Luciano Cantelli received the M.S. degree in Computer Science Engineering and Ph.D. degree in Electronic and Automation Engineering from the University of Catania, Italy, in 2003 and 2007, respectively. He is currently a Researcher in Robotics and Automatic Control with the Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica (DIEEI), University of Catania, Italy. From 2003 he was involved as Researcher in several national and European projects in robotics, such as the EC projects: ROBOVOLC (robot for volcano explorations), RAPOLAC (rapid production), and TIRAMISU (humanitarian demining). His research interests include industrial and service robotics, navigation and location systems for mobile robotics, mechatronics, designing and development of sensors, multi-sensor data fusion and soft-computing techniques for modeling, identification and control of dynamical systems, bioengineering, fluid dynamics.He is cofounder of the Etnamatica S.r.l, a Robotic Spin-Off company, in which he covers the role of CEO and research and development manager.