Dr. Abdullah Yahia AlFaify is an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at King Saud University. He received his Ph.D. in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering/Additive Manufacturing in 2019 from the University of Sheffield/Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing - UK. His research interests are in advanced manufacturing technologies and processes. He has a patent for improving the current Additive Manufacturing powder bed machines. He is also interested in product innovation, modelling and optimization of manufacturing systems.