Pasquale Franciosa received the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, in 2010. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the University of Warwick, Coventry, U.K., and the Head of the Laser Welding Applications Laboratory, Warwick Manufacturing Group, the University of Warwick. He has been a Principal Investigator (PI) and a Co-Investigator (Co-I) on several funded projects with a total income to the University of Warwick of circa £2.8M ($3.9), since 2015. He has authored or coauthored more than 80 articles. His research interests include smart manufacturing, process monitoring, closed-loop control, applications of machine learning/artificial intelligence, and multidisciplinary optimization, with specific attention on assembly systems and laser processes. He was a recipient of four best paper awards. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the ASTM Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems journal.