About
Dr. Giacomo Squicciarini is an Associate Professor within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton. Since joining the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) in 2012, he has contributed to research in railway noise and vibration, vibroacoustics, and piano acoustics. His work is characterised by a strong commitment to both research and teaching excellence.
From 2020 to 2025, Giacomo served as programme lead for the MSc in Acoustical and Vibration Engineering. He is currently the Director of Teaching Programmes for the ISVR.
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Giacomo teaches Dynamics, Acoustical Engineering Design, Building Acoustics and Noise Control to undergraduate and MSc students. He is the module lead for Acoustical Engineering Design and Noise Control Engineering.
"I enjoy all the aspects of teaching and I have been making extensive use of computer animations, quizzes, and in-class experiments in my lectures. I like to combine these new ways of delivering teaching material with classical methods such as writing on a whiteboard."
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Biography
Giacomo graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy, in 2008. He then completed a PhD focusing on the vibroacoustics of grand piano soundboards.
He joined the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research at the University of Southampton in 2012 as a Research Fellow on the EU project Acoutrain. He became a New Frontiers Fellow in the Faculty of Engineering in 2015, a Lecturer in 2019, and an Associate Professor in 2023.
Giacomo’s main research areas are railway noise and vibration and musical acoustics, particularly piano acoustics. In these fields, he has contributed to more than 50 journal papers.
From 2025, he is the Principal Investigator of the Leverhulme Trust project Echoes of the Past: Advanced Sound Synthesis of Early Pianos.
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