Alexander S. Poznyak graduated from Moscow Physical Technical Institute, Russia, in 1970 and earned his PhD and Doctor Degrees from the Institute of Control Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1978 and 1989. From 1973 to 1993, he was a researcher at the institute before becoming a full professor at Instituto Politécnico Nacional in Mexico. He served as head of the Automatic Control Department for eight years and directed 43 PhD theses. Poznyak has published over 280 papers and 14 books. He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and Applications. He serves as Associate Editor for several journals, including the Oxford-IMA Journal on Mathematical Control and Information. He has been involved in various editorial and evaluation committees.