{"id":212,"date":"2020-01-08T20:11:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T19:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/?page_id=212"},"modified":"2026-10-07T15:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:45:15","slug":"program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/program\/","title":{"rendered":"Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"212\" class=\"elementor elementor-212\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a54f189 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a54f189\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-894f354\" data-id=\"894f354\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32335c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"32335c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cdc76e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9cdc76e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"program\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5915e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5915e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb1547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feb1547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ISM 2026 conference will be held in a <b>hybrid<\/b> format, meaning that all the plenary and parallel sessions will be held in person and live-streamed online on Microsoft Teams, where online participants will not only be able to watch and listen to the talks but also interact with the participants on site and give their talk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f7993 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77f7993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ISM 2026 conference will be held in a <b>hybrid<\/b> format. More updates about the program will follow in the coming months.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd404c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4fd404c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cc433a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cc433a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87762d7\" data-id=\"87762d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34c9e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d34c9e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preliminary Program-at-a-Glance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-158368e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"158368e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da5661f\" data-id=\"da5661f\" 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class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/10\/ISM_2026_Program-at-a-glance_V1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PDF Version<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98fa243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"98fa243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce7f858 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce7f858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Program<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a0a7c3 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a0a7c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/11\/ISM_2024_Final_Program.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PDF Version<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46d5d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b46d5d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fa16f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24fa16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LINKS TO THE VIRTUAL ROOMS<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672117c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"672117c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can find the link to the virtual rooms to connect remotely via Microsoft Teams in the session description within the program. To have access to the rooms, you need to be registered to the conference.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea4e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dea4e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b204076 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b204076\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M350,10L340,0h20L350,10z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88e2a22\" data-id=\"88e2a22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15216e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"15216e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"plenary\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd539aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cd539aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a13e98f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a13e98f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plenary Sessions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74196c3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"74196c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a99789 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a99789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeynotes are here! Take a look at the exciting lineup for ISM. Keynotes present diverse, visionary speakers who deliver the most powerful new ideas in the ever-evolving worlds of Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53414ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53414ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This year, ISM is bringing exciting new features you won\u2019t want to miss! For the first time in ISM history, the traditional plenary sessions will be enhanced with two dedicated panels, where experts will discuss the latest and most pressing topics in research for the industry of the future!<br \/>Stay tuned to this section for updates on the events taking place at ISM 2026. More details coming soon!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48e803 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f48e803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-52ff4b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52ff4b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76d7a62\" data-id=\"76d7a62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1185fda elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1185fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"keynote\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72fb2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a72fb2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote Talks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3481da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3481da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keynotes present diverse, visionary speakers who deliver the most powerful new ideas in the ever-evolving worlds of Industry of the Future and Smart Manufacturing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e83cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1e83cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f91f8e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f91f8e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bee79e\" data-id=\"4bee79e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f98e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87f98e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/09\/ISMPICTKN-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/09\/ISMPICTKN-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/09\/ISMPICTKN-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/09\/ISMPICTKN-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/09\/ISMPICTKN-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/09\/ISMPICTKN-1.png 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb7c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bb7c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dimitris KYRITSIS <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4607b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4607b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor Emeritus<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a8cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6a8cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00c9cole polytechnique f\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne (EPFL)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d045b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d045b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Switzerland<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72ef0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f72ef0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502631b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"502631b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Advisor<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250fbaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"250fbaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Oslo (UiO)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92cea12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92cea12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Norway<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98326f7\" data-id=\"98326f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc7643e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc7643e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 11, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7fd292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7fd292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information Modeling Framework for Cognitive Digital Industrial Solutions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-005ba41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"005ba41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn innovative strategy created to tackle the difficulties of the digital and green transition in industrial sectors is the Information Modelling Framework (IMF): Chapter 16 in <a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/3049-4761\/ae5967#mlengae5967s3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n    2026 roadmap on artificial intelligence and machine learning for smart manufacturing &#8211; IOPscience\n  <\/a>\n<br>\nIn order to achieve sustainability and resilience targets and accommodate digital transformation and new business models, IMF seeks to revolutionize the planning, building, and operation of physical industrial assets. Effective use of AI and Digital Twin technologies in industrial applications is made possible by the IMF approach, which offers engineers easily navigable information modelling tools. IMF&#8217;s key features include encapsulating model-based systems engineering principles into ontology-based classification systems, transforming system models into ontologies and knowledge graphs that capture entity meanings across design phases, and resolving information fragmentation issues in a variety of industries. The IMF methodology helps the industrial sector overcome the twin problems of the digital and green transition by facilitating dependable data integration, enhancing decision-making, and promoting the digitization of industrial processes. In this talk, IMF will be presented with use case examples from the EU funded projects SM4RTENANCE: https:\/\/sm4rtenance.eu\/, Tec4MaaSEs: https:\/\/tec4maases.eu\/, CIRCMAN5.0: https:\/\/circman5.eu\/ and euroFMX: https:\/\/eurofmx.eu\/.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b565060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b565060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5b2bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e5b2bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProf. Dr. Dimitris Kyritsis (Kiritsis) is Professor Emeritus of ICT for Sustainable Manufacturing at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, Academic Director of the EPFL Extension School program on Sustainable Resilient Value Chains, Senior Advisor at the University of Oslo, Norway, and Senior Advisor at the Swiss Smart Factory, Biel\/Bienne, Switzerland. His research interests are Closed Loop Lifecycle Management, Industrial Ontologies, Knowledge Graphs and Cognitive Digital Twins. Dimitris is involved in EU projects in the areas of Digital Manufacturing, Zero Defect Manufacturing, Circular Manufacturing, etc. He has more than 250 publications. From 2013 to 2019 Dimitris was the Chair of IFIP WG5.7-Advances in Production Management Systems. He is co-founder of the Industrial Ontologies Foundry and of the Knowledge Graph Alliance. Dimitris was Member of the WEF Global Future Council on Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains from 2019 to 2022. Since 2022 he is Editor-in-Chief of the Open Access journal Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798d6de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"798d6de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ccea6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ccea6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-789aabd\" data-id=\"789aabd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6e07b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5e6e07b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"panelX\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a82d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0a82d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industrial Panel\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3a04c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef3a04c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Industrial Panel brings together leading executives and innovation leaders from global manufacturing companies to discuss how Industry 4.0 and 5.0 are reshaping industrial operations, organizational models, and competitive strategies. Through real-world experiences and strategic insights, the panel will explore topics such as digital transformation, smart manufacturing, sustainability, operational excellence, and the evolving role of leadership in driving innovation and resilience across modern industrial ecosystems.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89eb2b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89eb2b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.25rem\">November <\/span>11, 2026<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1c11bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1c11bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-171aef4\" data-id=\"171aef4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00087b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00087b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/faccio1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6352\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/faccio1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/faccio1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/faccio1.png 549w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c348bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c348bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maurizio FACCIO<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6ad30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e6ad30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Full Professor<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2f6f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a2f6f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Padua<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a81b2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a81b2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1603a9\" data-id=\"f1603a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12871d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b12871d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb7721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb7721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaurizio Faccio is Full Professor of Industrial Systems and Logistics at the School of Engineering, University of Padua (Italy).\nAfter earning a Master\u2019s degree in Management Engineering with full marks and honors (110\/110 cum laude) from the University of Padua, he obtained a Ph.D. in Industrial Systems at the same institution, with a dissertation titled &#8220;Assembly in the Modern Industrial Production&#8221;.\nHis teaching and research activities focus on the design and management of: Industrial plants,\tAssembly systems, Industrial logistics and warehouses, Industry 4.0 and 5.0-centered system.\n<br>\nHe has authored approximately 200 scientific publications, over 150 of which are indexed in Scopus, with an H-index of 36.<br>\nProf. Faccio is included in the World\u2019s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University for the year 2024.<br>\nHe currently serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing (Springer, Impact Factor: 8.33), ranked 15th in SJR-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering in 2022. He is also a member of several international editorial boards, including Assembly Automation (Emerald).<br>\nHis research has received recognition from international journals and conferences for its novelty and impact, and he has been awarded in the context of funded research projects.