Attilio Brighenti, was born in Ferrara (Italy) in 1952, graduated with honours in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bologna (Italy, December 1976). After one year at the Research & Testing Facilities of E. WEBER Carburettors S.p.A. (Magneti Marelli Controllo Motori S.p.A., Bologna) he joined TECNOMARE S.p.A. in 1979, where he was R&D Manager for Marine Systems Development. Independent consultant after 1991, he founded S.A.T.E. S.r.l. in 1998, a R&D and Innovation Engineering company cooperating with several international companies of the automotive, oil&gas, energy and space sectors. His experience spans the analysis and simulation of fluid systems and machinery, vehicle systems dynamics and diagnostics. He was also consultant of the European Commission in energy related subjects. He published more than 80 scientific papers and has filed 27 patents in various technological fields. In S.A.T.E. he is the sole administrator and technical director, leading directly the R&D group for Thermodynamics and machines.