Giuseppe Pitarresi is a Full Professor in Machine Design at the Department of Engineering, University of Palermo (Italy). He completed his PhD in Experimental Stress Analysis in 2002. He spent four years at the University of Sheffield as a research associate before gaining a permanent research position at the University of Palermo in 2005. He is currently serving as an associate editor for the journal Experimental Techniques and has been appointed chair of the 22nd International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM 22, July 2027, Palermo, IT). He is also serving as the Italian coordinator of the Technical Committee MEAS (Metodi Energetici di Analisi Strutturale). His research interests include Thermal Methods of Structural Analysis, Experimental Stress Analysis Techniques, Thermoelastic Stress Analysis, Digital Image Correlation, Infrared-NDT and Structural Health Monitoring, Mechanics of Composite Materials, and Fracture and Fatigue Damage Mechanics.