Dr. Giorgio Colombo is associate professor at Politecnico di Milano. In 1989, he started his research activities at ITIA-CNR in Milan. From 1992 to 2000, he has been assistant professor at Faculty of Engineering of Parma. Since 2001 he has been associate professor. His research activities focus on: shape modelling, Knowledge Based Engineering, Computer Aided Design, Simulation techniques, Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality, robotics. He has been coordinator and responsible for the research unit activities in national and European