Federica Valenza

Federica Valenza is a Ph.D. candidate in Management and Production Engineering at Politecnico di Torino (Polito), with a focus on multi-material additive manufacturing. She serves as a Research Fellow and External Collaborator at the Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP), and contributes to teaching as an External Lecturer/Teaching Collaborator in Mechanical Engineering programs.

• Education: Bachelor's and Master's in Mechanical Engineering at Polito (completed April 2022 with Additive Manufacturing specialization).

Her research interests revolve around Additive Manufacturing (Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Directed Energy Deposition), Reverse Engineering, and Advanced Manufacturing Systems. Recent work includes studying machinability of Ti6Al4V components and multi-material joining strategies for lightweight high-performance parts. Publications focus on interlocking structures, freeform surfaces, and process-structure-property relationships in additive manufacturing.

She collaborates with the Integrated Additive Manufacturing (IAM) Center and the Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), applying skills in MATLAB, experimental design, and materials characterization. Current involvement in PRIN projects aims to develop innovative dissimilar material joints.