Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Udine in 2004. PhD in 2008. Researcher and Aggregate Professor at the University of Udine in the ING-IND/16 field “Manufacturing systems and technologies” since 2012. Main fields of interest are: modeling the dynamics of machining operations, solving vibrational problems affecting cutting tools and machining operations, designing innovative sensors, and developing multisensory systems for process monitoring, experimental modal analysis, intelligent machine tools and manufacturing systems, CAD/CAM/CNC programming and process optimization, Selective Laser Melting. Active researcher with h-index=12, 30 publications on international journals indexed on SCOPUS or ISI WEB database and more than 400 citations. From 2017, Giovanni Totis has been a member of the Reviewing Committee of the International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture and of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Elsevier indexed Journals). International collaborations with Fraunhofer Institute and WZL of RWTH University of Aachen and with Budapest University of Technology and Economics.