Dr Pasquale Franciosa is Associate Professor and Head of Laser Beam Welding Applications Lab at WMG, the University of Warwick. Published 90+ papers (H-Index 20) and 3 patents, received five best-paper awards and one industrial award. He is regular reviewer of major international journals in smart manufacturing systems, engineering design and optimisation, sensors and laser material processing. Member of the editorial board of the ASTM Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Journal. PI/co-I for several funded projects (both industry, UKRI and EU), which created trust and reputation in solutions for laser beam welding. He is currently focusing on integrating Industry 4.0 tools and robotics technology for autonomous laser beam welding with the ultimate goal of accelerating large-scale EV manufacturing.