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**Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt** is a lecturer at the Technical University of Catalonia, Spain, where he teaches courses related to electrical engineering, automation and mechatronics. He also performs research with the CITCEA-UPC group in actuator design principles, modeling, drive and control of piezoelectric actuators and electrical machines, and wind turbine control. He was formerly a researcher for DLR, German Aerospace Center and an electrical and control engineer with Engitrol. **Lucio Flavio Campanile** is leader of the Smart Materials and Systems Group of the Mechanics for Modeling and Simulation Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa). Prevously he was a research for University of Rome "La Sapienza" and DLR, German Aerospace Center. He has been a member of the International Organising Committee of the International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST) since 2002.