Dr. Erfan Maleki currently serves as a Postdoctoral Associate at the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) within Auburn University, USA. He earned his BSc and MSc degrees in Mechanical Engineering-Solids Design and he completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Design at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, in 2022. His research encompasses advanced manufacturing and engineering materials, emphasizing mechanical performance, fatigue behavior, severe plastic deformation methods, and machine learning applications in understanding the structure-property-performance of metallic materials. Dr. Maleki has contributed to 2 book chapters and authored more than 80 peer-reviewed articles in esteemed academic journals. Dr. Maleki's research interests extend to the fatigue and fracture behavior of additively manufactured materials, post-processing, as well as bio-inspired materials. Additionally, he has received several prestigious academic awards and consistently ranked in the World's Top 2% Scientists for three consecutive years from 2021 to 2024.