Prof. Vitalii Ivanov, DSc., Ph.D., ING.PAED.IGIP, Head of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Machines and Tools, and Director of the Research and Educational Center for Industrial Engineering at Sumy State University, and Vice Dean for International Affairs at the Faculty of Technical Systems and Energy Efficient Technologies of Sumy State University. He was awarded a Scholarship of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for Young Scientists (2011 and 2014), a Fellowship for a Research Internship from the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine (2011 and 2012), The National Scholarship of the Slovak Republic (2015, 2017, and 2022), JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Fellowship (2016), The Ulam NAWA Programme (2022), and State Prize of the Supreme Council of Ukraine for Young Scientists (2022). Prof. Ivanov carried out research, completed internships, and gave lectures in Germany, USA, Slovak Republic, Poland, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Czech Republic, Romania, China, etc. Furthermore, he participated in research projects funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, State Fund for Fundamental Research, and Ukrainian and German industrial companies. He also has experience coordinating and co-coordinating research projects funded by TEMPUS, Erasmus+, Czech Development Agency, DAAD, Gene Haas Foundation & Haas Automation, Japan International Cooperation Agency, and NAWA. Since 2019, Prof. Vitalii Ivanov has been a Member of the Advisory Board for Research Evaluation at the University of West Bohemia (Czech Republic). Since 2020, he has been a Member of the Experts' Team of the Invention Support Fund of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and an Expert of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on the State Certification of Scientific Institutions. In 2022, he became a Member of the Expert Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on certification of scientific personnel in Manufacturing Engineering. In 2021, Prof. Ivanov became an International Member of the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Program "Innovative Engineering Technologies for Industrial Sustainability - IETIS" at the University of Salerno (Italy). In 2022, Prof. Ivanov became a Member of the Specialized Councils for obtaining a Doctor of Science Degree in 05.02.08 - Machine Building Technology, 05.03.01 - Machining Processes, Machines, and Tools at National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" (Ukraine) and Odesa Polytechnic National University (Ukraine). Since 2024, he has become an Expert in carrying out scientific evaluation in Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering (Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine). Dr. Artem Evtuhov, Ph.D., Vice Dean for the Educational and Organizational Work of the Faculty of Technical Systems and Energy Efficient Technologies and Associate Professor of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Machines and Tools and at Sumy State University (Sumy, Ukraine). Artem Evtuhov is a member of the International Association for Technological Development and Innovations (Ukraine) and the International Association of Engineers (Hong Kong). He is the author of more than 50 scientific papers, patents, and didactic materials. His research activity deals with the development of manufacturing systems and technological processes. Dr. Ivan Dehtiarov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Machines and Tools, Sumy State University (Sumy, Ukraine). Ivan Dehtiarov is a member of the International Association for Technological Development and Innovations (Ukraine) and the International Association of Engineers (Hong Kong). He is the author of more than 60 scientific papers, patents, and teaching materials. His research activities deal with the development of fixtures and technological equipment, as well as the programming of CNC machines. Dr. Justyna Trojanowska, Ph.D. Eng., Doctor of Engineering in the scientific discipline of mechanical engineering, assistant professor at Poznan University of Technology (Poznan, Poland), vice-dean for cooperation with industry at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and editorial board member of the Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (Springer). Her research activities concern production scheduling, production management, Lean Manufacturing, Theory of Constraints, and Six Sigma. She is also a member of the Polish Association for Production Management, the Polish Economic Society, the International Association for Technological Development and Innovations, and the Product Development and Management Association. Author of numerous publications in the area of mechanical engineering and production engineering, Dr. Trojanowska is participating in numerous international conferences, and acting as a reviewer of scientific articles published in ISI Master Journals. She is also a member of the scientific committees of various international conferences. She is cooperating with foreign research centers and taking part in projects and scientific works conducted for production companies and aimed at improving production processes. She has also been one of the responsible persons for work package 5 "Training, Research & Development for Industry-Oriented Problems", aimed at reinforcing University-Business cooperation, and organized by EUNICE "European University for Customised Education".
