Prof. Ehsan Toyserkani holds the Canada Research Chair position in additive manufacturing (AM) and specializes in different aspects of AM research and development, from mechatronics AM system development to AM applications in medicine and engineering. He established the first AM laboratory at a Canadian university, namely the Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) Laboratory, which focuses on the development of the next generation of AM processes and applications. He has a doctorate in mechanical and mechatronics engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. His research interests include additive manufacturing, in-situ monitoring and the closed-loop control of additive manufacturing, laser material processing, mechatronics design, bio-additive manufacturing, additive manufacturing of smart structures with embedded optical sensors, and advanced manufacturing.