Affiliation: University of Malta, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Prof. Arif Rochman is a seasoned researcher specializing in polymer engineering, with a particular emphasis on additive manufacturing over the past decade. He holds a Dipl-Ing. (FH) in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Munich, earned in 2000. His interest in long fiber reinforced plastics led him to pursue a Master's in Polymer Engineering at Aalen University, Germany, which he completed in 2002. He furthered his academic journey by obtaining a PhD in Polymer Engineering from Queen's University Belfast (UK) in July 2010. Since 2009, Prof. Rochman has been a faculty member in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Malta. As a coordinator and principal investigator, he currently leads five funded research projects investigating the interplay between additive manufacturing processes and material properties, as well as exploring novel additive manufacturing methods.