Claudio Scali

Claudio Scali is a Full Professor at the Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, specializing in Chemical Engineering. He has held academic roles since 1978, progressing from Assistant to Full Professor since 2001. His primary affiliations include the University of Pisa, where he serves as President of the PhD Council in Chemical Engineering and Materials (2009–2016) and representative in the Administrative Board of Consorzio Polo Tecnologico Magona. He is also President of CLUI AS (Club Utilizzatori Italiani Automazione e Strumentazione) since 2017, focusing on Industry 4.0 training.

Education: Graduated in Chemical Engineering (1975, University of Pisa). Visiting roles include California Institute of Technology (1985–87) and Université de Picardie (1996). Teaching focuses on Process Control and Chemical Plant Design, with past roles in Aerospace and Energy Engineering courses.

Research interests: Modeling and Control of Chemical Processes, Robust Process Control, Performance Monitoring, and Advanced Diagnosis of Control Loops. Current work emphasizes cloud-based monitoring and Industry 4.0 integration. Collaborations include ENI R&M and ENEL Research. Over 180 publications in journals and conferences, with recent foci on valve stiction analysis, closed-loop monitoring, and cloud architectures.

Editorial roles: Associate Editor of the Journal of Process Control (2001–2012), member of IFAC committees. Organized major conferences like IFAC-ADCHEM 2000 in Pisa and contributed to events in Mumbai, Hiroshima, and Milan.

Grants/Advising: Collaboration with industrial partners on performance monitoring and diagnostics. Research labs include Polo Magona and IdroLab4.0 for cloud-monitoring applications.