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From applied research to mobility solutions.

About us

A group of experts, an international network.

FIT Società Cooperativa was founded in 2024 by a group of experts working in sustainable mobility, who pool high-level expertise and a network of more than 300 partners in Europe, Asia and the USA, built over some 30 years of activity in the sector.

Our staff brings together professionals with skills ranging from statistics to transport, environmental and IT engineering. FIT Innovation belongs to the same family as FIT Consulting, with a mission more focused on testing, demonstrating and scaling up solutions.

What we do

Our expertise

Project management and the technical, financial, economic and administrative design of solutions for passenger transport, freight and logistics, organised in five areas.

Research and innovation

Design and delivery of innovation and research projects for the sustainable mobility of people and goods.

Funding and compliance

Advice on accessing funding programmes and on complying with national and international regulations.

Studies, training and events

Studies, research, seminars, courses and conferences on transport, land use, environment, energy and tourism.

Project management and partnerships

Organisation and management of projects, including for public and private bodies, in consortia, temporary business associations and joint ventures.

Dissemination and transfer

Dissemination of methods, organisational models and technologies, including through multimedia content.

Mission

From research to practice

Turning research and innovation into actionable, scalable solutions for the mobility of people and goods.

Vision

Mobility for people

Contributing to cleaner, smarter and more resilient mobility systems built around the needs of cities, businesses and communities.

The team

The people of FIT Innovation

Paola AstegianoCEO and Partner

Paola Astegiano

Civil engineer specialising in road infrastructure and transport, Head of the Research and Innovation Unit at FIT Consulting, with over 10 years of experience in mobility. Evaluator for EIT Climate-KIC.

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CEO and Partner of FIT INNOVATION, she holds a degree in Civil Engineering specialising in Road Infrastructure and Transport. She also works as Head of the Research and Innovation Unit at FIT Consulting, where she coordinates and manages research and innovation projects co-funded by the European Commission and contributes to writing European proposals. She has more than 10 years of experience in mobility and transport, gained in a variety of settings such as universities, engineering firms and large companies, which have allowed her to approach the subject from different perspectives. She is particularly interested in innovations related to collaborative urban logistics models and data sharing and exchange models (e.g. data spaces). She is also a project evaluator for EIT Climate-KIC and the author of several articles and publications in national and international journals on the mobility of people and goods.

Fabio CartolanoLegal Representative and Partner

Fabio Cartolano

Telecommunications engineer with an MBA for public administrations (University of Bologna), Director at FIT Consulting. Expert in ITS and C-ITS, logistics and connected and automated driving.

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Founder, Legal Representative and Partner of FIT INNOVATION, he graduated in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Bologna and obtained an MBA for public administrations from the same university in 2011. He is also a Director at FIT Consulting.

He has extensive experience in the design, development and maintenance of intelligent transport systems (ITS and C-ITS), freight transport and logistics processes, gained in industry, public administration and research centres.

He has been Project Manager of several national and international initiatives on traffic control centres and automated enforcement for limited traffic zones, IT systems for logistics hubs, intermodal mobility and MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service).

He currently works on technological innovation in logistics and on connected and automated driving systems.

He is a member of the European technology platform “ALICE” (Alliance for Logistics Innovation through collaboration in Europe) and an evaluator for the European Commission (CINEA) for CCAM project proposals and for EIT Climate-KIC for data analytics and climate-neutral transport solutions.

Luca PellicciaLegal Representative and Partner

Luca Pelliccia

Transport engineer (University of Naples Federico II) with over 10 years of experience in planning, public transport and electrification in Italy and the UK. With FIT Innovation since 2026, he also leads business development.

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Legal Representative and Partner of FIT INNOVATION, he is a transport engineer with a master's degree from the University of Naples Federico II; his thesis was published in “The Open Transportation Journal”.

He has been actively involved in mobility for more than 10 years, in a range of roles in both the public and private sectors. After graduating he worked as a transport modeller for an engineering firm in Campania and then as a transport planner for a consultancy in Birmingham (UK), where he became a member of the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT).

He then moved to Milan, first as a consultant for the Mobility, Environment and Territory Agency (AMAT) and then at ATM as an engineer and Project Manager. In 2020 he moved to Rome to join Enel X as a public transport specialist, working on the engineering of public transport electrification tenders worldwide.

In 2025 he joined FIT Consulting as Senior Manager & Technical Lead, working on national and international mobility projects. In 2026 he joined FIT INNOVATION, where, besides being legal representative, he also leads business development.

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Paola CossuFounder and Partner

Paola Cossu

Almost 30 years in transport and logistics research and innovation. CEO of FIT Consulting, member of the ALICE Board of Directors, winner of the TRA VISION 2024 “Best Senior Researcher for CrossModality” award.

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Founder and Partner of FIT INNOVATION. She holds a degree in Statistical, Demographic and Actuarial Sciences from La Sapienza University of Rome.

