Carlo Mapelli graduated in Materials Engineering in 1998 at the Politecnico di Milano. In 2001 he obtained a PhD in Metallurgical Engineering at the Politecnico di Torino and became a Researcher at the Department of Mechanics of the Politecnico di Milano, where he carries out his research and teaching activities. Since 2011 he has been a full professor at the Politecnico di Milano, where he currently holds the courses of Steelmaking and Advanced Materials for Mechanical Engineering. In 2009 the FEMS (Federation of European Material Societies) awarded him the Best European Lecturer Award. He is the coordinator of the research line of Steelmaking & Metallurgical Processes of the Department of Mechanics of the Politecnico di Milano.