Polinpapilinho F. Katina is an Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics and Engineering Systems at the University of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA). He has served in various capacities at the National Centers for System of Systems Engineering (Norfolk, Virginia, USA), Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia, USA), Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, Florida, USA), The University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, Alabama, USA), and Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York, USA).

Dr. Katina holds a B.S. in Engineering Technology (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA), an M.Eng. in Systems Engineering (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA), and a Ph.D. in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA). He received additional training at the Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy) in the Department of Energy: Nuclear Division/Laboratory of Signal Analysis and Risk Analysis.

He focuses on teaching and research in the areas of Complex System Governance, Critical Infrastructure Systems, Decision Making and Analysis, Emerging Technologies (e.g., IoT), Energy Systems (Smart Grids), Engineering Management, Infranomics, Manufacturing Systems, System of Systems, Systems Engineering, Systems Pathology, and Systems Theory/Systems Thinking. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Senior Member of Epsilon Mu Eta (Engineering Management Honor Society) of the American Society for Engineering Management. His profile includes more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters. He has also co-authored more than 11 books.

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