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Pradip Debnath is an Assistant Professor (in Mathematics) at the Department of Applied Science and Humanities, Assam University, Silchar (a central university), India. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the National Institute of Technology Silchar, India. His research interests include fixed point theory, nonlinear functional analysis, soft computing and mathematical statistics. He has published more than 60 papers in various journals of international repute and is reviewer for more than 40 international journals. Dr. Debnath is also a reviewer for "Mathematical Reviews" published by the American Mathematical Society. He is the Lead Editor of the books "Metric Fixed Point Theory - Applications in Science, Engineering and Behavioural Sciences" (2021, Springer Nature), "Soft Computing Techniques in Engineering, Health, Mathematical and Social Sciences" (2021, CRC Press) and "Fixed Point Theory and Fractional Calculus: Recent Advances and Applications" (2022, Springer Nature). He has successfully guided Ph.D. students in the areas of fuzzy logic, soft computing and fixed point theory. He has recently completed a Basic Science Research Project on fixed point theory funded by the UGC, the Government of India. Having been an academic gold medalist during his post-graduation studies from Assam University, Silchar, Dr. Debnath has qualified several national-level examinations in mathematics in India.

Oscar Castillo holds the Doctor in Science degree (Doctor Habilitatus) in Computer Science from the Polish Academy of Sciences (with the Dissertation "Soft Computing and Fractal Theory for Intelligent Manufacturing"). He is a Professor of Computer Science in the Graduate Division, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Tijuana, Mexico. In addition, he is serving as Research Director of Computer Science and head of the research group on Hybrid Fuzzy Intelligent Systems. Currently, he is President of HAFSA (Hispanic American Fuzzy