Prof. Laura Burattini is a full professor of bioengineering and president of the Biomedical Engineering Degree Council at the Università Politecnica delle Marche. She manages the Cardiovascular Bioengineering and Bioengineering Labs. She co-founded and managed the academic spin-off B.M.E.D. Bio-Medical Engineering Development Srl (CEO and president from 2012 to 2016). Her research interests relate to the processing, modeling, and classification of biomedical signals, especially of the cardiovascular, metabolic, and motor systems through traditional signal processing and statistical procedures as well as AI. Prof. Laura Burattini will support both fundamental and industrial research activities on the topic of algorithm design, development, implementation, and technical validation, with a specific focus on biomedical signal processing and AI. She will also support the opening of academic spin-offs.