Meet the editors

Tiago M. Fernández-Caramés (S'08-M'12-SM'15) works as an associate professor at the University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain, where he obtained his MSc degree and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science. He has worked in the Department of Computer Engineering at UDC: from 2005 to 2009 through different predoctoral scholarships and, in parallel, since 2007, as a professor. His current research interests include blockchain, internet of things (IoT) and

industrial IoT (IIoT) systems, wireless sensor networks, and augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR), as well as the different technologies involved in Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 paradigms. In such fields, he has contributed to more than a hundred papers for conferences and high-impact journals and books and has six patents.

Paula Fraga-Lamas (M'17, SM'20), Ph.D.–MBA in Computer Engineering, is a senior researcher and lecturer at the University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain. She has over a hundred contributions in indexed international journals, conferences, and book chapters, and three patents. She has participated in over 30 research projects funded by the regional and national government and has research and development (R&D) contracts with private companies. She

is actively involved in many professional and editorial activities. She has worked as an expert evaluator and adviser of several national and international agencies. Her current research interests include Industry 5.0, internet of things (IoT), cyber-physical systems (CPS), augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR), edge computing, blockchain, and distributed ledger technologies (DLT), and cybersecurity.
