About the authors

Rob J Hyndman is the Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Statistics in the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics at Monash University, Australia. He is author of 6 books and over 250 research papers, and an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, the Academy for the Social Sciences in Australia, and the International Institute of Forecasters. He was Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Forecasting from 2005 to 2018. For over 40 years, Rob has maintained an active consulting practice, assisting hundreds of companies and organisations on forecasting problems. He has won awards for his research, teaching, consulting and graduate supervision.

George Athanasopoulos is a Professor and Head of the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics at Monash University, Australia. He has been a Director of the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) since 2014, and was President from 2020 to 2024. George has received multiple awards and distinctions for his research and teaching. He is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Travel Research and the International Journal of Forecasting.