Dr. Viorel-Puiu Paun is a full university professor of physics at "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Physics Department. His profound background (education and training) consists of a postgraduate diploma in biomedical engineering from EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland (1997) and an advanced French language diploma (1996). Moreover, he is a Doctor of Sciences (Ph.D. in physics) at the Atomic Physics Institute of Bucharest (1992), Faculty of Mathematics, University of Bucharest (1985–1990). He also has a Master's in Solid State Physics from the University of Bucharest (1974–1978). The main area of his scientific interest is the nonlinear dynamics theory, with its applications in different physicochemical systems (nanostructures and composites) and biological systems as a research expertise, including in particular time series, fractals analysis, and diffusion processes. He has published 117 ISI journal papers, 50 international meetings communications, 594 citations without self-citations, 22 books, and monographs. His Hirsch factor value is currently 23.