**About the Editors**

**Fabio Caraffini** (Ph.D.) received his B.Sc. degree in Electronics Engineering and M.Sc. degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Perugia (Italy) in 2008 and 2011, respectively. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, awarded in 2014 by De Montfort University (Leicester, UK), and a Ph.D. degree in Computing and Mathematical Sciences awarded in 2016 by University of Jyvaskyl ¨ a (Finland). Currently, Dr Caraffini is Associate Professor—Research & Innovation at ¨ De Montfort University (Leicester, UK) within the School of Computer Science and Informatics and the research Institute of Artificial Intelligence. His research interests include theoretical and applied computational intelligence with a strong emphasis on metaheuristics for optimisation.

**Valentino Santucci** (Ph.D.) is Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at the University for Foreigners of Perugia, Department of Humanities and Social Science. In 2012, he received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Perugia. His main research interests involve the broad areas of Artificial Intelligence and Computational Intelligence. In particular, in the field of Evolutionary Computation, his research focuses on algebraic frameworks for studying combinatorial search spaces and the dynamics of evolutionary algorithms. Other areas of interests include Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning applications to both e-learning and sustainability-related problems. He authored over forty scientific publications, organized special sessions and workshops in international conferences, and served as a guest editor for special issues in top journals.

**Alfredo Milani** is Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Perugia, Italy. He received the title of Doctor in Information Science from University of Pisa, Italy. His research interests include several areas of Artificial Intelligence with a focus on evolutionary algorithms and applications to planning, user interfaces, e-learning, and web-based adaptive systems. He is the author of numerous international journal papers and chair of international conferences and workshops. He is the scientific leader of the KitLab research lab at the University of Perugia.
