Teodoro Montanaro received an M.S. degree in Computer Engineering in 2014 and a Ph.D. degree in Computer and Control Engineering in 2018 from the Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy. From 2017 to 2020, he collaborated with the Istituto Superiore Mario Boella (ISMB) and LINKS Foundation by contributing to various research projects funded by the European Commission, such as IoF2020, S4G, MONICA, and MAESTRI, which introduced innovations in various fields (e.g., agriculture, energy grids, urban development, and healthcare). Since 2020, he has been collaborating with the IDentification Automation Laboratory (IDA Lab), Department of Innovation Engineering, Università del Salento. His current research interests include IoT applications, with a particular focus on leveraging fog computing, DLT, blockchain, and AI across various domains, such as smart grids, smart homes, smart cities, industrial processes, food traceability, and smart healthcare. He has authored several papers in international journals and conferences. He has co-chaired tracks, workshops, and symposia at the IEEE WF-IoT and IEEE Splitech conferences. He has also served as a reviewer for several prominent journals.