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STEFANIA TESTA
Resume of Curriculum Vitae
Personal Data
Birthdate:28/4/1968
Birthplace:Alberga (SV), Italy
Citizenship:Italian
Office Address:University of Genoa
Communication, Computer and System Sciences Department(DIST)
Viale Causa 13
16100 Genoa, Italy
Voice:(+39) 010 353 2135
Fax: (+39) 010 353 2948
Email:
Education
1987“Maturità Classica” diploma at the Liceo Classico G. Chiabrera (Savona) , Italy (60/60)
1993“Dottore Ingegnere” diploma in Electronics Engineering at the University of Genoa, Italy (110/110)
Work experiences
1993-1995Consultant at Accenture where she made significant experience in Business Process Reengineering (BPR) methodologies and tools.
Academicals Positions
1995-1998 PHD student in Business Administration at the University of Genoa
1998PHD Degree with a dissertation on Business Process Reengineering
1999-2005Assistant professor at the University of Genoa
Teaching activities
1999-2005“Economics and Business Administration” at the University of Genoa
2001-2005“Information Management” at the University of Bergamo
2002-2005 “Methods and Models for organization and management” at the University of Genoa
1998-2005Teacher in some important Italian business schools and masters (Scuola Superiore S. Anna of Pisa, ENI development Centre (Rome), Sogea, Master in Integrated Logistics organized by University of Genoa and ENI,several masters on management and organization funded by European Social Funds)
2000-2004Teacher in training courses in private companies (among them, ENI, Ansaldo, Hilti)
1995-2004Supervisor of more than 30 degree theses, mainly co-developed with important Italian and foreign companies: e.g.Accenture, Iveco (Fiat Holding), Daimler Chrysler, Ernst & Young, Esaote Biomedica, Ansaldo, Danone
2000-2004Responsible for teaching activities inARPA ( a privateentrepreneurial school located in several Italian towns
2002-2004Member of the steering committee of StartCup, a national entrepreneurial competition sponsored by Industrial Associations
Research grants
1999-2004Fundingfrom private companies (among them Ansaldo, Fincantieri, Serra-Merzario, Sfir, Vobis etc.) for projects on management and organizational issues
1999-2000Grant from Genoa Science and Technology Park (STP) for the project “Innovative technology transfer to SMEs: the electronic sector”
2001-2003Grantfrom MIUR (Italian Ministry of the University and of the Scientific and Technological Research) for the project “Organizational, managerial and technological models for Knowledge Management” Partners: University of Genoa, Polytechnic of Milan, Polytechnic of Turin, University of Pisa
2002-2004Grantfrom MIUR for the project “Efficiency and effectiveness in technology transfer: impact on regional innovation systems and guidelines for regional policy”. Partners: University of Genoa, Polytechnic of Milan, Scuola Superiore S.Anna of Pisa, Genoa STP, Pisa STP
2004-2006 Grant from Miur for the project “Advanced models for Knowledge Management in Small and Medium enterprises”. Partners: University of Genoa, Polytechnic of Milan, Polytechnic of Turin, University of Pisa and University of Padova.
2004-2006Under evaluation at MIUR, the project “ICT tools for Knowledge Management”
Research Interests
Knowledge Management, innovation, SMEs and entrepreneurship, and ICT adoption in large and small firms.
She spent the period November-December 2000 at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, in the department supervised by Professor Josè Maria Veciana.
She spent the period December 2004- February 2005 in the Research Centrefor Regional Studies, Nexo, Denmark where she was involved in a European funded project.
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