**Meet the editor**

Mahmut Reyhanoglu is presently a professor of Engineering Physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. His extensive research makes use of advanced mathematical techniques and models that arise from fundamental physical principles. His major research interests are in the areas of nonlinear dynamical systems, differential geometric control

theory, and robotics. He has authored/coauthored several book chapters and over 100 peer-reviewed journals/proceedings papers. He served on the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Editorial Board and on the IEEE Control Systems Society Conference Editorial Board as an associate editor. He also served as International Program Committee member for several conferences and as a member of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Technical Committee.
