Pr. Dr. Ali Khalfallah, is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology at the University of Sousse. He served as Head of the Department from 2017-2019. He received a PhD from the University of Tunis El-Manar in 2004 and obtained “Habilitation” from the University of Sousse in 2015. In 2019, he joined the Centre of Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE) of the University of Coimbra. His professional carrier spans over of twenty years. His research interests lie in the area of mechanical modeling and simulation. He focuses on multi-scale modeling and simulation of material behavior, using artificial intelligence for material behavior identification and prediction. He is author or co-author of numerous publications in International journals, speaker in Int. Conferences in subjects related to his research activities. He currently serves as an Academic Editor for the Modelling and Simulation in Engineering Journal (Wiley) and invited as Guest Editor for 3 Special Issues for Coatings, Machines, and Crystals Journals. He has also been involved in the organisation of several Int. Conferences. He is a potential reviewer for prestigious journals published by MDPI, Elsevier, Emerald, IOP Publishing, SAGE, and for International Conferences: COTUME, CMSM, ICAMEM, GCMS&E, ICMSAM. He has been recognized for his peer review contribution, receiving the IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award in 2023.