Mario Molinara received an MSc degree in Computer Science from the University of Sannio in 1999 and a Ph.D. Degree in “Computer Science and Telecommunication” from the University of Salerno in 2003. In 2004 hr joined the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering (DIEI), where is now an Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio. He has authored over a hundred research papers in International Journals and Conference Proceedings. He has been guest editor of special issues on "Pattern Recognition for Cultural Heritage" and on "Smart Distributed Sensors" hosted in Pattern Recognition Letters. He is guest editor of a special issue on "Pattern Recognition Systems for Cultural Heritage" hosted in Journal of Imaging (MDPI). He is a member of the editorial board of the "Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing” (Springer Verlag), and a member of the Topical Advisory Panel of the Journal of Imaging (MDPI). He has been chair of PatReCH "Pattern Recognition for Cultural Heritage” International Workshops held in conjunction with ICIAP 2019 (1st), with ICPR 2020 (2nd) and ICPR 2022 (3rd). He serve as a reviewer for several conferences and indexed journals such as Pattern Recognition (Elsevier), Expert Systems With Application (Elsevier), Pattern Recognition Letters (Elsevier), Measurements (Elsevier), Journal of Imaging (MDPI), Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (IEEE), Access (IEEE), Computers in Biology and Medicine (IEEE), Ambient Intelligence for Humanized Computing (Springer), Transactions on Industrial Informatics (IEEE), Energies (MDPI), etc. He is a member of the International Association of Pattern Recognition (IAPR) and of the IEEE. His current research interests include image analysis and interpretation, classification techniques, neural networks, biomedical imaging, optical character recognition, map and document processing, smart sensors, IoT, Artificial Intelligence on the Edge, and Artificial Intelligence for Cultural Heritage.