Professor Paolo Pennacchi leads the "Rotordynamics and Diagnostics" research group at Politecnico di Milano. Over the years, he has served as the principal investigator for numerous projects funded by both industry and public organizations, at national and international levels. From 2011 to 2017, he chaired the IFToMM Technical Committee on Rotor Dynamics, and from 2014 to 2021, he was the President of the Italian Society of Tribology. Currently, he serves as the President of the Italian Scientific Society of Applied Mechanics (since 2022). In addition to his leadership roles, Professor Pennacchi is the Senior Editor of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing and an Associate Editor for various other international journals. His research is particularly focused on diagnostics and prognostics for mechanical systems.