**Meet the editor**

Valentina M. Pomazan is a professor at Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Ovidius University of Constanta, where she teaches and mentors research on Advanced Product Design and Development Techniques. She has expertise on materials properties assessment, product and technologies development. Prof. Pomazan is an experienced CAD trainer and was principal investigator for national

and European research projects in advanced materials and science and society topics. Since 2007, she is acting as an independent expert and scientific rapporteur for the European Commission.
