Suresh Palanisamy is the Director of the Manufacturing Futures Research Platform and Professor of Advanced Manufacturing, leading research in Metal Additive Manufacturing. He has been the Deputy Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Product Design Engineering in the School of Engineering for 3 years. He is the founding Director of the Transport Innovation Centre, working closely with the Malaysia Automotive, Robotics, and IoT Institute and industry for 3+ years. Alongside this role, he has also led a USD 26 million Air Platforms Program in the Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) for 7 years and served as project leader on some key research projects. His work involves research activities in advanced manufacturing technologies, including additive and subtractive manufacturing and laser ultrasonic non-destructive testing at Swinburne. In his work, he has played a key role in engaging with more than 70 industry and 20 research partners across Australia and internationally. He has also led some key benchmarking and supply chain development activities with local manufacturing SMEs. He holds a PhD in the area of die casting and ultrasonic non-destructive testing, gained while working with Ford Motor Company of Australia and Nissan Casting Plant Australia, a Master's in Engineering (computer-integrated manufacturing), and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Learning and Teaching from Swinburne.