Mohamed EL ALAOUI holds a PhD in industrial engineering from ENSAM Meknes, Morocco and an engineering degree in industrial and production engineering from the same institution. His PhD thesis entitled ""Fuzzy logic and optimization with applications in industrial and production engineering"" treated several applications including: biodiesel, aggregation, consensus, similarity, goal programming, transportation, partitioning... In his academic career, he has taught various courses related to industrial engineering (projects management, quality management ...) and mechanics (solid mechanics, hydraulics ...). He also worked as a corporate trainer. He is a reviewer for few leading journals.