Marcin Paprzycki is an Associate Professor at the Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences. He holds an M.S. from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland, a Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and a Doctor of Science from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He is a senior member of the IEEE, a senior member of the ACM, a Senior Fulbright Lecturer, and an IEEE CS Distinguished Visitor. He has contributed to more than 450 publications and was invited to the program committees of over 500 international conferences. He serves on the editorial boards of 12 journals and one book series.