Sofiane Bououden was born in Constantine. He received his Ph.D. in control systems from Constantine University in 2010. He is the author of more than 60 scientific publications, including international journals, patents, book chapters, and international conferences. He has supervised 7 Ph.D. theses and more than 14 MSc theses. He served as a TPC/IPC member or associate editor for different international conferences, and he organized different scientific events (e.g., Founder of the ICEECA conference). His research interests include predictive control for observation of fuzzy Takagi-Sugeno systems, control of uncertain nonlinear systems, optimization by metaheuristics algorithms (ACO, PSO, API, etc.), and robust predictive control law synthesis of uncertain multivariable systems based on LMI formalism. The purpose of his research is to solve and find applications to real industrial problems (Renewable Energies, Motor Vehicles, and Biodiesel Energies). He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Khenchela, Algeria. He serves as an Editorial Board member for various peer-reviewed journals and was a Guest Editor for Special Issues in international journals.