Dr. Ivanka Stamova is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA. She has authored numerous articles on nonlinear analysis, stability, and control of nonlinear systems, as well as three books, Functional and Impulsive Differential Equations of Fractional Order: Qualitative Analysis and Applications (2017), Applied Impulsive Mathematical Models (2016), and Stability Analysis of Impulsive Functional Differential Equations (2009). Her current research interests include qualitative analysis of nonlinear dynamical systems, fractional-order systems and models, impulsive control, and applications.