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Claudio Maccone is a distinguished Italian SETI astronomer, space scientist, and mathematician. Maccone’s groundbreaking work in the field of SETI, or the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, has not only earned him worldwide recognition but has also significantly advanced our understanding of the universe. In 2002, he was awarded the “Giordano Bruno Award” by the SETI League for his efforts to establish a radio observatory on the far side of the moon. He later served as the Chair of the IAA SETI Permanent Committee from 2012 to 2021, where he organized SETI conferences worldwide. Maccone has published 149 scientific and technical papers and authored five highly mathematical books. Maccone is a member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and an Associate of Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) in Italy. On September 2, 2001, NASA named the central main-belt binary asteroid 11264 Claudiomaccone in his honor. Since December 2021, Maccone, a respected leader in the field, has been serving as the Chair of the IAA Moon Farside Protection Permanent Committee alongside his Co-Chair, Prof. Jack O. Burns, from the University of Colorado at Boulder.