Dr. Saood Ali received his M.S. degree from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, India, and obtained his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. He is currently a Research Professor at Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. His research interests include surface texturing, tribology, hierarchical surface texture fabrication, vibration-assisted machining, and ultrasonic device development for surface texturing.