Prof. Ph.D. Filippo Berto     
University Sapienza University of Rome (IT) - Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials and Environment
Interests: Fatigue and fracture of traditional and innovative materials; Based on energy approaches for fatigue and fracture design; Bio-inspired design of complex multifunctional structures; Data-driven methods applied to advanced design of complex, customized structures

Prof. Ph.D. Aleksandar Sedmak     
University of Belgrade (Serbia)
Interests: Fracture mechanics and Structural integrity, Welding science and practice; numerical and analytical problem solving in the area of fracture mechanics

Prof. Dr. Keke Tang  
Tongji University (Shanghai, China) - School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Interests: AI-enhanced fatigue and fracture mechanics; structural integrity of welded/bonded joints; computational fracture mechanics; multiscale modeling of advanced materials; fatigue

Prof. Ph.D. Alessandra Varone  
University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT) - Department of Industrial Engineering
Interests: Metallic alloys for high temperature applications ▪ Materials for applications in future nuclear fusion reactors ▪ Laser and electron beam welding ▪ Biocompatible alloys ▪ Additive manufacturing ▪ Bulk and surface materials characterization : X-ray diffraction, Electron Microscopy, Microchemical analysis EDS, XPS and AES, Instrumented Indentation, Mechanical Spectroscopy.

Prof. Roberto Montanari  
University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT) - Department of Industrial Engineering
Interests: Advanced metallurgical characterization techniques; microstructural evolution and phase transformations in metals and alloys; metal matrix composites and coatings; fatigue and mechanical behavior of metallic materials; solidification and melting processes; innovative materials and processes for industrial applications; nanomaterials and metal foams

Prof. Reza Masoudi Nejad     
Xi'an Jiaotong University - Department of Civil Engineering
Interests: Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, Surface Science and Damage, Contact Mechanics, Residual Stress Measurement, Renewable Energy.

Prof. Ph.D. Alberto Campagnolo  
University of Padova (IT) - Department of Industrial Engineering
Interests: welded joints; fatigue experimental testing; fatigue and fracture analysis; fatigue crack growth; crack paths; fracture mechanics; structural simulations; numerical approaches for fatigue

Prof. Ph.D. Enrico Salvati  
University of Udine (IT)
Interests: fatigue; fracture mechanics; welding; additive manufacturing; residual stress; multi-scale analysis; biomaterials; microscopy; mechanical testing; Finite Element Methods; Machine Learning; predictive modeling; aerospace industry; energy sector; biomedical applications.

Dr. Hao Wu  
Tongji University (China)
Interests: Research interests: Multiaxial fatigue life prediction; Multiaxial random loading; Fatigue short cracks; Multiaxial fatigue experimental techniques; Application of machine learning models in multiaxial fatigue analysis; Welding residual stress analysis based on fluid-structure interaction (FSI) computations.

Prof. Baijian Wu  
Department of Engineering Mechanics, Southeast University, P.R. China
Interests: Fracture and Damage of Engineering Materials and Structures, Mechanics of Power Transmission Engineering, Cardiovascular Biomechanics