Houbing Song is the director of the Security and Optimization for Networked Globe Laboratory (SONG Lab, http://songlab.us/) and an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA. He is the editor of eight books, the author of more than 100 articles, and the inventor of two patents.

Kenneth Hopkinson is a professor and head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio, USA. Dr Hopkinson is a senior member of the IEEE and ACM professional societies. His research interests include networking, security, cryptography, remote sensing, sensor fusion, critical infrastructure protection, and space applications.

Tomaso De Cola is group leader at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Communications and Navigation. He is co-author of more than 100 papers. He is a member of the IEEE Communications Society, where he has served as chair of the Satellite and Space Communications (SSC) technical Committee (TC). He is also appointed as area director of the Space Internetworking Services within the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS).

Tom Alexandrovich is head of the Aviation Guidance Department at the Israeli National Cyber Directorate. The Cyber Unit at the Office of Israel's State Attorney is a new national unit which was established in 2015, in view of the need recognized to coordinate efforts in dealing with crime and terrorism in cyberspace.

Dahai Liu is a professor in the School of Graduate Studies at the College of Aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA. He has authored over 100 articles and one book. His research interests include systems engineering, human systems integration, and systems modelling and simulation, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in aviation.