Martin Weiss graduated in Electrical Engineering (specialized in Automatic Control) at the Bucharest Institute of Technology in Bucharest, Romania in 1990 and received a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands in 1994. He works currently as a senior research scientist and lecturer at the Aerospace Engineering Faculty of the Israel Institute of Technology, Israel, Haifa.

This book is based on his experience gained as a research scientist both outside and inside the academia, and also on his experience as a reviewer for a European scientific research program. The dual perspective, from both sides of the fence, will hopefully make this book most useful for the young scientist looking for a future successful career.