Alberto Olivares obtained his MSc in Mathematics and BSc in Statistics at the Univerity of Salamanca, Spain, and his PhD in Mathematical Engineering at the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain. He has more than 30 publications in peer-review journals and conferences and has participated in more than 20 funded research projects. His main research interests are Nonlinear and Nonconvex Optimization, Machine Learning, Optimal Control, Data Analysis, and Uncertainty Quantification.