Bruno Leban is a Mechanical Engineer and Associate Professor in the Scientific Disciplinary Sector IIND-03/A – Mechanical Design and Construction of Machines (previously SSD ING-IND/14). He currently works at the Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering of the University of Cagliari, where he carries out teaching and research activities. He is currently responsible for teaching fundamental courses in the Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Course of Studies, both in the Bachelor's and Master's Degree courses.

Research activity

Bruno Leban's research activity is divided into various topics, which can be classified in the area of Experimental Mechanics (with a more strictly industrial connotation) and Biomechanics.

The research activity carried on by Bruno Leban since the early years of his career is aimed at the development, application and validation of experimental techniques for the analysis of contact problems. In parallel, he has worked on the assessment of structural integrity and damage in materials and structures of engineering interest, by means of non-destructive techniques, and the development of measurement systems for displacements and deformations using optical techniques.

For about 15 years he has been carrying out research in the field of biomechanics, with special focus on the quantitative analysis of human movement in clinics, ergonomics and sports. Bruno Leban's scientific activity has been divided into various topics, and is documented in about 70 publications, including international journals and conference proceedings.

Entrepreneurial activity

In December 2012 he co-founded the company TecnologicaMente SRL, an academic spin-off of the University of Cagliari, operating until 2019. TecnologicaMente has offered consultancy services with a high scientific and technological content, with special focus on the development of measurement and control systems based on modern technologies of numerical modeling, virtual instrumentation, electronics and embedded automation.

Other Activities

In 2007, Dr. Leban carried out research as a visiting researcher at RTRI - Railways Technical Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan for a period of 6 months aimed at studying and designing equipment for experimental analysis of contact in rolling conditions.

In 2011, he was awarded the JSPS fellowship (Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science) for a research project carried out at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Intelligent and Integrated Manufacturing for the development and comparison of innovative experimental techniques for contact analysis.

Last update: february 2025