Carlos León received his B.Sc. degree in Electronic Physics and his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Seville, Seville, Spain, in 1991 and 1995, respectively. He is currently a Full Professor of electronic engineering and computer science at the University of Seville and Head of the Telefonica Chair. His research areas include knowledge-based systems, computational intelligence, big data analytics, blockchain, edge computing, cyber-physical IoT systems, and machine learning, focusing on utility system management. Regarding these topics, he is an author of more than 200 papers and conference contributions. He has been a Director or Principal Investigator of more than 70 research projects, mainly in collaborations with companies.