PEOPLE

Francesco LEALI
Full Professor in Design Methods for Industrial Engineering

Full professor of Design and Methods of Industrial Engineering, holds a PhD and a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE). There, he teaches in the Bachelor Degree Courses in Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Engineering and Computer Engineering Full professor of Design and Methods of Industrial Engineering, holds a PhD and a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE). There, he teaches in the Bachelor Degree Courses in Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Engineering and Computer Engineering

Alberto VERGNANO
Associate Professor in Design Methods for Industrial Engineering

Courses on Industrial Technical Drawing, Fundamentals of Design and CAD, Design Methods; seminars and training on Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, Energy Saving for industrial robots, Virtual Prototyping, Design of Foundry Equipment. Faculty Advisor in the Unimore Learning By Doing project for the Formula Student MMR Driverless Team. Research in the IDEA Lab for actuations and for autonomous driving, methods for simulation of foundry equipment, design methods based on multiphysics simulations, human intelligent system integration, advanced driver assistance systems.

Francesco GHERARDINI
Associate Professor in Design Methods for Industrial Engineering

I hold a PhD and a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE). My research activity deals with methods, techniques and tools for engineering design and product development, in particular 3D CAD modelling, CAE simulation and optimization, 3D capturing and digital reconstruction of artefacts, in the industrial fields, cultural heritage and assistive devices. I teach 3D CAD modelling and Design Methods in the Bachelor and Master’s Degree course of Vehicle Engineering, and 2D CAD drawing in the Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering.

Fabio PINI
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Design Methods for Industrial Engineering

Full professor of Design and Methods of Industrial Engineering, holds a PhD and a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE). There, he teaches in the Bachelor Degree Courses in Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Engineering and Computer Engineering Full professor of Design and Methods of Industrial Engineering, holds a PhD and a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE). There, he teaches in the Bachelor Degree Courses in Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Engineering and Computer Engineering

Enrico DALPADULO
Researcher/assistant professor (with a fixed-term contract) in Design Methods for Industrial Engineering

He holds a PhD degree in “Automotive for intelligent mobility” from the Alma Mater Studiorum university of Bologna and a Master’s degree in “Vehicle Engineering” with honors from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Since 2018 he has been doctoral researcher in Design Methods for Industrial Engineering. His research is focused on development and implementation of computer-based methodologies for Design for Additive Manufacturing. He is adjunct professor of Computer Aided Design at the university, and he is lecturer of technical drawing and additive manufacturing at sundry institutes.

Cristina RENZI
Post-Doc Researcher in Design Methods for Industrial Engineering

She is a staff member of the IDEA (Integrated Design and Engineering Application) research laboratory at DIEF, ( head Prof. Francesco Leali) with expertise in study and application of design methods and numerical techniques for the optimization of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) systems in the Dassault’s 3D Experience platform, Design and optimization methods of mechanical and industrial components, artificial intelligence and decision-making methods applications in the design and optimization of novel concepts.