Iban Vicario earned a degree in Materials Engineering (2004) from the EIS Bilbao and a PhD in Condensed Matter Chemistry from the University of Burdeux (2011). He is now the Project Manager and Principal Investigator of the Manufacturing Processes and Materials Platform at TECNALIA Research & Innovation. His work in ferrous and non-ferrous casting and metallurgical processes has resulted in more than 30 publications, participation in more than 60 R&D projects, and 15 patents, as well as numerous presentations at national and international conferences and technical lectures and training courses for companies. He has served as Chairman at several World Foundry Congresses and has participated in the Technical Commission of the Spanish Foundry Association. He was awarded the third-best technical paper at the 73rd World Foundry Congress in 2020. His research interests include aluminium alloys, casting technologies, high-pressure die casting, metallurgical processes, circular economy, hydrogen technologies, and industrial decarbonization.