New industry 4.0 advances in Industrial IoT and visual computing for manufacturing processes

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About the Special Issue Editors Luis Norberto López de Lacalle is a full professor at the University of Basque Country, teaching Machine Dynamics, Manufacturing Systems, and Machine-Tools. He is the founder and manager of the CFAA (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre) and responsible for leading international and national projects. His topics of interest include the following, among others: traditional and non-traditional machining processes, process reliability, fault diagnosis, sustainability and efficiency in manufacturing, vibrations, etc. He is also the leader of the High-Performance Manufacturing Group at the University of the Basque country and works for different national agencies as a project manager and reviewer. He is the author of a number of publications in high impact journals (more than 160) and international conferences. Jorge Posada is the Scientific and Associate Director of Vicomtech Foundation since 2001, an internationally recognized applied research center in visual computing and artificial intelligence for industry and society (+170 people, +60 Ph.D.), and a member of the BRTA (Basque Research and Technology Alliance). He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Computer Science from the Technische Universitat Darmstadt (Germany), and an Executive MBA from IE Business School. He is also ¨ president of the Board of GraphicsVision.ai, a network of applied research centers with similar scientific interests. His research lines include visual computing, digital manufacturing, industry 4.0, knowledge engineering, and other related fields. He is the author of over 90 scientific publications, and is a scientific advisor and keynote speaker of industry 4.0 subjects for several industrial and government organizations. Jorge Posada is a member of IEEE, ACM (Recognition of Service Award), and Eurographics. He has been the Chair of prestigious conferences such as the ACM Web3D and Knowledge Engineering Society KES. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (Springer), Multimedia Tool and Applications (Springer), Sensors (MDPI), where he also serves as a topic editor, and the Applied Sciences Journal (MDPI) in the Applied Industrial Technologies Section.