Francesco Leali

Full Professor of Design and Methods of Industrial Engineering, he obtained a PhD and a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE). He is a professor in the undergraduate courses in Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Engineering and Computer Engineering and in the Master's Degree Programs in Vehicle Engineering, Advanced Automotive Engineering, Electric Vehicle Engineering. He is president of the Interuniversity Degree Course in Advanced Automotive Engineering, Coordinator of the Coordination Committee of the MUNER Association and coordinator of the strategic line "Automotive Academy UNIMORE". He is a member of the Scientific Council of the National Transport Technology Cluster Italy 2020 and a member of the Technical Committee 2.4 PIARC Italy (World Road Association) - Framework 2020-2023. He was an expert in the Commission of the "Ministry of Education, University and Research" for the elaboration of the guidelines for the National Research Plan 2020/2027 (PNR), theme Sustainable Mobility. He is scientific director of the IDEA (Integrated Design and Engineering Application) research laboratory of DIEF, scientific coordinator of research units in competitive European, national and regional projects, where he deals with Mechanical Computer Aided Design for Automotive, Model Base Design (GPS, GD&T), Automation and industrial robotics. He is the author of international scientific publications in scientific journals and international conferences, for which he has also received prizes and awards (orcid.org/0000-0001-6621-5379). He is active in collaborating with contracted firms through research and applied research projects. He is a founding partner of the university spin-off IDEATIVA srl which deals with the design, production and sale of solutions in the biomedical, industrial robotics and automotive sectors.