Organization

The Director is a governing body of the Department, elected by the Department Council from among the tenured full professors affiliated with the Department, except in cases provided for by law. The Director is appointed by Rector’s decree, serves a term of four academic years, and may be re-elected only once consecutively. The Director may appoint a Vice Director from among the Council members to assist and represent them in case of absence or incapacity. Furthermore, the Director may delegate specific tasks – including for a limited period – to members of the Council or the Executive Committee (excluding those referred to c.2 dell'art. 16 del Regolamento dei Dipartimenti), with such delegation reported to the Council at its next meeting.

Legal references: Statuto UNIFI, art.27; Reg. di Ateneo dei Dipartimenti, art. 16

Director: Prof. Bruno Facchini Email: direttore@dief.unifi.it
Vice Director: Prof.ssa Benedetta Morini

The Department Council of Industrial Engineering is composed of:

• President: Prof. Bruno Facchini, Director
• Full and Associate Professors
• Permanent and Fixed-term Researchers
• Administrative Manager: Maria Luisa Amerise
• Technical and Administrative Staff Representatives: Chiara Benvenuti, Lucia Castellucci, Benedetta Rizzo, Valeria Turatto
• Research Fellows Representatives: Sofia Galeotti, Maurizio Guadagno
• PhD Students Representatives: Lorenzo Rettori, Alessio Romanelli
• Student Representatives: Niccolo Palmieri, Giacomo Casini, Gabriele Shkurtaj, Sara Secci, Tommaso Cappellini, Antonio Signorino, Gaia Dipierro, Gabriele Grazzini, Maddalena Martini, Stefano Deni, Libero Sommavilla

The Council is the Department’s governing and strategic body. It is chaired by the Director and consists of all full professors and researchers affiliated with the Department, as well as representatives of the technical-administrative staff and of language lecturers and expert collaborators assigned to the Department (15% of the members), in addition to the Administrative Manager. The Department Regulations establish the participation of representatives of students, PhD candidates, and research fellows. Council meetings are valid if at least half plus one of the members entitled to vote are present, except in cases where the law provides a different quorum. Excused absences are not counted in determining the quorum for valid meetings.

Legal references: Statuto UNIFI, art. 27, 28

Professors and Researchers: Alessandra Papini; Francesca Borgioli; Niccolò Baldanzini; Rocco Furferi; Andrea Rocchetti; Filippo Visintin; Carlo Carcasci; Benedetto Allotta

Technical and Administrative Staff Representatives: Chiara Benvenuti; Valeria Turatto

Research Fellows and PhD Students Representative: Maurizio Guadagno

Student Representative: quorum not reached

The Board is a departmental body that assists the Director and is responsible for all matters not expressly reserved to the Department Council. The Board consists of the Director, who chairs it, a representative group of professors and researchers, a representative of the technical and administrative staff, language lecturers and expert collaborators selected from the Council members, as well as representatives of students, PhD candidates, and research fellows chosen from the Council members. The Administrative Manager also participates in Board meetings with an advisory vote. Members of the Board serve a four-year term and may be re-elected only once consecutively.p>

Legal references: Statuto UNIFI, art.27

Decreto Nomina Giunta 2024-28

Decreto Nomina T-A e Dott.-Ass.

The Department Steering and Self-Evaluation Committee is an internal body of the Department with advisory and consultative functions. Its role is to support the Department’s governing bodies in policies regarding the use of resources and in guiding scientific research, technology transfer, and innovation activities. The Steering and Self-Evaluation Committee of DIEF is appointed by the Department Council upon the Director’s proposal, after consulting the Section Coordinators, and serves a four-year term. It is composed of five professors and researchers from the Department and may be supplemented by up to three additional experts from national or international research institutions, who are active and competent in research areas relevant to the scientific-disciplinary sectors covered by the Department. These external experts participate in meetings without voting rights..

La Commissione è composta da:

• Prof. B. Facchini – PO - Director
• Prof. A. Andreini - PA
• Prof. L. Governi - PO
• Prof. M. Delogu - PA
• Prof. G. Campatelli - PA
• Prof. A. Rindi - PO
• Prof.ssa P. Paoli - PO
• Prof.ssa M. Porcelli - PA
• Prof. F. De Carlo - PA

Nomina Commissione di Indirizzo e Autovalutazione del Dipartimento. Estratto del verbale del giorno 29 ottobre 2024

Nomina Commissione di Indirizzo e Autovalutazione del Dipartimento. Estratto del verbale del giorno 22 ottobre 2020

Legal references: Statuto UNIFI, art.7; Reg. di Ateneo dei Dipartimenti, art. 14

Standing or ad hoc committees may be established by the Department Council through a specific resolution defining their composition and responsibilities. The Department Council may rely on the preparatory work or advisory activities of these standing or ad hoc committees, including for the examination of specific issues as they arise. If necessary, external experts not belonging to the Department Council may also participate in the committees’ work without voting rights, upon appointment by the Council.

