**About the Editors**

**Mariia Kozlova** is a passionate researcher with working experience in both academia and industry. She received her D.Sc. (Econ&BA) degree from LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland, in 2017. Simulation, decision-making, and investment analysis are fields of her research focus. Graduations with distinction, numerous lead-authored publications in respectable journals, continuous external funding acquisition, and high feedback ratings from her students attest to the quality of her work.

**Julian Scott Yeomans** has been a Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems at the Schulich School of Business, York University since 1993. He is the Director for both the Master of Business Analytics (MBAN) program and the Master of Artificial Intelligence (MMAI) program at Schulich. He holds degrees in management science/information systems, environmental engineering, and statistics. He generally teaches courses on VBA programming and spreadsheet-based decision support systems. He has published six books and over 125 peer-reviewed, academic journal articles on a wide range of topics. His current research focuses upon simulation-decomposition, simulation-optimization, machine learning, visual analytics, population-based metaheuristics, and modelling-to-generate-alternatives. Recent application areas have included environmental informatics, solid/hazardous waste management, empirical finance, and the optimal osmotic dehydration of fruits, vegetables, and fungi.
