Prof. Dr. Ömer Savaş completed his undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral education at Sakarya University. He served as a faculty member at Düzce University between 2011 and 2013. Since 2013, he has been working at Yıldız Technical University, Faculty of Naval Architecture and Maritime Engineering, Department of Marine Engineering Operations, where he currently holds the position of Head of Department. His academic research focuses on metal matrix composites, functionally graded materials (FGMs), in-situ composite manufacturing techniques, wear and corrosion behavior, marine environment effects, vibration analysis, modeling using the Taguchi method, and failure analysis in maritime systems. His studies particularly emphasize the development of aluminum-based composites resistant to marine conditions, modeling of wear–corrosion interactions, and statistical prediction of experimental results. Prof. Dr. Ömer Savaş has published numerous papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals and has served as a principal investigator and researcher in various scientific projects. He has supervised several MSc and PhD theses.