Giacomo Barbieri

Giacomo Barbieri is an Assistant Professor in the Asset Management & Maintenance Engineering department at the University of Los Andes. His research focuses on strategic asset management, sustainability, and digital transformation in maintenance systems. He contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to environmental sustainability and responsible consumption.

Key research areas include value-based decision-making frameworks for asset management, integration of sustainability metrics into maintenance strategies, and application of digital twins and smart technologies in manufacturing and agriculture. Notable projects include the AgroLab initiative for urban agriculture research and education, and development of middleware solutions for smart retrofitting in industrial systems.

Barbieri has organized conferences like the 5th IFAC Workshop on Advanced Maintenance Engineering (AMEST 2022) and chairs the IFAC Technical Committee on Manufacturing Plant Control (TC 5.1). His work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, combining engineering principles with environmental and economic considerations.