**About the Editors**

#### **Fahimeh Farahnakian**

Fahimeh Farahnakian is currently an adjunct professor (docent) in the Algorithms and Computational Intelligence Research Lab, Department of Future Technologies, University of Turku, Finland. Her research interests include the theory and algorithms of machine learning, computer vision and data analysis methods, and their applications in various different fields. She has published +30 articles in journal and conference proceedings. She is a member of the IEEE and has also served on the program committees of numerous scientific conferences.

#### **Jukka Heikkonen**

Jukka Heikkonen is a full professor and head of the Algorithms and Computational Intelligence Research Lab, University of Turku, Finland. His research focuses on data analytics, machine learning, and autonomous systems. He has worked at top-level research laboratories and Centers of Excellence in Finland and international organizations (the European Commission and Japan) and has led many international and national research projects. He has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles. He has served as an organizing/program committee member in numerous conferences and has acted as a guest editor in five Special Issues of scientific journals.

#### **Pouya Jafarzadeh**

Pouya Jafarzadeh received an MS degree in Technological Competence Management from the University of Applied Silence, Turku, Finland. He is currently working toward a PhD degree in the Algorithms and Computational Intelligence Research Lab, University of Turku, Finland. His research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and data analysis. He is a frequent reviewer for research journals.
