Prof. Van Hooreweder received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at KU Leuven in 2013 and leads the KU Leuven Additive Manufacturing group since 2016. His team works on laser- and powder-bed-based Additive Manufacturing of polymers, metals and technical ceramics, with a focus on innovations in LPBF machine design, process understanding, new material development and analysis of functional AM part properties. He coordinates a unique AM lab (>350m²) with in-house developed and state-of-the-art commercial AM equipment. He is also director of the Leuven.AM institute which brings together over 200 researchers from the university and the university hospital in Leuven.