Achieving resilience in civil infrastructure systems is of critical importance for the wellbeing and prosperity of the United States. Scientific and technological advancements enabled by research are of critical importance to satisfy societal needs and increase resilience and prosperity of communities. In this context, the DISCOVER (Digital Twin Infrastructure Science for Operations and Visualization in Engineering Resilience) laboratory, directed by Dr. Fascetti, advances research in the fields of digital twin modeling and multiscale computational simulation of materials and structures for civil engineering applications. His research focuses on the numerical simulation of coupled physical phenomena occurring at multiple time and length scales, with the goal of predicting degradation in critical infrastructure systems at the regional and national levels. The lab's research also leverages data from remote and embedded sensing to augment the computational simulations by means of Computer Vision techniques, as well as immersive visualization (e.g., Augmented and Virtual Realities, Holographic projections). The ultimate goal of the lab's research efforts is to advance science and technology in infrastructure science with the objective of improving the design and operational maintenance and increasing the resilience of the systems.

Dr. Fascetti has received ~$5M in funding to date, and conducted research sponsored by, among others, the National Science Foundation, the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, NVIDIA Corporation, Epic Games Ltd. Moreover, he received several national and international accolades for his research efforts.