Dr. Efrain Solares is a researcher and academic at the Faculty of Accounting and Administration, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico. He is a member of the Mexican National System of Researchers, Level 1, and has been recognized by the Mexican government as having a Desirable Profile as a Teaching Professional. He also leads a consolidated academic research group (the highest level in Mexico). His work focuses on advanced mathematical, statistical, and computational intelligence methods for complex decision-making, with interests in multicriteria decision analysis, optimization under uncertainty, decision support systems, and innovation management. Dr. Solares seeks to promote rigorous theoretical, methodological, and applied contributions that connect quantitative innovation with real-world problems in organizations, sustainability, technology, and decision-making.