Stanislav Ivanov is a Professor in Tourism Economics at Varna University of Management and Director of Zangador Research Institute. He currently serves as the President of the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism. He is the founder and Editor-in-chief of two academic journals: the European Journal of Tourism Research and ROBONOMICS: The Journal of the Automated Economy. Additionally, he serves on the editorial and review boards of over 30 other journals. He authored over 250 publications in the field of robonomics, robotics, artificial intelligence and service automation, hotel marketing, hotel chains, pricing and revenue management, destination marketing and management, tourism’s impact on economic growth, political issues in tourism. Stan keeps close links with the tourism business. He has specialised in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, Cyprus, USA, and Italy.