A CERN physicist who played a leading role in the development of heavy-ion physics; one of the hottest topics in physics related to the understanding of strong interactions and the evolution of matter after the Big Bang. Following his long career in fixed-targer experiments both in Europe and in the US, Emanuele had been elected as the first Chairperson of the ALICE Experiment at the LHC on 20.04.94.  He has a long standing commitment and many valuable contributions to the community of superlativistic heavy-ion physics combining an in-depth theoretical and experimental understanding of the field.