Prof. Andrea Proto currently serves as Associate professor of Wood Technology and Forest Operations at the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria - Dept. of  AGRARIA. He is President of BSc degree in Forestry and Environmental Science, and he received his Ph.D in Agricultural and Forestry Mechanization in 2007. He was a visiting scientist at the Federal Forest Education Centre of Ossiach (Austria), and was a researcher at the Trees and Timber Institute (IVALSA - CNR) in San Michele a/Adige (TN). At Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria - Dept. of AGRARIA, he is the scientific coordinator of Laboratory of Silviculture, Wood Technology and Forestry Mechanization, created with the aim of undertaking studies and research in the Forest-Wood Supply Chain. The Laboratory ranges from the forest knowledge obtained from dendro-auxometric and dendrochronological analysis to the study, investigation, and testing, according to the most up-to-date national and international standards (UNI EN ISO), of wood-based products. His research interests mainly include wood technology, forest operation, cable extraction, wood harvesting, steep terrain, damage, biomass, sensors, salvage logging, energy from biomass, pellet, emission, thermochemical conversion, forests, forestry 4.0, automation, artificial intelligence, sawmilling, productivity, performance, functional models, sound wood, defective wood, urban trees, and Visual Tree Assessment.