Giorgio Valsecchi completed his master degree in Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. He then worked as a Research Fellow at the Manufacturing and Production Systems Department of Politecnico di Milano in the 2019-2020 period, focusing his research on Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing. From 2020 he joined the R&D Department of TAV VACUUM FURNACES, working on the optimization of vacuum heat treatments. He is also member of the powder metallurgy and additive technology as well as the heat treatments and metallography technical committees of AIM.