Claudio Sassanelli

Claudio Sassanelli is Assistant Professor of Industrial Mechanical Plants (ING-IND/17) at the Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy, within the Department of Mechanics, Mathematics & Management. His recent scholarly output focuses on the intersection of circular economy, digital transformation and sustainable manufacturing.

Research interests revolve around:

• Circular Economy performance measurement and rebound-effect mitigation
• Industry 4.0/5.0 technologies (digital twins, IoT, CPS) for servitized manufacturing
• Green finance instruments supporting eco-innovation in SMEs
• Technology-enhanced educational frameworks for sustainability upskilling

Across 2023-2025 his publications exhibit a clear trend: systematic literature reviews are used to identify gaps, followed by the proposal of maturity models, readiness frameworks and competency maps that guide companies and policy makers toward data-driven, human-centric and environmentally sound industrial systems.

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