\nProf. Faccio is an active member of the International Technical Committee TC 5.1 \u2013 Manufacturing Plant Control (IFAC), and serves as Scientific Vice-Chair for Plant Operations Management.\nHe has participated in numerous national and international research programs, including the European Project MAIA (Models and Methods for an Active Ageing Workforce: an International Academy, H2020-MSCA-RISE).<br>\nHe leads or collaborates on a wide range of research projects with Italian and European industrial partners. In particular, he has coordinated nearly 100 research projects focused on innovation and technology transfer in the field of Industrial Systems and Logistics. These initiatives have involved organizations with high economic (business volume) and social (employment) impact. The outcomes often include both the development of innovative prototypes and scientific publications in top-tier journals and conferences.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7c9813 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7c9813\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aef9b54\" data-id=\"aef9b54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867c49b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"867c49b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/sandropng-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6318\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/sandropng-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/sandropng-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/sandropng-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/sandropng-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/sandropng-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/sandropng-1.png 1768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd11d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fd11d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sandro Bernardi<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8beb41b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8beb41b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industrial Operations Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e01fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e01fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vimar<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-273a2e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"273a2e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-deb280c\" data-id=\"deb280c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b795b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21b795b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3265ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3265ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d0774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2d0774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSandro Bernardi is Industrial Operations Director at Vimar, a leading Italian manufacturer of electrical and smart building solutions, where he has overseen industrial operations since 2008, with responsibilities spanning R&#038;D, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and quality management. Throughout his career, he has held senior executive roles in multinational industrial environments, including GE Industrial Systems and GE Oil &#038; Gas, and previously served as CEO of Selcom Group.\n\nWith a background combining engineering, operations, and strategic management, Bernardi has developed extensive expertise in industrial innovation, digital transformation, and sustainable manufacturing. He has also contributed to broader institutional initiatives as a former Board Member of the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation. His recent work focuses on the integration of advanced technologies, digitalization, and sustainability within industrial processes and supply chains.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b599607 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b599607\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eb881e\" data-id=\"0eb881e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a05626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a05626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/vencatopng-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6319\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/vencatopng-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/vencatopng-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/vencatopng.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ec2b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23ec2b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ruggero Vencato<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae1823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ae1823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4542d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4542d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Atlas Copco Group<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee849f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee849f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56365fe\" data-id=\"56365fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023aa14 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"023aa14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca0c72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fca0c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f6e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2f6e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRuggero Vencato is a senior executive within Atlas Copco Group, where he serves as Managing Director and has played a key role in the development of the company\u2019s compressor business in Italy and international markets. With extensive experience in industrial manufacturing and business development, he has contributed to strengthening innovation, research and development, and global expansion strategies within the group. Recognized for his operational leadership and strategic vision, he has supported the growth of advanced industrial solutions with a strong focus on efficiency, sustainability, and technological excellence.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e658167 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e658167\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-857a5a8\" data-id=\"857a5a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f15d9f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f15d9f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/dorigopng.jpg-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6325\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/dorigopng.jpg-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/dorigopng.jpg-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/dorigopng.jpg-1.png 429w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-095cad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"095cad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Giorgio Dorigo<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180645f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"180645f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief Operating Officer<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99d452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a99d452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Miele Group<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6070add elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6070add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f09acf8\" data-id=\"f09acf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa3b20 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aaa3b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e4b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92e4b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83d5ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e83d5ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGiorgio Dorigo is a senior operations executive within the Miele Group, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer and board member of Steelco, the company specialized in medical and laboratory infection control solutions. With more than thirty years of experience in operations management, he has led initiatives focused on manufacturing excellence, digital transformation, sustainability, and industrial innovation. Throughout his career, he has been recognized for his strong leadership in optimizing production processes, improving operational efficiency, and driving strategic growth in highly specialized industrial environments.