Valerio Villa was graduate in Mechanical Engineering in 1996 at the Faculty of Engineering of Brescia. From 01 November 2002 Valerio Villa is researcher for the disciplinary field of science "ING-IND/15 - Design Methods and Industrial Engineering” at the Faculty of Engineering of Brescia. It has been confirmed in the role on 01 November 2005. From 01 October 1998 to 30 October 2002 Valerio Villa has been hired as Graduate Technician, part-time 50%, for the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Brescia. From 1997 to 2003 Valerio Villa has worked as a freelancer: consulting, design, assistance in building and testing of special machines, test benches, equipment for space, design of large tooling machine, industrial design experiences (development and patent – Italian patent application No. MI2002A002591 of 06/12/2002 - compass in polymer with flexure hinges mechanism). From 1986 to 1996 Valerio Villa dealt with the design of plastic molds, production equipment and machines, new products development for "Stampilite", a company based in Palazzolo sull'Oglio (BS).
The research activities of Valerio Villa cover the following topics: - Design of special machines, test benches and research mechanical facilities; - Design of mechanical equipment for the independent mobility and rehabilitation of disabled people; - Design of miniaturized mechanical machines; - Virtual modeling of the human body for technical aims; - Technical documentation and communication; - COST Action 349 - The Accessibility of Coaches and Long Distance Buses for People with Reduced Mobility (European cooperation); - Analysis of behavior effects of the geometric properties of the products and their illustration.