BIJAN DAVVAZ is Professor at the Department of Mathematics, Yazd University, Iran. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics with a thesis on "Topics in Algebraic Hyperstructures" from Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran, and completed his M.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Tehran. Apart from his role of a Professor, he also has served as Head of the Department of Mathematics (1998-2002), Chairman of the Faculty of Science (2004-2006) and Vice-President for Research (2006-2008) at Yazd University, Iran. His areas of interest include algebra, algebraic hyperstructures, rough sets and fuzzy logic. A member of editorial boards for 25 mathematical journals, Prof. Davvaz has authored 5 books and over 550 research papers, especially on algebra, fuzzy logic, algebraic hyperstructures and their applications.