Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Manetto, born on September 2 1965, graduated in Mechanical Engineering on April 2 1992, obtained his PhD in Agricultural Mechanics and Mechanization in April 1999, and is currently a full-time Associate Professor of Agricultural Mechanics in the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Environment of the University of Catania. His continuous research activity and participation in several research projects cover various aspects of agricultural mechanics, such as the mechanical damage of fruit and vegetables in packing lines; safety aspects of workers regarding agricultural machines and agricultural and food plants; machinery for pesticide applications, tillage, and sod seeding; biogas plants; digestate spreading; and the development of prototypes (transportable dairy and milking plants for sheep and goats, a mechanical distributor of arthropods, and a test bench for agricultural spray nozzles). He is the co-author of over 145 publications in national and international scientific journals and congress proceedings.