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Department Organization

Organization

 

Director: Bruno Facchini (055 2758778, direttore@dief.unifi.it)

Administrative Manager: Maria Luisa Amerise (055 2758785, marialuisa.amerise@unifi.it)

 

 

Department leadership

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

Council

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

Board

The members of the Board of the Department of Industrial Engineering for the 2024–2028 term are:

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.

 

Legal references: Statuto UNIFI, art.27

Decreto Nomina Giunta 2024-28

Decreto Nomina T-A e Dott.-Ass.

Department steering and self-evaluation committee

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..

The Committee is composed of:

  • 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 and ad-hoc committees

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 delegates and coordinators

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.

 

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.

 

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

Selection criteria identified: Relevant experience in the field.

 

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.

Sections

Sections bring together researchers around shared thematic and disciplinary areas, ensuring effective management and supporting the implementation of targeted research projects, including those in collaboration with the industrial sector.

 

Numerical Analysis 
This section deals with the study and dissemination of numerical methodologies best suited to accurately and efficiently solving the many different mathematical models that arise in engineering and applied sciences.
More specifically, research activities are aimed at defining innovative methods and algorithms for continuous optimization problems with and without constraints, particularly for problems arising in the fields of machine learning, approximation theory and geometric modelling.

 

Groups:

 

Chemistry and Materials Technology 
The section comprises researchers with diverse backgrounds and extensive experience in materials science, all driven by a shared vision. The Chemistry staff explores the structure-property relationships of supramolecular solids with the goal of creating materials with controlled properties (ranging from pharmaceuticals to coordination polymers for green applications) and solid nanostructured systems for magnetic and energy applications. The Materials Engineering group has gained several years of experience in the field of materials design and characterization, with particular focus on the development of functional coatings and surface treatments. Regarding these aspects of material science and technology the main research areas concern, or have concerned, the optimization of coatings and anticorrosion treatments on metallic materials; the surface modification of stainless steels to improve their corrosion and wear resistance; the development of materials and methods for additive manufacturing, and the deposition of thin and thick films with antibacterial or superhydrophobic properties and for aerospace and energy applications. The Bioengineering Group conducts research activities in the fields of tissue engineering, biomaterials, smart materials, biomechanics, and biomedical robotics.

 

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Machine Design
The scientific and educational activity is focused on thematic areas that are characteristic of the field of industrial engineering. More specifically, the research activity concerns the design, experimentation, and manufacturing processes of machines and mechanical systems, through the study of methods and tools for the conception, development, experimental validation, and production of functional, reliable, and safe products, also considering their environmental sustainability throughout the entire life cycle.
The research also addresses the use of advanced materials and the related processes of manufacturing, transformation, control, degradation, and disposal of materials, as well as those involved in their production processes. The existence of this Section is justified by the specificity of the topics addressed and by the relevance of the research activities carried out within it.

 

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Design Methods and Tools 
The research areas of the group essentially focus on the following themes: Computer-Aided Design and Modeling Systems; Computational Graphics; Computer Vision and Reverse Engineering; Virtual Prototyping; Design Support Methods; Additive Manufacturing and Design for Additive Manufacturing; Methods and tools to support inventive product design and business process re-engineering activities; Personalized medical devices; Development of high-fidelity anatomical simulators; Environmental and industrial acoustics. The research activities of the section are strategic for the department as they are oriented towards the development of systems, methods, and tools, including multidisciplinary ones, that can be employed in multiple sectors of engineering.he scientific and educational activity is focused on thematic areas that are characteristic of the field of industrial engineering. More specifically, the research activity concerns the design, experimentation, and manufacturing processes of machines and mechanical systems, through the study of methods and tools for the conception, development, experimental validation, and production of functional, reliable, and safe products, also considering their environmental sustainability throughout the entire life cycle.

 

Groups:

 

Thermal Engineering  and Manufacturing Technologies
This section groups together the activity of various professors and researchers, each having different expertise. Thus, a synergistic approach allows to effectively address the issues of the research activity in terms of technical, economical and regulatory aspects for public and private customers. The research topics are typical of the two main areas.
Concerning the area of Thermal Engineering and Industrial Energy Systems, the research activities include: applied thermodynamics, the study of heat and mass transfer, refrigeration, the thermodynamics of energy conversion and storage systems in their various forms (both conventional and renewable) the analysis of building–HVAC systems in relation to energy efficiency and comfort, and the environmental impact of energy applications.
Concerning the area of manufacturing technologies, the activities focus on: optimization of manufacturing processes involving chip-removal technologies, with particular emphasis on the control and reduction of vibrations and geometric errors; development of optimized solutions for the aerospace sector; development of solutions for the production of metallic components using WAAM additive technology, particularly with materials such as titanium, nickel-based alloys, alloy steels, and aluminum; microstructural and metallurgical characterization of materials deposited through Additive Manufacturing technique.

 

Groups:

 

Industrial Plants and Industrial Services 
In this section, faculty members and researchers from the scientific-disciplinary sectors ING-IND/05/A and IEGE-01/A conduct research on methods for managing and optimising production systems, as well as on operations management, asset management, maintenance engineering and reliability. Their research groups apply these competencies across a wide range of industrial contexts in both manufacturing and services, working with leading companies on technological innovation projects commissioned by private clients or supported through regional, national and European funding programmes. The experience gained through these collaborations significantly influences the Department’s educational offering, shaping in particular the first- and second-cycle degree programmes in Management Engineering.

 

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Machinery 
The section’s research activities focus on the development of advanced methodologies, tools, and models in the scientific domains of energy systems and fluid machinery. While the core expertise lies in the field of machines and energy conversion systems, the group’s work also extends to related areas such as fluid dynamics and propulsion (SSD IIND/06–07). Researchers in the section engage in theoretical, numerical, and experimental studies addressing a wide range of topics, including thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, and technological innovation. Particular attention is devoted to the analysis and optimization of systems for energy conversion and transformation, encompassing both conventional and renewable sources.

 

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Mechanism and Machine Design 
The scientific and teaching activities of the Section focus on the study, dynamic modeling, and control of mechanical and mechatronic systems, with particular attention to land and marine vehicles, as well as mobile and wearable robotics. The Section is characterized by a strongly multidisciplinary approach to topics of interest, aimed at covering most aspects related to the design, implementation, and operation of modern mechatronic systems. Although all components belong to the Scientific Disciplinary Sector of Mechanics Applied to Machines IIND-02/A, the Section also carries out teaching and research activities in the IIND-08/A sector.

 

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14.01.2026

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