Summary
Luca Petrucci is an Industrial Digital Technology Engineer with nine years of experience at the intersection of mechanical engineering and applied AI, currently driving Digital Industry 5.0 initiatives at Thales Alenia Space Italia. A PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering (Università di Perugia) and PhD student in Computer Science at University of Rome Tor Vergata, his research focuses on AI applications for automotive and industrial domains. He has hands-on IIoT and process-data experience from RINA and earlier mechanical engineering roles, blending practical shop-floor knowledge with advanced techniques like generative AI, computer vision, AR/VR and digital twins. As R&D projects manager, he translates research prototypes into industrial solutions, emphasizing traceability and deployment in high-reliability contexts such as aerospace. Notably, he combines academic rigor with product-minded delivery—able to both publish research and lead cross-disciplinary teams to integrate AI into complex manufacturing systems.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Dottorato di ricerca in Ingegneria Meccanica, Mechanical Engineering, Dottorato di ricerca in Ingegneria Meccanica, Mechanical Engineering at Università degli Studi di Perugia