Our Team
PROFESSORS
MASSIMILIANO ANNONI
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS
- Master Thesis in Mechanical Engineering (Automation and Robotics), Politecnico di Milano, 1999
- Assistant Professor in Manufacturing Technology and Systems, 2002
- Founder and Scientific Coordinator, WatAJet s.r.l., 2015
- Coordinator, WJ_Lab, Waterjet Laboratory, Politecnico di Milano, 2015
- Coordinator, PoliMill, Waterjet Laboratory, Politecnico di Milano, 2015
- Coordinator, MI_crolab, Mechanical Micromachining Laboratory, Politecnico di Milano, 2015
The main topics of research of Massimiliano are:
- Chip removal processes modelling, simulation and digitalisation.
- Machining of high-precision relevant features (ultra-flat surfaces, thin walls, thin pins, etc.).
- Error sources evaluation. In-situ tool and part measurements.
- High precision waterjet cutting modelling, monitoring, process control, diagnostics.
PhD CANDIDATES
FRANCESCO BARNA
PhD CANDIDATE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2017
- MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2020
Francesco's research activity consists in the advanced digitalization of chip removal production processes with the aim of creating a completely digital workflow from start to finish. This is accomplished using state of the art industry available software (VERICUT, Siemens NX and others) which will interact with FOSS internally written programs.
Beatriz Olarte Martinez
PhD CANDIDATE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- MSc. in Industrial Engineering, University of Zaragoza, 2012
- MSc in Biomedical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, 2014
Beatriz's research activity consists in the definition and development of process planning and a methodology for the standardization of information concerning the resources used, the manufacturing operations and its products, taking into consideration the knowledge of the operator during the setting up of a production cell.
MARGHERITA PIZZI
PhD CANDIDATE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2018
- MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2020
L's research activity consists in the study of magnesium micromachining for biomedical applications, using the high-precision Kern EVO machining centre. Her project is based on the development of a magnesium-based drug-releasing intraocular device.
Andrea Monfredini
PhD CANDIDATE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
SERVICE INNOVATION, PROPOSER
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2017
- MSc in Mecahnical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2021
Andrea's research activity consists in the mapping and dynamic evaluation of the production capacity on numerically controlled industrial machines, with the aim of optimizing the production planning of the entire plant and real-time verification of the quality of the production process.
Christian Mhanna
PhD CANDIDATE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Lebanese American University, 2022
- MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2024
Christian's research deals with the development and validation of a force prediction model during the micromilling process, expanding its capability to the case of ball-end mills.
RESEARCH FELLOWS
ALESSANDRO TENCONI
RESEARCH FELLOW
- Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2020
- Master’s Degree: Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2022
Alessandro's research activity concerns the digitization of the micromilling process starting from the use of FEM simulation and the implementation of mechanistic models for the prediction of the force generated during the process itself.
Francesco Tarantola
RESEARCH FELLOW
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2017
- Master’s Degree: Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2023
Kiara Geovana Rodrigues Da Silva Nascimento
MSc STUDENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2021
- Laurea Magistrale: Ingegneria dell’automazione, Politecnico di Milano, 2024
L’attività di ricerca di Kiara è incentrata sulla raccolta dati in tempo reale dal centro di lavorazione. L’analisi dei dati raccolti ha come obiettivo il monitoraggio della qualità della lavorazione e delle performance della macchina in tempo.
ANTONIO COSTETTI
MSc STUDENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 2020
- Laurea Magistrale: Ingegneria Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, 2024
L’attività di ricerca di Antonio interessa la micro fresatura di metalli preziosi per il settore della gioielleria, ponendo particolare attenzione alla correlazione tra parametri di lavorazione e finitura superficiale.
CURRENT THESIS STUDENTS
Felicia MASTURZO
MSc STUDENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Universty of Salerno, 2023
The thesis is carried out in collaboration with Caracol, a company active in the production through WAAM technology. The work combines experimental activities on real components and research activities, with the aim of evaluating the use of waterjet cutting for the removal of supports, testing the process on pieces actually produced. In parallel, design guidelines are developed to facilitate this phase starting from the design and improving its quality.
LUIGI MASTROCINQUE
MSc STUDENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2023
The objective of the thesis is to acquire real-time data during a turning operation from a machine tool and store it in a company database. This acquisition will enable the analysis of the same data, primarily in terms of wear and energy consumption.
Daniel valmori
MSc STUDENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2023
The thesis focuses on the design and development of a database system with a specific focus on high levels of performance for industrial environments. High-speed reading and writing must be achieved for the storage of real-time data acquired from machines during production.
Ekin Numan Uludere
MSc STUDENT IN DESIGN & ENGINEERING
- Bachelor's Degree: Industrial Product Design, Istanbul Technical University, 2023
The thesis is centred upon the design and manufacturing of a camera for motorsport applications considering the constraints deriving from the racing teams with an eye on versatility and upgradability. The thesis will also consider a similar set up deployable within machine tool
Abdul Moiz
- B.S. in Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, NED University of Engineering & Technology, 2022
The objective of Abdul thesis work is to design, validate and manufacture and innovative chassis for an Edge Device for Industry 5.0 applications in manufacturing. The Device will leverage the complete product pipeline of Siemens NX from CAD to CAM, from CFD to FEM, the finalized device will be manufactured and put in operation within the PoliMill laboratory.
