Cristian Calude is a Chair Professor of Computer Science (since 1992) and Director of the Centre for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (1995- 2022). He received his B.Sc. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Bucharest University, Romania in 1975 and his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Bucharest University in 1976. His research centers on theoretical aspects of classical and quantum computing, randomness, philosophy and history of mathematics and computing. He was awarded various prizes and distinctions, including being an elected member of Academia Europaea (since 2008); the co-winner of the Best Paper Award at ACM STOC2017, Montreal (2017); the National Order "Faithful Service" in the degree of Knight conferred by the Romanian President Klaus Iohannis (2019); and the co-winner of the Nerode Prize (2021).