Bugra Alkan obtained his Ph.D. in Engineering from WMG at the University of Warwick in 2019. He is currently a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the School of Computer Science and Digital Technologies at London South Bank University (LSBU). With a background in mechanical and manufacturing systems engineering, Dr. Alkan has served as both a principal investigator and coinvestigator on research projects funded by organisations such as EPSRC, Innovate UK, the European Commission, the Royal Society, and various industry partners. He has authored over 40 publications in leading academic journals. His research interests primarily focus on Industry 4.0 and 5.0, collaborative robotics, and human-centric manufacturing. Additionally, his expertise covers sustainable smart manufacturing, the optimisation of manufacturing systems and supply chains, and the application of industrial artificial intelligence for root cause analysis across design, production, and services. Dr. Alkan is the director of the Industrial Systems Intelligence (ISI) Lab, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and has received multiple Best Paper Awards, including recognition at the CIRP Conference on Assembly Technologies and Systems in Gothenburg in 2016. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for both Heliyon (Mechanical Engineering Section) and Industrial Robot journals.