On September 23, 2022, Renato has successfully defended his PhD thesis, “Contributions to Open Multi-Agent Systems: Consensus, Optimization and Epidemics“, which he prepared under the advice of Elena Panteley (CNRS Saclay) and of Paolo Frasca. His thesis has been supported by the HANDY ANR projet. Renato is now moving to Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium, for a postdoctoral position. Congratulations Renato!!!