Prof. Dr. Zbigniew Banaszak is a full professor at Koszalin University of Technology. Since 1979, he has participated in over 40 research projects as project manager, co-manager, or researcher across institutions, including Wrocław University of Technology, University of Zielona Góra, Kuwait University, Université du Québec, Warsaw University of Technology, and the Polish Academy of Sciences. He has held visiting positions at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Edinburgh Management School, and Kuwait University. He serves on the IFAC Technical Committees on Manufacturing Plant Control and Manufacturing Modelling for Management and Control. He is a co-editor of Management and Production Engineering Review and a former associate editor of the International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications, and Practice. He has co-edited special issues for journals, such as the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Control and Cybernetics, and the Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and co-organized IFAC Workshops on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (2001, 2008, 2025). He has authored over 500 publications, including 19 books and textbooks. His research focuses on discrete dynamic systems, decision support systems, advanced planning and scheduling, shop floor control, logistics, and supply chain management.