Associate Professor at the Department of Manufacturing Engineering at KrNU with over 14 years of academic, administrative, and research experience. Holds a Doctor of Technical Sciences on the basis of a defended thesis on specialty Metal Forming Processes and Machines (2026), Candidate of Technical Sciences (PhD) in Geotechnical and Mining Mechanics (2020) and Master’s degree (MSc) in Mechanical Engineering Technology (2010). Expertise focuses on surface engineering, materials science, and digital materials design, including the investigation of surface strengthening processes, functional coatings, severe plastic deformation, and the development of predictive models linking processing conditions, microstructure, and mechanical performance.