Maxim Bakaev obtained his Ph.D. degree in Software Engineering in 2012. He is currently an Associate Professor and the Department Head of the Data Collection and Processing Systems department of Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU), Russia. Previously, he received his Masters Degree in Digital Design from Kyungsung University, South Korea. His research interests include Human–Computer Interaction, Machine Learning, Data Quality, Web User Interfaces, User Behavior Models, etc. He organizes the workshop on Universal Augmented Interaction (UNAI) at the ISMAR (A*) conference. He has served as a committee member for several international conferences, particularly as PC Co-Chair for ICMSC 2018 and ICWE 2019. He also served as a reviewer for several international conferences and journals, including CHI, International Journal of Human–Computer Studies, Applied Ontology, Symmetry, etc. In 2016, he received Novosibirsk City Hall award in science and innovations to a "Best young researcher in higher education institutions". Under his supervision, more than 30 masters and bachelor's students graduated.