Igor Iljin was born in Vilnius (Lithuania). In 1993 he received the degree of housing technology engineer from the Vilnius Technical University. Since 1993, he worked at the „AB Kuro aparatūra” plant as a housing technology engineer - machine builder for the manufacture of housing parts. In 1995, after graduating from the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH), worked as an assistant at the Department of Printing Machines. In 2000 he defended his doctoral thesis on the topic of electronic control of sections of printing machines. Since November 2000, he worked as an assoc. professor at the Department of Printing Machines. After the unification of the Department of Printing Machines and Mechatronics, Robotics and Digital manufacturing, he continues to work as an assoc. professor at this department. Current research interests include mechatronic systems design, dynamic properties of mechatronic systems, robotics, digital manufacturing, design and printing.