Nunzio Cennamo was born in Italy in 1975. He received the master’s degree in Electronic Engineering in 2002 and the PhD degree in Electronic Engineering in 2005, both from the Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy. He is a full Professor in Electronics and Photonics at the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples (Italy). His research interests include the design and fabrication of optical sensors and biosensors, optical-chemical sensors, and optoelectronic devices. He is the author of more than 230 international journal and conference papers and about 20 patents. He is a co-founder of the Spin Off MORESENSE srl, based in Milan (Italy). He is an Associate Editor of Sensors (MDPI), Applied Sciences (MDPI), and Photonics Research (Optica). He is an OPTICA Senior Member. He is an Organizer and General Chair of several Internation Conferences, the IEEE “Sensor Applications Symposium” (IEEE SAS 2024), Naples (Italy) July 23-25, “7th International Symposium on Sensor Science” (I3S 2019) 9-11 May 2019, Naples (Italy), and of several editions of the “International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences” (ASEC 2021, ASEC 2022, ASEC 2023, ASEC 2024, ASEC 2025). He is an organiser of two editions (the 6th and 7th) of the “IEEE International Symposium M&N (18-20 July 2022 Padua – Italy and 3-5 July 2024 Rome – Italy), and from 2025 is a member of the IEEE SAS Steering Committee. He has been an invited speaker at several Webinars, Summer Schools, and International Conferences. He is an organiser/Chair of several Special Sessions in International Conferences and a Member of several Scientific Committees. He is a Principal Investigator on several national Projects and the Coordinator of the Local Unit for national and international Projects (total budget of about 5 M Euros).

Pedro Jorge holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Porto (2006) and is currently a Senior Researcher at INESC TEC and an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. He leads a research team at the Centre for Applied Photonics, where he works on how light-based technologies can be used to sense and monitor chemical and biological systems. His research focuses on applications in areas such as environmental monitoring, biomedicine, and industry, using tools like optical fiber sensors, spectroscopy, and laser-based techniques. Pedro has been involved in a wide range of national and international research projects, collaborating with both academic and industrial partners. He also supervises MSc and PhD students and is actively engaged in training the next generation of researchers. His work spans from developing sensors for real-time monitoring in mining and aquaculture to techniques for analysing and manipulating single cells. He has co-authored over 120 scientific publications and holds several patents in photonic sensing technologies.

Francesco Dell’Olio is an Associate Professor in Electronics at the Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy. He has attained the National Scientific Qualification for the position of Full Professor in Electronics and Physics of Matter. He was awarded his PhD in Information & Communication Technologies in 2010. Dell’Olio is a regular member of organizing committees and program committees for international conferences, including CLEO, SPIE Photonics West, and the IEEE Photonics Conference. He is co-author of two books, published respectively by Springer and World Scientific, and 90+ papers in international peer-reviewed journals. He has been involved in several research projects funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, the European Space Agency, the Italian Space Agency, as well as industrial companies, some of which involved taking on roles of scientific responsibility. His research focuses on Silicon Photonics and Nanophotonics, with particular regard for modeling, design, and characterization of devices and integrated circuits for telecommunications and sensing. He has of late branched into electrochemical and colorimetric wearable sensors and miniature sensor-based embedded systems. Dell’Olio recently co-founded a startup company, WEATECHO, which is developing wearable devices for the Healthcare market.

Denys Nikolayev received his M.Sc. degree summa cum laude in applied electromagnetics from Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine, in 2008. He earned dual Ph.D. degrees in electronics from the IETR laboratory of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France, and in electrical engineering from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czechia, in 2017. In 2023, he obtained the “Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches” (HDR) degree from the University of Rennes, France. He served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at imec/Ghent University, Belgium, until 2018, followed by a position of a Scientist at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, until 2020. He then joined the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) as a Senior Scientist (fr. chargé de recherche). Dr. Nikolayev’s research focuses on the theoretical foundations and engineering of wireless bioelectronics. Dr. Nikolayev’s work has been recognized with several awards, including the Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award from the Fondation Rennes. He is a laureate of the ERC Starting Grant (2024), the Eiffel Excellence Doctoral Fellowship and the recipient of the ANR–NRF PRCI Research Fellowship (2021), jointly awarded by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche, France, and the National Research Foundation, Singapore. Since 2022, Dr. Nikolayev has served as an appointment member of the Section 10 of the French National Committee for Scientific Research. 

Alessandra Paffi is a researcher and lecturer at the Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET), Sapienza University of Rome. She holds a Master’s degree with honors and a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from Sapienza, with more than 20 years of research and teaching experience. Her research activity explores electromagnetic field interactions with biological systems, including exposure systems design, electric and magnetic stimulation of the nervous system, microdosimetry, electroporation, and multiscale modeling. She has been involved in national and European research projects as PI or unit member. She taught courses on bioelectromagnetics, high frequency electromagnetic measurements, signal processing and electromagnetic compatibility of medical devices for more than 14 years. She has also been an invited lecturer at the International School of Bioelectromagnetics “Alessandro Chiabrera”, Ettore Majorana Center, Erice. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and regularly serves as a reviewer for major international journals and conferences and has been invited speaker and organizer at numerous scientific events.