Professor Alexey Zhirabok received his M.S. degree from the Far Eastern Polytechnic University, Vladivostok, Russia, in 1970 and a PhD from the Leningrad Electrotechnic Institute, Russia, in 1978. He has been an author of 7 books, over 200 papers and holds 6 patents. His current research interests include nonlinear control theory with applications to fault diagnosis and fault tolerant control. Currently, he is a Professor of Automation and Robotics at the Far Eastern Federal University, RussiaProfessor Oleg Sergiyenko received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Kharkiv National University of Automobiles and Highways, Kharkiv, Ukraine, and a Ph.D. degree from Kharkiv National Polytechnic University. He has been a Guest Editor of several Special Issues of journals in the area of robotics and automation (such as 'Measurement' by ElsevierAleksandr Zuev hold MS and PhD degrees. Dr. Zuev is a specialist in the field of adaptive control devices of complicated nonlinear systems of automatic control with unknown and variable parameters and in the field of fault-tolerant control systems. His research interests are mainly focused on intelligent industrial robots and underwater vehicles and other dynamic systems allowing automation of technical devices and technological processes. At present he is Associate professor of the Far Eastern Federal University and Head of the Laboratory of intelligent information systems for marine robots in the Institute of Marine Technology Problems, Russian Academy of ScienceDr Vladimir Filaretov's research interests include the adaptive and optimal control systems of complicated nonlinear systems and automatic control with unknown and variable parameters, the industrial and underwater robots and also other dynamic systems, allowing the automation of technical devices and technological processes. He is the author of ten books and book chapters
Professor Alexey Zhirabok received his M.S. degree from the Far Eastern Polytechnic University, Vladivostok, Russia, in 1970 and a PhD from the Leningrad Electrotechnic Institute, Russia, in 1978. He has been an author of 7 books, over 200 papers and holds 6 patents. His current research interest...