Sıtkı Akıncıoğlu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Design, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Düzce University, Türkiye. He received his bachelor’s degree in Machine Design Teaching from Gazi University in 2005 and a second bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Karabük University in 2021. He completed his master’s degree in Machine Education at Gazi University in 2011 and earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Karabük University in 2015. Between 2008 and 2022, he worked as a lecturer and faculty member in the Department of Machine Drawing and Construction at Gümüşova Vocational School. He was appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Design in 2022. He has also held several administrative positions, including vice director, department chair, vocational school director, senate member, and board chair. His research interests include industrial design, topology optimization, generative design, machine design, materials science, manufacturing technologies, and tribology. His studies particularly focus on additive manufacturing and 3D-printing technologies, the effects of cryogenic treatments on cutting tools and engineering materials, abrasive water-jet machining, composite-material development and performance analysis, and artificial-intelligence applications for fault detection in machinery within the framework of Industry 4.0.