller CM, Lynsdale C & Guadagnini M (2018) . Composite Structures, 190, 20-31.
  • Di Benedetti M, Loreto G, Matta F & Nanni A (2014) . Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 26(9).
  • Di Benedetti M & Nanni A (2014) . Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 26(1), 6-13.
  • Di Benedetti M, Loreto G, Matta F & Nanni A (2013) . Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 25(8), 1022-1029.
  • Bangert K, Browncross E, Di Benedetti M, Day H & Garrard A () . International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education.

Conference proceedings

  • Di Benedetti M, Bates J, Jacobs M, Lazari P & Plumb S (2025) . Sefi 2025 53rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education Engineering and Society Proceedings (pp 280-288)
  • Howard TP, Di Benedetti M, Saunders-Smits GN & Garrard A (2025) . Sefi 2025 53rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education Engineering and Society Proceedings (pp 2096-2099)
  • Di Benedetti M, Plumb S, Polmear M, Avdic D, Makramalla M, K枚vesi K, de Lima J, Neal P, L枚nngren J, Griffiths J & Hari N (2025) . Sefi 2025 53rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education Engineering and Society Proceedings (pp 2045-2050)
  • Van den Broeck L, Cooke N, Di Benedetti M, Johannsen T, Tilley E, Griffiths J, Winkens AK, Kovacs H, Manzini R, Hadgraft R & Saunders G (2025) . Sefi 2025 53rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education Engineering and Society Proceedings (pp 2235-2240)
  • Browncross E, Bangert K & Di Benedetti M (2024) . SEFI 2024 - 52nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering, Proceedings: Educating Responsible Engineers (pp 1230-1239). Lausanne, Switzerland, 2 September 2024 - 2 September 2024.
  • Kovacs H, Milosevic T, Griffiths J, Di Benedetti M, Borobio EP, Johannsen T, Wint N & Cooke N (2024) . Sefi 2024 52nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Proceedings Educating Responsible Engineers (pp 2597-2604)
  • Plumb S, Day H & Di Benedetti M (2024) . Sefi 2024 52nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Proceedings Educating Responsible Engineers (pp 2023-2032)
  • Bangert K, Browncross E, Di Benedetti M, Day H & Garrard A (2023) . SEFI 2023 - 51st Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education: Engineering Education for Sustainability, Proceedings (pp 126-136). Dublin, Ireland, 11 September 2023 - 11 September 2023.
  • Plumb S, Bates J, Lazari P & Di Benedetti M (2023) . Sefi 2023 51st Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education Engineering Education for Sustainability Proceedings (pp 2728-2736)
  • Trochoutsou N, Di Benedetti M, Pilakoutas K & Guadagnini M (2022) (pp 1949-1959)
  • Di Benedetti M, Garrard A & Beck SBM (2021) Build it and they will come : maintaining students access to fabrication and testing during a pandemic. Proceedings - SEFI 49th Annual Conference: Blended Learning in Engineering Education: Challenging, Enlightening - and Lasting? (pp 1382-1386). Virtual conference, 13 September 2021 - 13 September 2021.
  • Di Benedetti M, Garrard A & Beck SBM (2021) BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME: MAINTAINING STUDENTS ACCESS TO FABRICATION AND TESTING DURING A PANDEMIC. Proceedings of the Sefi 49th Annual Conference Blended Learning in Engineering Education Challenging Enlightening and Lasting (pp 1401-1405)
  • Trochoutsou N, Di Benedetti M, Pilakoutas K & Guadagnini M (2019) Tensile behaviour of natural fibre textile-reinforced mortar. Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Materials Systems and Structures (SMSS2019) Durability, Monitoring and Repair of Structures (pp 111-118)
  • Trochoutsou N, Di Benedetti M, Pilakoutas K & Guadagnini M (2019) Tensile performance of lime-based natural-fibre composites as strengthening systems for masonry. 3rd International Conference on Bio-Based Building Materials ICBBM 2019 (pp 314-320)
  • Escolano-Margarit, D, Garcia R, Raffoul, S, Di Benedetti M, Hajirasouliha I, Guadagnini M & Pilakoutas K (2017) Seismic performance evaluation of coupled walls using innovative highly deformable coupling beams. 16WCEE, 9 January 2017 - 13 January 2017.
  • S贸lyom S, Di Benedetti M & Bal茅zs GL (2017) Effect of surface characteristics of FRP bars on bond behavior in concrete. American Concrete Institute ACI Special Publication, Vol. 2017-October(SP 327) (pp 649-668)
  • Cholostiakow S, Di Benedetti M, Guadagnini M & Zappa E (2017) Size effect in FRP RC beams with and without shear reinforcement. American Concrete Institute ACI Special Publication, Vol. 2017-October(SP 327) (pp 433-451)
