PhD Program in Industrial Engineering

XLI cycle (AY 2025/26)

• Braggio Mattia (Supervisor: Dr. S. Arena; Co-supervisor: Prof.P. F. Orrù) - Research topic: Un Sistema di Supporto alle Decisioni per la Manutenzione Sostenibile nell'Industria 4.0/A Decision Support System for Sustainable Maintenance in Industry 4.0.;
• Corongiu Emanuele (Supervisor: Prof. G. Sias; Co-supervisor: Dr. E. Aymerich) - Research topic: Monitoring of transient events in nuclear fusion machines by machine learning;
• Fois FIlippo (Supervisor: Prof. P. Rea; Co-supervisor: Prof. M. Ruggiu) - Research topic: Robotica Industriale ed IA per l'interazione uomo-macchina/Industrial Robotics and AI for Human-Machine Interaction;
• Maiocchetti Erika (Supervisor: Prof. S. Tronci; Co-supervisor: Prof. M. Grosso) - Research topic: Sviluppo di metodi di modellizzazione e analisi del segnale per applicazioni di fotometria su fibra ottica in neurobiologia/Development of Signal Modeling and Analysis Methods for Fiber Photometry Applications in Neurobiology;
• Marongiu Maurizio (Supervisor: Prof. F. G. L. Pilo; Co-supervisor: Prof. G.Celli) - Research topic: Applicazioni di convertitori multilivello modulari nelle reti ibride MVAC/DC per l’incremento della resilienza del sistema/Applications of Modular Multilevel Converters in Hybrid MVAC/DC Networks for Enhancing System Resilience;
• Marques da Cuhna Mariana (Supervisor: Prof. G. Leonzio; Co-supervisor: Prof. M. Mascia) - Research topic: Innovative approaches to CO2 valorization: process simulation, 3E assessment, and industrial application;
• Saleem Muhammad (Supervisor: Prof. G. Celli; Co-supervisor: Prof. E. Ghiani) - Research topic: Decentralized control in distribution networks;
• Salis Antonella (Supervisor: Prof. G. Carta; Co-supervisor: Dr. L. Morini) - Research topic: Progettazione di metamateriali programmabili basati su sistemi meccanici periodici multifisici/Design of programmable metamaterials based on multiphysics periodic mechanical systems;
• Sellimi Rayen (Supervisor: Prof. A. Montisci; Co-supervisor: Prof. G. Leonzio; Dr. S. Arena) - Research topic: Gemello digitale assistito dall'IA per la modellazione della catena di approvvigionamento nell'industria della produzione basata sulla CO2/AI-assisted digital twin for supply chain modelling in CO2 based production industry.

XL cycle (AY 2024/25)

• Casu Adriano (Supervisor: Prof. F. Pilo; Co-supervisor: Prof. G. Pisano) - Research topic: Sviluppo del sistema di distribuzione elettrica per il miglioramento della resilienza;
• Dessì Pierluca (Supervisor: Prof. T. Ghisu; Co-supervisor: Prof. F. Cambuli) - Research topic: Use of machine learning in multi-disciplinary optimisation of fluid machinery;
• Milia Lorenzo (Supervisor: Prof. G. Sias; Co-supervisor: Prof. A. Montisci) - Research topic: Tecniche di Machine Learning per lo sviluppo di diagnostica non intrusiva nella fusione termonucleare controllata;
• Piro Vittoria Maria Iris (Supervisor: Dr. L. Mais; Co-supervisor: Prof. M. Mascia) - Research topic: Green hydrogen and fuels production from renewable feedstocks with electrochemical and bio-electrochemical technologies;
• Sechi Alessandro (Supervisor: Prof. F. Pilo) - Research topic: Trilemma dell’energia in Sardegna: controllo avanzato del sistema di trasmissione in presenza di rinnovabili;
• Setzu Samuele (Supervisor: Prof. F. Pisano; Co-supervisor: Prof. B. Cannas) - Research topic: Monitoraggio e diagnostica di sistemi complessi con tecniche di machine learning.

