Final Defences – PhD in Management Engineering – 26 February 2026

In presence and online streaming

Building BL26/B – Room 1.25 (first floor)
Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering
Via R. Lambruschini, 4/B

Committee Chair: Tommaso Buganza, Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano

Committee Members:
Jose Rodrigo Juarez Cornelio, Lecturer, University of Leeds, England
Donatella Corti, Associate Professor, SUPSI, Swizerland

10:00 am – 12:30 pm | PhD Defence Sessions – Introduction by Committee Chair - Professor Tommaso Buganza
Presentation (30 minutes) | Discussion and Defence (30 minutes)

10:00 – 11:00 am | PhD Candidate: Giacomo Dei
PhD Programme in Management Engineering (full time)
Thesis Title: “Nuclear Power as a Large Technical System: the dual challenge of New Build and Preservation”
Supervisor: Giorgio Locatelli, Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano

11:00 am – 12:00 pm | PhD Candidate: Daniele Perossa
PhD Programme in Management Engineering (full time)
Thesis Title: “Critical Raw Materials in the European Automotive Sector: Contextualisation and Corporate-Level Criticality Assessment”
Supervisor: Sergio Terzi, Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano

12:00 – 12:30 pm | Final Assessment (Private Session – Committee Members Only)

12:30 pm | Proclamation of the results