Dr. Luca Gualtieri is a tenure track assistant professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the Free University of Bolzano, as well as deputy head of the “Smart Mini Factory laboratory” (SMF) for Industry 4.0 and senior researcher at the “Extended Reality Laboratory and Training Center” (XR-lab).

He is responsible for research in the field of human-centered manufacturing, ergonomics and safety in advanced industrial human-robot interaction, assistance systems for training and production, and technology-based social inclusion of vulnerable workers in manufacturing contexts.

He participated as PI and collaborator in many national and European-funded project calls, as well as collaboration with private companies in industrial projects. He is a lecturer in Bachelor's and Master's degree courses in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering at the Free University of Bolzano, and the author of several scientific publications on the mentioned topics.