Natalia Morkun, ScD, is Head of the Automation, Computer Science and Technology Department at Kryvyi Rih National University, Ukraine. Her research focuses on the creation of modern adaptive systems of optimal process control, the development of tools and methods for management of complex dynamic structures, and the application of modern information technology in the steel industry of Ukraine. She has over 300 publications to her credit.
Andrii Pikilniak, PhD, is Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kryvyi Rih National University, Ukraine. His research focuses on the creation of adaptive control of the pulp gas phase parameters in the flotation process and the development of methods for automated scheduling of maintenance and repair of mechanical equipment. He has around 60 publications to his credit.