Duc Truong Pham (IET Fellow) holds the Chance Chair of Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK. His research is in the areas of intelligent systems, robotics, autonomous systems and advanced manufacturing and remanufacturing technology. He has published over 700 technical papers and books and has graduated more than 100 PhD students. He has received numerous prestigious awards, among which are an OBE for his outstanding services to engineering, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Automation Congress, and a Distinguished International Academic Contribution Award from the IEEE.

Nikola Kasabov (IEEE Life Fellow) is a Professor Emeritus at the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. He is Past President of the Asia Pacific Neural Network Society (APNNS) and the International Neural Network Society (INNS). His main research interests are in the areas of neural networks, intelligent information systems, soft computing, neuroinformatics, and spiking neural networks. He has published more than 750 publications, highly cited internationally. He has extensive academic experience at various academic and research organisations in Europe and Asia.

Lei Yang (IEEE Senior Member) is a Research Fellow at the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University. He has been consecutively listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists Annual Science Influence Ranking in 2024 and 2025. He is engaged in research related to robot vision perception and intelligent detection. He has published more than 50 high-quality SCI-indexed papers as first or corresponding author in top-tier journals such as IEEE TITS, IEEE TIM and IEEE TMRB, among which 2 are ESI Highly Cited Papers. In addition, he has led national and provincial-level projects.

Zeashan Hameed Khan (IEEE Senior member) recently served as a senior researcher at IRC-IMR, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. He is a leading expert in robotics, AI, and advanced manufacturing systems, with a strong focus on the diagnosis and fault-tolerant control, AI-driven decision making, and additive manufacturing. His work consistently bridges academic knowledge with practical applications in smart manufacturing and autonomous systems. He has published more than 70 journal and conference papers. He serves as an editorial member for several leading journals.