Dr.-Ing. Oliver De Candido earned his doctoral degree (summa cum laude) from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in 2023, specializing in Machine Learning (ML) safety for automated driving systems. He has led research teams developing ML safety evaluation frameworks, contributed to international safety standards for ML in road vehicles, and mentored dozens of students and researchers through university programs and specialized ML safety courses. With over 20 peer-reviewed publications, he bridges research with safety-critical applications, bringing both scientific rigor and hands-on expertise to validating ML systems. Dr.-Ing. Michael Koller holds a doctorate (summa cum laude) from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where he specialized in Machine Learning (ML) for communication systems. His research spans more than 25 peer-reviewed publications across ML applications in communications engineering, signal processing, and automated driving. It was through his industry work that he identified a timely need for a practical guide to ML validation.