Maurizio Muzzupappa has been a Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical, Energy, and Management Engineering at the University of Calabria (Unical) since 2018.
In 1989, he graduated with honors in Industrial Technologies Engineering with a specialization in Mechanical Engineering from Unical, and in 1993, he obtained a Ph.D. in "Mechanics of Materials" from the University of Pisa.
TEACHING AND INSTITUTIONAL ROLES
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the TECH4YOU Consortium, an Innovation Ecosystem for Calabria and Basilicata.
- Rector's Delegate for Technology Transfer at the University of Calabria.
- Academic Delegate for Educational Affairs at the Department of Mechanical, Energy, and Management Engineering.
- Head of the Physical Prototyping Laboratory at the MaTeRiA Center (Research and Innovation Services Center), a joint project between UNICAL and CNISM.
- Supervisor of the Unical Racing Team, which participates in the international Formula SAE competition.
- Member of the national board for the ING-IND/15 Scientific-Disciplinary Sector.
- Member of the doctoral faculty at the DICI Ph.D. School at Unical.
He teaches the following courses:
- Tools and Methods for Design
- Formula SAE LAB
He has also held several director roles:
- Director of the "Design for Artistic and Cultural Heritage" Advanced Training Laboratory (funded by MISE and MIBAC, 2013).
- Director of the Master's Program in Prototyping Services and Research for New Technologies and Materials (funded by MIUR, 2012-2014, in collaboration with UNICAL and CNISM).
- Director of the Master's Program in Product and Process Design for the Wood Industry (funded by the Calabria Region, 2007-2008).
- Director of the Postgraduate Program in Industrial Design at the Faculty of Engineering (2001-2010).
- Director of the Postgraduate Program in Multimedia Technologies and Languages at the Faculty of Engineering (2005-2006).
Prof. Muzzupappa has supervised over 300 thesis projects and served as a tutor for 10 Ph.D. students since 2002. He has also been the scientific supervisor for more than 20 research fellowships from 2001 to the present.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
- Co-founder of 3DResearch s.r.l., a spin-off company from the University of Calabria. The company currently employs 10 full-time staff and has participated in two European research projects funded by the H2020 program and EASME since 2008.
- Co-founder of Tech4Sea s.r.l., another university spin-off, which won the Calabria Region's competition for creating spin-offs and innovative micro-enterprises. The project was funded by the POR Calabria FESR 2007/2013 program.
- Co-founder of Q-BOT s.r.l., a spin-off company of the University of Calabria, since February 2021.
He holds 10 patents.
PROJECT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (Last 5 Years)
1. Scientific Director of the project TECH4YOU – "Technologies for climate change adaptation and quality of life improvement," part of the Innovation Ecosystem under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Mission 4, Education and Research, Component 2 – From Research to Business, Investment 1.5), funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
2. Scientific Director of the project Cosenza Open Incubator, within the CIS "Cosenza - Historic Center" framework, part of the "Culture and Tourism" Operational Plan, aimed at creating an incubator for cultural and innovative tourism enterprises.
3. Coordinator of the UNICAL-DIMEG research unit for the project "Grown In The Blue: New Technologies For Knowledge And Conservation Of Mediterranean Reefs", funded by the Special Research Integration Fund (FISR2019_04543).
4. Scientific Director of the POR Calabria FESR-FSE 2021-27 project “PrimaB”.
5. Scientific Director of the POR Calabria FESR-FSE 2014-20 project “Revoilution.”
6. Scientific Director of the **POR Calabria 2014-20** project “ORIGAMI”.
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
He has authored over 200 publications, of which 62 are in international journals (h-index 27).
