Dr. Eleonora Ferraris

Biography:

Eleonora Ferraris received a MSc degree in Industrial Engineering at the Politecnico of Milano in 2002, and a PhD degree in Materials Engineering at the Universita’ degli Studi Tor Vergata in 2006. The same year, she moved to Belgium for a Post-Doctoral position at the KU Leuven, and in 2008 she was granted with a Marie Curie Intra European Fellowship. Since 2013, she is appointed as Professor at the KU Leuven, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Campus De Nayer, with research and teaching responsibilities in manufacturing related disciplines, and she is the leader of the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory (AML) research group. During her career, Ferraris developed a multidisciplinary profile, with competence ranging from micro electromechanical system (MEMS) to high precision and micromachining, material testing and system design. Her present research interest is Additive Manufacturing, including hot material extrusion (MEX) with filament feedstock and aerosol jet printing for smart devices and biomedical applications. During her career, she has been awarded with a Diploma A. Baroncelli (2007), a Technology Innovation Awards (2004), and multiple best paper awards. She is (co-)author of more than 150 publications, among peer reviewed journal and international conference, presentations and posters, also including 2 book chapters.