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcf965b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcf965b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f0188a\" data-id=\"5f0188a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f409d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f409d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/07\/LUC-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6395\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/07\/LUC-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/07\/LUC-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/07\/LUC-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/07\/LUC.png 809w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617d829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"617d829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Luc Audibert<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f66642e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f66642e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Senior Project Manager<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d71452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d71452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goodyear <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da84772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da84772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Luxembourg<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-96512f7\" data-id=\"96512f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcbc08 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fcbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c88ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96c88ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45494e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a45494e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuc Audibert is a Senior Project Manager with extensive experience in Lean Manufacturing, Quality management and holding a Master Black Belt from Juran\u2019s Institute. Currently leading cross-functional teams to deliver complete digitalization solution for a tire factory undergoing extensive industrial reconfiguration.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b755aa8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b755aa8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dd9298\" data-id=\"2dd9298\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce7ae0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce7ae0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/09\/zucconi.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/09\/zucconi.png 287w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/09\/zucconi-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1ccf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c1ccf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Giulio Zucconi<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0872297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0872297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Manager Chief Operating Officer\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019faba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"019faba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics &amp; IT Cooling Systems S.p.A<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0d018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d0d018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb661a6\" data-id=\"eb661a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f60a3 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7f60a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d772f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4d772f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e26b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e26b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGiulio Zucconi is General Manager and Chief Operating Officer at Mitsubishi Hydronics and IT cooling systems Group, part of japanese Mitsubishi Electric. In more than 25 years of carrier, he has held senior executive roles in multinational companies, as Industrial Operations Director, Business Application General Manager, CEO. After intensive experience on kaizen and TPS implementation at any level, he moved to strategic development and innovation roles inside electronic and Hvac sectors. He led strategic projects like Modular platform products, Innovation Center, Global Industrial Operations &#038; Manufacturing Engineering Center, and projects of geographical expansion in China and US. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-88766a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88766a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77a1747\" data-id=\"77a1747\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e54a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"68e54a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f0e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"40f0e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"panel2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c83572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c83572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Editors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097c462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"097c462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Meet-the-Editors brings together Editors-in-Chief of relevant journals to address the evolving challenges and recurring themes in academic and technical publishing. This session offers dialogues on peer-review standards, emerging publication trends, and the strategic direction of leading journals in the field. It provides a rare opportunity for authors to gain direct insight into the editorial decision-making process and scholarly excellence.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337f9a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"337f9a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.25rem\">November <\/span>11, 2026<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ae2efc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ae2efc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3266498\" data-id=\"3266498\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a523d01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a523d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/battini.jpg-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6271\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/battini.jpg-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/battini.jpg-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/battini.jpg-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/battini.jpg-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/battini.jpg.png 1048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a31be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67a31be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Daria Battini<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8788af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8788af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Full Professor<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334b73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"334b73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Padua<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dedd1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dedd1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5e0013\" data-id=\"d5e0013\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537057f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"537057f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b8daf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b8daf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34712cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34712cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaria Battini is Full Professor of Industrial Systems and Logistics at the University of Padua (Italy). She holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. She is Principal Investigator of the EU project MAIA (H2020-MSCA-RISE), Spoke Coordinator of MICS (Made in Italy Circular and Sustainable), and Scientific Coordinator of the regional project SHIELD. She has published over 170 scientific papers and is listed among the \u201cWorld\u2019s Top 2% Scientists\u201d (Stanford\u2013Elsevier). She is Editor of the <b>International Journal of Production Economics <\/b>and Associate Editor of <b>Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain<\/b>. She is a member of IFAC, EUROMA, IEEE, an ISO expert (ISO 25550:2022), advisor to the Vice Rector for performance measurement, and member of ANVUR\u2019s GEV.