Tarek Berghout (1991) studied at the Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Batna2, Algeria, where he received his Master’s degree and PhD in Industrial Informatics and Manufacturing in 2015 and 2021, respectively. His research fields of interest include (i) condition monitoring of industrial processes (i.e., detection, diagnosis, and prognosis), (ii) predictive maintenance (i.e., maintenance planning), (iii) cybersecurity, (iv) materials science, and (v) bioinformatics, with a primary focus on (vi) machine learning tools. Dr. Berghout has numerous original publications in his fields of interest and has also served as a reviewer and guest editor for several reputable journals and conferences. He is currently working as a Chief Laboratory Technician at the same university, having initially started as a Laboratory Technician in 2015.