Gabriele Ferri received the the Laurea degree (M.S.) in Computer Engineering (with Honors) from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 2003. and a Ph.D. degree in Biorobotics from Scuola Superiore S. Anna, Pisa, in 2008. Since 2013, he has been a research scientist at the NATO STO-Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE). His research activities involve mainly robot cooperative autonomy and AI strategies for complex hybrid marine robotic networks in communication limited environment and related fields, such as underwater navigation and communication. His research activity on robotics is witnessed by over 80 publications in refereed conferences and journals.