Prof. Petar M. Djurić earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Belgrade and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island. Following his B.S. degree, he served as a Research Associate at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Vinča, Belgrade. Upon completing his Ph.D., he joined Stony Brook University, where he currently holds the position of SUNY Distinguished Professor and serves as the Savitri Devi Bangaru Professor in Artificial Intelligence. Prof. Djurić also held the role of Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2016 to 2023. His research has primarily focused on investigating the fundamentals of machine learning and signal and information processing. Prof. Djurić is a Fellow of IEEE, a Fellow of EURASIP (European Association for Signal Processing), a Fellow of AAIA (Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association), and a Fellow of AIIA (Industry Academy of the International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance). Additionally, he has been elected as a Foreign Member of the Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia.