**About the Editor**

**AMM Sharif Ullah** is Chair of the Intelligent Machines and Biomechanics Program and Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory at the Kitami Institute of Technology. He is an active researcher in the areas of engineering design and intelligent manufacturing. He received his first degree, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical), from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1992. He received his Master's and Doctoral Degrees from Kansai University in 1996 and 1999, respectively. Before joining his current employer in October 2009, he worked as a full-time faculty member at the Asian Institute of Technology (Assistant Professor, 2000–2002) and the United Arab Emirates University (Assistant Professor, 2002–2006; Associate Professor, 2006–2009). He has mentored more than 120 undergraduate/graduate students coming from different countries. He researches knowledge-based systems for product realization, emphasizing creativity, design, manufacturing, operations, materials, sustainability, and systems. He published more than 120 technical articles in reputed peer-reviewed journals, edited books, and international conference proceedings. He serves on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed international journals. His current research focuses on Industry 4.0, 3D printing, engineering design, sustainable product development, reverse engineering, precision manufacturing, and engineering education.