RIFAA JAVED
MSc STUDENT IN DESIGN & ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aligarth Muslim University, 2022
Devin Ardisa Thiodorus
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Indonesia, 2021
Francesco la speme
MSc STUDENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2020
Creation of a machine vision system capable of correlating components that are mounted on the machine tool, such as vices and other fixing systems to 3D objects derived from CAD.
GRADUATED THESIS STUDENTS
YANNICK PAGANI
MSc STUDENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2022
- MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2025
Yannick's research will mainly take place at WatAJet s.r.l. and consists in the study of a system with a peristaltic pump for the introduction of abrasive in gel solution into Micro Abrasive Waterjet systems. The aim is to guarantee the low flow rate required by the type of application in a constant manner over time.
SIMONE TESA
MSc STUDENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2022
- MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2025
Simone's thesis consists of the development of an automated tool centering system for magnesium micromachining for biomedical applications, using the Kern EVO high-precision machining center.
MARCO ROSSINI
MSc STUDENT IN DESIGN & ENGINEERING
- Bachelors Degree: Industrial Product Design, Politecnico di Milano, 2020
- Master’s Degree: Design & Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2023
La tesi di ricerca di Marco è mirata a sviluppare ed ingegnerizzare un totem interattivo per portare all’interno del learning le tecnologie AR e VR, così che questo settore possa avere dei benefici oggettivi: in particolare verrà esplorato il mondo del manufacturing.
Hamidreza Yekchekiyan
MSc STUDENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2020
- Master’s Degree: Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2023
Hamidreza's research thesis is focused on improving data communication between the machine and the host computer for real-time data monitoring and developing a graphical user interface (GUI) for their representation.
FABRIZIO SALA
MSc STUDENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2020
- Master’s Degree: Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2022
Fabrizio's research thesis concerns the use of finite element simulation as a tool to predict forces in micromachining processes, also considering the evolution of temperature, tool deflection and stresses and strains induced on the machined piece.
Antonella Polimeno Camastra
MSc STUDENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MSc STUDENT ALLIANCE4TECH IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, (POLIMI, CENTRALESUPÉLÈC -PARIS SACLAY, TU BERLIN), 2020-2022
- Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2020
- Master’s Degree: Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2022
Il tema della tesi di Antonella riguarda la fluidodinamica bifase (aria-acqua) per l’analisi sperimentale e CFD in OpenFOAM di un getto d’acqua a bassa pressione utilizzato per la trazione di fili di ottone in una macchina per elettroerosione.
Federica grimaldi
MSc STUDENT IN DESIGN & ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Industrial Design, University of Rome La Sapienza, 2020
- Master’s Degree: Design & Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2022
Federica's research thesis concerns the design in the field of sustainable mobility, starting from a study of reworking of steel plates from automotive applications.
HONGWEI XU
MSc STUDENT IN DESIGN & ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Design, Mechanical Construction and Automation, Tongji University, People's Republic of China, 2020
- Laurea di Primo Livello: Ingegneria Gestionale e della produzione, Politecnico di Milano, 2020
- Master’s Degree: Design & Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2022
Hongwei's research thesis concerns the development of an industrial camera for in-situ measurements on general machine tools. This new optical measurement product would be based on machine vision technology which focuses on in situ measurement with fast response and high adaptability.
SAMER ABOU MRAD
MSc STUDENT IN DESIGN & ENGINEERING
- B.S. in Architecture, Lebanese American University, 2018
- Master’s Degree: Design & Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2022
Samer's research thesis concerns the study of a structure that could be used to better integrate designers into the world of production on two levels: the first at an academic level through additions to the study programs and the second at a professional level through sharable data online.
Danel asier Errasti Arrizabalaga
B.S. student in mechanical engineering
- Laurea di Primo Livello: Ingegneria Meccanica, Mondragon Unibertsitatea, 2023
Danel's research thesis is focused on developing the foundations of a machine learning (ML) approach to predict dimensional errors in micro-milling as a function of process parameters. The goal is to provide the first steps of a long-term work that will be improved over time and help advance the LIVE4.0 project.
PAST RESEARCHERS
VENKATESHWER SANKARANARAYANAN
RESEARCH FELLOW
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, India, 2019
- Master’s Degree: Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2022
Venkateshwer's research activity regards the optimization of the machining parameters for the reduction of the residual stresses in railway wheels. In order to understand and minimize the development of residual stress in the tensile direction by optimizing the machining parameters using for the machining operation both through simulation and real time experimental measurements.
TIZIANA VARIO
RESEARCH FELLOW
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2019
- MSc in Mecahnical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2021
L’attività di ricerca di Tiziana riguarda la micromilling e lavorazioni ad alta precisione su una YASDA YMC 650 a 5 assi. Inoltre, svolge attività di ricerca su macchina a getto d’acqua abrasivo a 5 assi.
