Kashif Mairaj Deen is a materials engineering researcher and academic affiliated with the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the UBC Corrosion Research Group. Specializing in applied electrochemistry and surface engineering, his research focuses on addressing critical challenges in materials degradation, sustainable recycling, biomaterials, metal extraction and energy storage. Over his career, he has authored over 140 peer-reviewed articles exploring topics such as the corrosion behavior of additively manufactured metallic implants (e.g., 316L stainless steel and Ti6Al4V), green hydrometallurgical recovery of heavy metals from industrial waste, electrocatalytic water splitting, and the integration of machine learning algorithms to model material processing.