Prof. Dr. Barbara Ballarin graduated from industrial chemistry in 1988 at the Department of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Venice. She obtained a PhD in chemical science research in 1992. In 1995, she became a Researcher in the disciplinary field of CHIM-01 at the Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Bologna. In 2011, she obtained the National Scientific Ability for Associate Professor. Since November 2011, she is a professor at the University of Bologna. In 2021 she obtained the National Scientific Ability for Full Professor. Her research interests are aimed at the preparation and characterization of electrodes modified with conductive polymers; the preparation and characterization of modified electrodes with anionic clay type hydrotalcite (HT); preparation of ceramic nano-composite electrodes via sol-gel. She is currently focusing on her research on the preparation of functional materials for applications in catalysis, electrocatalysis, and energy devices or sensors. Recently, she has investigated flexible wearable sensors based on cellulose fibers and/or hydrogels.