2018 – Date Full Professor – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- Teaching and Research Activities on Power Converters and Electrical Machines for green transportation
- HEUROPE KDT project A-IQ Ready (Artificial Intelligence using Quantum measured Information for realtime distributed systems at the edge) Local Coordinator (2022 – date)
- H2020ECSELproject TRANSFORM (Trusted European SiC Value Chain for a greener Economy),Local Coordinator (2021 - date)
- H2020 MCSA- RISE project DORNA (Development of high reliability motor drives for next generation propulsion applications)Participant, (2020 - date)
- H2020 EU Project AUTO-MEA: Automated Manufacturing of wound components for next generation Electrical machines, Participant, responsible of WP’s.
- H2020 EU Project RAISE: Reliable Aircraft electrical Insulation Systems selection, Participant, responsible of WP’s.
- Faculty Board member for the Interuniversity PhD Program in Automotive Engineering for Intelligent Mobility (2019)
- Faculty Board member for the PhD Program in ICT (2020 - present)
- Head of the “Melting Lab” Laboratory, University ofModena and Reggio Emilia
- Dean of the School of Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (AY2019/20 -2021/22)
2004-2017 Full Professor – University of Parma
- Teaching and Research Activities on Power Converters and Electrical Machines for green transportation green energy and aerospace
- EU-FP7 project ALEA (Accelerated Life tests for Electric drives in Aircrafts),Principal Investigator(2014-2016)
- Local Coordinator PRIN 2007/08 “Sviluppo e ottimizzazione energetica di un veicolo ibrido elettrico per la mobilità urbana evoluta”
- Local Coordinator MECTRON (Laboratorio di meccatronica dell’Emilia Romagna)
- Local Coordinator SIER (laboratorio per Sistemi Ibridi Elettrici Retrofit)
- Local Coordinator POR FSE 2014/2020; Project Title: Automotive Academy: a learning by doing project for innovation in vehicle engineering.
- Faculty Board member for the PhD Program in ICT (2020 - 2017)
- Head of the “Melting Lab” Laboratory, University of Parma (2008-2017).
- Director of the Department of Information Technology (2011-2013)
- Vice-Rector of the University of Parma (2013-2017)
- Acting Rector of the University of Parma (2017)
