Cosimino Malitesta received his M.Sc. degree in Chemistry cum laude in 1983 and his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry in 1989 from the University of Bari. Since then, he has been a lecturer and associate professor in Analytical Chemistry. In 2001 he was appointed as a full professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Salento. He is a member of the Italian Chemistry Society and served as deputy president of the Analytical Chemistry Division and in the board of the Sensors Group. His main research interests include biosensors and biomimetic sensors based on electrosynthesised polymers, the electrosynthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers, XPS development and application, and the development and analytical application of nanostructures. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles in international journals.