Luigi Monica

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Luigi Monica is a leading voice in the intersection of Industry 4.0, occupational safety, and advanced manufacturing. His research centers on how emerging technologies—from intelligent predictive maintenance to wearable exoskeletons—are reshaping the modern workplace. Monica’s most-cited work, a 2022 survey on Industry 4.0 and intelligent predictive maintenance in the Italian context (26 citations), provides a critical analysis of the advantages and constraints facing manufacturers as they adopt key enabling technologies. This paper has become a foundational reference for researchers and practitioners navigating the digital transformation of production systems. He has also broken new ground in human factors and ergonomics, notably with his 2021 study on occupational exoskeletons (10 citations), which examines the safety challenges posed by these wearable devices in the workplace of the future. Earlier, his 2017 work on the evolution of European product directives in the perspective of Industry 4.0 (3 citations) helped frame the regulatory landscape for this new industrial revolution. Through these contributions, Monica bridges the gap between technological innovation and human-centered safety, offering essential guidance for a future where humans and intelligent machines work side by side.

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1. 1
   Industry 4.0 and intelligent predictive maintenance: a survey about the advantages and constraints in the Italian context

   26 citations · 2022
2. 2
   Occupational Exoskeletons: A New Challenge for Human Factors, Ergonomics and Safety Disciplines in the Workplace of the Future

   10 citations · 2021
3. 3
   EVOLUTION OF EUROPEAN PRODUCT DIRECTIVES IN PERSPECTIVE OF INDUSTRY 4.0

   3 citations · 2017

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