Antonio Calò, PhD (Physics) MSc (Technology), is a university lecturer and senior researcher at the Water, Energy and Environmental Research Unit at the Faculty of Technology of the University of Oulu. His research and educational work are dedicated to smart and distributed energy systems, especially within the context of the northern environmental and climatic conditions. Taking full advantage of his multidisciplinary background, his current research interests focus on the role nuclear energy could play within a sustainable energy system, in relation to the potential socioeconomic and environmental impacts of the so-called fourth generation nuclear reactors (e.g. SMRs).