Dr. Juan Miguel Cañero-Nieto is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Málaga, Spain. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and completed his PhD at the University of Málaga, with doctoral research focused on the detection of residual oxide scale on stainless-steel surfaces. This work resulted in an international PCT patent with protection in Europe, South Africa, and Japan. Since 2016, he has combined his academic activity with industrial practice as Engineering Projects Director at Mesurex, S.L., where he leads the design, development, and research of measurement and quality-inspection systems based on diverse technologies. He is a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Research Group (TEP-969) and has contributed to research projects, national and international conferences, and scientific journals related to production processes. His teaching disciplines include manufacturing engineering, industrial electronics, robotics, and mechatronics. His research interests include advanced manufacturing, measurement and inspection systems, industrial quality control, machine vision, surface characterization, and process optimization.