Gilberto Francisco Martha de Souza is an associate professor at the Department of Mechatronics and Mechanical Systems, Escola Politécnica – University of São Paulo, Brazil. He is also the leader of the Reliability and Risk Analysis Laboratory, and has led a number of research projects aiming at defining risk-based maintenance planning of complex systems to improve system reliability and availability such as power plants (hydro and thermal), topside oil rigs equipment and mechanical equipment. He is currently associate editor of the journal ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering.