Dr Yousef Amer is an academic at Adelaide University, serving as Program Director, Graduate Research Coordinator (GRC), Research Degree Supervisor, Academic Integrity Officer, and Summative Peer Review of Teaching reviewer within the College of Engineering and Information Technology. With over 20 years of academic and industry experience in Australia and senior leadership roles with multinational organisations, he specialises in engineering management, artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0/5.0, supply chain management, Lean Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma, and sustainable smart manufacturing. His research focuses on AI-enabled engineering, digital twins, optimisation, simulation, cyber-physical systems, IoT, and data-driven decision support to improve productivity, resilience, sustainability, and safety across manufacturing, logistics, and engineering systems. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters, and has successfully supervised over 20 PhD candidates to completion. Dr Amer serves on the editorial boards of several international journals and is an active reviewer for leading publishers. He is committed to advancing interdisciplinary research, fostering strong industry collaboration, and translating research outcomes into practical engineering and supply chain solutions while developing future-ready engineers and researchers.