Adrian V. Gheorghe is a professor and the Batten Endowed Chair on System of Systems Engineering in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia, USA). Prof. Dr. Gheorghe holds MSc in Electrical Engineering (Bucharest Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest, Romania), PhD in Systems Science/Systems Engineering (City University, London, UK), MBA from the Academy of Economic Studies (Bucharest, Romania), and MSc Engineering Economics (Bucharest Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest, Romania).

Dr. Gheorghe is a senior scientist with the European Institute for Risk and Communication Management (Bucharest, Romania) and Vice President World Security Forum (Langenthal, Switzerland). He has worked with different organizations, including Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio), Beijing Normal University (Beijing, China), International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna, Austria), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Laxenburg, Austria), Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (Ispra, Italy), Riso National Laboratory (Roskilde, Denmark), Stanford University (Stanford, California), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Zürich, Switzerland), and United Nations University (Tokyo, Japan).

His profile includes nearly 400 scholarly outputs of peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, book chapters, and technical reports. He has published several books, including: Blockchain-Enabled Resilience: An Integrated Approach for Disaster Supply Chain and Logistics Management (CRC Press, 2023), Critical Infrastructures at Risk: Securing the European Electric Power System (Springer International Publishing, 2006), Critical Infrastructures: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in Transportation of Dangerous Goods — Transportation by Road and Rail (Springer International Publishing, 2016), Critical Space Infrastructures: Risk, Resilience, and Complexity (Springer International Publishing, 2019), Emergency Planning Knowledge (VdF Verlag, 1996), and Integrated Risk and Vulnerability Management Assisted by Decision Support Systems: Relevance and Impact on Governance (Springer International Publishing, 2005).

Dr. Gheorghe is an editor of several journals, including the International Journal of Critical Infrastructures and the International Journal of System of Systems Engineering. He is a reviewer for several journals, including the International Journal of Technology Management. He has served as a guest editor for several journals, including the International Journal of Environment and Pollution, the International Journal of Global Energy Issues, and the International Journal of Technology Management.

Polinpapilinho F. Katina is an assistant professor in the Department of Informatics and Engineering Systems at the University of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA). He has served in various capacities in industry and academia, including the National Centers for System of Systems Engineering (Norfolk, Virginia, USA), Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia, USA), Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy), Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York, USA), and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, Alabama, USA).

Dr. Katina holds BSc in Engineering Technology, MEng in Systems Engineering, and PhD in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA). He received additional training at the Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy).

He focuses on teaching and research in the areas of Complex System Governance, Critical Infrastructure Systems, Decision Making and Analysis, Emerging Technologies (e.g. IoT), Energy Systems (Smart Grids), Engineering Management, Infranomics, Manufacturing Systems, System of Systems, Systems Engineering, Systems Pathology, Systems Theory, and Systems Thinking. He has experience leading large-scale research projects and has achieved many established research outcomes.

His profile includes nearly 200 scholarly outputs of peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, book chapters, and technical reports. He has also co-authored several books, including: Blockchain-Enabled Resilience: An Integrated Approach for Disaster Supply Chain and Logistics Management (CRC Press, 2023), Complex System Governance: Theory and Practice (Springer Nature, 2022), Critical Infrastructures, Key Resources and Key Assets (Springer International Publishing, 2018), Critical Infrastructures: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in Transportation of Dangerous Goods: Transportation by Road and Rail (Springer International Publishing, 2016), Critical Space Infrastructures: Risk, Resilience, and Complexity (Springer International Publishing, 2019), and Infranomics: Sustainability, Engineering Design, and Governance (Springer International Publishing, 2014). Dr. Katina is a reviewer for several journals and serves on the editorial board for MDPI. He is an editor for John Wiley & Sons/Hindawi and Inderscience. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM). He is a recipient of several awards, including Excellence in Teaching and Advising (University of South Carolina Upstate), top 1% for the 2018 Publons Global Peer Review Awards, and 2020 IAA Social Sciences Book Award (IAA: International Academy of Astronautics).