Dr. Chiara Cimini is post-doc researcher at the University of Bergamo (Italy). She holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bergamo, and received her Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science in 2020. She is a member of the CELS – Research Group on Industrial Systems Engineering, Logistics, and Service Operations at the University of Bergamo. Her main research interests concern Industry 4.0 and the impacts of the introduction of new technologies in operations, with a special focus on the human factors, the role of the operators and the new skills required to the workforce in the smart manufacturing context. She is the author of more than 15 refereed international and national journals and conference papers.