Professor Panzera is a Senior Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UFSJ (Brazil). Prof Panzera’s experience includes two post-doctoral positions in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Bristol (2014 and 2019) and a PhD in Mechanical Design (Federal University of Minas Gerais-UFMG, Brazil / University of Bath, England---2007). The education background of Professor Panzera also involves a master's degree in Manufacturing Processes (UFMG, 2003) and a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (UFMG, 2001). His research activities cover the fields of Precision Engineering and Sustainable and Smart Structures, working on polymeric and ceramic composites, biocomposites, metal fibre laminates (FML), metamaterials, smart structures, and aerostatic bearings. A characteristic of the experimental work of Professor Panzera is the consistent use of robust statistical methods in composite designs during the last fifteen years.