Biographical note

Dr Xiros obtained his PhD in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, in 2001. Between 2007-2010 2010-2011 he worked at Florida Atlantic University, USA, in SeaTech Institute and in the Ocean & Mechanical Engineering Departments respectively. From 2010-2011 he was at Virginia Tech University, USA, in the Aerospace & Ocean Engineering Department. Dr Xiros s research interests include marine engineering, ocean engineering, marine electronics and electrical systems. Dr Guccione achieved his Ph.D in Mathematics from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1977. During his tenure at the University of New Orleans he has worked on the Impact Acceleration Program, Naval Biodynamics Laboratory, as an Impact Data Test Assessor in the National Biodynamics Laboratory, and as Education Coordinator and Research Contract Technical Monitor in the National Center for Advanced Manufacturing. He has contributed to a number of journals and conference papers on biomedical engineering topics.