Domingos A. Rade holds a Mechanical Engineering degree (Federal University of Uberlândia-UFU, Brazil, 1984), a Master  of Science  in Aeronautical Engineering  (Aeronautics  Institute  of  Technology ‐ ITA,  Brazil, 1987), and Doctorate in Sciences for the Engineer (University of  Bourgogne Franche‐Comté,  France,  1994).  

He is currently Professor at the Aeronautics Institute of Technology, where he is the head of the Department of Mechanical Design. He is member and coordinator of the Advising Board  of  Mechanical,  Aerospace,  Naval  and  Oceanic  Engineering  of  the  Brazilian  Council  for  Research,  Technology  and  Innovation  – CNPq, and Technical-Scientific Director of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering – ABCM. 

His  teaching  and  research  activities  are  devoted  to  structural  dynamics and vibrations, with emphasis on inverse problems, vibration control, probabilistic structural  mechanics, smart  materials  and  structures,  and  fluid‐structure  interaction. He has co‐authored  49 refereed journal papers, 6 book chapters and 1 textbook published by Elsevier. He has advised 26 master dissertations and 16  doctorate theses.