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-809eb08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"809eb08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d27a12c\" data-id=\"d27a12c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef7a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ef7a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/corvello-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6279\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/corvello-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/corvello-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/corvello.png 618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f4348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8f4348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vincenzo Corvello<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ae982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80ae982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Full Professor<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2430761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2430761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Messina<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7470e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7470e3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9006d18\" data-id=\"9006d18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61ca64 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c61ca64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f16bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f16bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c4b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47c4b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVincenzo Corvello, PhD, is associate professor at the Department of Engineering, University of Messina. He holds a PhD in Business and Economic Engineering from the University Federico II of Naples. He teaches Innovation Management, Strategy and Organization and Project Management. His research interests are in the fields innovation management and organizational theory. His research has been published in international journals (e.g. Technovation, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Business Research, Review of Managerial Science). He is co-founder and has been CEO of Beautiful Mind S.r.l., a software development company, official spin-off of the University of Calabria. His research has been supported by national and international research grants. He is editor in chief of the <b>European Journal of Innovation Management<\/b>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-228a14b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"228a14b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-feebc7f\" data-id=\"feebc7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b653e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b653e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/grosse-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6284\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/grosse-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/grosse-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/grosse-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/03\/grosse.png 838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d4e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0d4e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eric H. Grosse<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded98d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ded98d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Full Professor<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a5937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5a5937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saarland University<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760da41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"760da41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Germany<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8c7bcd\" data-id=\"b8c7bcd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70fcc5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e70fcc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28f615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f28f615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af327b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af327b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEric H. Grosse is Full Professor and Head of the Chair of Business Management and Digital Transformation in Operations Management at the Faculty of Human and Business Sciences, Saarland University, Germany. His research focuses on sustainability in logistics and operations management, with particular emphasis on human-centric digital transformation. He has published extensively in leading international journals, including the European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Business Logistics, and International Journal of Operations &amp; Production Management.\n\nProfessor Grosse serves as Editor-in-Chief of <b>Operations Management Research<\/b> and has co-edited several special issues for international journals. He is also Associate Editor of the <b>International Journal of Production Research<\/b> and <b>International Journal of Systems Science: Operations &amp; Logistics<\/b>. In addition, he is Co-Director of the Center for Digital Transformation (CeDiT) at Saarland University and Vice-Chair of IFAC Technical Committee 5.2, \u201cManagement and Control in Manufacturing and Logistics.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec06272 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec06272\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e774749\" data-id=\"e774749\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a58e06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a58e06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/website-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/website-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/website-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/website.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6766e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6766e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Erwin Rauch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5be6d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5be6d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Full Professor<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78eea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d78eea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Free University of Bolzano<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d95cc64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d95cc64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b72db2\" data-id=\"1b72db2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842f847 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"842f847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618eba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"618eba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2afee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c2afee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tErwin Rauch is Full Professor for Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing at the Free University of Bolzano. In addition he is the Head of the Smart Mini Factory (SMF) laboratory for Industry 4.0 and of the Sustainable Manufacturing Lab (SML) as well as delegate for Third Mission at the Faculty of Engineering. He is also the author of over 250 scientific contributions and an expert\/member of various associations and organisations . He is member of the Editorial Board of several renown journals and Editor-in-Chief of <b>Production &amp; Manufacturing Research <\/b>(Taylor &amp; Francis). Production &amp; Manufacturing Research focuses on advancing research on smart and sustainable production and manufacturing, including topics like: manufacturing systems and processes, flexible automation, operations, logistics and supply chain, management and strategy, as well as engineering education.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ddb282 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ddb282\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-247cbde\" data-id=\"247cbde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec264af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec264af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/KUSPNG-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6334\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/KUSPNG-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/KUSPNG-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/KUSPNG-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/KUSPNG-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/KUSPNG-1.