Antonio Chella is a Professor of Robotics at the University of Palermo, Head of the Robotics Laboratory, and Director of the Computer Engineering Section of the Department of Engineering. He is a former Director of the Department of Computer Engineering and of the Interdepartmental Center for Knowledge Engineering. He is an Honorary Professor in Machine Learning and Optimization at the School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, UK. He is a member of the Italian National Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, in Palermo, Italy. He received the James S. Albus Medal of the BICA Scientific Society. He has coordinated research projects in Italy, Europe, and the United States. He is the author or co-author of more than 200 publications in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence. His current research topic concerns the interdisciplinary field of AI and machine consciousness, involving multiple disciplines, including computer science, psychology, cognitive science, and philosophy. Prof. Chella’s scientific research activities have been the subject of articles and interviews that appeared in national and international journals and newspapers.