Carlo E.D. Riboldi obtained a PhD in Aerospace Engineering in 2012 at Politecnico di Milano, where he is currently faculty member at the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology. Since then, he has been lecturing in undergraduate and graduate courses on flight dynamics and aircraft design. His recent research activities include design methodologies for aircraft featuring novel propulsion systems, accurate dynamic simulation and practical automatic flight control design for diverse flying craft (including missiles and airships). He has authored and co-authored around 100 journal and conference papers in his research fields, as well as an introductory book on aircraft dynamics. A lifelong aviation enthusiast, with a special interest for the history of aeronautics, He holds a pilot’s license since 2013, and he currently flies in the general aviation category.