Michael J Brennan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidade Estadual Paulista, BrazilMichael Brennan has extensive experience in teaching, research and consulting in the area of vibrations and signal processing. He was a Professor at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research at Southampton University until September 2010, when he moved to the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). He has taught vibrations and signal processing at undergraduate and post-graduate levels, and has supervised about 30 Doctoral students and about 20 MSc students to successful completion. He has authored or co-authored approx. 140 journal papers and approx. 150 conference papers.