Profile
Giuseppe Stecca graduated in Management Engineering and obtained a PhD in Management Engineering from the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” in 2000 and 2004 respectively. At the same university he obtained a level II Master’s degree in Business Organization and Management.
He is a Senior Researcher at the National Research Council, Institute for Systems Analysis and Informatics “Antonio Ruberti” (CNR-IASI). He teaches “Supply Chain Management” at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” and “Production Systems Models” at “Guglielmo Marconi” University.
His main research interests include mathematical modelling, simulation and optimization algorithms for transport, logistics, services and production systems. Key applications include green supply chain management and digital twins. He is a co-author of more than 50 publications and is a member of the Order of Engineers of the Province of Rome.
News & Ideas
- thesis Master's Thesis Opportunity — Digital Twins for Sustainable Urban Mobility
- news New paper in Omega — bilevel optimization for cap-and-trade in supply chains
- news New paper on green supply chain optimization accepted
Professional Experience
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Senior Researcher — National Research Council (CNR-IASI) 09/2011 – Present (Senior Researcher since January 2023) Modelling and optimization of processes in logistics, manufacturing, transport, circular economy and sustainability.
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Research Fellow / Research Collaborator — National Research Council (CNR) 01/2001 – 08/2011
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Project Coordination — Coordinator for CNR-IASI of 10+ research projects (ARPA, MOST Spoke 7, PIPER, CTEMT, REMIND, ZED&L, MIE, SPORT, SIGMA). Full project list →
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Scientific Evaluator — 2018 – Present Ex-ante / in-itinere / ex-post evaluator for Lombardy Region (PR FESR 2021/2027), Emilia Romagna STEP calls, Sviluppo Toscana, PNRR “RAISE” cascade calls (Spoke 4–5), and Technical-Scientific Expert for the Ministry of Economic Development (MiSE) Innovation Agreements (2020 – present).
Education
- PhD in Management Engineering — University of Rome “Tor Vergata” · 2002 – 2004 (ISCED 6, obtained 14/12/2004)
- Level II Master’s degree in Business Organization and Management — University of Rome “Tor Vergata” · 2001 – 2002 (grade A)
- Master’s Degree in Management Engineering — University of Rome “Tor Vergata” · 1993 – 2000 (grade 98/100)
Teaching
Lecturer of “Supply Chain Management” (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, since A.Y. 2011/2012) and “Production Systems Models” (“Guglielmo Marconi” University, 2017/2018 – 2024/2025). Supervisor of over 50 MSc theses and 2 PhDs. Full teaching & supervision →
Selected Publications
- Digital twins for intelligent cities: the case study of Matera — Journal of Reliable Intelligent Environments, 2025.
- A nonlinear optimization framework to minimize environmental impact in a three-stage supply chain network — OPSEARCH, 2025.
- Bridging operations research and machine learning for service cost prediction in logistics and service industries — Annals of Operations Research, 2024.
- A quadratic-linear bilevel programming approach to green supply chain management — Supply Chain Analytics, 2024.
- Optimisation of freight flows and sourcing in sustainable production and transportation networks — International Journal of Production Economics, 2015.
Editorial Activities
- Associate Editor: Soft Computing, Open Transportation Journal, IET Collaborative Intelligent Manufacturing.
- Guest Editor: Sustainability, Discrete Applied Mathematics.
- Editor of Springer Nature volumes in Operations Research and Graphs (CTW2020 Proceedings, 2021; A View of Operations Research Applications in Italy, 2019).
Associations & Appointments
- National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as Associate Professor, 01/A6 – Operations Research (17/07/2024).
- Member of the PhD school board ABRO (Automatica, Bioingegneria e Ricerca Operativa), Sapienza University of Rome (since A.Y. 2021/2022).
- Elected Member of the Institute Council, CNR-IASI (since 2024).
- Member of the Order of Engineers of the Province of Rome (n. 24370; since 2004) and of its Management & Engineering commission (since 2023).
Skills & Collaborations
- IT: MS Office, LibreOffice, Windows/Linux, C/C++, Python, OpenLCA, SIMIO, JAAMSIM, VISUM.
- Technology transfer: development of research prototypes for logistics, manufacturing and services (github.com/gstecca).
- Languages: Italian (native), English (B2/C1).
- Collaborations: University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, University of Genoa, Kobe University (Japan), FIAT Research Center, Universities of Palermo, Naples and Catania.