Lab News
Activities, events, publications and milestones of the Lean & Quality Solutions Lab
Messina Out of Office — Innovating to Grow
Prof. Ioppolo participated in the "Messina Out of Office" event (June 25, Marina del Nettuno), organized by Sicindustria Messina young entrepreneurs. A dialogue between young entrepreneurs, university, and innovation, with contributions from Paolo Pino (Volta Space Technologies), Elena Barresi (Cloudia Research), and Giuseppe Lanfranchi.
View on LinkedIn →Advisory Board — Szczecin Doctoral School
Prof. Ioppolo was appointed International Member of the Advisory Board of the Doctoral School at the University of Szczecin (Poland). The appointment strengthens international academic cooperation with Rector Prof. Waldemar Tarczyński and Doctoral School Director Prof. Jarosław Korpysa.
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#APPLMATH 2026 — International Workshop
The LQS Lab participated with two contributions at the International Workshop #APPLMATH 2026 (June 10-12, Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti, Messina): "Smarter Waste, Better Living: An AI-informed decision-making framework for Messina's sustainable future" (D'Alessandro, Licastro, Morana, Szopik-Depczyńska, Ioppolo) and "Sustainable Destinations: Can DMOs Drive the Circular Transition of Sicily's Tourism Supply?" (Morana, Licastro, D'Alessandro, Szopik-Depczyńska, Limosani, Ioppolo) within the MeTaBlue DMO project.
DMO Presentation (PDF) Smarter Waste Presentation (PDF)
Sustainability MDPI — Meeting in Beijing
Sustainability (MDPI) Section Managing Editors Felicia Yang and Andra Pribanović met with Prof. Ioppolo, Editor-in-Chief of the "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability" section, in Beijing. Future initiatives were discussed including publication training programs for early-career researchers, academic workshops, summer schools, and strengthened collaboration with laboratories and research institutions.
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InnoTech 2026 — Beijing, China
The LQS Lab team participated in the Innovation and Technology Management Conference (InnoTech 2026), May 22-24, Renaissance Beijing Haidian Hotel, Beijing. Two posters were presented: "Operationalizing Tourism 5.0: A Meta-Organizational Framework for Sustainable Destination Management" (D'Alessandro, Szopik-Depczyńska, Ioppolo, Morana) and "Green Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry through the Lens of Industry 5.0: A Conceptual Framework" (Erim, D'Alessandro, Szopik-Depczyńska, Ioppolo).
View on LinkedIn →World's Best Scientists 2026
Prof. Ioppolo is included in the World's Best Scientists 2026 "Business and Management" ranking by Research.com: D-Index 44, National Ranking 31, World Ranking 1364.
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RII Forum 2026 — Athens
The LQS Lab team presented recent research results from the various active projects at the Research and Innovation Forum 2026 in Athens. Prof. Ioppolo is a steering committee member.
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
The Elgar Encyclopedia has been published. Prof. Ioppolo is the sole author of the entries: Closed loop, Urban metabolism, Urban resource harvesting.
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H-SMA-CE final paper on Sustainability
Published in open access the final paper of the PRIN H-SMA-CE project: "A Decision Support System for Sustainable Circular Economy Transition in Italian Historical Small Towns".
View on LinkedIn →Nebrodi Project — Inner Area
Prof. Ioppolo and Prof. Limosani accepted the invitation from the Mayor of Brolo to develop a research project on the Nebrodi Inner Area (29 municipalities): urban metabolism, circularity and social inclusion.
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H-SMA-CE Website and PRIN 2022
Presentation of the PRIN 22 H-SMA-CE project, with PI Prof. Ioppolo and co-PI Prof. Arbolino. Project website launched.
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DMO Taormina-Peloritani Perimetration Plan
Presented the Strategic Perimetration Plan, a preparatory document for the constitution of the Taormina-Peloritani Destination Management Organization. The plan defines the territorial boundaries and governance strategies for the future DMO.
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MeTa Costa Blu — DMO
The MeTaBlue DMO is born — Messina Taormina Costa Blu. A sustainable local development model between innovation and tradition.
View on LinkedIn →GAL Taormina-Peloritani Strategic Plan
CNR-IRIB presented the Territorial Strategic Plan "Ecosystem of Excellence", developed with UniME support under Operative Project n. 1/2023.
View on LinkedIn →Strait of Messina Technical Committee
Prof. Ioppolo was appointed as expert member of the Ministerial Technical Committee for the dynamic crossing of the Strait of Messina.
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Final results GAL Etna-Alcantara and Tirreno-Eolie
The LQS Lab presented the final results for both GAL projects. Prof. Ioppolo is PI of both: sustainability assessment across socio-cultural, economic and environmental dimensions.
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DTS Conference 2025 — Paris
The UniME-Szczecin team presented scientific contributions at the Digital Transformation Society conference in Paris, with papers from PRIN and GAL projects.
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RII Forum 2025 — Barcelona
The lab team presented research results at the RII Forum in Barcelona. Prof. Ioppolo participated as panelist at the Round-Table Debate.
View on LinkedIn →Research week in Szczecin
After 10 years of cooperation with the University of Szczecin, a research and mobility week: meetings with Rector, Doctoral School, Space Technology Park, Maritime University and SGH Warsaw.
View on LinkedIn →AISME 2024 — PRIN and GAL Team
22 years in the Italian Commodity Science Academy. The PRIN PNRR 22, PRIN 22 and GAL 23 team represented by D'Alessandro, Licastro and Bongiorno.
Rector Delegate UniME
Prof. Ioppolo was appointed as Rector Delegate for relations with businesses and the territory at the University of Messina.
View on LinkedIn →DTS Conference 2024 — Paris
Digital Transformation Society conference: presented ongoing results from PRIN and GAL projects, with Szopik-Depczyńska, Arbolino and D'Alessandro.
View on LinkedIn →PRIN PNRR CE_IPSA Won
With Prof. Arbolino (PI) and Prof. Ioppolo (co-PI), the PRIN PNRR CE_IPSA project was won: development model for Circular Economy between industrial parks and surrounding areas.
View on LinkedIn →PRIN 2022 H-SMA-CE Won
Prof. Ioppolo (PI) and Prof. Arbolino (co-PI) won the PRIN 22: "H-SMA-CE: a decision support system for circular economy transition" in Italian historical small towns.
View on LinkedIn →Master Food 2nd Edition with Chamber of Commerce and ICE
Launch of the second edition of the Master in "Food, Quality and International Management" with Chamber of Commerce and ICE support for internationalization.
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