Hamid Reza Karimi is Professor of Applied Mechanics with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano,Milan, Italy. Karimi’s original research achievements are within the topic of control systems and intelligence health monitoring systems with applications to vehicles, robotics and mechatronics. Prof. Karimi is an ordinary Member of Academia Europa, Honorary Academic Member of National Academy of Sciences of Bolivia, Distinguished Fellow of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV), Fellow of The International Society for Condition Monitoring, Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association, Member of Agder Academy of Science and Letters and a member of the board of Directors of The International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration.