Roberto Saponelli

Roberto Saponelli is an experienced professional currently serving as Virtual Prototyping Manager and Digital Innovation Manager at SACMI since 2016, where responsibilities include R&D Digital and managing technical documentation. Saponelli also holds academic positions as a contract professor at UNIRSM and Alma Mater Studiorum, with a focus on industrial design and advanced design labs. Prior to these roles, Saponelli managed R&D and research funding at SACMI, and has a solid background in product engineering from Protesa spa since 2007. Early career experiences include mechanical work with MINARDI F1 TEAM and technical project design at SACMI. Saponelli holds a PhD in Industrial Innovation Engineering from Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, a Master's degree in Sociology, and a diploma in Mechanical Engineering.