Professor BUI Van Ga, General Editor of the Journal Science and Technology-the University of Danang (JST-UD); Professor; Doctor of Science (1994), Doctor of the École Centrale de Lyon (1989), Engineer in Mechanics of Danang University of Science and Technology (1980).
He was Vice Minister, Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, responsible for Higher Education, Science-Technology and International Relations (2010-2018).
Before being Vice Minister, he was President of the University of Danang (2005-2010), Rector of Danang University of Science and Technology (2004-2005), Director of the Danang University Institute of Technology (2000-2004), Director of the Research Center for Environmental Protection of the University of Danang.
He was visiting professor at IUT1, Joseph Fourier University, IUT of Anger, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (France).
He is a Member of different International and National Societies: the Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) Vietnam, Society of Mechanics Vietnam, Member of the Board of Directors of French Speaking University in ASEAN…
He has been research team leader of several projects funded by international organizations such as AUF (French Speaking Universities), CIDA (Canadian Agent for International Development)…
He was distinguished by “Prix ​​Scientifique de la Francophonie” 2003; First Prize for Scientific Research of the City of Danang 2003; Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Nantes.
He is the author of 11 patents, more than 250 publications, 10 books; director of 23 PhD thesis.
His research is in the field of Fluid Mechanics, Combustion, Pollution, Renewable Energies, Renewable fuels, Hybrid renewable power generation system...

Juan M. Corchado was born in Salamanca, Spain, in 1971. He received the Ph.D. degree in computer sciences from the University of Salamanca and the Ph.D. degree in artificial intelligence from the University of the West of Scotland. He was the Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer from 2013 to 2017, and the Director of the Science Park, University of Salamanca, where he was also the Director of the Doctoral School until 2017. He has been elected twice as the Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Salamanca. He has been a Visiting Professor with the Osaka Institute of Technology since 2015, and a Visiting Professor with University Teknologi Malaysia since 2017. He is the Director of the Bioinformatics, Intelligent Systems, and Educational Technology Research Group, which he created, in 2000. He is the President of the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Spanish Chapter and the Academic Director of the Institute of Digital Art and Animation, University of Salamanca, where he is currently a Full Professor. He also oversees the master’s programs in digital animation, security, mobile technology, community management, and management for TIC Enterprises with the University of Salamanca. He is a member of the Advisory Group on Online Terrorist Propaganda of the European Counter Terrorism Centre (EUROPOL). He is also an Editor and the Editor-in-Chief of specialized journals, such as the Advances in Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence Journal, the International Journal of Digital Contents and Applications, and the Oriental Journal of Computer Science and Technology.

Xuan-Kien Dang was born in Hai Phong city, Vietnam. He received Ph.D. degree in Control Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in June 2012. He is serving as the Head of Science and International Cooperation Department, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, Vietnam. He has been awarded the Best Paper Award in the 4th Conference of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport (2018), the President Prize for Award Winner of The Excellent Paper of The 17th Asia Maritime & Fisheries Universities Forum (2018), and Doctoral Scholarship - Huazhong Univ. of Science & Tech., China, 2008-2012. His current research interests focus on Artificial Intelligent Transportation, Control Theory, Automation, Maritime Technology, Underwater Vehicles, Optimal and Robust Control, and Networked Control System.