**About the Editors**

#### **Idiano D'Adamo**

Idiano D'Adamo is an Associate Professor of Management Engineering at the Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering of Sapienza University of Rome, where he teaches Business Management, Economics of Technology and Management and Economics and Management of Energy Sources and Services. Idiano was among the world's top 2% scientists for three consecutive years.

He received his Master of Science in Management Engineering in 2008 and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Information Engineering in 2012, both from the University of L'Aquila. He has worked at the University of Sheffield, the National Research Council of Italy, Politecnico di Milano, University of L'Aquila and Unitelma Sapienza—University of Rome. In August 2015, he obtained the Elsevier Atlas Award with a work published in *Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews*. He collaborates continuously with several journals in a variety of roles: Editor in Chief (*Sustainability*), Subject Editor (*Sustainable Production and Consumption*), Associate Editor (*Environment, Development and Sustainability*, *Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management*, *Frontiers in Sustainability*), Editorial Board Member (e.g., *Scientific Reports*, *Sustainable Operations and Computers*), and is a reviewer for about 100 journals indexed in Scopus.

During his academic career, Idiano D'Adamo has published 130 papers in the Scopus database, reaching an H-index of 43. He has participated in scientific research projects (PRIN2022 "Protecting the Environment: Advances in Circular Economy (PEACE)", PNRR-PE "Made-in-Italy circolare e sostenibile", Horizon 2020 "Star ProBio", Life "Force of the Future"), has collaborated with relevant national institutes (MATTM, CNBBSV, SVIMEZ) and has written for major national newspapers (Formiche, il Messaggero). His current research interests are bioeconomy, circular economy, green energy, sustainability and waste management.

#### **Massimo Gastaldi**

Massimo Gastaldi is now Full Professor in Managerial Engineering at the University of L'Aquila, Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics where he teaches Industrial Economics and Analysis of Financial Systems. Since 1993, he has worked for the National Research Council (C.N.R.) and at University of Rome "Tor Vergata". He was visiting Professor at the California State University, San Marcos, USA, and at Colorado University, Builder, USA. He is a responsible manager of private and public research projects. He was editor in chief of the *International Journal of Management and Network Economics*. He collaborates with several journals as Guest Editor (*Global Journal of Flexible System Management*, *Frontier in Sustainability and Sustainability*) and as a reviewer for several journals indexed in Scopus. Current research issues: cleaner production, sustainability, and circular economy. He is author of 121 papers published on refereed books, journals, and conference proceedings in the Scopus database with 2700 citations (H-index 32).
