Dr. Cristina Ventura is currently a Research Fellow with the Department of Electrical, Electronics and Informatics Engineering, University of Catania. She received her master’s degree in automotive engineering and her Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Catania, Catania, Italy, in 2008 and 2012, respectively. Her current research interests include photovoltaic systems, and in particular, the monitoring and diagnostics of photovoltaic systems; the development of models for the analysis and prediction of environmental quantities; photovoltaic/thermal systems; and the evolution of energy systems based on the use of the distributed generation of electricity from solar sources.