Andrea Deaconescu is a full professor at Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. She obtained her PhD in Industrial Engineering at Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania in 2005 and an MA in Information Science at the University of Central England, Birmingham, UK. Her main fields of competence are Robust Design of Manufacturing Systems and Pneumatic Drives. She is the author of nine books and over 150 scientific papers. Prof. Andrea Deaconescu is a member of a series of professional and scientific associations and acted as visiting professor at Bremen University, Germany, ENSAM Cluny, France, and the University of Southern Denmark, Odense.

Tudor Deaconescu is a full professor at Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. He obtained his PhD in Industrial Engineering at Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania in 1997. From 2024, Prof. Tudor Deaconescu is the Dean of the Technological Engineering and Industrial Management Faculty of Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania. His main fields of competence are Quality Ensurance and Fluidic Actuations. He is the author of 13 books and over 200 scientifc articles. Prof. Tudor Deaconescu is a member of a series of professional and scientific associations and is the director of the Festo National Research and Training Centre in Fluidic Drives and Automation in Brasov, Romania.