Dr. Reza Masoudi Nejad is currently an Associate Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University, which he joined in July 2023 as a young talent scholar. He was also awarded the Shaanxi Province Joint University–Enterprise Talent Introduction Program, a prestigious initiative supporting outstanding talents through collaboration between universities and local enterprises. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, in 2017. Following his graduation, he joined the School of Mechanical Engineering at Foolad Institute of Technology, Iran, as an Assistant Professor. From July 2019 to June 2023, he pursued a four-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). During this period, he was also awarded the International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship from the China Postdoctoral Council (CPC) in 2019. Dr. Masoudi Nejad has been recognized for his scholarly contributions, receiving the Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing from Elsevier (Top 10 Reviewers) in 2015, 2016, and 2017. He also serves as a Guest Editor for Materials (IF = 3.2) and Forces in Mechanics (IF = 3.5), and as a Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Advances in Welding and Joining and Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing. His international recognition includes being listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (2021-2025).