**About the Editor**

#### **Alessandro Fantoni**

Alessandro Fantoni was born in Rome, Italy, in 1966. He received a university degree in applied mathematics from the University of Camerino, Italy (1992), and a PhD in Material Engineering/Micro and Optoelectronics from the New University of Lisbon, Portugal (1999). Presently he is a Coordinator Professor at the Electronics, Telecommunications and Computer Department of the Engineering Institute of Lisbon (ISEL-ADEETC) and he is a member of the UNINOVA-CTS research centre (Centre of Technology and Systems), Caparica (Portugal). He currently teaches Electronics and Optoelectronics courses at both bachelor and master levels. His research interests are related to simulation and characterization of sensors and optoelectronic thin film devices.
