Pedro M.B. Torres, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon, isan Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic University of Castelo Branco. Additionally, he is an integratedresearcher at SYSTEC - Research Center for Systems and Technologies, Institute of Systemsand Robotics – ISR Porto and ARISE – Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems AssociatedLaboratory, hosted at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). Professor PedroTorres brings extensive expertise to his research endeavours with over 60 indexed publications acrossvarious fields such as Automation and Robotics, Machine Learning/Deep Learning, electronics, andCyber-Physical Systems. His current research focuses on the realm of Industry 4.0 technologies,emphasizing the coordination of diverse projects and the transfer of knowledge and technology toindustries in this domain. Proficient in research and coordination, he has contributed to numerousprojects funded by entities such as FCT, P2020, CENTRO2020, Horizon2020, H2020 Eureka, PRR, andindustry support projects.