Patrizio Bianchi, Scientific Director, IFAB

Patrizio Bianchi is Full Professor of Applied Economics (1988). After a long period at the University of Bologna, he founded the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Ferrara (1997). From 2004 he was Rector of the University of Ferrara and then President of the Foundation of the Conference of Italian University Rectors. […]
Nicola Gatti

Nicola Gatti is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering at Politecnico di Milano. He received his PhD in Information Engineering in 2005 and was a Research Fellow from 2006 to 2015. In 2013, he was a Visiting Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA. He is also co-director of […]
Morena Diazzi

Morena Diazzi is an Industrial Economist who specializes in the analysis and evaluation of territorial systems and public policies. Over the course of her career, she has gained insight on the Italian production system and the industrial policy, with a focus on the problems concerning the development of SMEs systems and clusters and the related […]
Michele De Buono

Michele De Buono has been the CEO at SCAI Lab Srl, a company that offers ICT services and support, since 2008. He is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. In fact, he worked at Credito Emiliano in 2001, Infoteam Srl in 2002-2007, and […]
Michele Caggiano – Managing Director, FEV

Michele Caggiano has been the Managing Director at FEV Italia Srl, a company that offers automotive engineering solutions to car manufacturers, since 2016. He studied at the Alma Mater Studiorum at the University of Bologna and received his professional training in Mechanical Engineering and Project Management. He has serviced the automotive industry for years and […]
Michela Milano – Full Professor, DISI Institute

Michela Milano has been a full professor in computer science at the DISI Institute – University of Bologna since April 2016. Her research interests include decision support systems based on constraint programming and her integration with Integer linear programming. In this area, Michela Milano has gained international visibility and collaborates with numerous research groups. She […]
Elena Bassoli

Elena Bassoli graduated in 2000 in Materials Engineering at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia with full marks and, in 2004, she completed the P.h.D. in Materials Engineering by discussing the thesis “Innovative technologies for the development and production of non-conventional tools”. From 2005 to 2015 she worked as a researcher in Technology and […]
Giacomo Barigazzi

Giacomo Barigazzi has been the Co-founder and VP of Global Sales at Axyon AI, a startup specialized in developing AI-based software for the financial sector, since 2015. Throughout his career, he has acquired a great deal of experience in the computer software industry. He worked as a researcher at the University of Modena in the […]