**About the Editor**

**Flaviana Calignano** is an assistant professor at the Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP) of the Politecnico di Torino (Italy). She obtained her Ph.D. in Industrial Production Systems Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino (Italy) in 2008. From 2005 to 2011, she worked on virtual reality in the study of facial morphology, WEB-based interactive 3D models for design and training, virtual machines for the simulation of machining, and reverse engineering. From 2012, herresearch activity has been focused on designing complex parts to be fabricated through additive manufacturing (AM), on the optimization of the process parameters, and on the study and definition of design rules for AM. She is the author and/or co-author of 5 book chapters, 1 patent, 1 monograph, more than 100 publications in national and international journals, and more than 40 communications to national and international scientific conferences.
