Ferruccio Resta
Ferruccio Resta is President of Fondazione Bruno Kessler and President of Centro Nazionale per la Mobilità Sostenibile MOST (National Center for Sustainable Mobility).
In 2019, he was awarded the Commendatore of the Italian Republic recognition by Italian President Sergio Mattarella.
Born in 1968, Mr. Resta graduated in 1992 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Milan Polytechnic. His academic career led him to become Full Professor of Applied Mechanics of Machines in 2004. In 2007, he was appointed Director of the Department of Mechanics and, in 2011, Delegate for Technology Transfer, a strategic role in the relationship with companies. In 2017, he became Chancellor of the Milan Polytechnic, the first technical university in Italy and among the top twenty in Europe in the study and research in architecture, design and engineering. He has been president of the Conference of Chancellors.
Resta boasts more than 300 publications and holds 7 international patents. In the Italian industrial community and social fabric, Ferruccio Resta holds various positions: he is a member of the Board of Directors of Allianz SpA, the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, Sole 24 Ore and Fiera Milano. He also holds the position of Expert Member of the Technical Structure at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation.
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July 23, 2024FBK and the University of Padua together for research and developmentFrom cybersecurity to neuroscience, agriculture and health emergencies -
July 1, 2024FBK and UniTN together again for researchJoint research projects and labs, shared doctoral programs: Fondazione Bruno Kessler and the University of Trento have renewed their strategic collaboration for another three years. -
May 24, 2024Small and medium-sized enterprises, productivity and cognitive automationResta, FBK: "In times of rapid technology evolution, collaboration between SMEs and R&D centers is essential.". -
May 24, 2024The Future of the AI in Europe with the AI ActThe Festival of Economics, hosted a debate on recently passed European legislation -
May 23, 2024The challenge of the future: beyond rare earths, rare peopleSTEM talent and skills today at the Festival of Economics -
January 26, 2024People at the center of artificial intelligenceA growth of 50% in strategic agreements with national companies and 30% in patents and startups through the development of innovative technologies and artificial intelligence, the only tools to face change, now a distinctive daily feature of our time. -
January 25, 2024President Ferruccio Resta presented a preview of the 2024-2027 office term plan in Trento.Concrete and measurable goals redefine Fondazione Bruno Kessler's new mission and a new organization to achieve them more effectively. -
May 25, 2023President Ferruccio Resta at FBK for first BoD meeting and to meet staffFirst BoD session and first meeting with all staff today at the Povo site for Fondazione Bruno Kessler President Ferruccio Resta, who succeeds Francesco Profumo.