Piero Salatino is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II and Chairman of MedITech, the Italian Competence Center on Industry 4.0 technologies. He served as Dean of the School of Polytechnic and Basic Sciences (2013-2020) and as Dean of the Engineering Faculty (2010-2013) at the University of Naples Federico II. He was also Director of the Combustion Research Institute, National Research Council (2008-2010) and is a member of the Accademia Pontaniana.