Franco Donati ☕️

Franco Donati

(he/him)

Assistant Professor of Industrial Ecology

Leiden University, Faculty of Science, Institute of Environmental Sciences CML

Professional Summary

My research focuses on the expansion of data availability on the environmental impacts of products and technologies, and on the development of tools and methods for circular economy assessment. My work lays at the intersection between data collection through fieldwork, integration of artificial intelligence into these practices, and the orchestration with simulation tools and information systems. I lead the development of R9Lab, the physical and digital laboratory for primary data collection to estimate the environmental requirements of durable goods

Education

PhD Industrial Ecology

2023

MSc Industrial Ecology

2017

BSc Industrial Design

2010

Interests

Computer Vision Circularity assessment and diagnostics Data collection and reverse engineering Sustainability assessment Research Software and Data