Matteo Gherardi received the master’s degree in energy and nuclear engineering and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Alma Mater Studiorum–Universitá di Bologna (UniBO), Bologna, Italy, in 2009 and 2013, respectively. He currently is a Senior Assistant Professor with the Department of Industrial Engineering, UniBO. His scientific activity is focused on the development of innovative plasma technologies and their applications in industrially and socially relevant fields. He has authored 52 articles in peer-reviewed international journals (h-index, Scopus: 12) and delivered 30 oral presentations at international conferences (among which 8 are plenary/keynote/invited lectures). His current research interests include agricultural and medical applications of plasmas and material processing. Dr. Gherardi was a recipient of the Early Career Plasma Medicine Award from the International Society on Plasma Medicine in 2018 and the Early Career Presentation Awards at the 5th International Conference on Plasma Medicine in 2014.