  • Di Benedetti M, Guadagnini M, G贸mez J, Barris C & Torres L (2017) Experimental study on the DIC setup for the analysis of FRP RC members. Advanced Composites in Construction Acic 2017 Proceedings of the 8th Biennial Conference on Advanced Composites in Construction (pp 289-295)
  • S贸lyom S, Bal谩zs GL, Di Benedetti M, Guadagnini M & Zappa E (2017) Bond strength of GFRP rebars in concrete at elevated temperature. Advanced Composites in Construction Acic 2017 Proceedings of the 8th Biennial Conference on Advanced Composites in Construction (pp 337-343)
  • Cholostiakow S, Di Benedetti M, Guadagnini M & Zappa E (2017) Shear behaviour of FRP RC beams: Does size matter?. Advanced Composites in Construction Acic 2017 Proceedings of the 8th Biennial Conference on Advanced Composites in Construction (pp 310-316)
  • Fergani H, Di Benedetti M, Lynsdale C, Guadagnini M & Mias C (2017) Experimental investigation of tension stiffening in GFRP RC tensile members exposed to severe environments under sustained load. Advanced Composites in Construction Acic 2017 Proceedings of the 8th Biennial Conference on Advanced Composites in Construction (pp 91-96)
  • Cholostiakow S, Di Benedetti M, Guadagnini M, Gowda C, Barros J & Zappa E (2016) Experimental and numerical study on the shear behaviour of geometrically similar FRP RC beams. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fibre Reinforced Polymer Frp Composites in Civil Engineering Cice 2016 (pp 575-580)
  • Fergani H, Benedetti MD, Guadagnini M, Lynsdale C & Mias C (2016) Long term performance of GFRP bars under the combined effects of sustained load and severe environments. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fibre Reinforced Polymer Frp Composites in Civil Engineering Cice 2016 (pp 828-834)
  • Cholostiakow S, Di Benedetti M & Guadagnini M (2016) Shear strength and size effect in FRP RC beams. Proceedings of the 11th Fib International Phd Symposium in Civil Engineering Fib 2016 (pp 711-718)
  • Cholostiakow S, Di Benedetti M & Guadagnini M (2016) Shear strength and size effect in frp rc beams. Fib Symposium (pp 711-718)
  • Yang F, Guadagnini M & Di Benedetti M (2015) Truss analogy and shear-induced deformation of FRP RC beams. FRPRCS-12/APFIS-2015 - Joint Conference of the 12th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymers for Reinforced Concrete Structures, FRPRCS 2015 and the 5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Structures, APFIS 2015
  • Di Benedetti M, Cholostiakow S, Fergani H, Zappa E, Cigada A & Guadagnini M (2015) 3D-DIC for strain measurement in small scale GFRP RC specimens. SMAR 鈥 Third Conference on smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil structures
  • Yang F, Guadagnini M & Di Benedetti M (2015) Truss analogy and shear-induced deformation of FRP RC beams. Frprcs 12 Apfis 2015 Joint Conference of the 12th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymers for Reinforced Concrete Structures Frprcs 2015 and the 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Structures Apfis 2015
  • Mela D, Karim Z, Di Benedetti M & Nanni A (2014) Durability evaluation of shear bond strength of carbon and glass FRP laminates using small plain concrete beams. Camx 2014 Composites and Advanced Materials Expo Combined Strength Unsurpassed Innovation
  • Di Benedetti M, De Cais E, Karim Z, Loreto G, Presuel F & Nanni A (2012) . SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 8345 (pp 83453Y-83453Y)
  • Loreto G, Di Benedetti M & Nanni A (2012) . SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 8347 (pp 83472C-83472C)
  • Loreto G, Di Benedetti M, Iovino R, Nanni A & Gonzalez MA (2011) . SPIE Proceedings
  • Di Benedetti M, Loreto G, Nanni A, Matta F & Gonzalez-Nunez MA (2011) . SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 7983 (pp 798303-798303)
  • Di Benedetti M, Day H & Archibald S () . Towards a new future in engineering education, new scenarios that european alliances of tech universities open up (pp 1911-1915)

Reports

  • Di Benedetti M, Papastergiou P, Garcia, R & Pilakoutas K (2014) Report on FRP rebars and fibre types for the manufacturing of FRP shells

Datasets

  • Cholostiakow S, Benedetti MD, Guadagnini M, Kaszubska M, Szczech D & Kotynia R .
  • Cholostiakow S, Kaszubska M, Szczech D, Benedetti MD, Guadagnini M & Kotynia R .

Preprints

  • Garrard A, Beck S, Di Benedetti M & Funnell A (2020) , MDPI AG.
  • Bangert K, Bates J, Beck SBM, Bishop ZK, Di Benedetti M, Fullwood J, Funnell A, Garrard A, Hayes SA, Howard T , Johnson C et al (2020) , Open Engineering Inc.