Work Experience
Research Fellowship, Industrial Engineering
Period: 1 November 2024 – Present
Employer: University of Bologna, Department of Industrial Engineering
Main Activities and Responsibilities:
Conducting research on Net-Zero agri-food supply chain design
Developing optimization models to integrate land use, renewable energy, and carbon sequestration while balancing economic, social, and environmental trade-offs
Application across European food networks.
Ph.D. in Mechanics and Advanced Science Engineering
Title: Decision-support systems for environmental- and social-driven planning and control of agri-food supply chain ecosystems
Period: 1 November 2021 – 31 October 2024
Employer: University of Bologna, Department of Industrial Engineering
Main Research Topic:
• Development of optimization models to support decision-making in the agri-food supply chain at strategic, tactical, and operational levels, integrating various software tools and programming languages such as MS Access, MS Excel, SQL, AMPL, VBA, LabVIEW, MS Power Bi
• Development of supply chain digital twins capable of tracking the externalities of food orders from the field to the point of sale, measuring emissions, kilometers traveled, costs, energy, man-hours, water usage, and more.
• Application of decision support tools to benefit stakeholders in the agri-food system, including managers, sector operators, regulators, and institutional decision-makers.
• Implementation of decision support tools to inform consumers about the network externalities of the agri-food supply chain, promoting more conscious consumption choices.
Detailed Activities:
• Research period abroad at Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA. 02/2023 – 05/2023
• European research project – Horizon2020 - Grant agreement no. 101060806
R3PACK project: REDUCE, REUSE, RETHINK PACKAGING
• National research project - PRIN 2022 - Grant agreement no. 2022YXXZH5
NEXTCART project (Nutritional- and EXTernalities- driven food shopping CART)
• Business project - Consorzio della Bonifica Renana
Developed and digitalized warehouse management for spare parts, introducing inventory management policies and an IoT system for remote access and maintenance activities.
• Business project – E80 Group
Development of optimization models for the allocation of goods in highly automated warehouses, focusing on efficient stock management to maximize space utilization.
• Organizational Committee of the 6th International Conference on Food and Wine Supply Chain
Held in Bologna, June 2022.
Research Fellowship, Industrial Engineering
Period: 1 November 2020 – 31 October 2021
Employer: University of Bologna, Department of Industrial Engineering
Main Activities and Responsibilities:
• Development of a Digital Twin of agri-food logistics chains for the quantification of the qualitative and environmental impacts of the network
The project develops LabVIEW-based software to simulate agri-food supply chains from production to retail. It features a performance dashboard quantifying environmental, economic, and logistical impacts at both order and facility levels. A relational database stores inputs and outputs, defining network entities and parameters. The software calculates production yields to meet demand while tracking emissions, resource use, journey times, and food quality degradation.
• Project with Camst group - Redesign of a Regional network
This project compared network configurations using performance dashboards for economic and logistical impact. SQL queries applied customer allocation criteria (e.g., proximity, customer type, production technology) to define and assess different production and distribution strategies.
• Project with Camst group - Study and planning of the national network
The project enhances efficiency and coordination by identifying optimal network configurations and associated transformation costs. Operations research models optimize network structure, considering production capacity and logistics.
• Monitoring of perishable products during shipment to Infia S.r.l. and Allegrini
Temperature and pressure conditions along national and international logistics routes were monitored using sensors on products and transport mediums. A Visual Basic interface processes sensor data, providing frequency analysis and time trends. These analyses support reports on package-product configurations and product quality degradation under sub-optimal conditions.
Education and Training
Ph.D. in Mechanics and Advanced Engineering Sciences
Institution: University of Bologna
Period: 11/2021 – 10/2024
Key Areas: Planning and Control of Agri-Food Supply Chains, Optimization Modeling, Data Analysis, Digital Twins
Master’s Degree in Management Engineering
Institution: University of Bologna
Period: 09/2018 – 10/2020
Bachelor’s Degree in Management Engineering
Institution: University of Bologna
Period: 9/2015 – 07/2018
