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Fabiana Pirola is an Associate Professor at the University of Bergamo, holding positions in both the Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Department of Management, Information, and Production Engineering. Her academic career spans over 17 years since completing her PhD at the University of Bergamo, progressing through research fellow positions to her current associate professorship in the ING-IND/17 – MECHANICAL INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS scientific sector.
Her research interests focus on supply chain management, risk management, service engineering, and industrial maintenance, with recent emphasis on Industry 4.0 and 5.0 technologies. She investigates how digital innovations connect with the design and management of production and service delivery systems, bridging theoretical research with industrial applications through collaborations with organizations like AFIL (Lombardy smart factory technology cluster), Confindustria Bergamo, and Consorzio Intellimech.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on Product-Service Systems (PSS), digital transformation in manufacturing, and workforce development for Industry 4.0/5.0. Her work spans sustainability assessment of PSS, AI education through learning factories, servitization business models, and human factors in technology adoption. A significant portion of her research addresses practical implementation challenges in industrial settings, particularly through data-driven approaches to maintenance, service delivery, and decision-making.
Dr. Pirola leads multiple significant research projects including Co-Creative Decision-Makers for 5.0 Organizations (Erasmus+, 2023), Green and Resilient European Excellence Network for Smart MED SMEs (2024), Methods and Tools Supporting Digital Product Service System Passport (Horizon Europe, 2024), and TechFact - Design and adoption of Teaching Factories (PRIN Projects, 2023). She teaches various courses related to production management, operations modeling and simulation, and service engineering across multiple engineering programs at the University of Bergamo.
