Dr. Jakob Olofsson is currently working as an associate professor at the Department of Materials and Manufacturing — Casting, School of Engineering, Jönköping University (Jönköping, Sweden). He received a Ph.D. in Materials and Manufacturing in 2014 and was appointed associate professor in 2021. Jakob is responsible for courses in Casting simulation, Materials science, Solid mechanics, and Optimization. His research is focused on the product development of cast components, focusing on structural analyses that consider the local variations in mechanical properties obtained in cast components. His research combines simulations and numerical and statistical techniques with experimental techniques such as Digital Image Correlation (DIC). The main focus is on aluminium castings, but also cast irons and other cast metals are studied. Jakob also works closely with commercial software developers and is active in the community regarding modeling and casting simulation. He is also involved in a number of conference organizations, including the Modelling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes (MCWASP).