She is Full Professor of Design Methods for Industrial Engineering at the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Bologna and Scientific Director of the UX Lab. She holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and has extensive experience in developing human-centered methods and digital technologies for industrial product, process and system design. Her research focuses on Human-Centred Design, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Virtual Prototyping, Human Digital Twins and eXtended Reality. She has participated in ten European research projects and numerous national and regional initiatives, serving as project, work-package and task leader in FP7, Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects. She also collaborates extensively with industrial partners on virtual training, ergonomic assessment, human–machine interaction and the digitalization of industrial processes. Her teaching activities include Computer-Aided Design, Design Methods for Industrial Engineering and Virtual Prototyping at bachelor’s and master’s levels. Through laboratory-based learning and the supervision of student projects and theses, she promotes the integration of engineering design, immersive digital technologies and human-centred evaluation in engineering education.

Personal website: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/margherita.peruzzini/en

Lab website: https://site.unibo.it/di3-lab/en