Role
Full Professor of Manufacturing Technologies and Systems at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Co-Director of one of Europe's leading laboratories dedicated to Additive Manufacturing. Visiting Professor at MIT.
Bio
After graduating in Management Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1996, she earned a PhD in Manufacturing Technologies and Systems in 2001. That same year, she was a visiting post-PhD fellow at Pennsylvania State University, where she continues to collaborate. She has been a researcher since 1999, an associate professor since 2003, and a full professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan since 2014, where she co-directs one of Europe's leading laboratories dedicated to Additive Manufacturing.
In 2025 he is Visiting Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he teaches Additive Manufacturing.
His research focuses on the development of intelligent and autonomous manufacturing processes based on big data, image, and video analysis for advanced manufacturing . He focuses on additive manufacturing, 3D printing , and 3D bioprinting , integrating artificial intelligence (machine learning and generative AI) for more efficient and sustainable production.
He is President of the Technical-Scientific Committee of MICS (Made in Italy Circular and Sustainable). He is a member of the Strategic Support Group for the European Commission, MANUFUTURE. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of MADE – Competence Center Industry 4.0.
She has coordinated European and national projects on digital, smart, and circular manufacturing and collaborates with space agencies and international research groups. She is a Senior Editor or Department Editor of scientific journals in the field and is the author of over 200 publications. Recent awards include the World's Top 2% Scientists, the Jack Youden Prize, the George Box Medal, and being listed among the Top 100 Italian Women Scientists for several years.