Abder Koukam received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Nancy I, France, in 1990. From 1986 to 1989, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Nancy I, France, and a Researcher at the Centre de Recherche en Informatique de Nancy (CRIN) from 1985 to 1990. In 1999, he began directing research in computer science at the University of Bourgogne, France. Presently, he is a Professor of computer science with Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard (UTBM). He is the Director of the Systems and Transportation Laboratory. His research interests include modeling and analysis of complex systems, including software and knowledge engineering, multi-agent systems, and optimization, and he has been involved in several international and industrial projects.