Dr. Maria Rosaria Saffioti received her Masters Degree in Management Engineering from the University of Calabria (Italy) and simultaneously completed a Masters in Innovation and Product Management at the University of Applied Sciences, Upper Austria, Wels, within a Dual Degree program. In 2019 she began her PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Calabria, completed in March 2024 with a dissertation titled "Surface functionalization to improve the performance of biomedical metal implants through advanced machining operations". She has been a Research Fellow at the University of Calabria since February 2024, following a first research appointment from February 2023 to January 2024. Her research focuses on conventional and advanced machining operations with particular attention to manufacturing processes for biomedical applications. During her PhD and subsequent research activity, she conducted numerical and experimental studies aiming to analyse and improve surface integrity, investigating residual stresses, affected layers, severe plastic deformation and grain refinement phenomena. She has also been involved in developing advanced testing procedures for biomedical devices and in surface functionalization strategies to modulate the interface of biomedical components. Her research interests include titanium alloys, severe plastic deformation processes, surface functionalization and the evaluation of surface integrity to enhance the performance of biomedical implants.