Matteo Bonci obtained his Master degree at University of Genoa in 2014. In 2019 he obtained the Doctoral Degree at Delft University of Technology in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering wtih the thesis The manoeuvrability of highspeed craft in the following sea that focused on the broaching phenomenon of small fast vessels. He is currently employed as Project Manager Seakeeping in MARIN Ship Section. His main expertise and interests lie on the seakeeping and manoeuvrability of surface ships and highspeed craft manoeuvrabilityinwaves dynamic stability and capsize mechanics submarine hydromechanics towing tank model test.