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Polinpapilinho F. Katina currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics and Engineering Systems at the University of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA). He has served in various capacities at the National Centers for System of Systems Engineering (Norfolk, Virginia, USA), Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia, USA), Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, Florida, USA), The University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, Alabama, USA), and Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York, USA). He holds a B.S. in Engineering Technology (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA), a M.Eng. in Systems Engineering (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA), and a Ph.D. in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA). He received additional training at the Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy) in the Energy Department in the Nuclear Division - Laboratory of Signal Analysis and Risk Analysis.

Dr. Katina focuses on teaching and research in the areas of Complex System Governance, Critical Infrastructure Systems, Decision Making and Analysis, Emerging Technologies (e.g., IoT), Energy Systems (Smart Grids), Engineering Management, Infranomics, Manufacturing Systems, Systems of Systems, Systems Engineering, Systems Pathology, Systems Theory, and Systems Thinking. He has demonstrable experience in leading large-scale research projects and has achieved many established research outcomes, including publications in influential journals, conferences, and books. To his credit, he has more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters. He has also co-authored five (5) books and has published in over 15 different peer-reviewed journals with high impact and visibility.

Adrian V. Gheorghe currently serves as a Professor of Engineering