Riccardo Ferrando is Professor of Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Genoa, Italy. His research interests include: Theory of stochastic processes. Theory of diffusion in periodic systems. Simulation of surface diffusion and crystal growth. Modelling of metal nanoparticles and nanoalloys. Modelling of aggregation processes in colloidal suspensions. He is author of more than 200 publications in peer reviewed journals.