Layth Sliman received a degree in computer engineering, a master’s degree in computer science, and a Ph.D. degree from INSA Lyon, France, in collaboration with the University of the Ryukyus, Japan, and the Doctor of Science degree from UEVE (Paris-Saclay University). He has conducted research and taught computer engineering and information systems with many universities, including INSA Lyon; University of the Ryukyus; Beijing University of Technology; and the Institute of Visual Informatics, Malaysia. Since September 2010, he has been a Research Professor with EFREI. He is a Research Fellow with many prestigious research institutes in Japan, France, USA, and Malaysia. He is a member of the National Accreditation Board of Engineering Higher Institutes, France. He has chaired and/or organized more than ten international conferences. He has been the Managing Editor of Applied Soft Computing since 2020.