Stefano Manetti was born in Florence, Italy, in 1951. He received the degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Florence in 1977. Since 1996 he is Full Professor of Electrical Sciences at the at the University of Florence, Italy. Some of the courses taught are Electrical Sciences, Circuit Theory, Advanced Methods for Electrical Circuits and Systems, Analog Circuits and Filters. Previous positions: • Full Professor of Electrical Sciences at the University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy (1994-1996); • Associate Professor of Network Theory at the Electronics Department of the University of Florence (1987-1994); • Researcher at the Electronics Department of the University of Florence (1983-1987); • Assistant Professor of Applied Electronics at the Accademia Navale di Livorno (1980-1983); • Research Fellowship at Engineering Faculty of Florence University (1977-1979). He was Dean of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Florence from 2009 to 2013. His research interests are in circuit theory, His research interests are in circuit theory, neural networks and their applications, simulation of analog circuits, symbolic analysis and fault diagnosis of electronic circuits, power electronics design and testing.