Lars Eriksson is an Associate Professor of VehicularSystems at Linkoping University with main responsibility forthe engine control laboratory. Since 1994, he has been working as aresearcher in the field of modeling and control of engines anddrivelines with research that is performed in close collaborationwith industry. This provides good contact with practicing engineersand who are then able to offer their input when new researchresults are integrated into course curriculums. As a teacher he hasdeveloped and taught several courses on this subject, both at theuniversity and for industry. At Linkoping University he isresponsible for the course Modeling and Control of Enginesand Drivelines which has been given on the subject since1998 and he is also a regular lecturer for the module Basicsof SI engine control on the Powertrain Engineering Programmeat IFP School in Paris. Since 1992, Lars Nielsen has been a Professor ofVehicular Systems holding the Sten Gustafsson chair atLinkoping University. His main research interests are inautomotive modeling, control, and diagnosis, and he has been activein all aspects of this field during its expansion and growth sincethe nineties. His supervision has led to thirty graduateexams, in many cases with significant industrial participation. Thecollaboration aspect has also been strong in his role as centerdirector for two large centers of excellence (ECSEL 1996-2002,LINK-SIC 2010- ). In the international research community, he wasthe Chairman of Automotive Control within the InternationalFederation of Automatic Control (2002-2005), and then the Chairmanof all Transportation and Vehicle Systems (2005-2011). Selectednational commissions of trust are Board Member of the SwedishResearch Council-NT (2001-2006), and vice chair in IVA II - theelectrical engineering division of the Royal Swedish Academy ofEngineering (2010-).