I am an associate professor in Manufacturing Engineering at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Politecnico di Milano. My research interests address the design and management of manufacturing systems, AI technologies in manufacturing, modelling and monitoring of human operators, robust production planning and scheduling based on risk measures, digital twin approaches for the design and management of manufacturing systems, virtual and augmented reality technologies in manufacturing, innovative learning approaches in industrial engineering. I am a member of the following organizations and associations: CIRP (associate), MANUFUTURE ( High Level Group and Implementation Support Group), AITeM - Associazione Italiana Tecnologie Manifatturiere, EURO Working Group Project Management and Scheduling.