**Numerical Modelling and Simulation of Metal Processing**

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**Christof Sommitsch**

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### **About the Editor**

**Christof Sommitsch** is Austrian and graduated as Diplom-Ingeniuer for Materials Science at Montanuniversit¨at Leoben. He received his PhD at Graz University of Technology with the thesis *Theory and Model of the Microstructure Development of Nickel-Based Superalloys during Hot Forming*. After 5 years in industry, he returned to Montanuniversit¨at Leoben at Chair of Metal Forming. In 2009, he was appointed as Professor of Materials Science and Welding at Graz University of Technology. From 2012 to 2015, he was Dean of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Economic Sciences. Christof Sommitsch is a member of several scientific and industrial boards and has published close to 500 scientific contributions.
