Marek Natkaniec received the M.Sc., Ph.D., and Ph.D.Hab. degrees in telecommunications from the AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland in 1997, 2002, and 2013 respectively. In 1997 he joined AGH University of Science and Technology as a researcher. His general research interests are in wireless networks. Particular topics include wireless LANs, protocol design, modeling and performance evaluation of communication networks, quality of service, and cooperation of networks. He has served as a Technical Program Committee member in many international conferences. He is a reviewer for international journals and conferences. He has actively participated in several European projects (MOCOMTEL, PRO-ACCESS, DAIDALOS I, DAIDALOS II, CONTENT, CARMEN, MEDUSA, HECTOR, FLAVIA, PROACTIVE, RESCUE) as well as grants supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. He is involved in standardization activities for ETSI. He serves as an expert and a consultant to telecom operators in the area of wireless networks. He is a senior member of IEEE. Marek Natkaniec has co-authored nine books and over 200 research papers.