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Prof. Enrico Motta has a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from The Open University in the UK, where he is currently a professor in Knowledge Technologies. In the course of his academic career he has authored over 300 refereed publications and his h-index is 58, an impact indicator that puts him among the top computer scientists in the world. His research focuses on largescale data integration and analysis to support decision making in complex scenarios. He currently leads the MK:Smart project, a £16M initiative which aims to tackle key barriers to economic growth in Milton Keynes through the deployment of innovative data-intensive solutions in a number of sectors. He is also currently working on a novel environment for exploring and making sense of scholarly data, Rexplore, which leverages innovative techniques in large-scale data mining, semantic technologies, and visual analytics. Prof. Motta is also Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies and over the years has advised strategic research boards and governments in several countries, including the UK, the U.S., The Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Finland, and Estonia.