Alma y AlanisDr. Alma Y. Alanis received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Advanced Studies and Research Center of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV-IPN), Guadalajara, Mexico. Since 2008 she has been with University of Guaalajara, where she is currently a Dean of the Technologies for Cyber-Human Interaction Division, CUCEI. She is also member of the Mexican National Research System (SNI-2) and member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. She has published papers in recognized International Journals and Conferences, besides eight international books. Dr. Alanis is a Senior Member of the IEEE and Subject Editor of the Journal of Franklin Institute, Section Editor at Open Franklin, Technical Editor at ASME/IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, and Associate Editor at IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing and Engeenering Applications of Artifical Intelligence. Moreover, Dr. Alanis is currently serving on a number of IEEE and IFAC Conference Organizing Committees. In 2013 Dr. Alanis received the grant for women in science by L'Oreal-UNESCO-AMC-CONACYT-CONALMEX. In 2015, she received the Marcos Moshinsky Research Award. Her research interest centers on artificial neural networks, learning systems, intelligent control, and intelligent systems. Read More Read Less