Prof. Andrea Lazzaretto received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and his Ph.D. in Energetics from University of Padova in 1986 and 1992, respectively. He obtained his post-doctorate in Industrial Engineering in 1994. In 1994, he became a Researcher of Design of Internal Combustion Machines and Engines at University of Padova and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2004. He has been a Full Professor of Energy Systems since 2019. He was the winner of the ASME Edward F. Obert Award in the years 1998, 2007, and 2018; the Best Paper award of "Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieria de Sevilla" in October-December 2018; and the third prize of the Best Paper Award of the ECOS2017 international conference. He is also a member of the advisory board of the international journal Energies. His research interests concern experimental and theoretical aspects related to the energy-economic-environmental simulation and optimization of the design and operation of energy production and recovery systems powered by renewable and fossil fuels.