Remo Pareschi, PhD, obtained his doctorate in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh. He is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Molise and held research and management positions at the European Computer-Industry Research Centre, Xerox Corporation, and Telecom Italia. He has co-founded several innovative start-ups and university spinoffs dedicated to machine learning and blockchain technology. As a principal investigator in European-funded research projects, his current research interests include the foundations and applications of distributed computing and integrated human and artificial intelligence solutions. Dr. Pareschi combines a prolific output of scientific publications with the management of funded research projects. He is keenly interested in IT and artificial intelligence's cognitive and socio-economic implications. He is the author of "Artificial Intelligence: Journey among the Thinking Machines that Will Change Our Future" (Hachette, 2019) and editor of "Information Technology for Knowledge Management" (Springer, 1998).