Nicola Ivan Giannoccaro received his PhD in Advanced Production Systems, in 2000, at the Politecnico of Bari. In 2001, he became a Researcher in Applied Mechanics at the Innovation Engineering Department of Salento University and, in 2014, Associate Professor at the same University where he teaches several courses associated with the subjects of Machines and Mechanical Systems, Mechatronics, and Mechanical Devices and Systems. His research activity is mainly carried out in the field of mechatronics, automation, control of mechanical systems, design and testing of sensors systems.