Her career is built on almost 30 years of experience in international and national research and innovation in transport, logistics and the mobility of people and goods. She is CEO of FIT Consulting. Since 2024 she has been a member of the Board of Directors of ALICE (Alliance for Logistics Innovation through collaboration in Europe), the European Technology Platform on Logistics, after 10 years as co-chair for Urban Logistics (2014–2024). Since 2023 she has been an Ambassador of the International Data Spaces Association.

She received the prestigious TRA VISION 2024 award at the Transport Research Arena in Dublin in the “Best Senior Researcher for CrossModality” category for “her contribution to the digitalisation of logistics and urban mobility planning”.

Her challenge is to help drive the Twin Transition in transport and logistics through collaborative models and the Physical Internet.

She coordinates research and innovation projects and the deployment of advanced logistics and urban logistics solutions, such as IKIGAI and DISCO, co-funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe, and has led several projects and studies funded by the European Commission (including EU Mission Cities), EIT Urban Mobility, IEE-STEER, LIFE+, CIVITAS, JTI-FCH, HORIZON 2020 and earlier EU research framework programmes (FP4 to FP7).

She is passionate about the Physical Internet, Open Logistics and e-commerce.

She was Project Manager of the service for the European Commission “New Mobility Patterns”.

Invited Professor at the Master in Eco-mobility Management (Luiss Business School).

Member of the Scientific Committee of the European Parking Association Conference and of PDAYs (an AIPARK initiative), as a freight transport and logistics specialist.

Author of several research and innovation articles and specialist publications on urban logistics and urban mobility innovation.

Massimo MarcianiFounder and Partner

Massimo Marciani

Founder and President of FIT Consulting, expert in logistics, mobility and transport. President of the Freight Leaders Council and of the PIARC Technical Committee on Freight Transport.

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Founder and Partner of FIT INNOVATION – an expert in logistics, mobility and transport with a systemic vision and an international outlook.

When he is not travelling for projects, institutional missions or conferences, he lives in Rome with his family. A graduate in Statistical, Demographic and Actuarial Sciences from La Sapienza University, he began his career in market research and in 1997 founded FIT Consulting (of which he is currently President), today a reference point in consultancy for logistics, sustainable mobility and freight transport.

Over the years he has combined his entrepreneurial activity with a strong commitment to research, education and public policy. He is an adjunct professor at Link Campus University in Rome, where he is also co-director of the Master in Sustainable Mobility and Transport, and has taught at LUISS Business School.

He holds key roles at national and European level: he is President of the Freight Leaders Council, Secretary General of the Transport Compliance Rating Observatory, President of the Technical Committee on Freight Transport of the World Road Association (PIARC) and a member of the European Commission's Expert Group on Urban Mobility. He also coordinates working groups at the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and advises the National Register of Road Hauliers and ANCI.

He takes an active part in scientific committees, advisory boards and research projects in Italy and abroad, promoting an integrated approach to logistics as a lever for industrial competitiveness, technological innovation and environmental sustainability.

A highly regarded speaker at the main industry events, he combines strategic vision with operational pragmatism, with the aim of supporting businesses and institutions in transforming the supply chain to make it smart, safe and sustainable.

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Dario IrreraEU Project Manager

Dario Irrera

Lawyer with a Master in Advanced European Studies, working since 2021 on the design and management of Horizon, Interreg, NRRP and ERDF projects.

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EU Project Manager at FIT Innovation, he graduated in Law from the University of Messina and then obtained a Master in Advanced European Studies from the University of Parma. A qualified lawyer, he gained experience at several law firms in Messina and Turin, developing skills in legal research, negotiation and contract drafting. He has worked on research and innovation projects since 2021. Over the years he has built solid experience in writing project proposals and managing projects funded at European (Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, Interreg), national (NRRP, Innovation Agreements) and regional level (ERDF Regional Programme Emilia-Romagna 2021-27). In this context he has held coordination roles, gaining skills in drafting technical documents, organising events and preparing deliverables and reports. His areas of specialisation include European legislation and governance, public procurement, subsidised finance, mobility and transport, innovative technologies (UX/UI, CCAM, AI, Haptics) and technology transfer. He has lectured on European Research Policy at the Collegio Europeo di Parma and in the second-level Master's programme “Expert in EU project design. Presentation, management and reporting of a project”, organised by Consorzio Promos Ricerche with the Scuola di Governo del Territorio and Suor Orsola Benincasa University. Used to working in international and multidisciplinary settings, he combines his legal background with a passion for research and innovation.

Giorgia FacchiniAdministrative and Financial Manager

Giorgia Facchini

Almost 20 years of experience in the administrative and financial management of Horizon and INTERREG projects. She handles reporting, administrative compliance and document management for European projects.

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She joined the FIT Innovation staff on 1 October as Administrative and Financial Manager, responsible for the company's administrative and financial matters and for supporting the reporting of national and international projects.

She brings almost 20 years of experience in administrative and financial management, project management and organisational activities related to Horizon and INTERREG research projects funded by the European Union, gained working with public and private organisations.

At FIT Innovation she manages the activities related to the European projects in which the company is involved, with particular attention to reporting, administrative compliance and document management.

She also supports the internal teams as a point of reference for financial and administrative matters, contributing to the quality of processes, operational continuity and the value of the services offered by the company.

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