Simona-Iuliana Caramihai obtained her MS degree in Automatic Control and Computer Science from the Polytechnical Institute of Bucharest (actually University “Politehnica” of Bucharest) in 1989. She obtained a Ph.D. degree in the field of Control Engineering from the same institution in 1997, with a thesis on Intelligent Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems using Discrete Event Systems-based formalisms. Since 1991, she has worked with the Department of Control Engineering and Industrial Informatics of the Faculty of Automatic Control and Computers of the University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, obtaining in 2003 the position of professor, which she holds at present. The main domains in which she teaches reflect her research interests: Discrete Event Systems, Hybrid Systems, Workflow Management, Knowledge Management, and Agent-based and Intelligent Manufacturing Control, with former experience in Industrial Robotics and Intelligent Robotics. She also has research experience in the fields of urban traffic control and decision support systems for agriculture, where she has coordinated research programs. Among the most recent research interests are neuro-inspired approaches in the control of complex systems, the enterprise of the future, and Cyber-Physical Systems modeling and control. Her publications include more than 150 papers, 12 co-authored books published by national publishing houses, and contributions in 5 books published by international publishing houses.