Prof. Dr. Sebastian Baloš, born in Sombor on August 27, 1974, graduated in 2000 from the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, with a degree in Production Engineering. He completed his Master's in 2009 on material characterization and earned his PhD in 2010 with research on composite armor for vehicles. Appointed as an assistant professor in 2010 and promoted to associate professor in 2016, he heads the Department of Materials and Joining Technologies. Prof. Baloš has participated in seven national and international projects, including two ongoing ones. He collaborates extensively with industry, working with companies such as Lafarge, NIS/Gazprom, Srbijagas, FIAT, and Bet Shemesh Engines. His research spans materials science, welding, friction stir technologies, and ballistic materials, with over 170 publications and numerous technical solutions.

Born in Sombor in 1990, he completed his primary school education in Apatin in 2008 and graduated from secondary technical school in 2009. That same year, he enrolled in the Production Engineering program at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, choosing the Modern Technology of Material Design course during his studies. He completed his undergraduate studies in 2015 and began his Master’s studies later that year. In 2016, he joined the Faculty of Technical Sciences as a teaching associate in the Department of Materials and Materials Joining Technologies. After completing his Master’s studies in October 2017, he commenced his doctoral studies in Mechanical Engineering at the same faculty. In February 2020, he spent three weeks at the London Southbank University (LSBU), conducting research with the Scanning Acoustic Microscope (SAM) and successfully achieving a 3D representation of porosity in water filters. As a DAAD scholar, he also spent 4.5 months at the Technical University of Ilmenau in Germany. His research interests include friction stir welding, metallic glasses, and metal matrix composites (MMCs).

Born in 1975 in Vukovar, he spent his childhood in Ilok, Croatia. He graduated in 2000 from the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, earning a degree in Production Engineering. He completed his Master’s in 2009 with research on ADI materials and earned his PhD in Materials Science in 2015. That same year, he was appointed the role of assistant professor at the University of Novi Sad, specializing in Materials Science and Engineering Materials. In 2020, he was promoted to associate professor in the field of Materials and Joining Technologies.

Dr. Igor Barenyi, an associate professor, specializes in high-strength steels, focusing on their mechanical degradation during thermal splitting and welding. His work emphasizes dilatometric and plastometric analysis and nanoindentation. He has led and collaborated on projects (APVV, VEGA, DAAD) and published extensively in international journals and conferences.

Dr Henrieta teaches courses such as Parts and Mechanisms of Machines I & II, Machining Technology, Mechanical Metrology, and Safety of Technical Systems. As a professional assistant, she focuses on production technologies, chip machining, surface integrity, tool material wear, and product accuracy. She co-investigates two projects and has authored several publications in machining, welding, and materials research. Her Scopus ID is 56083169800 and her h-index is 3.

Dr. Danka Labus Zlatanovic, born in Sombor, Serbia, completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Novi Sad with an average of 8.80/10. She earned her Master's degree with a 9.71/10 average and defended her PhD in 2020. Since 2021, she has worked as a researcher at TU Ilmenau, focusing on friction stir welding and ADI materials. She is involved in projects such as TR34015 on ADI materials and COST CA15102 on critical raw materials. Dr. Labus Zlatanovic has also conducted research on the friction stir spot welding of ultrathin aluminum sheets as a DAAD scholar in Germany.

Professor Dr.-Ing habil. Jean Pierre Bergmann graduated with honors as a Doctor of Engineering from the University of Ancona, Italy. In 1998, he became a welding engineer (EWE, IWE) and worked as a freelancer in welding companies. He earned his PhD in 2003 from the University of Bayreuth and worked as a research associate and senior engineer there until 2007. He then held senior roles in industry, including heading the Laser Metal Processing department at JENOPTIK. Since 2010, he has been a professor at TU Ilmenau.

Miloš Knežev was born on July 7, 1991, in Zrenjanin, Serbia. He completed secondary school in Novi Bečej in 2010 and graduated from the Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad, in 2014, defending his thesis on the static behavior of towed railway vehicle wheels with top honors. In 2015, he completed his Master’s degree, focusing on designing a virtual device for measuring and controlling bearing vibrations. That same year, he began his PhD studies, defending his dissertation on modeling the thermo-mechanical behavior of high-speed motor spindles in 2022. Since 2016, he has worked at the Faculty of Technical Sciences as a teaching associate and, later, as an assistant professor in machine tools and flexible systems. He conducted doctoral research abroad, in Romania (2016) via Erasmus+ and in Germany (2020–2021) through a DBU scholarship. He has also contributed to several national and international research projects.

Dr. Slobodan Radišić was born in Novi Sad. Their email is sradisic@uns.ac.rs. Since 2021, they have been the Manager of the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad. In 2020, they became an advisor to CEO for Storage Operations at TRANSNAFTA A.D. Meanwhile, in 2018, they were a Full Professor at the University Business Academy. From 2015 to 2020, they were a Director of Storage Operations at JP TRANSNAFTA, and, between 2013 and 2018, they were a Lecturer at the University of Novi Sad. In 2012, they gained a PhD in Economics at the University of Niš, after obtaining, in 2007, an MSc in Technical Sciences at the University of Novi Sad.

Dr. Jozef Majerik, an associate professor in engineering technologies and materials, focuses on chip machining methods, micro/nano-mechanical properties of surfaces, and wear of functional surfaces and tools. He leads APVV, VEGA, and GAČR projects, publishes in top journals, and collaborates internationally. He holds certifications in CNC programming and CAD/CAM systems.