Claudio Sassanelli is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management at Politecnico di Bari, where he teaches “Smart Production Systems” in the bachelor’s programme in Management Engineering, “Environmental Management of Production Systems” in the master’s programme in Management Engineering, and “Lean Manufacturing in the Digital Factory” at doctoral level. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at École des Ponts Business School, École des Ponts ParisTech. He received master’s degrees in Management Engineering and Civil Engineering from Politecnico di Bari in 2010 and 2013, respectively, and a PhD in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering from Politecnico di Milano in 2017. He has held visiting researcher positions at Tokyo Metropolitan University and Universidade de São Paulo. His research focuses on the circular economy, with particular emphasis on product lifecycle management, Design for X approaches, product–service systems, and Industry 4.0. He serves as an associate editor for academic journals and as a guest editor for special issues. He has authored approximately 155 publications and edited two books. He is a member of IFIP Working Groups 5.1 and 5.7, co-leading the latter’s Special Interest Group on Service Systems Design, Engineering and Management, and is also a member of SOCOLNET and HiPEAC. He has over ten years of experience in research, industrial, and European projects.