Enrique Cuan-Urquizo received his BS degree in mechatronics engineering and MSc degree in automation, both from Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, in 2009 and 2011, respectively. He completed his PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Southampton, UK in 2017. Since 2017, he has been an assistant professor with the Mechanical Engineering Department at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. He is the author of numerous articles in journals and conference contributions. His research interests include mechanical metamaterials, additive manufacturing, parallel and compliant mechanisms and their applications to the automotive, aeronautics and biomedical industries. He is the P.I. in the Metamaterials Laboratory in Tecnologico de Monterrey, where he supervises PhDs, MSc and BS. He is a member of the National Research Fellows System level 1 (SNI-1), CONACyT, Mexico and Core researcher in the Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing.