Prof. Vincenzo Liberatore is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at Case Western Reserve University. He holds a Laurea degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rutgers University. His previous appointments include a visiting position at Bell Labs, a research associate position at the University of Maryland, College Park, and senior software engineer position at Tokutek. Prof. Liberatore has extensive publications in networking, theoretical computer science, and compilers. His current research interests are in the area of networked control systems and their applications to Internet robotics and to distributed simulations. Prof. Liberatore served on the program committees of the Workshop on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS), and the International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM).