Marc Lavielle was born in Paris, France, in 1961. He received the Ph.D. degree in mathematics from the University of Paris-Sud, Orsay, France, in 1990. From 1987 to 1991, he was an Assistant Professor with the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. He is currently Professor at the University René Descartes, Paris. His research interests include statistical methods for signal processing, stochastic algorithms, geophysics, and biostatistics.