XXXIX cycle (AY 2023/24)

• Ansari Samee Ullah (Supervisor: Prof. V. Tola; Co-supervisor: Dr. M. Marchionni) - Research topic:  Experimental and numerical investigation on AEM electrolyzer and PEM fuel cell modelling in Aspen to optimize the green hydrogen production using solar energy and ammonia synthesis for suitable transport;
• Parehar Mansoor Urf Manoo (Supervisor: Prof. G. Celli; Co-supervisor: Prof. F. Pilo) - Research topic: Application of benders decompositions utilized for the distribution system;
• Rizwan Kainat (Supervisor: Prof. F. Pilo; Co-supervisor: Prof. S. Mocci) - Research topic: Blockchain and IoT solutions for managing innovative power systems.

XXXVIII cycle (AY 2022/23)

• Masucci Antonio (Supervisor: Prof. T. Ghisu) - Research topic: Analisi del processo di combustione con combustibili a basse emissioni per la produzione di energia; PhD awarded on July 2026;
• Micheletto Davide (Supervisor: Prof. D. Cocco; Co-supervisor: Dr. L. Migliari) - Research topic: Innovative energy systems and processes based on hydrogen from RES and its derivatives in the energy transition process; PhD awarded on February 2026;
• Sibono Leonardo (Supervisor: Prof. S. Tronci; Co-supervisor: Prof. M. Grosso) - Research topic: Monitoring and quality assessment of dairy products manufacturing processes; PhD awarded on February 2026; Doctor Europaeus (DE);
• Tatti Roberta (Supervisor: Prof. M. Petrollese) - Research topic: Modelli energetici, gestionali, economici ed ambientali per la produzione e l’utilizzo di idrogeno verde su larga scala; PhD awarded on February 2026; Doctor Europaeus (DE).

XXXVII cycle (AY 2021/22)

• Casu Giulia (Supervisor: Prof. M. Pau; Co-supervisor: Dr. M. Porta) - Research topic: New technologies for the assessment and reduction of biomechanical risks in working environments; PhD awarded on February 2025;
• El Mohtadi Rayane (Supervisor: Prof. F. Aymerich) - Research topic: Investigation into the effect of metal z-pinning on the static and fatigue strength of composite joints, supported by acoustic emission techniques; PhD awarded on February 2025;
• Marcello Francesca Carolina (Supervisor: Prof. V. Tola) - Research topic: Techno-economic analysis of renewable sources in the new paradigms of the ecological transition; PhD awarded on February 2025;
• Pasella Manuela (Supervisor: Prof. F. Pisano; Co-supervisor: Prof. B. Cannas) - Research topic: Decision Theory for biomedical and industrial applications; PhD awarded on February 2025; Doctor Europaeus (DE);
• Putzu Roberto (Supervisor: Prof. T. Ghisu) - Research topic: Multidisciplinary Optimization of Next-Generation Aero-Engine Fans; PhD awarded on April 2025; 
• Trevisan Riccardo (Supervisor: Prof. E. Ghiani) - Research topic: Multidisciplinary approaches and tools for enabling energy communities; PhD awarded on April 2025.

International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies

XLI cycle (AY 2025/26)

