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Ph.D., Claudia had the chance to cooperate to several European calls in the framework of Horizon 2020 program, and she was actively involved in education, being co-supervisor of engineering doctors' master thesis at University of Perugia, and in undertaking research and experimental activities. Claudia has published more than 20 papers in international (ISI) journals and several conference papers. She is a reviewer for Building and Environment, Cement and Concrete Composites, Solar Energy, Energy, Applied Energy, Journal of Energy Storage, and Energy and Buildings journal. Claudia currently holds a Post-Doc Research Fellowship, under the frame of the SWS HEATING European project for the Development and Validation of an Innovative Solar Compact Selective-Water-Sorbent Based Heating System.

Hasim Altan, Professor of Sustainable Design and Architectural Engineering in the Faculty of Design, and Director of Research Centre at Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design (ARUCAD) in Kyrenia, Cyprus. He is a Chartered Architect (RIBA) and a Chartered Engineer (CIBSE) with over 20 years of academic and practice experience in the field of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) in the Built Environment in UK, Europe, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions. Prof. Dr. Altan sits on a number of editorial boards and reviews project proposals for the European Commission, UK Research Councils, and Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) by Qatar Foundation. Since 2004, he has, singly or jointly, secured and directed 32 research grants worth over £21 million. He is a founding member of the International Network on Zero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH), which has so far organised eight international conferences, several design workshops, and numerous technical visits. As well as having supervised 17 successful PhD students, Prof. Dr. Altan has published over 250-refereed journal and conference papers in related fields.

Mourad Amer is an architect, planner, and real estate developer. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Urban Planning and Environmental Design from Alexandria University, Egypt. He gained experience in scientific publishing as an author and guest editor in several reputable journals. In 2008, he founded IEREK, an institution which aims to promote the exchange of knowledge, research, and culture between countries and across the globe. IEREK's activities include internationally organizing conferences, workshops and study abroad programs in wide range of fields and disciplines as well as publishing through close partnerships with world renowned publishers. It 2017, IEREK in collaboration with Springer has launched a book series on Advances in Sciences, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) with the aim of publishing a series of edited volumes and conference proceedings on emerging scientific topics which promote sustainable development.