Manuel Iori is a Full Professor in Operations Research at the Department of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE). His research activity concerns the study and development of mathematical models and algorithms for combinatorial optimization, with a focus on logistics, production and scheduling. He collaborates with several companies for the optimization of real-world problems, by also designing decision support systems. Manuel is currently a member of CIRRELT – Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur les Reseaux d’Entreprise, la Logistique et le Transport (Canada), AIRI – Artificial Intelligence Research and Innovation Center (Italy), and AIRO –Italian Association of Operations Research. He is an author of more than 100 papers in international journals and volumes.