**About the Editor**

**Davide Astiaso Garcia** is Assistant Professor of Thermal Sciences, Energy Technology, and Building Physics at Sapienza University of Rome. His full operating skills include renewable energies, smart energy systems, energy efficiency in buildings, environmental impact assessments, pollution risk management, and indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring and mitigation measures. He has participated in more than 10 European (Horizon 20202, Interreg Med, ENPI CBC Med, Erasmus+) and national research projects in the field of renewable energies and smart energy systems. He is contracted by the European Commission Research Executive Agency (REA) as an expert for the evaluation of the project proposal under H2020 calls "FET OPEN (Future Emerging Technologies)". He is author of more than 70 scientific publications mainly concerning energy themes (h-index 21 in Scopus database).
