Prof. Yongcheng Lin currently works at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, China. He conducts research in Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. His current project is 'Intelligent manufacturing processing and equipment for high-performance alloy components'. He has jointly published more than 220 international journal papers, as well as two books. He has gained more than 14,000 self-exclusive citations. Moreover, he has obtained more than 30 patents in China and received four science and technology awards from Hunan Province, China. He is also a member of the editorial board of more than 10 international journals, including Materials and Design; Journal of Materials: Design and Applications; Materials Science and Engineering A; Materials; Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance; and Advanced Engineering Materials. Additionally, he has been a chair and member of technical and organizing committees for more than 90 international academic conferences. Further details about him can be found at http://faculty.csu.edu.cn/yclin.