Gualtiero Fantoni

October 1999. MEng in Mechanical Engineering ("summa cum laude") at the University of Pisa
2000. Researcher at Pont-Tech s.r.l. () in the R&D area (contract as industrial researcher by MIUR). Main activity on “Design for Miniaturisation”. The research activity, sponsored by ENEA, was developed in collaboration with the Department of Mechanical, Nuclear and Production Engineering in Pisa.
2001. Quality Assurance Manager in Pont-Tech.
2005. PhD in Robotics, Automation and Bioengineering at the University of Pisa.
Since September 2005. Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical, Nuclear and Production Engineering of the University of Pisa.

Participation to research projects
(2005-2007) Collaborated with Prof. Santochi on the PRIN 2005 project "Development of Innovative Technologies for Hybrid Microproduct Assembly," coordinating and developing microfactory components, involving more than three faculty members and one PhD student.

(2006-) From 2006, led the research group on microassembly and manipulation at the University of Pisa, expanding the research scope under Prof. Santochi's directorship, including development of advanced grippers for various applications.

(2005-) Continuously engaged in the application of natural language processing to analyze technical documents, collaborating with management colleagues to establish a multidisciplinary lab (http://b4ds.unipi.it/).

(2006-2008) Co-led the PRIN 2006 project on "Microfabrication: Processing and Finishing of Microparts," focusing on electrochemical microfabrication cell design and process optimization.

(2007-2008) Co-scientific lead of the DIMNP unit in the "Horizontal Transfer of Innovative Materials and Methodologies" project funded by the Region of Tuscany, serving as the technical contact point.

(2012-2014) Led a work package on rapid prototyping technologies under the IOTPrise project, funded by MISE, focusing on technology transfer in the Internet of Things sector.

(2015) Organized the "R.I.O.T. Revolutionizing the Internet Of Things" hackathon during the Internet Festival, collaborating with FabLab Pisa and the municipality of Pisa (http://2015.internetfestival.it/bandi/revolutionizing-the-internet-of-things/).

(2008-2010) Co-led the PRIN 2008 project "New Actuators for Advanced Systems of Manipulation and Haptic Interaction" as a multidisciplinary initiative, supervising three faculty members involved.

(2010-) Since 2010, autonomously managed budgets and resources for various competitive grant projects, acting as a tutor for PhD students in fields ranging from robotics to smart industry, including those funded by Marie Curie scholarships.

(2014) Supported the Pisa Operational Unit in translating assembly and disassembly process terms for the CIRP dictionary, later collaborating on a study analyzing terms present in publications but absent in dictionaries, presented at the STC Terminology session.

(2018-2020) Participated in the R&D project "ADA" aimed at enhancing human-based processes through automatic data and document analysis, under a Tuscany Region EU funds call (2014-2020), with Prof. Iuliano evaluating project proposals.


Scientific direction of industrial projects financed by enterprises

(2002-2003) Led the development of new automotive door concepts for Intier Automotive, integrating FMECA and Fault Tree into a new technique published as “The House of Reliability” in IJQRM.

(2003-2004) Managed functional logic studies and QFD implementation for a new automotive door at Intier Automotive, with findings presented at the 10th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising.

(2004-2005) Developed FMECA for a new automotive door, integrating it with QFD and Value Analysis, contributing to the "Advanced Mechatronic Door System" project.

(2006-2007) Developed a new product development methodology called “InnovationWay,” acquired by the QuInn university consortium, and described in the 2010