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590dad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"590dad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Andrew Kusiak <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e75af0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e75af0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Full Professor<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb23e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfb23e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The University of Iowa<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5689f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb5689f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">USA<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75fc19a\" data-id=\"75fc19a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3d5e8 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d3d5e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4bf00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd4bf00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda0aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eda0aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>Dr. Andrew Kusiak is a Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at The University of Iowa, Iowa City and Director of Intelligent Systems Laboratory. He has chaired two different departments, Industrial Engineering, and Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. His current research focuses on applications of computational intelligence in manufacturing, renewable energy, automation, sustainability, and healthcare. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books and hundreds of technical papers published in journals sponsored by professional societies, such as AAAI, ASME, IISE, IEEE, INFORMS, and other societies. He is a frequent speaker at international meetings, conducts professional seminars, and consults for industrial corporations. Dr. Kusiak has served in several elected professional society positions as well as editorial boards of over fifty journals, including the Editor position of five different IEEE Transactions. Professor Kusiak is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association, and the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the <B>Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing<\/B> (Springer Nature).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ace806 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ace806\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b00c287\" data-id=\"b00c287\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac48b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac48b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168bc23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"168bc23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"panel1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4c2be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e4c2be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pathfinder Plenary Panel\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0278591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0278591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Pathfinder Plenary Panel convenes a diverse group of experts to explore the evolving landscape of modern methodologies and technologies. This panel aims to develop a potential mid-term outlook by addressing complex questions from the audience, facilitating a deep dive into various domains. The interactive format encourages a dynamic exchange of ideas, making it a must-attend for those looking to stay ahead in their fields.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537490d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"537490d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 12, 2025<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0530cf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0530cf4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6d9192\" data-id=\"f6d9192\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b5819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46b5819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/06\/filice-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5850\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/06\/filice-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/06\/filice-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/06\/filice.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cff34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cff34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Luigino Filice<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ce5c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33ce5c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Full Professor<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4778e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4778e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Calabria<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a913c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a913c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-913e8ce\" data-id=\"913e8ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba7234 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ba7234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56eb4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56eb4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de0ba75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de0ba75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nGraduated with honours in Management Engineering in 1995 from the University of Calabria, he earned his PhD from the University of Palermo in 2000 with a thesis on the prediction of flow-defects in manufacturing processes.\nCurrently he is a Full Professor of Manufacturing Technologies at the Department of Mechanical, Energy, and Management Engineering &#8211; University of Calabria, where he leads the Manufacturing research group. He served as Deputy Rector from 2013 to 2019.\nProfessor Filice has been Vice President of the Italian Association of Manufacturing Technologies (AITeM) and teaches Open Innovation in Industry to master\u2019s degree students in Management Engineering.\nHis primary research area focuses on innovative and sustainable production processes.\nHe is the co-author of over 200 indexed publications and coordinates different research projects in collaboration with companies in the manufacturing and service sectors.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce730bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce730bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6becf3\" data-id=\"a6becf3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899eb9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"899eb9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/delian-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6301\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/delian-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/delian-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/delian-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/delian-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/delian-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/delian-1.png 1657w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6985f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6985f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nicholas Deliyanakis<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c4894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43c4894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policy Coordinator - Work Programme Sherpa<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6b24a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b6b24a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">European Commission<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a67864 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a67864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Germany<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c9502d\" data-id=\"0c9502d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb1b1d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbb1b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8ebb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a8ebb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef75029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef75029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNicholas Deliyanakis is a policy coordinator in the \u2018Prosperity\u2019 Directorate of the European Commission\u2019s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. He is currently coordinating the industrial aspects of the Horizon Europe Work Programmes, and has also worked on advanced manufacturing \u2013 the Made in Europe partnership. Previously, he was a Deputy Head in the strategy unit for industrial technologies; and has also worked on nanotechnology policy. Before joining the Commission, he worked on nuclear fusion at JET, the European nuclear fusion project; and as a physics tutor in Oxford University. He holds a first-class degree in physics from King\u2019s College London and a doctorate in engineering from Oxford University. He also has a King&#8217;s College qualification in theology and is keenly interested in the societal aspects of technology.