Andrea Bondavalli is Full Professor of Computer Science at the University of Florence. His research interests include the design and evaluation of resilient and secure systems and infrastructures. His scientific activities originated more than 220 papers appeared in international Journals and Conferences. He led various national and European projects and has been chairing the program committee in several International Conferences. He is a member of the IEEE, the IFIP W.G. 10.4 Working Group on “Dependable Computing and FaultTolerance”.