Dilshat Tulyaganov, professor, head of the Department of the Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (TTPU). MSc , Ph.D., and DSc (habilitation) degrees in ceramic engineering, received in 1982, 1986, and 1994, respectively. Before joining TTPU in 2009, Dilshat Tulyaganov served as a scientific research employer, assistant, associate professor, and laboratory head in Uzbekistan’s High School and Research Institutions throughout the years. International experience has been gained as professor–investigator at CINVESTAV-IPN Unidad Saltillo, Mexico (1999–2000), as well as a senior researcher at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, during several years (2001–2012). He has published over 130 scientific papers in international SCI journals, three books, and eight patents in the field of material science and engineering. He cosupervised six Ph.D. dissertations in the area of bioactive glasses, high temperature sealants, and high strength lithium disilicate glass–ceramics.