Massimiliano M. Schiraldi is Full Professor of Industrial Systems Engineering, PhD in Engineering and Management, MBA, since 2000 he has been teaching subjects in the field of Operations & Supply Chain Management at the University of Rome Tor Tor Vergata and at companies and training institutes at national and international level. He is a Guest Professor at Guizhou University of Finance & Economics (China), Visiting International Fellow at the University of Essex (UK), member of the Advisory Board of the Industrial Doctorate in Engineering at the University of Limerick (Ireland), Co-Editor of the International Journal of Engineering Business Management, and National Delegate to the ISO Technical Committees on Industrial Automation, Smart Manufacturing, and KPIs in Operations Management. He has more than 150 scientific publications to his credit and has supervised over 300 thesis students and 25 doctoral students. He is the director of the Think Tank in Operations Excellence and, at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, he is the coordinator of major events, merchandising, and social media. He was also the general coordinator of #TorVergata40, the university's 40th anniversary in 2022. He conceived, launched, and presents the TVx, the university's student speech contest.