Miguel A. Vega-Rodríguez received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Extremadura, Spain, in 2003. He is a Full Professor of computer architecture in the Department of Computer and Communication Technologies at the University of Extremadura and director of the ARCO research group (Computer Architecture and Logic Design Group). He is the author or co-author of over 770 publications, including journal papers (over 200 indexed in JCR), book chapters, and peer-reviewed conference proceedings, for which he has received several awards (such as best paper awards). He has contributed to the organization of over 20 international conferences and workshops, specifically as general chair or co-chair. He has edited over 25 special issues of international JCR-indexed journals. Additionally, he serves as editor and reviewer for various international JCR-indexed journals. His main research interests include parallel and distributed computing, multi-objective optimization, evolutionary and bio-inspired computing, bioinformatics, and reconfigurable and embedded computing.