Luigino FILICE

Luigino FILICE is a Full Professor at the University of Calabria, affiliated with the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering. His career spans advanced manufacturing research, focusing on sustainable production technologies and numerical simulation of forming processes.

• Open Innovation in the Industry (Management Engineering, 2025)
• Biomaterial Processing Technologies (Mechanical Engineering, 2025)
• Industrial Technologies (Chemical Engineering, 2025)
• Manufacturing Technologies for Food Industry and Bioprocesses (Chemical Engineering, 2025)

Professor Filice's research emphasizes material forming processes, additive manufacturing, and sustainable practices. Key areas include macro/micro joining techniques, mechanical characterization of transformed materials, numerical methods for process design, and energy-efficient production systems. His work addresses both metallic (steels, light alloys) and non-metallic materials (polymers, composites) across industrial and biomedical applications.

The 2024-2025 publications highlight his contributions to machining simulations, hybrid drug delivery systems, additive manufacturing of implants, and sustainable automotive production strategies. Keywords span Manufacturing Engineering, Biomaterials, and Industrial Ecology.

• 2007: European Scientific Association for Material Forming award for outstanding contribution to material forming processes

Professor Filice has collaborated on numerous government-funded research projects and served as vice-president of the Italian Association of Mechanical Technology and vice-rector for the Residential Center at University of Calabria. He is involved in research labs focused on material characterization, precision machining, and sustainable manufacturing technologies.