Mario Fargnoli is an Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome, in the Industrial and Operations Engineering sector. He previously held the same position at Universitas Mercatorum. Until 2021, he was a Contract Professor at Sapienza University. Previously, he worked at the University of Tokyo as a JSPS Fellow Researcher. He earned his PhD in 2005 at Sapienza University. His research interests mainly concern the following: product–service systems, ecodesign, quality function deployment, life cycle engineering, machinery safety, occupational safety, and ergonomics.
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Eng.
Second Prize of Buildings 2020 Best Paper Award
MDPI
Second Prize of Buildings 2020 Best Paper Award: Building Information Modelling (BIM) to Enhance Occupational Safety in Construction Activities: Research Trends Emerging from One Decade of Studies (DOI: 10.3390/buildings10060098, https://www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings/awards/1245)
Third Prize of Safety 2019 Best Paper Awards
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Third Prize of Safety 2019 Best Paper Awards: "Safety Vision of Agricultural Tractors: An Engineering Perspective Based on Recent Studies (2009–2019)", Safety 2020, 6(1), 1 (doi: 10.3390/safety6010001; https://www.mdpi.com/journal/safety/awards.pdf/0/pdf_206_2019_2_award.pdf).
Postdotoral Fellowship awarded by JSPS
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Postdotoral Fellowship awarded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), for a two-year tenure track position at The University of Tokyo, Japan - Host Researcher: Prof. Fumihiko Kimura from October 2005 to October 2007 (http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/postdoctoral.html).
Best Paper Award
4th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing
Best Paper Award, for the article: “An Integrated Approach for the Development and Management of Environmentally Conscious Products” presented at the conference EcoDesign 2005, 4th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, Dec. 12-14, 2005, Tokyo, Japan (DOI: 10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619247).

Best Paper Award
MDPI
Awarded by Buildings in 2020

Best Paper Award
MDPI
Awarded by Safety in 2019