Prof. Maria G. Martini is a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment, Kingston University, UK, where she leads the Wireless Multimedia Networking Research Group and is an MSc Field Leader. She obtained her Laurea (BSc + MSc) Degree (summa cum laude) in Electronic Engineering from the University of Perugia, Italy in 1998, and her Ph.D. in Electronics and Information Systems from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2002. Her research interests include wireless multimedia networks, video quality assessment, decision theory, machine learning, and medical applications. She has led the KU team in national and international research projects funded by the European Commission (e.g., OPTIMIX, CONCERTO, QoE-NET, Qualinet), UK research councils (e.g., EPSRC, British Council, Royal Society), Innovate UK, and international industries. She is an IEEE Senior Member and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is also an Expert Evaluator and Panel Member for the European Commission and national research councils (e.g., EPSRC and MRC in the UK). She is named in the Stanford University list of the world’s top 2% scientists.