• Carta Antonella (Supervisor: Prof. D. Fanni; Co-supervisor: Prof. M. Quartu) - Research topic: Caratterizzazione integrata molecolare e morfologica delle miopatie infiammatorie idiopatiche: verso biomarcatori tissutali per la stratificazione prognostica e l’identificazione di sottogruppi patogenetici/Integrated Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Towards Tissue Biomarkers for Prognostic Stratification;
• Casu Silvia (Supervisor: Prof. A. Concas; Co-supervisors: Prof. R. Orrù; Prof. R.Licheri) - Research topic: Sintesi ed utilizzo di nanomateriali innovativi per applicazioni catalitiche di supporto alla transizione energetica ed ecologica/Synthesis and Application of Innovative Nanomaterials for Catalytic Processes Supporting the Energy and Ecological Transition;
• Coci Benedetta (Supervisor: Prof. G. Caocci; Co-supervisor: Dr. M. Greco) - Research topic: Profilazione Proteomica Avanzata delle Gammapatie Monoclonali mediante Spettrometria di Massa e Modelli Predittivi Data-Driven per la Stratificazione del Rischio Clinico/Advanced Proteomic Profiling of Monoclonal Gammopathies through Mass Spectrometry and Data-Driven Predictive Models for Clinical Risk Stratification;
• Fois Arianna (Supervisor: Prof. G. Caocci; Co-supervisor: Dr. M. Greco) - Research topic: Profilazione Fenotipica Avanzata delle Cellule NK in Oncoematologia: Un Modello Integrato per l’Analisi dei Recettori KIR con Machine Learning/Advanced Phenotypic Profiling of Natural Killer Cells in Oncohematology: An Integrated Machine Learning-Based Approach for KIR Receptor Analysis;
• Minardi Riccardo (Supervisor: Prof. G. Cao; Co-supervisor: Dr. G. Fais) - Research topic: Microalghe per applicazioni biotecnologiche innovative: dalla Terra allo spazio/Microalgae for Innovative Biotechnological Applications: From Earth to Space;
• Rivas Torrico Pablo-Andrés (Supervisor: Dr. F. Desogus; Co-supervisor: Prof. N. Lai) - Research topic: Sviluppo di un sistema alimentare industriale sostenibile attraverso l’integrazione dei processi birrari e del design dei prodotti da forno/Development of an Industrial Sustainable Food System by Integrating Brewing Processes and Bakery Product Design;
• Saddiqa Ayesha  (Supervisor: Prof. R. Orrù; Co-supervisor: Prof. A. M. Locci) - Research topic: Modellazione Multiscala di Boruri ad Alta Entropia: dalle Simulazioni Atomistiche al Comportamento all’Ossidazione/Multiscale Modeling of High-Entropy Borides: From Atomistic Simulations to Oxidation Behavior;
• Vivanet Grazia (Supervisor: Prof. L. Atzori; Co-supervisor: Prof. P. Caboni) - Research topic: Studio caso-controllo sulla metabolomica nell’idrosadenite suppurativa/Metabolomics control case study in hidradenitis suppurativa;
• Worku Samuel Bogale (Supervisor: Prof. G. Faa; Co-supervisor: Prof. M. Fraschini) - Research topic: A Deep Learning Framework for Computational Pathology: Integrating Whole-Slide Imaging and Weakly Supervised Learning for Colorectal Cancer Analysis.

XL cycle (AY 2024/25)

• Castaneda Serrano Alfonso Emmanuel (Supervisor: Prof. N. Lai; Co-supervisors: Dr. A. D’Amore, Prof. G. Cao) - Research topic: Development, manufacturing, and characterization of a Three-Layers Vascular Graft exploiting the microgravity potential to obtain a functional vessel surrogate;
• Cherchi Manuela (Supervisor R. Sanfilippo; Co-supervisor: Prof. P. Petruzzo) - Research topic: In-hospital and Out-hospital connections in the Multidisciplinary Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in Sardinia;
• Nonnis Laura (Supervisor: Prof. C. Gerosa) - Research topic: Digital Pathology e Intelligenza Artificiale: addestramento in Machine Learning come supporto alla diagnosi istopatologica;
• Tetti Martina (Supervisor: Prof. R. Orrù) - Research topic: Sviluppo di materiali amorfi e nano-cristallini a base di fosfati di calcio (CaPs) per l'ingegneria tissutale.

XXXIX cycle (AY 2023/24)

• Alcibiade Marco (Supervisor: Prof. L. Pilia; Co-supervisor: Prof. M. F. Casula) - Research topic: Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Complexes as Active Materials for On-Chip Integrated Quantum Light Sources;
• Atzori Federico (Supervisor: Prof. A. Concas; Co-supervisor: Prof. G. Cao) - Research topic: Sviluppo di modelli matematici avanzati per processi industriali e chimici sostenibili: riduzione degli inquinanti e cattura della CO2/ Development of Advanced Mathematical Models for Sustainable Industrial and Chemical Processes: Pollutant Reduction and CO2 Capture;
• Perra Giovanni (Supervisor: Prof. N. Lai: Co-supervisor: Prof. G. Cao) - Research topic: Sirtuins’ modulation of mitochondrial function in myotubes under microgravity conditions;
• Saponara Stefania (Supervisor: Prof. S. Angioni; Co-supervisor: Prof. G. Orrù) - Research topic: Comparison of Two Different Modalities for Hysteroscopic Polypectomy, Myomectomy, and Metroplasty in an Outpatient Setting: Bipolar Current Versus Dual-Wavelength Diode Laser Energy;
• Steri Arianna (Supervisor: Prof. G. Cao; Co-supervisors: Prof. C. Galbiati, Prof. P. Stringari) - Research topic: Innovations in cryogenic distillation for stable isotope separation: simulation, experimentation, and industrial applications;
• Vincis Michela (Supervisor: Prof. C. Gerosa; Co-supervisor: Prof. M. Monopoli) - Research topic: Importanza delle plastiche nell’interfaccia materno fetale: dall’ambiente al bambino;
• Zedda Federico (Supervisor: Prof. A. Concas; Co-supervisor: Prof. R. Orrù) - Research topic: Tecnologie innovative per la sintesi di materiali avanzati.

