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ForewordI was very honored to be invited by Professor Alberto Adrego Pinto to the lecture at the Advanced School Planet Earth, Dynamics, Games and Science II (DGS II) from August 28 to August 30, 2013, and to speak at the associated international conference from September 2 to September 4, 2013. I have known Alberto since I was a graduate student at the CUNY Graduate Center in the 1980s. After both of us completed our Ph.D. degrees, we worked on a similar subject: smooth rigidity for one-dimensional dynamical systems and its generalization to Anosov dynamical systems of the two-torus, for many years. I was impressed by his work with his collaborators, using techniques and methods in smooth dynamical systems to develop many excellent results on smooth rigidity. Meanwhile, my collaborators and I tried to develop smooth rigidity into symmetric rigidity by applying techniques and methods in quasiconformal mappings theory and Teichmüller theory, and to build up a new Teichmüller theory for dynamical systems. So I knew that attending the DGS II would be stimulating and rewarding. Also, I knew that Alberto is an outstanding organizer and has the talent to lead a successful advanced school and conference, and indeed, his organizational skills and talents were proven again. I had a wonderful time in Lisbon, Portugal, and enjoyed many fruitful discussions with Alberto and his ...