Mr. Samir Abdulnour received his Bachelor's (2018) and Master's (2021) degrees in Industrial Engineering from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. His main research interest is in the field of smart manufacturing SMEs. Mr. Abdulnour authored and co-authored more than 10 communications and technical reports. As research assistant, he has conducted many research projects in private companies in such fields as cellular manufacturing systems, VSM, SMEs, modular design, and networks. He is a professional engineer registered in Quebec (OIQ). Samir received many scholarships for academic excellence, including the prestigious scholarship from the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec.