Prof. Dr. Fatih Karpat is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Bursa Uludağ University, Türkiye. He received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Uludağ University. He joined the faculty in 2011, became an Associate Professor in 2014, and was promoted to Full Professor in 2020. He served as Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 2020 to 2022 and has been Vice Chair of the department since 2011. He also has international research experience as a postdoctoral researcher at Texas Tech University. Prof. Karpat directs the Innovative Product Development Laboratory. His research focuses on power transmission systems, gear design, lightweight structures, advanced manufacturing and joining technologies, machine learning, fault diagnosis, biomechanics, electric vehicles, and sustainability. He has published extensively in international journals, conference proceedings, book chapters, and books, and has supervised numerous graduate students. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on machine elements, sustainable product design, technological innovation management, and sustainable design. He is a member of professional societies including ASME, STLE, DAAAM, ESB, ORS, and TMMOB, and serves the academic community as a reviewer, technical expert, and Guest Editor.