Bernhard Karpuschewski is a professor in the Department of Production Engineering at the University of Bremen and Director of Manufacturing Technology at the Leibniz Institute for Materials Engineering (IWT). His research interests lie primarily in machining processes, with a specialization in grinding technology, gear manufacturing, and surface integrity. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology. He is a Fellow of CIRP, AET, and SME, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences and Engineering of Germany (acatech).