Matteo Tubiana

Matteo Tubiana is a Fixed-term Assistant Professor at the Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP) of Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He holds appointments across multiple teaching colleges including the College of Management and Production Engineering (as a core member), College of Electronic, Telecommunications and Physics Engineering, and College of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Automotive Engineering. His academic activities span PhD, Master's, and Bachelor's programs with significant contributions to courses on Digital Transformation, Technology and Innovation Management, Business Economics, and Future of Work.

Tubiana's research centers on the Economics of Innovation and Knowledge, with emphases on Entrepreneurship, Labor Productivity, and the Future of Work. His work explores how digital transformation (Industry 4.0) reshapes firm performance, innovation dynamics, and work organization. He investigates critical intersections between technological change and socioeconomic outcomes, particularly examining how innovation policies affect productivity and how inequality influences innovation capacity. His methodological approach combines econometric analysis with field studies of Italian firms, often addressing Sustainable Development Goals related to industry, inequality, and well-being.

His publication portfolio reveals consistent focus on Industry 4.0 impacts, knowledge spillovers, and inequality-innovation relationships. Recent work analyzes patenting behavior, green entrepreneurship, and policy effectiveness using large-scale firm data. Tubiana's research demonstrates strong alignment between theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence from Italian industrial contexts, with growing international relevance evident in his 2025 publications addressing global innovation patterns.

Tubiana leads and participates in multiple research initiatives funded through commercial contracts, including a major 2024-2026 study on Industry 4.0's effects on SMEs and continuing education policies (as Research Group Member), and three concurrent projects (2024-2025) analyzing work-time transformations as Scientific Director. These projects reflect his commitment to translating academic research into practical insights for industry and policymakers.