XXXVIII cycle (AY 2022/23)

• Cannas Federico (Supervisor: Prof. V. Fanos; Co-supervisor: Prof. F. C. Marincola) - Research topic: La metabolomica nella medicina clinica;
• Casu Mariano (Supervisor: Prof. R. Orrù; Co-supervisors:  Prof. A. Concas, Prof. A.M. Locci) - Research topic: Materials for Space Exploration and Colonization; PhD awarded on February 2026; Doctor Europaeus (DE);
• Fanni Massimo (Supervisor: Prof. F. Tocco; Co-supervisor:  Prof. M. Massidda) - Research topic: Effects of concurrent acute normobaric hypoxia, exercise and mental stress on pulmonary gas exchange kinetics;
• Kopec Karolina (Supervisor: Prof. V. Fanos; Co-supervisor:  Prof. A. Dessì) - Research topic: Advanced Deep Learning and Machine Learning Techniques for Biomarkers Discovery and Disease Diagnosis Using Metabolomic Data; PhD awarded on February 2026;
• Raho Nicola (Supervisor: Prof. L. Atzori; Co-supervisor: Prof. M. Fantini) - Research topic: Influenza del microambiente sullo sviluppo di neoplasie in pazienti affetti da patologia infiammatoria cronica dell'apparato digerente; PhD awarded on July 2026; 
• Schintu Mercede (Supervisor: Prof. G. Caocci; Co-supervisor: Dr. M. Greco) - Research topic: Identificazione citofluorimetrica di nuove signature molecolari su campioni di sangue di pazienti con patologia oncoematologica;
• Usai Antonio (Supervisor: Prof. S. DeMuro; Co-supervisors: Prof. G. Cocco, Dr. S. Simeone) - Research topic: Eco-geomorphological study of microtidal mediterranean beach system, in presence of biomasses; PhD awarded on February 2026.

XXXVII cycle (AY 2021/22)

• Atzeni Michela (Supervisor: Prof. M. G. Carta) - Research topic: Promoting human rights in mental health: evaluating the efficacy of who’s QualityRights online training in Italy - A Randomized Controlled Trial; PhD awarded on July 2025;
• Casula Mattia (Supervisor: Prof. G. Cao, Co-supervisors: Prof. P. Caboni, Prof. A. Concas) - Research topic: Cyanobacteria and Microalgae-based biotechnological approaches for sustaining missions on Mars by using in-situ resources. PhD awarded on February 2025;
• Cau Flaviana (Supervisor: Prof. G. Faa) - Research topic: Dynamics of L1CAM Expression in Developing Tissues and its Function in Cancer. PhD awarded on February 2025;
• Doneddu Azzurra (Supervisor: Prof. F. Tocco) - Research topic: Effects of Acute Normobaric Hypoxia during Exercise and Concurrent Mental Stress on the Cardiovascular System in Healthy Athletes; PhD awarded on July 2025;
• Shoukat Rizwan (Supervisor: Prof. L. Pilia, Co-supervisor Prof. G. Pia) - Research topic: Microstructural stabilization of sustainable earth-based materials: experimental characterization and modeling; PhD awarded on July 2025;
• Tolle Giulia (Supervisor: Prof. P. Caboni) - Research topic: L’impatto della condizione di microgravità sul microbioma intestinale umano; PhD awarded on July 2025.

Abstracts of the research topics are reported in the following documents: