Prof. Pejo Konjatić, PhD, is the Head of the Department of Mechanical Design at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty, University of Slavonski Brod, Croatia. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and has extensive academic and research experience in mechanical design, fatigue life prediction, and material durability assessment. His research primarily focuses on integrating experimental testing with numerical, analytical, and data-driven modeling approaches for engineering materials and components subjected to complex loading conditions and manufacturing process-induced effects. Prof. Konjatić actively serves as a Guest Editor for peer-reviewed international journals, including MDPI's Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (JMMP) and Machines, and is a member of Croatian and international engineering societies.