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b8b06f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b8b06f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87fd6f6\" data-id=\"87fd6f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5667886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5667886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/bruschipng1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6309\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/bruschipng1.png 195w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/bruschipng1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c37a79d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c37a79d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stefania Bruschi<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c146f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c146f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Full Professor<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0661715 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0661715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Padua<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b1a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0b1a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d29445\" data-id=\"0d29445\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3011c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a3011c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc1d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecc1d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d88fae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d88fae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStefania Bruschi, PhD, is a professor of Manufacturing Technologies at the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Padova, Italy, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the University. Her major research areas include sheet and bulk metal forming, machining and additive manufacturing of metal alloys, focusing on material behavior, process, and product performances. The research activities are carried out in the framework of EU and Italian-funded projects, and research contracts with Italian and European manufacturing companies. She is a fellow of CIRP (The International Academy for Production Engineering), and currently Chair of the CIRP Scientific Technical Committee \u201cForming\u201d. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution, where now serves as Chair-elect of the Scientific Committee. She is a co-author of more than 340 Scopus-indexed publications. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd101ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd101ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c7e7fb\" data-id=\"1c7e7fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e63b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48e63b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/grosso-png-300x298.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6313\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/grosso-png-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/grosso-png-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/05\/grosso-png.png 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac675d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bac675d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alessandro Grosso<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939f64c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"939f64c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Country Manager<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a4c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50a4c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BYD<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4229650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4229650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eed483\" data-id=\"0eed483\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbfb0a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bbfb0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 22, 2023 - 11:15 - 13:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8213512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8213512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biographical Sketch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-959b421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"959b421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlessandro Grosso is Country Manager Italy at BYD and was selected by Forbes Italia among the 100 top Italian managers and entrepreneurs of 2020.\n\nAfter earning a degree in Management Engineering from the University of Calabria and gaining international experience as a Consultant at Accenture, he joined the FCA group (now Stellantis), where he held positions of increasing responsibility in Project Management, Logistics, and Sales Planning.\n\nWithin four years, he became head of the Fleet &#038; Business department, first for Italy and then for the entire EMEA region. Since April 2020, he has led the strategic and commercial development of the Jeep brand for the Italian market.\n\nAlessandro Grosso firmly believes that digitalization and the ability to adapt to change are the key drivers of success in any business.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6a52c5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6a52c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da91679\" data-id=\"da91679\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ca38d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"43ca38d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"regular\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252ad37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"252ad37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e3108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21e3108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regular &amp; Invited Sessions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6204dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e6204dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dcd17d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dcd17d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Regular Sessions<\/b> cover the topics of the conference and mainly group the papers that fall within a specific research subject and submitted to the regular program.\n\n<b>Invited Sessions<\/b> consist of papers collected within the scope of an Open Track (for the full list of available tracks check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2025\/about\/#topics\">Topics &amp; Tracks section<\/a>) proposed by one or more organizers. In this case, papers are mainly based on personal invitation by the Open Track organizer(s) but may also include papers submitted to the regular program.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08fb826 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08fb826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Presentation Formats and Speakers' Instructions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2f1af elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c2f1af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tParallel Sessions (either regular or invited) will last about 1 hour and 30 minutes and may include between 4 and 5 papers. Both sessions provide the opportunity for Authors (both in-person and virtual) to present their work <b>live<\/b> by sharing their presentations and giving their talk (max 12 minutes) followed by Question &amp; Answers (around 3 minutes). All the blended sessions will be streamed via MS Teams so that virtual attendees can also listen to the presentations being held in the conference physical rooms and interact with the audience in there. This way, also presenting authors attending the conference remotely will be able to share their screen, give their talk and interact with the audience in the conference physical rooms. Presentation template is free.