Tailen Hsing Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Michigan, USA. Professor Hsing is a fellow of International Statistical Institute and of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. He has published numerous papers on subjects ranging from bioinformatics to extreme value theory, functional data analysis, large sample theory and processes with long memory. Randall Eubank Professor Emeritus, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University, USA. Professor Eubank is well know and respected in the functional data analysis (FDA) field. He has published numerous papers on the subject and is a regular invited speaker at key meetings.