Marco Bortolini is an associate professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering of Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy. In 2008, He received his master's degree in management engineering (industrial engineering sector) at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy. In 2011 He was a visiting scholar at the Renewable & Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL) of the University of California, Berkeley, USA. In 2013 He received the Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering at the University of Padova, Italy. His teaching, research and technology transfer activities deal with the design and development of multi-objective models and tools to support he design of advanced production plants, 4.0 and 5.0 manufacturing and assembly systems, modular product platforms, and integrated supply chain networks.