Dr. Žiga Emeršič graduated from the Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, where he also holds the position of an assistant professor. His research interests include deep learning and biometrics, which intersect with his teaching areas. He has co-authored more than 60 research papers and received multiple awards for teaching and research, including the 2021 European Association for Biometrics Max Snijder Award. He is currently the Deputy Lead of an EU Horizon project, OnMoveID and is serving as a Guest Editor of ICT Express.