Chiara Cimino completed her master's degree in Automation Engineering at Politecnico di Milano in 2018. In 2021 she obtained her PhD in Information Technology at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of the Politecnico di Milano, by presenting a thesis related to the modelling of hybrid systems for an efficient and more accurate simulation of manufacturing systems in the context of Cyber-Physical Systems, while fostering the integration of different interpretations of the Digital Twin concept. Her research is focused on the development of digital solutions to improve decision-making strategies to foster the sustainability of production systems. She took part in research activities in Regional and European-funded projects and is the author of 4 journal publications in the field of information technology for manufacturing (ORCID-ID: 0000-0003-0438-7559, Scopus ID: 57210824444). She has been a teaching assistant in “Fondamenti di Automatica” course since 2019.