Dr. Lorenza Di Pilla, PhD, is a chartered civil engineer and Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Italy. She holds an MEng in Civil Engineering (cum laude) and a PhD in Architecture with the Doctor Europaeus title from the University of Cagliari, including a fourteen-month research period at Aalborg University, Denmark. Her research addresses building physics, energy efficiency and sustainable renovation, combining urban building energy modelling and life cycle assessment to support Positive Energy Districts in Mediterranean contexts. She was previously Assistant Professor at the College of Architecture and Design, Al Ghurair University, Dubai, and held research contracts at the University of Cagliari on the hygrothermal performance of traditional masonry. Her publications include studies on Positive Energy Districts in Energy Reports, Building and Environment and Energies, and on retrofit economics in Energy and Buildings. She contributes to IEA EBC Annex 83 "Positive Energy Districts", serving as production editor of the Annex book (Taylor & Francis). She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Design Sciences and Applied Arts (Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, Egypt) and a reviewer for Renewable Energy (Elsevier).