Massimo Panella was born in Rome, Italy, in 1971. He received the five-year Dr.Eng. degree with honors in Electronic Engineering in 1998 and the Ph.D. degree in Information and Communication Engineering in 2002, both from the University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy. He is currently Director of the Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET) of the University "La Sapienza", where he is Full Professor on electrical engineering and applied machine learning. Effective March 2018, he was qualified to the role of Full Professor in Computer Science Engineering.His research concerns computational intelligence and quantum computing for modeling, optimization and control of real-world systems, namely the use of neural networks, fuzzy logic, evolutionary algorithms and quantum circuits for solving both supervised and unsupervised learning problems, for time series analysis, and for the general processing of signals and data. Applications range from the development of learning algorithms in federated and distributed environments to the design of computational models and architectures for deep learning, from the implementation of neural networks in smart sensors and embedded systems to the synthesis of circuits and algorithms for quantum machine learning. The application areas mainly focus on energy, ICT, bioengineering, economy, aerospace and security, especially considering complex systems and networked services such as smart grids, IoT, logistics, smart sensor networks, etc.M. Panella is an IEEE Senior Member. He has published more than 200 papers during his research activity, among them several papers in international journals, invited book chapters, international conference proceedings and conference abstracts. He has held several editorial roles including Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems.Since 2000, he has joined numerous scientific and industrial research projects, some of which with a managing role, funded by the European Union, Italian ministries, regional agencies, as well as universities and companies. The research experience of M. Panella has laid sound foundations for the constitution of four academic startups, two of which as innovative startups, participating as a partner and as the head of R&D activities in the fields of ICT, security, cultural heritage and environmental sustainability.His personal interests mainly concern music and sports. He played tennis at a competitive level from 1982 to 1989.