Vito Errico is a PhD student in Mechanical and Management Engineering at the Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management of the Polytechnic of Bari, with research proposal: “Study of innovative solutions to improve the quality of components manufactured by laser metal powder deposition”. He obtained the 2nd level-cycle degree in LM-33 - Mechanical engineering (cum Laude), with the dissertation: “Study of weldability of stainless steel by filler powders”, at the Polytechnic of Bari. Since 2019 to date, he has been an expert in the subject and member of the examination committee in the disciplines “Manufacturing I”, part of the Degree Class L-9 - Industrial engineering, “Non-Conventional Manufacturing and Joining Technologies” and “Manufacturing Quality”, part of the Degree Class LM-33 - Mechanical engineering. Since 2019 to date, he leads research projects in the areas of Additive Manufacturing using metal powders and laser sources with special attention to statistical control and process monitoring. He has been involved in two industrial research and/or experimental development projects, mainly in the area of data analysis for in-situ and in-line monitoring and control of manufacturing processes. He is author of 5 scientific publications on peer-reviewed international journals and has been co-author of about 20 theses at the Polytechnic of Bari.