Meet the Series Editor

Fausto Pedro Garcia Marquez is a Full Professor at UCLM, Spain, with accreditation since 2013. He also holds the position of Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham University, UK, and serves as a Lecturer at the Postgraduate European Institute. In addition to these roles, Fausto has experience as a Senior Manager at Accenture from 2013 to 2014. He earned his European Ph.D. with the highest distinction. Throughout his career, Fausto has

received numerous awards and honors. These include the Nominate Prize (2022), Gran Maestre (2022), Grand Prize (2021), Runner Prize (2020), and Advancement Prize (2018), as well as Runner (2015), Advancement (2013), and Silver (2012) by the International Society of Management Science and Engineering Management (ICM-SEM). He was also the recipient of the First International Business Ideas Competition 2017 Award. Fausto's contributions extend to academic publishing, with over 242 papers to his name. Notably, his work has been recognized in journals like "Applied Energy" (Q1, IF 9.746, Best Paper 2020) and "Renewable Energy" (Q1, IF 8.001, Best Paper 2014). His affiliations include the editorial and authorship roles in more than 50 books, with publications through respected publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, Pearson, Mc-GrawHill, IntechOpen, IGI, Marcombo, and AlfaOmega. He has authored over 100 international chapters and holds 6 patents. Fausto serves as the Editor of 5 International Journals and is a Committee Member for more than 70 International Conferences. His research portfolio encompasses being the Principal Investigator in 4 European Projects, 8 National Projects, and participating in over 150 projects involving universities and companies. His areas of expertise and research interests span Artificial Intelligence, Maintenance, Management, Renewable Energy, Transport, Advanced Analytics, and Data Science. Fausto is a recognized Expert in the European Union in AI4People (EISMD) and ESF. He also serves as the Director of www.ingeniumgroup.eu, holds the status of Senior Member at IEEE since 2021, and has been honored as an Honorary Member of the Research Council of the Indian Institute of Finance since 2021. Fausto is also the Committee Chair of The International Society for Management Science and Engineering Management (ISMSEM) since 2020.
