Gabriele Piscopo

Gabriele Piscopo serves as a Research Assistant and External Lecturer at the Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP) within the College of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Automotive Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Turin. He is an active member of the Interdepartmental Center IAM@PoliTo - Integrated Additive Manufacturing, with contact details including telephone numbers +39 0110907274 / 7280 and email gabriele.piscopo@polito.it. His academic appointments span teaching and research roles across multiple engineering programs.

Dr. Piscopo's research centers on metal additive manufacturing processes, with specialized expertise in Directed Energy Deposition (DED) and Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF). His work rigorously investigates critical challenges including porosity formation, residual stress evolution, surface roughness control, and dimensional accuracy in additively manufactured components. He focuses on materials such as AlSi10Mg, AISI 316L stainless steel, 17-4PH stainless steel, Inconel 625, and Ti6Al4V, examining how process parameters influence microstructure and mechanical properties. This research aligns with ERC sector PE8_10 (Manufacturing engineering and industrial design).

His recent publications (2022-2024) reveal consistent thematic focus on optimizing metal AM processes, particularly DED and LPBF. Key trends include porosity mitigation through parameter tuning, residual stress management via support geometry optimization, surface quality enhancement through post-processing like laser polishing, and establishing relationships between deposition strategies and mechanical performance. His work demonstrates strong emphasis on industrial applicability, with frequent investigation of process-monitoring techniques and quality control metrics for aerospace and automotive components.

No scientific awards or fellowships were documented in the source materials.

Dr. Piscopo serves as Teaching Assistant for PhD-level courses including 'Advanced finishing processes for metal components' (2025/26) and previously for 'Additive Manufacturing and Reverse Engineering' (2022/23). He has been a Course Collaborator for 'Product and Process Design with Numerical Methods' and 'Mechanical Technology' across Bachelor's and Master's programs from 2019/20 through 2025/26. While specific grant funding isn't detailed, his research output suggests involvement in projects related to additive manufacturing process optimization and quality assurance.

He is actively engaged with the Additive Manufacturing research group at DIGEP and the Interdepartmental Center IAM@PoliTo, which facilitates cross-departmental collaboration on integrated additive manufacturing solutions. His work frequently involves experimental validation of process-structure-property relationships using advanced characterization techniques.