He holds a Ph.D. degree in manufacturing engineering from the University of Palermo, Italy. Currently, his research is focused on the design of advanced control chart schemes for both long and short run processes. He has authored/co-authored about 100 papers in international journals and in proceedings of national and international conferences. He is Member of the Associazione Italiana di Tecnologia Meccanica (AITeM) and of the European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics (ENBIS).