Professor Ferenc Friedler graduated in mathematics in 1977, received CSc degree in 1990 and DSc degree in 1995). His main research activity is related to the developments of effective methods for the design and operation of complex engineering systems. Together with late Professor L.T. Fan, he is a co-founder of the P-graph framework that provides a theoretical basis for modelling a wide range of applications in process systems engineering. Supervised more than one hundred national and international R&D projects. Founder, chair, and co-chair of international scientific conferences and founder of academic organizations including university department, doctoral school, and faculty. He was the rector of University of Pannonia in Hungary from 2011 to 2015. Currently, he is a professor and scientific director at the Research Center of Vehicle Industry, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary. Honored with several awards including Knight's Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, 2003; Kalmar Prize, 2003; Polinszky Prize, 2006; John von Neumann Prize, 2007; Leo Szilard Professorship, 2008; Dennis Gabor Prize, 2008; Széchenyi Prize, 2010; Bolyai Memorial Award, 2010; Egerváry Jenő Memorial Award, 2010; Honorary doctorate, National Technical University Kharkiv, 2012.