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0fa022 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0fa022\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"cancellation\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c21b7a\" data-id=\"7c21b7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491c603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"491c603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"special\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bb302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"38bb302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msc-les.org\/ism2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/12\/ISM-What-is-a-Special-Session.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WHAT IS A SPECIAL SESSION<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b26b406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b26b406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b7606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0b7606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D Projects Dissemination Event @ISM 2026<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1afda97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1afda97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ISM 2026 Organization Committee has embraced the vision to make the conference the perfect environment for knowledge exchange and dissemination. In particular, dissemination activities (integrated with communication and exploitation) are essential for the impact and success of R&amp;D projects. Funding bodies (e.g. the EU commission) usually request partners to organize midterm and final dissemination events in order to broadly disseminate the outputs of the project.<\/p><p>With this in mind, ISM 2026 is organizing this special &#8220;R&amp;D Projects Dissemination Event&#8221; dedicated to oral presentations of ongoing or final results of R&amp;D projects in all the areas related to the conference topics.<\/p><p>This special event will represent a unique platform for companies, research bodies and universities to:<\/p><ul><li>disseminate their project progress and results to the relevant scientific communities, potential investors, stakeholders, regulatory bodies, potential users, and lay audience;<\/li><li>find other R&amp;D project partnership opportunities with other speakers or people of the audience.<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Tentative presenters should submit the form below by October 1, 2026<\/b>. An advisory board will assess the submitted summary in terms of adherence to the topics of the Conference. The presenter will be notified about the acceptance for presentation. Please, note that the submitted summaries will not undergo through a technical\/scientific peer-review process; hence, project summaries and presentations will NOT be included in the conference proceedings.<\/p><p>We have limited slots for presentations, therefore be sure to book your opportunity as soon as possible!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4798498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4798498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6828a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6828a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Simulation and Human-AI Collaboration in Agritech and Agri-food Supply Chain Management: Applications and Theories<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9e3ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9e3ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe accelerating complexity of global agri-food supply chains, driven by rising demand, environmental uncertainties, and shifting consumer preferences, calls for innovative approaches to decision-making and operations optimization. This special session focuses on the integration of advanced simulation methods with human-centric AI systems to enhance visibility, resilience, and sustainability across agri-food supply networks. In this session, promoted by the consortium of the project CERERE (https:\/\/www.uss-lab.it\/projects\/cerere\/), we invite original contributions that explore theoretical developments, practical implementations, and cross-disciplinary insights into how simulation technologies and human-AI collaboration can reshape agritech and supply chain strategy and performance. This includes research on digital twins, agent-based and discrete-event simulation, predictive analytics, hybrid decision support systems, and interactive AI tools that empower stakeholders \u2014 from farmers and logistics managers to retailers and policy makers \u2014 to make better decisions in complex, dynamic environments. Key themes include, but are not limited to:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Simulation-driven optimization of production planning, inventory, distribution, and demand forecasting under uncertainty<\/li>\n \t<li>Human-AI collaboration models: interfaces, trust, explainability, and shared decision-making<\/li>\n \t<li>Digital twin frameworks for real-time monitoring and adaptive control in agri-food systems<\/li>\n \t<li>AI-augmented scenario analysis for risk assessment (e.g., climate impacts, supply disruptions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCase studies and real-world applications demonstrating tangible benefits in efficiency, sustainability, traceability, and waste reduction. Ethical, social, and organizational implications of deploying simulation and AI tools in agri-food contexts.\n\n\nCo-chairs: Antonio Padovano, Chiara Sammarco, Martina Cardamone, Vittorio Solina, Francesco Longo, Mohaiad Elbasheer, Noha Mostafa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a148d81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a148d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c1a6e elementor-align-center e-transform elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"58c1a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Stay tuned!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e089d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17e089d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704f5a4 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"704f5a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday, 21 November 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2082a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f2082a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gala Dinner @ Grandium Hotel<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a15f31 elementor-section-content-top elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a15f31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72666cd\" data-id=\"72666cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e63f0e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e63f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoin us for an unforgettable Gala Dinner at the Grandium Hotel Prague, located in the heart of the city at Politick\u00fdch v\u011bz\u0148\u016f 12. This elegant venue combines contemporary luxury with the historical charm of Prague, setting the stage for a sophisticated evening of dining and celebration.\n<\/br>\nUpon entering, you\u2019ll be greeted by the Hotel\u2019s stylish interiors, where modern design meets classic European ambiance. The event rooms are elegantly decorated and provide a warm, welcoming atmosphere perfect for an evening of mingling, dining, and enjoyment. Positioned in Prague\u2019s historic district, the venue offers easy access to the city\u2019s vibrant landmarks, adding a touch of magic to your experience.\n<\/br>\nAs you take your seat, prepare to indulge in a culinary experience crafted by the Grandium\u2019s renowned chefs, who bring together exquisite flavors to delight your palate. With an attentive and professional team, you\u2019re guaranteed an evening of exceptional service in a remarkable setting.\n<\/br>\nJoin us for an evening of fine dining, elegant surroundings, and memorable moments at the Grandium Hotel Prague!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc381ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bc381ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55ee8f4\" data-id=\"55ee8f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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