Dušan Fister received his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia, and is now pursuing further studies at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the same university. He completed his B.S. from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor in 2015. In 2017, he received his M.S. from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor. During his Ph.D., he attended a one-year research stay at the University of Alcalá and numerous shorter-term visits at the University of Cantabria, both in Spain. He successfully managed to publish 30 scientific articles and more than 25 conference articles. His current research focuses encompass control theory, artificial intelligence with deep learning for applications, climate analysis and prediction, data science and econometrics, and intelligent systems.

Alen Jakopič received his B.Sc. degree from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics, University of Maribor, Slovenia, in 2024. He is currently pursuing his M.Sc. studies at the same faculty, specializing in Automation Engineering. His current academic interests include control systems, automation technologies, and sensorics.

Mitja Truntič received B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia, in 2004 and 2009, respectively. In 2004, he joined the Institute for Robotics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, as a Ph.D. student. He is currently a Researcher and Power Converter Designer. His research interests include the analysis, design, and control of power electronic converters, particularly dc–dc converters, as well as the implementation of nonlinear control algorithms for various converter topologies using field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and/or digital signal processors (DSPs).