Ippolito Massimo

Senior Innovation & Digital Transformation Executive

via salerno 33, 10152, torino, Italia.

About

Highly accomplished senior executive with over 25 years of experience in innovation, technology transfer, and digital transformation within multinational high-tech manufacturing. Expert in developing and implementing innovation strategies, leading digital cultural shifts, and driving Industry 4.0 and AI initiatives. Proven ability to manage large-scale projects, cultivate strategic partnerships, and deliver measurable impact through a results-driven, multicultural leadership approach.

Work

COMAU Academy

University Relations

Torino, Piedmont, Italy

Jan 2021→ Jun 2024

Summary

Leads the development of new business activities with universities and technology centers, fostering growth and maintaining up-to-date business intelligence related to European and co-funding initiatives.

Highlights

Identified and developed new business activities with Universities and Technology Competence Centers, expanding growth locally and throughout Europe.

Maintained up-to-date business intelligence related to European and other co-funding initiatives, ensuring strategic alignment.

Served as a Member of the CEN-CENELEC Focus Group on Data, Dataspaces, Cloud and Edge (FG-DDCE), contributing to industry standards and future technology roadmaps.

Actively participated as a Member of the UCIMU Committee for Data Space and Predictive Maintenance (2021).

COMAU

Head of Digital Innovation & Infrastructure

Torino, Piedmont, Italy

Jan 2017→ Jan 2021

Summary

Directed the definition of innovative digital manufacturing solutions and the Horizon 3 Digital Innovation Process, renovating the company's business and product portfolio.

Highlights

Managed a substantial budget of €25M for Industry 4.0 innovation initiatives, encompassing both internal and public-private projects.

Defined and implemented innovative digital manufacturing solutions, including the Horizon 3 Digital Innovation Process (Vision and viable options).

Spearheaded the integration of 5G technology for Industry 4.0 applications, enhancing operational efficiency and connectivity.

Developed and applied Predictive Maintenance & Monitoring solutions using Machine Learning, improving system reliability through case studies.

Led the concept and design of a multi-sensor embedded intelligence device for advanced Predictive Maintenance & Monitoring.

Served as a Member of the Board of Directors, European Factories of the Future Research Association (2015-2023).

Contributed as a Member of the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence for the Italian Ministry of Economic Development (2018).

COMAU

Corporate Innovation Manager

Torino, Piedmont, Italy

Jan 2012→ Jan 2017

Summary

Defined innovative manufacturing solutions and Corporate Innovation Processes, managing intellectual property and driving strategic innovation initiatives.

Highlights

Defined and delineated Corporate Innovation Process and related procedures, optimizing the company's innovation pipeline and intellectual property management.

Contributed significantly to acquiring three very large innovation projects, securing a three-year innovation budget backlog for the company.

Managed an operational budget of €2-4M for internal and public-private innovation projects.

Spearheaded the application of smartwatch technology for Industry 4.0, addressing business challenges in manufacturing and logistics.

Coordinated Business Unit innovation topics, facilitating cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Appointed as Industry Scientific Coordinator for a 2nd level Specializing Master in Industrial Automation with Politecnico of Turin (since 2012).

Scouted universities and research centers, establishing partnerships for cutting-edge technology development.

Centro Ricerche FIAT

Program Manager Manufacturing Innovation Master Plan

Torino, Piedmont, Italy

Jan 2000→ Jan 2012

Summary

Led advanced development projects for manufacturing, supporting the Fiat Group in developing and testing new processes, systems, and methods to enhance production.

Highlights

Directed advanced development projects for manufacturing, supporting all sectors of the Fiat Group in new process and system development.

Managed a budget of €2.5M for innovation initiatives, including internal and public-private projects.

Developed solutions for logistics, preventive maintenance, and predictive analysis using virtual simulation techniques.

Integrated new materials and technologies, improving quality control, flexibility, and modularity of manufacturing systems.

Focused on eco-sustainability, reducing energetic consumption across production processes.

Centro Ricerche FIAT

Vehicle Telematics Project Manager

Torino, Piedmont, Italy

Jan 2005→ Jan 2006

Summary

Led a software development team for Telematics applications focused on local public transport, enhancing mobility solutions in Trentino.

Highlights

Responsible for leading a software development team focused on Telematics applications for local public transport.

Managed the M.I.T.T. - Mobilità Integrata dei Trasporti in Trentino project, enhancing regional mobility and public services.

Centro Ricerche FIAT

Business Development Responsible

Torino, Piedmont, Italy

Jan 2005→ Jan 2006

Summary

Identified and managed relationships with external companies, establishing consortia for national and international projects in Business Information Technologies.

Highlights

Identified and managed relationships with companies outside the group, establishing appropriate consortia for national and international projects.

