Federica Fernandez, PhD. Arch., Professor of Innovation in Materials for Design and Technology for Design Lab at the University of Palermo, Department of Architecture, Director of NIMA Nanotechnology and Innovative Materials Department at IEMEST Euro-Mediterranean Institute for Science and Technology, Innovation External Expert at European Commission, Scientific coordinator of over 20 R&D projects in the field of innovative materials. She has published more than 70 articles in books, journals, and national and international conference proceedings on the topics of innovation and nanomaterials for architecture and cultural heritage.