Legal references: Regolamento di Ateneo dei Dipartimenti, art. 10; Regolamento del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, art. 13

• Building Committee - Members: Giovanni Ferrara, Marco Pierini, Rocco Furferi, Andrea Rocchetti, Andrea Rindi, Rinaldo Rinaldi.
• Academic Committee - Members: Bruno Facchini, Lapo Governi, Adriano Milazzo, Niccolo' Baldanzini, Andrea Rindi, Patrizia Rossi, Filippo De Carlo.
• Laboratories Committee - Members: Andrea Corvi, Maurizio De Lucia, Bruno Facchini, Giovanni Ferrara, Marco Pierini, Monica Carfagni, Dario Vangi, Gianni Campatelli, Paola Paoli, Mario Rapaccini, Andrea Rindi.
• Communication Committee - Members: Giovanni Ferrara, Gianni Campatelli, Massimo Delogu, Bruno Facchini, Rocco Furferi, Lapo Governi, Paola Paoli, Filippo De Carlo, Carlo Carcasci, Michele Marconcini, Romeo Bandinelli, Niccolo' Baldanzini, Federico Rotini.
• Teaching Funds Committee - Members: Renzo Capitani, Bruno Facchini, Lapo Governi.

• Department delegate for internationalization: Patrizia Rossi

Function: To define the forms of collaboration, strategies, and actions to be pursued in the context of the Department’s internationalization, both in teaching and research activities..

Selection criteria identified: Relevant experience in the field.

• Department delegate for national and international scientific research and relations with the Brussels regional office "TOUR4EU": Antonio Andreini

Function: To ensure, with the support of the Area dei Servizi alla Ricerca offices, the flow of relevant information to the Department, substantially contributing to improving the University’s positioning in the context of competitive national, European, and international research calls.

Selection criteria identified: Relevant experience in the field.

• Department delegate for Public Engagement: Gianni Campatelli

Function: To promote and coordinate activities aimed at a non-academic audience, communicating and disseminating the opportunities and benefits of university education as well as research outcomes.

Selection criteria identified: Relevant experience in the field.

• Department delegate for technology transfer: Stefano Caporali

Function: To promote and enhance research outcomes, fostering connections between academic research and industry.

Selection criteria identified: Relevant experience in the field.

• Department coordinator for SUA-RD: Stefania Bellavia

Function: To coordinate the Department’s self-evaluation process and the collection of the indicators required for the annual periodic assessment, which ANVUR also uses for the allocation of part of the performance-based share of the Fondo di Finanziamento Ordinario (FFO).

Selection criteria identified: Relevant experience in the field.

• Department coordinator for the VQR and for the Scientific Production Evaluation Support System CRUI-UNIBAS: Stefania Bellavia

Function: To support, coordinate, and monitor the input of research outputs by the Department’s faculty and researchers.

Selection criteria identified: Relevant experience in the field.

• Coordinator for the working group dedicated to the study of international rankings (THE, QS e greenmetrics): Rocco Furferi

Function: To identify areas for improvement in the University of Florence’s positioning in international rankings, in collaboration with the university statistical office, the vice-rector for international relations, and the research observatory..

Selection criteria identified: Relevant experience in the field.

• Orientation delegates for the degree programs hosted by the department

Ingegneria Meccanica (MEL): Nicola Secciani

Ingegneria Gestionale (GEL) : Romeo Bandinelli

Laurea Magistrale in Ing. Meccanica (MEM) : Nicola Secciani

Laurea Magistrale in Ing. Energetica (ENM) : Francesco Balduzzi

Laurea Magistrale in Mechanical Engineering for Sustainability (MES) : Alessandro Bianchini

Laurea Magistrale in Management Engineering (MME) : Romeo Bandinelli

Function: Providing information and guidance, developing and reviewing projects, and organizing events and training activities related to student orientation.

Selection criteria identified: Relevant experience in the field.

• Coordinator for the university task force on PNRR: Rocco Furferi

Function: To monitor, promote, and disseminate research programs funded by the PNRR.

Selection criteria identified: Relevant experience in the field.

Administrative Manager: Maria Luisa Amerise

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