Viorel Mînzu is currently a Professor in the Control and Electrical Engineering Department of the "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Romania, teaching automation systems and optimal control techniques. He received an ME degree in Computer Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, Romania, in June 1981, a Ph.D. degree in Automation Systems from the University of Galati, Romania, in December 1993, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Automation from the University of Franche-Comté, France, in May 1995. Between 1995 and 1998, he was a titular “maître de conférences” within the École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et des Microtechniques, Besançon, France. His research interests include dynamic systems modeling, control-loop implementation, and assembly system design. Currently, his research activity concerns multiagent system optimization using metaheuristics and optimal control problems using computational intelligence. He received a Doctor Honoris Causa degree from Le Havre University, France, in July 2009. He is a member of IEEE, the Control Systems Society, and the IFAC Technical Committee 5.2.