Managed project portfolios in Product Data & Life-Cycle Management, Enterprise Application Integration & Interoperability, and Knowledge Management.

Evaluated new technologies to inform strategic development and innovation roadmaps.

Centro Ricerche FIAT

Project Manager ICT development projects

Torino, Piedmont, Italy

Jan 2000→ Jan 2005

Summary

Managed Business Case Studies and Software Applications Development in ICT, focusing on Product Data Management and assembly line operations.

Highlights

Managed Business Case Studies and Software Applications Development in Product Data Management and Knowledge Management.

Oversaw technical data management for Computer Aided Testing (CAT), ensuring data integrity and accessibility.

Monitored daily work plans for assembly lines (MES & SCADA), ensuring operational efficiency and adherence to schedules.

Managed CAD/CAM/CAE and Product Life-Cycle Management initiatives, optimizing design and production workflows.

Centro Ricerche FIAT Trento

Head of Business Information Technologies Department

Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Jan 2003→ Jan 2004

Summary

Managed business case studies and software applications development, optimizing product/process, logistics, and cost management.

Highlights

Managed Business Case Studies and Software Applications Development across Enterprise Application Integration & Interoperability.

Oversaw Knowledge/Content Management and Project Management, enhancing operational efficiency and data utilization.

Applied statistical methods for product/process optimization, logistics, Value Engineering/Value Analysis, and Cost Management.

Education

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano

Milano, Lombardy, Italy

Jan 2022→ Dec 2022

PhD Management and Innovation

Courses

Doctoral thesis: My boss is a robot: The Impact of AI on Work and Employment

Università degli Studi di Parma

Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Jan 1998→ Dec 1998

PhD Industrial Production Engineering

Università Statale di Milano

Milano, Lombardy, Italy

Jan 1992→ Dec 1992

Master of Science Computer Science

Publications

Simultaneous Routing and Loading Method for Milk-Run using Hybrid Genetic Search Algorithm

Conference paper on optimizing milk-run logistics using a hybrid genetic search algorithm.

Digitalized and Harmonized Industrial Production Systems

Chapter in a book focusing on digitalized and harmonized industrial production systems.

Enterprise Interoperability

Chapter on enterprise interoperability.

Assembly Line Balancing and Configuration: An Alternative Approach for Design and Planning

Conference paper on an alternative approach for assembly line balancing and configuration.

A knowledge-based framework for automated layout design in an industrial environment

Article on a knowledge-based framework for automated layout design in industrial settings.

Requirements for Industry 5.0 future-proof training interventions

15th Conference on Learning Factories (Submission CLF 2025)

Article on future-proof training interventions for Industry 5.0.

Predictive Maintenance in Smart Factories: Architectures, Methodologies, and Use-cases

Book on predictive maintenance in smart factories, covering architectures, methodologies, and use-cases.

Predictive Analytics in Robotic Industry

Chapter on predictive analytics applications within the robotic industry.

Industrial Digitisation and Maintenance: Present and Future

Chapter discussing the current and future landscape of industrial digitization and maintenance.

A Discrete Event Simulation Based Approach for Digital Twin Implementation

Article on a simulation-based approach for digital twin implementation.

Enabling predictive analytics for smart manufacturing through an IIoT platform

Article on leveraging IIoT platforms for predictive analytics in smart manufacturing.

Proposte per una strategia italiana per l'Intelligenza artificiale

Corriere Comunicazioni

Proposals for an Italian Artificial Intelligence strategy.

Ericsson Technology Review

Ericsson

Review on industrial automation enabled by robotics, machine intelligence, and 5G.

A caccia di un modello di ecosistema

Corriere Comunicazioni

Search for an ecosystem model: Telco and industry projects.

A Torino prima fabbrica futuro dove robot si parlano attraverso cloud grazie 5G

Corriere Tecnologia

First future factory in Turin where robots communicate via 5G cloud.

Mobile Manufacturing 5G Communication

Machinery.co.uk

Feature on mobile manufacturing and 5G communication.

In fabbrica 4.0 Maserati palmo mano

Il Sole 24 Ore

Video on Industry 4.0 implementation at Maserati.

The role of data in Industry 4.0

Ingenium Magazine

Interview on the role of data in Industry 4.0.

I wearable devices entrano in fabbrica per dare benessere ai lavoratori

Innovation Post

Wearable devices in factories for worker well-being.

IFEVS Use Case (concept of a flexible micro-factory within the scope of the electromobility industry)

CRC Press

Jan 2019

Concept for a flexible micro-factory in the electromobility industry.

Industrial automation enabled by robotics, machine intelligence and 5G

Ericsson Technology Review

Jan 2018

Discussion on industrial automation advancements through robotics, machine intelligence, and 5G.

