Manuel Iori is an associate professor of Operations Research at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He has published more than 80 papers in international journals, including Operations Research, Mathematical Programming and Transportation Science. His research lies in the fields of combinatorial optimization and logistics, with a focus on exact and heuristic algorithms for traveling salesman, vehicle routing, bin packing, production and scheduling problems. He is member of the research centers CIRRELT, INdAM, AIRI and INTERMECH MORE. He collaborates with companies for the solutions of real-world optimization problems, by designing and developing solution methods and decision support systems.