Gianluca Cicala received his Ph.D. title in “Polymeric materials for special uses” from the University of Catania on February 25 2004, having beenadvised by Prof. A. Recca. The title of the thesis was “ Study and Development of novel technologies for the Production of advanced composites by RTM”. He received the Laurea Degree summa cum laude in mechanical engineering on 20 July 2000. In November 2017, he was appointed as a full professor in materials science and technology at the University of Catania. His research activity focused on additive manufacturing; the development of novel production processes for composites; polymeric blends; eco-composites; auxetics; and material characterization. He has been awarded with his team the Polymer Challenge 2008 Award for the innovative technology for the RTM manufacturing of cellular auxetic composites.