Leonid Tartakovsky is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and a Director of the Technion Internal Combustion Engines Laboratory. He holds PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Central Automobile and Automotive Engines Research Institute – NAMI in Moscow. L. Tartakovsky is an Associate Editor of the SAE Int. J Engines and serves on the Editorial Board of several professional journals. Prof. Tartakovsky won a number of international awards and was elected an SAE Fellow in 2016. He has above 90 publications in professional journals, book chapters, patents and conference proceedings.