Massimo Panarotto is an Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano since 2024. Previously (since 2021) he has been Associate Professor at Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden). He was also Head of the Master’s Programme in Product Development (with approximately 150 students enrolled every year).
His research is focused on developing models and methods to support the early stages of product development. The research is conducted in collaboration with companies in the space, aeronautics and automotive sectors.
He earned a PhD in mechanical engineering from Blekinge Institute of Technology (Sweden) in 2015, and a Master degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Padua in 2011.
He is a member of the Design Society and author of over 60 publications in the fields of systems engineering and engineering design. He has also taught in more than 10 courses in mechanical and management engineering degree programs.