SERENA: Versatile Plug-and-Play Platform Enabling Remote Predictive Maintenance

Enterprise Interoperability: Smart Services and Business Impact of Enterprise Interoperability

Jan 2018

Platform for remote predictive maintenance.

Assembly line balancing and configuration: An alternative approach for design and planning

International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference

Jan 2016

Alternative approach for assembly line balancing and configuration.

A knowledge-based framework for automated layout design in an industrial environment

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Jan 2016

Framework for automated industrial layout design.

Enhancing the dimensional accuracy of a low-cost 3D printer

JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Jan 2016

Methods to enhance dimensional accuracy of low-cost 3D printers.

Configuration rules for assembly line layouts: An integrated approach for the preliminary design

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition

Jan 2015

Integrated approach for preliminary design of assembly line layouts.

Feasibility of an assembly line layout automatic configuration based on a KBE approach

Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Innovative Design and Manufacturing (ICIDM)

Jan 2014

KBE approach for automatic assembly line layout configuration.

Simultaneous routing and loading method for milk-run using hybrid genetic search algorithm

XII International Logistics and Supply Chain Congress

Jan 2014

Hybrid genetic search algorithm for milk-run routing and loading.

Automatic configuration of a powertrain assembly line layout based on a KBE approach

Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Emerging Technology and Factory Automation (ETFA)

Jan 2014

KBE approach for automatic powertrain assembly line layout configuration.

Modeling and simulation of handling machinery with dynamic and static behavior of non-rigid materials

IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine

Jan 1998

Modeling and simulation of handling machinery for non-rigid materials.

Path planning based on accelerated simulated annealing

Proceedings of the Research Workshop of ERNET-European Robotics Network

Jan 1996

Path planning using accelerated simulated annealing.

Robotic handling for flat non-rigid materials

Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics

Jan 1994

Robotic handling techniques for flat non-rigid materials.

Handling of flat non rigid materials with consideration of robotic gripping systems

TECHNICAL PAPERS-SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS-ALL SERIES-

Jan 1994

Robotic gripping systems for flat non-rigid materials.

A flexible gripping system for handling irregular flat non rigid materials

European robotics and intelligent systems conference : Proceedings: Malaga, Spain, August 22-25 1994

Jan 1994

Flexible gripping system for irregular flat non-rigid materials.

Environment of simulation software for the design of systems for robotic milking.

Proceedings of Accademia dei Georgofili

Jan 1994

Simulation software environment for robotic milking systems design.

Ambienti di Simulazione Software per la Progettazione di Sistemi di Mungitura Robotizzata

Lecture on 30 May 1992 Accademia dei Georgofili

Jan 1993

Software simulation environments for robotic milking system design.

Un sistema per la progettazione e la simulazione di un robot di mungitura

Proceedings of I.CO.GRAPHICS '92

Jan 1992

System for design and simulation of a milking robot.

Task planning of a system for samples acquirement on comet ground

Proceedings of ISMCR '92

Jan 1992

Task planning for comet sample acquisition system.

Robotics in Dairy Farm: Design and Simulation of a Milking Robot

ISMCR'92: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics

Jan 1992

Design and simulation of a milking robot for dairy farms.

ROBSIM: un ambiente integrato dedicato alla simulazione di celle robotizzate

Proceedings of ANIPLA 1991

Jan 1991

Integrated environment for simulating robotic cells.

Languages

English

French

Spanish

Skills

Innovation & Technology Transfer

Innovation Strategy, Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Predictive Maintenance, Robotics, 5G Technology, Digital Manufacturing Solutions, Horizon 3 Digital Innovation Process, Intellectual Property (IP) Management, Business Intelligence, Technology Scouting, Research & Development.

Project & Program Management

Project Portfolio Management, Program Management, ICT Development Projects, Business Case Studies, Software Applications Development, Product Data Management (PDM), Life-Cycle Management (LCM), MES & SCADA, CAD/CAM/CAE, Budget Management, Cross-functional Collaboration, Process Optimization, Problem Solving, Strategic Planning.

Leadership & Management

Managerial Leadership, Team Leadership, Accountability, Objective Setting, Milestone Definition, Progress Verification, Multicultural Environments, Stakeholder Engagement, Consortia Building, Mentorship, Strategic Prioritization.

Data & Analytics

Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Predictive Analytics, Big Data, Data Spaces, Cloud Computing, Edge Computing, IIoT Platforms, Digital Twin Implementation.

Industry Expertise

High-Tech Manufacturing, Industrial Automation, Telematics, Logistics, Quality Control, Eco-Sustainability, Robotics, Smart Factories, Supply Chain Management, Wearable Devices.