Rita Cucchiara is currently full professor of “Computer Engineering and Science” (ING-INF/05 «Sistemi di Elaborazionedell’Informazione») with the Dipartimento di Ingegneria “Enzo Ferrari” (DIEF) at the UNIMORE, Università di Modena. She is Director of the Interdipartimental Center of Research in Ict for Enterprise Softech-ICT of the modena Technopole in the Emilia Romagna Hhigh Technology Network .