Special Issue "Women in Smart Industrial System"

Prof. Dr. Antonella Petrillo

Editorial Board Member of Applied Sciences

Department of Engineering, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy

Editorial Board Member of Applied Sciences

Guest Editor of the Special Issue " Women in Smart Industrial System"

Introduction: Antonella Petrillo received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cassino. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision analysis, sustainability, digitalization, smart manufacturing and supply chain management.

Contribution: Prof. Petrillo has published more than 176 peer-reviewed journal/conference papers within the above-mentioned topics, and several books as an editor and/or co-editor. She also serves as an international reviewer for over 50 international journals and she is a member of scientific committees for PhD programs, international conferences and proposal evaluations.

Do you want to say something to celebrate 23^rd June—International Women in Engineering Day?

We are living in an epochal historical period, imaginable (perhaps), predictable (perhaps), but that we never imagined could really happen. This period will be remembered as the time of a world pandemic in a globalized world, the likes of which have never been seen before. A Black Swan. We have no idea what work will look like in 2050. However, we are certain that we are experiencing an epochal period that will change our ways of working as well as our ways of living. We do know that we are living in a period in which revolutions in biotechnology and information technology are putting humanity in the face of difficult trials, perhaps the most difficult trails that it has ever encountered. We are witnessing an epochal paradigm shift in the interaction between “man” and “machine”. The pandemic is proving to be a catalyst for digitization processes. If talent used to be everywhere but opportunities were concentrated in a few places in the world, now talents themselves can create opportunities everywhere. In a future of work where the physical-biological and digital levels will be in symbiosis, the problem will not be a gender issue. Only cooperation and collaboration between motivated minds with a clear goal will be able to overcome the global challenges of the near future. Women, like men, must have this awareness by promoting the empowerment of mankind. We are first women, first men, and then engineers. Science has no gender.

Special Issue "Women in Building Materials"

1. Prof. Dr. Carmen Martínez-García

Department of Chemical, Environmental and Material Engineering, High Polytechnic School of Linares, University of Jaen, Jaén, Spain

Guest Editor of the Special Issue " Women in Building Materials"

Introduction: Since 2015, Prof. Dr. Carmen Martínez-García  has been the Managing Director of the Academic Organization of the University of Jaén. She was previously the Subdirector of Quality and Attention to Disability of the Superior Polytechnic School of Linares of the University of Jaén (2012-2015). Since 2004, Prof. Dr. Carmen Martínez-García  has belonged to the Materials Engineering and Mining Research Group. The lines of research that Prof. Dr. Carmen Martínez-García has worked on are: Materials Engineering, Advanced Materials, Construction Materials and Waste Recovery. Prof. Dr. Carmen Martínez-García’s research work is mainly focused on the line of waste recovery in clay products and the circular economy.

Contribution: Prof. Dr. Carmen Martínez-García has more than 80 contributions to national and international congresses in the area of materials and environment, and 31 articles in international journals indexed in JCR.

2. Prof. Dr. María Teresa Cotes-Palomino

Department of Chemical, Environmental and Material Engineering, High Polytechnic School of Linares, University of Jaen, Jaén, Spain

Guest Editor of the Special Issue " Women in Building Materials"

Introduction: Since 2009, Prof. Dr. María Teresa Cotes-Palomino has been a part of the Materials Engineering and Mining Research Group. The lines of research that Prof. Dr. María Teresa Cotes-Palomino has worked on are: Materials Engineering, Advanced Materials, Construction Materials and Waste Recovery.

Contribution: Prof. Dr. María Teresa Cotes-Palomino has made 54 contributions to national and international congresses in the area of materials and environment, and 10 articles in international journals indexed in JCR.

Do you want to say something to celebrate 23^rd June—International Women in Engineering Day?

It is a very important day to raise awareness and highlight the role of women in a sector traditionally dominated by men. It is essential to make the sector and society aware of the value of women's work and research in engineering and, at the same time, to encourage vocations among young female students, so that they see engineering as their future professional career.