Serena Finco

Serena Finco serves as an Assistant Professor in Industrial Plants and Logistics within the Department of Management and Engineering at the University of Padova, Italy, based at the Vicenza campus (Stradella San Nicola, 3 - 36100 Vicenza).

Her research focuses on digital transformation in manufacturing systems, with core expertise in:

• Digital Twin methodologies for industrial applications
• Real-time algorithms for assembly line design, balancing, and dynamic rebalancing
• Simulation-driven optimization of production planning in flexible manufacturing environments

Dr. Finco chairs the Working Group for TC 5.2 (Management and Control in Manufacturing and Logistics) under IFAC's Technical Committee 5 on Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Enterprises, driving international collaboration in smart manufacturing logistics.