Stefano Panno is a researcher of plant pathology at the University of Palermo. In 2014, he defended a PhD thesis entitled “Identification of the main destructive plant-virus-diseases of horticultural crops in Sicily and development of new diagnostic techniques”—University of Palermo. He is a researcher in plant virology. He has conducted evolutionary studies of plant viruses and investigated the epidemiology of plant viruses, new disease reports and host–pathogen interactions. He has developed molecular tools for in-field analysis, viral vectors and a new interactive platform based on the communication between mobile devices and computers to assist farmers in remote regions. He is a member of the Council of the Italian Phytopathological Society (SIPaV).