Yves Rémond is Distinguished Professor (Exceptional Class) at the University of Strasbourg in France. Saïd Ahzi is a Research Director of the Materials Science and Engineering group at Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) and Professor at the College of Science & Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Qatar. Majid Baniassadi is Assistant Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran. Hamid Garmestani is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA and a Fellow of the American Society of Materials (ASM International).