Antonio Padovano is Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Industrial Systems Engineering and Head of the Human-Machine Symbiosis Lab, a research laboratory of the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering of the University of Calabria, Italy. His research and contribution in national and international funded projects is profiled in human-centered systems, human-machine symbiosis and human augmentation for a smart workforce, as well as digital twin solutions and simulation systems with a focus on the manufacturing and logistics sectors. He is also the Head of the Smart Brewing Learning Factory, a research and educational environment for human-centric factories. He carried out research work at several institutions, such as MIT Zaragoza Logistics Center, BIDMC (Harvard Medical School) and Rutgers Business School. He has 8+ years of consulting experience delivering digital transformation and simulation services to several companies and research institutions, including NATO STO CMRE, Baker Hughes, Engineering. He is Area Editor of premier scientific journals, such as Computers & Industrial Engineering, and member of the organization committee of international scientific conferences such as ISM.
