**About the Editors**

## **Amirhossein Pakseresht**

Amirhossein Pakseresht is an associate professor and head of coating department at FunGlass Centre for Functional and Surface Functionalized Glass, Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin, ˇ Slovakia. He received his undergraduate study in materials science and engineering from Tehran University, which is the biggest and oldest university in Iran. Pakseresht completed his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering at the Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC). During his PhD, he also worked as a researcher in MERC and involved in so many industrial projects. After completion of his Ph.D. He joined the Tehran University as a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of material engineering. In 2019, he joined Amirkabir University (Tehran Polytechnic) as an adjunct research assistant professor and involved in so many projects about coating and composite. Generally speaking, his research interests lie in the area of plasma spraying, with a focus on splat morphology and new thermal barrier coatings. He also has collaborated actively in multidisciplinary materials science, particularly surface science, anti-corrosion coating and composite materials. Dr. Pakseresht authored two books titled *Production, Properties, and Application of High-Temperature Coatings* and *Handbook of Research on Tribology in Coating and Surface Treatment* in IGI Global, USA. He also authored a book titled *Physical Chemistry and Thermodynamic of Materials* (in Persian). He has published more than 65 journal papers, 5 patents and 5 international book chapters that were cited 2700 times (h-index 30) until 2023. He is a member of the editorial board and reviewer of more than 10 international scientific journals.

### **Kamalan Kirubaharan Amirtharaj Mosas**

Kamalan Kirubaharan Amirtharaj Mosas is a researcher at Alexander Dubcek University in Trencin, Slovakia, developing superalloy coatings for high-temperature applications. His most recent findings are the design and development of multilayer diffusion barrier coatings based on Ni/YSZ to minimize corrosion and high-temperature oxidation in superalloys for nuclear vitrification components. He has a background in ceramic coatings for corrosion and high-temperature applications, ceramic matrix composites, and metal/ceramic thin films created using various physical vapor deposition (PVD) processes. He has prior experience with thermal evaporation, electron beam physical vapor deposition (EBPVD), pulsed laser deposition (PLD), and RF/DC magnetron sputtering systems. During the years 2017–2022, he obtained eight sponsored projects from the defence and aerospace sectors, as well as one institutional funding for product development and commercialization. He has 60 papers published with over 550+ citations and eight Indian patents. He has served as a guest editor for the *Ceramics*—MDPI and *Coatings*—MDPI journals and as a reviewer for a number of prestigious publications.
