Prof. Alessandro Gasparetto (Rovigo - Italy, 26 October 1968) received the M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Padova, Italy, in 1992; the M.Sc. in Mathematics from University of Padova, Italy, in 2003; the Ph.D. in Mechanics of Machines from University of Brescia, Italy, in 1996. He is Full Professor of Mechanics of Machines at the Polytechnic Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Udine (Udine, Italy), where he is the head of the research group in Mechatronics and Robotics, as well as the Head of the Department (since 2021). He has been included in the ranking of the top 2% most quoted and authoritative scientists in the world, published by researchers at Stanford University (2019 and 2021). Since 2017, he is the Chair of IFToMM Italy, the Italian branch of IFToMM (the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science). Since 2018, he is the Chair of the IFToMM Permenent Commission for the History of Mechanism and Machine Science. His research interests are in the fields of modeling and control of mechatronic systems, robotics, mechanical design, industrial automation, mechanical vibrations. He is author of more than 200 international publications and has been involved in the scientific and organizing committees of several conferences, as well as in many research projects, at the regional, national and European level.

Dr. Lorenzo Scalera was born in Trieste (Italy) in 1991. He achieved the Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (cum laude) at University of Trieste in 2015, and the Ph.D. in Industrial and Information Engineering at University of Udine (Italy) in 2019. In 2018 he was a visiting Ph.D. student at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken (NJ, USA). In 2019 he was a Post Doc Research Fellow at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. Since 2020 he is Assistant Professor of Mechanics of Machines at University of Udine, where he cultivates his research interests on robotics, trajectory planning, collaborative robotics, and mobile robotics. He is responsible for the University of Udine for the funded PRIN 2022 project “AI4FOREST – An Artificial Intelligence approach for Forestry Robotics in Environment Survey and Inspection”. He is a research group member of the Agritech National Center, and of the Interconnected Nord-Est Innovation Ecosystem (iNEST) Project, both funded by the Italian PNRR (Next Generation EU). He currently serves in the Editorial Board of IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.

Diego Tiozzo Fasiolo studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Padova (Italy), received his Bachelor’s Degree in 2019, and his Master’s Degree in 2021. Since 2021, he is working at University of Udine (Italy) as a Ph.D. student of the Italian National Doctorate in Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture (Agrifood) and Environment coordinated by the University of Naples Federico II (Italy). His research interests are in the fields of mobile robotics, autonomous navigation, and 3D mapping.

Federico Lozer was born in Tolmezzo in 1996. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Udine (Italy), received his Bachelor’s Degree in 2019, and his Master’s Degree in 2022. In 2022 he was a research fellow at the Mechatronics and Robotics Lab. Since 2022, he is working at University of Udine (Italy) as a Ph.D. student of the Italian National Doctorate in Robotics and Intelligent Machines coordinated by the University of Genova (Italy). His research interests are in the fields of trajectory planning and collaborative robotics.

Giuliano Fabris was born in Pordenone in 1998. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Udine (Italy), received his Bachelor’s Degree in 2020, and his Master’s Degree in 2023, both cum laude. Since 2023, he is working at University of Udine (Italy) as a research fellow within the Interconnected Nord-Est Innovation Ecosystem (iNEST) project. His research interests are in the fields of collaborative robotics, dynamic modelling and trajectory planning for energy efficiency for mechatronic and robotic systems.