Mauro Femminella received Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Perugia in 1999 and 2003, respectively. He is now an Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. He is also the Representative of the University of Perugia in the Shareholders' Meeting of the consortium CNIT. He is a co-author of more than 120 papers in international journals and refereed international conferences. His current research interests focus on molecular communications, big data systems, and network management solutions for 5G/6G networks.