Alberto Vassallo – Dumarey

Alberto Vassallo (born in Acqui Terme - Italy, 1976) is Senior Manager, Advanced Engineering at Dumarey Automotive Italia SpA (established in 2020) - formerly part of General Motors Global Propulsion Systems. Alberto joined General Motors in 2005 as Base Engine Development Engineer, and – during a 15-years-long career that included an International 3-years assignment in Detroit at GM R&D – has covered roles of increasing responsibility in the fields of Thermodynamics and Combustion. Starting in 2014, he has been promoted GM Global Technical Specialist, Diesel Combustion Systems and Combustion COE Chair and, more recently, Technical Specialist for Combustion at PUNCH Torino. He is co-author of more than 90 technical papers and articles in the field of SI & CI Combustion, Fuels, Emissions, Efficiency and Engine Engineering in general. Alberto is also co-author of 44 patents issued in Europe, USA and China. He holds a Master’s Degree in ‘Mechanical Engineering’ and a PhD in ‘Energy Engineering’ from Politecnico di Torino, and a Master in ‘Global Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering’ from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.