Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Composites

Hamid Reza Vanaei is an Associate Professor at the Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Léonard de Vinci (ESILV), Léonard de Vinci University in Paris, France. He earned both his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mechanics of Materials from the Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology in Paris, where he continues to contribute as an associate researcher. With over six years of experience in Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Advanced Manufacturing, His research adopts a multidisciplinary approach to optimizing advanced manufacturing techniques. He has authored more than 30 papers and two books related to 3D printing and material science. In addition to his academic and research endeavors, He serves as an Editorial Board Member for several esteemed international journals, including Biomedical Engineering journal, Bioprinting journal, journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, and journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. Dr. Mohammad Ahmadifar is a scientific researcher specializing in additive manufacturing (AM) of polymers and composite materials. He holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the Mechanics of Materials from the Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, Paris, France. His primary research centers on process development and optimization strategies for producing composite parts via AM. His expertise includes evaluating material-process interactions, process parameter optimization, and enhancing the performance and application suitability of AM technologies for polymer matrix composites. He is also experienced in teaching advanced manufacturing, especially AM of composites, contributing to academic and industrial advancements in this field.Saeedeh Vanaei is a PhD candidate at the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Toledo in Ohio, United States of America. Abbas Tcharkhtchi is a full Professor, at Arts et Métiers ParisTech (ENSAM). He has previously served as the head of the Polymers and Composites Group at ENSAM, the Head of the Processing, Mechanic, and Materials Department, a member of the research council of ENSAM, and the scientific manager of doctoral training in the PIMM Laboratory at the ENSAM-Campus Paris, responsible for 70 PhD students. At present, he is the president of technical and scientific commission of Francophone rotomolding association. He has published over 200 papers and patents and contributed to the publication of several books.

• 1. Introduction2. Fundamentals of additive manufacturing for polymer matrix composites3. Materials, characterization, and applications of additive manufacturing for polymer matrix composites4. Challenges and limitations in additive manufacturing of polymer matrix composites5. Optimization of additive manufacturing for polymer matrix composites6. Future perspectives

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