Research and Development - Technical Employee

• Jun 2023 - Present

R&D - Materials Innovation Specialist

• Jan 2020 - Jul 2023

- Study and development of R&D projects related to functional materials and smart electronic devices, which could be applied for Automotive interior components (seats, foams, textiles, dashboard, door panels, etc.);- Benchmarking and technology scouting for the identification of innovative strategies, ideas and concepts;- Patents drafting and management of intellectual properties;- Traslation of customers technical needs into a potential solution and product development;-Management of relations with universities/research centers/laboratories/companies/start ups, in order to collaborate for new projects and/or technical activities;- Drafting of R&D innovation projects supported by governments and funding calls (regional & national). Show less

R&D - Materials Innovation Assistant Specialist

• Apr 2018 - Dec 2019

External Collaborator

• Apr 2017 - Nov 2017

The research activity was oriented towards the development of functional polymer nanocomposites with pressure sensing capabilities, which could be employed for bioinspired soft robotics applications. Piezoresistive polymer nanocomposites were used as “smart” structural materials for the fabrication of a soft robot that, inspired by climbing plants behaviour and growing capabilities, was able to self-creates its body through a layer-by-layer deposition of the developed materials, by exploiting a 3D printing technology called Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). Show less