Prof. Dr. Jozef Živčák is the Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Technical University in Košice. From 2016 to the end of January 2019, he also served as the Director of the Institute of Special Engineering Processology. Before that, he served for 14 years as Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Measurement and 4 years as Vice Dean for Science and Research at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of TUKE. In 2009, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in biomechanics. He has been awarded several prizes for his research results and their implementation in practice, such as the Samuel Mikovini Grand Medal and the National Quality Award. He is a member of several scientific and editorial boards at home and abroad. Among the most important outputs of his grant projects are tailor-made implants and state-of-the-art laboratories for measurement and additive manufacturing technologies. In 2017, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic in the category of Lifetime Achievement in Science and Technology.