Paulina Golinska-Dawson is a professor of Poznan University of Technology (PUT) and works at the Institute of Logistics (Poland). She holds DSc. (habilitation) in transport engineering. She conducts studies on: smart & sustainable supply chain, remanufacturing, and circular supply chain. She was an expert on the European Commission for the development of the Strategic Transport Research & Innovation Agenda (STRIA). At the University of Luxembourg, as a visiting scholar, she participated in projects related to sustainability. Currently at PUT, she coordinates the Scandere research project (Scaling up a circular economy business model by new design, leaner remanufacturing, and automated material recycling technologies), granted from the ERA-MIN3 programme.

She is an editor of the book series “EcoProdution- Environmental Issues in Logistics & Manufacturing” by Springer. She is the author and co-author of more than 120 papers published in journals, books, and conference proceedings.

Marek B. Zaremba is an Honorary Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Quebec (UQO), Canada. He received his Ph.D. in Control Systems from the Warsaw University of Technology, Poland. He was also a Visiting Professor at the Vienna University of Technology, Université de Nancy I, France, and a Visiting Scholar with the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing and the National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada.

His research has focused on hybrid systems integrating computational intelligence paradigms, real-time adaptive and learning systems, and pattern recognition in remote sensing applications. He has (co-)authored five books and over two hundred papers in scientific journals and conferences.

He has consulted and collaborated with numerous private and public organizations. His research was funded by government and private sector sources, including the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Canadian Foundation for Innovation, Ontario Hydro, Natural Resources Canada, Department of Industry and Science, and other.

Professor Zaremba has served in different capacities in about 60 international conferences, symposia, and workshops, chairing four conferences. He has served in different positions in IFAC, such as President of IFAC-Canada. a member of the Technical Board, and an IFAC Council Member. His activities have been recognized by the IFAC outstanding service award.