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Dr Mahdi Bodaghi (BSc, MSc, PhD, PGCAP, FHEA, CEng, MIMechE) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering, School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University. Mahdi heads the 4D Materials & Printing Laboratory (4DMPL) that hosts a broad portfolio of projects focusing on the electro-thermo-mechanical multi-scale behaviours of smart materials, soft robots, and 3D/4D printing technologies. In the recent twelve years, he has been working towards the advancement of state-of-the-art smart materials and additive manufacturing leading him to co-found the 4D Printing Society and to co-edit the book series, Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing. His research has led to the publication of over 120 scientific papers in prestigious journals in mechanics, manufacturing and materials science, as well as the presentation of his work at major international conferences. Mahdi has also served as Chairman and member of Scientific Committees for 10 International Conferences, as Guest Editor for 10 Journals, as Editorial Board Member for 8 scientific Journals, and as Reviewer for over 130 Journals. Mahdi's research awards include the Best Doctoral Thesis Award of 2015, 2016 CUHK Postdoctoral Fellowship, the Annual Best Paper Award in Mechanics and Material Systems presented by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2017, 2018 Horizon Postdoctoral Fellowship Awardee, and 2021 IJPEM-GT Contribution Award recognized by the Korea Society for Precision Engineering. Dr Ali Zolfagharian (BSc, MSc, PhD, ADPRF, GCHE) is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, School of Engineering at Deakin University, Australia. He has been among the 2% top cited scientists listed by Stanford University and Elsevier (2020), the Alfred Deakin Medallist for Best Doctoral Thesis (2019), and the Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Fellowship Awardee (2018). He has been directing 4D Printing and Robotic Materials lab at Deakin University since 2018. Ali is co-founder of the 4D Printing Society, co-editor of the Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing book series published by Elsevier, and a technical committee member of 5 international conferences. From 2020-2022, he has received more than AUD 200k research funds from academic and industrial firms. Ali's research outputs on flexible manipulators, soft grippers, robotic materials 3D/4D printing, and bioprinting include 71 articles, 15 special issues, being editor of 2 journals, and 5 books.

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