Associate Professor of Applied Mechanics (MS ’04, PhD’08).
His teaching activity mainly focuses on automatic machines for industry (""Functional Mechanical Design"" ""Design of Food Processing Machines"") with an emphasis on innovative design methods inspired by Nature (""Bioinspired Innovation"" and ""Bioinspired Systems"").
His most recent research activity is in the field of industrial machines, focusing on the integration of AI algorithms and model-based simulation techniques. In this context, the activities aim to enhance production quality, improve machine performance and maintenance, and ensure operator safety.
He is the Scientific Coordinator of research and technology transfer activities with companies in the field and serves as Principal Investigator for competitive projects funded by Research Institutions.
He has authored over 200 scientific publications.