Leading Scientist, Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Chief Researcher, Geophysical Institute of the Vladikavkaz Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladikavkaz, Russia

Dr. Valentina B. Svalova is a Dr. of Science in geology and mineralogy. She holds a PhD in physics and mathematics. She is a leading scientist of Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience, Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow, Russia; Chief Researcher of the Geophysical Institute of the Vladikavkaz Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladikavkaz, Russia; and Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Informatization. She has more than 400 scientific publications and is the author and editor of 5 monographs.